The PSS2022 was many things!
The brightest burst of PSAI energy. Our most commercially successful convention till date. The tightest teamwork ever displayed in our association.
It was both a sprint and a marathon with gold waiting at the finish line. There were energetic flag bearers, the torch bearers, the PSS warriors, the emcees, the executive committee members and the shining speakers.
Smiling faces, optimistic language, upbeat WhatsApp chats and unabashed ambition! The summit exemplified its core theme with aplomb – The Power of Uncertainty; Embrace the Future. Well, we all watched the team gallop astride the horse of uncertainty and embrace the triumphant close.
I get an adrenaline rush every time the colour and momentum and emotions flash in the mind’s eye. And through the kaleidoscope beam two faces: Bavani Periasamy and Jessica Breitenfeld! Our incredible international members, completely at home and buzzing with as much fervour as the home members. But I will tell you what! Underneath the clever playbooks, the cautious budget plans, the glitzy sponsorship decks, the relentless social media combat, the detailed run-sheets, the last-minute hiccups… it was the triumph of the human spirit. It takes a lot of courage and heart to own a project in an association held together by self-nominated volunteers.
And the icing on the cake!
PSAI experienced its “first ever” zoom bombing at the pre-summit event. No one knows who the curious intruder was but quite clearly, despite such intrusion the summit made waves.
I would call it PSAI’s richest summit ever. You know why? Because no one can afford the ready, robust and rich spirit of volunteering we saw at play. The hearts that serve are priceless. It is the volunteers who put their reputation at stake. It was their life’s work on display there. We all reaped the fruits of their faith in themselves. “There is nothing that can’t be accomplished when the right people are swept up in a worthy cause, divorced from who gets
credit for what!”
Cavett Robert built the National Speakers Association (NSA) in 1973 on this belief. PSS2022 gave a sterling proof of this concept.
