Also included was a panel discussion in which top business leaders from each community addressed the individual local audience regarding issues of concern in their areas. The Fourth Annual topped its predecessor in number of participants and total downlinks to become the world s largest teleconference ever produced. But a formula for success and popularity is not the objective. The logistical challenges of mounting a global special event are daunting. Many global closed-circuit satellite teleconferences have occurred and many more have been attempted, but there has never been a project quite like the Worldwide Lessons in Leadership Series.
Production is the first and last process to occur every year.
About 10 weeks before air-date, the actual nuts and bolts of a global television production are assembled and fastened together. Every global telecast is produced on location in front of large audiences, televised inside facilities not designed for television production. There will be international viewing sites in over 40 countries. No one wants to be the second organization planning a nationwide event on that date. At a carefully calculated point in the program, participants will pause to consume nearly 100,000 prearranged meals.