Ronald Reagan Building : Venue of the Presidential Summit

The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship was held at the Atrium Ballroom of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington D.C

The ballroom set up was simple, with an aura of seriousness and arranged in an elegant manner - with round tables and chairs around them for the delegates and a small stage with a rostrum and settees for the panelists.

The backdrop simply read : Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship.

No further fuss - no unnecessary logos, names of the VIPs etc on it. Simple and to the point.

2 huge screens on the left and right projected the images of those on the panel and also at times the focus was on the delegates.

The back of the room was set up for the media and their camera crew. 

Note pads were readily available if you need to use them. 

The delegates were in rapt attention during the proceedings but during breaks, they did what they know best - sprang from their chairs to meet each other or speak to the media. 

I arrived there early, as advised by the officials. Some of us were there at 9am. The first session was not until 10.15 am.

26th April 2010 was turning out to be a milestone in my life.