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Year after year, the Bakersfield Business Conference brings the world's best speakers to Bakersfield. And within this year's corps of greats is a smaller group, singularly defined by a common thread--they are all winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
F.W. de Klerk - Former President of South Africa
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Mikhail Gorbachev - Former President of the Soviet Union
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Henry A. Kissinger - Former Secretary of State
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Shimon Peres - Former Prime Minister of Israel
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Lech Walesa - Former President of Poland
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Benazir Bhutto - Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Elizabeth Dole - Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
Bob Dole - Former U.S. Senator
Malcolm S. Forbes Jr. - Chief Operating Officer of Forbes Inc.
Raisa Gorbachev - Educator and Author
John Major - Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
Dan Quayle - Former Vice President of the United States
Dan Rather - Anchor and Managing Editor for CBS News
Mark Russell - "The Funniest Man on Television"
Mike Wallace - Co-editor of "60 Minutes"
George Will - Syndicated Columnist
The event, which is sponsored by Borton,
Petrini & Conron, LLP, is held in the world's largest clearspan
tent. MSI was responsible for the integration, implementation, and technical direction of:
Over 3000' of truss
Over 1000 lighting instruments
Over 350 audio speakers
Assuring sound and lights for an audience of 12,000
Interfacing with an overall staff of 500
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