Former US President Barack Obama has shared his thoughts on leadership and voiced his support for female executives at an exclusive event in Sydney overnight.
Mr Obama attended a dinner last night at the Art Gallery of NSW, hosted by the New Zealand United States Council, where he spoke to an audience of around 200 people on topics ranging from leadership to young people and the spread of information.
Mr Obama has been in Sydney on a whirlwind trip that began around 1pm yesterday when he flew into the city on a private jet flanked by a motorcade of vans, SUVs and around a dozen police motorbikes.
While the dinner was an invitation-only event free of the media, social media posts from inside the gallery show the former President looking relaxed in an arm chair in front of the audience.
“When I say that companies need women on boards it’s not for charity - those companies run better: President Barack Obama,” a tweet from Sydney councillor Christine Forster said from the dinner.
“Young people drive change because they’re not vested in the way things have been, they can imagine how things should be. The problem is they don’t have any faith in existing institutions: President Obama,” another post said.
Mr Obama was also seen yesterday visiting the Sydney Opera House yesterday during the two-day whirlwind trip and also met with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Heightened security measures have been put in place again today in preparation for the former President’s departure, with police officers surrounding the InterContinental Hotel in the CBD.
Earlier this week, Mr Obama also spent time in New Zealand, playing a game of golf with former leader John Key and being hosted for a dinner by actor Sam Neill.
He is expected to leave Sydney today to continue his trip, which will see him headed for Tokyo.
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/03/24/08/36/barack-obama-art-gallery-nsw-sydney-event
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