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And good morning and welcome to Morning, Joe. It is Tuesday, March 7th, and we are live in

Abu Dhabi, the crossroads of the world. And it truly is with our 30-50 summit, Forbes and Know Your Value has come together to create an incredible cross-cultural, multi-generational summit that really the lineup, Joe, is just the beginning.

Editor Forbes, Randall Lane, is with us this morning. We're going to be talking a little later in the block about the summit, but just really quickly, our lineup is remarkable, but the experience the women here are getting, getting linked up to mentor or cut deals is incredible. Well, first, congratulations to you. We talked about the greatest gathering ever of women leaders. And we did it. If you look at one, it's mind-boggling. And they're

already, yeah, they're already touring Abu Dhabi as we speak. There's a networking group happening

right now behind us. And it's already starting. It's, it's three days that, you know, I think

will change the world. It really is remarkable. And it's remarkable, as you said,

that it's happening here.

What really has become the crossroads of the world? This is my second time here just in the past six

months. And I cannot believe, first of all, the building. I can't believe the number of places

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