Apr 30, 2018, 11:14 AM ETConference Presentation, Fireside Chat, Interview

Sir Richard Branson: Leading with Vision and Taking on Challenges

Richard Branson anticipates space exploration will evolve into a major global adventure, projecting the transport of hundreds to thousands of passengers to provide transformative perspectives that address humanity's most difficult problems.
Virgin Galactic targets the achievement of its operational goals within the next few months following a 12-year development period, with hopes to demonstrate point-to-point travel capabilities at a later date by evolving current spacecraft.
Operations for the Virgin Orbit/Virgin Atlantic 747 hybrid launch system are scheduled to commence by mid-year.
Virgin Hyperloop One is expected to be a transformative technology for linking airports and cities, with immediate plans to discuss deployment opportunities in India.
The Virgin Unite initiative plans to annually select 10 critical global issues to address from approximately 300 organizational proposals, leveraging the growing capacity of businesses to solve large-scale problems.
A long-term expectation is set for 50 years in the future, where business owners who adopted specific societal challenges will look back with a sense of accomplishment.
Government entities are characterized as lacking the necessary entrepreneurial skills to resolve major global issues, necessitating a shift toward business-led solutions.
The date for the first human to walk on Mars is predicted to be 2036, with a specific hope that this mission will be conducted using a Virgin vehicle.