At the event we had courageous writers, speakers and visionaries from across 5 continents - with notable examples from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, the Netherlands, USA, UK, Sweden, Australia, Cameroon and among so many.

Men and women traversing through the "Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey" of their own, from the "upside down" world into a region of wonder - on the other side of the GOLDEN DOOR.

They all had one thing in common. They were aligned to the vision of creating societies, based on the foundational value of truth & integrity - leading to trust.

They worked on real change with the support of families, friends, colleagues, communities and even at a cosmic level.  They have uncovered “Golden Truths” - words and actions of relevance to what is required today - and how to take action in an optimal pathway, based on the "Golden Values" of truth and integrity.

By working towards real-time measurable grounded results, new movements and initiatives have been formed focused on human empowerment and advancement, as well as building sustainable “eco-societies “ of the future.

Before the awards results were announced, we invited the audience to participate in an interactive exercise to exploring some profound questions, as we journeyed from the 'Written Word" to the "Spoken Word", to Real Action & Resolution. 

How do we reduce conflict in society?

Could we create such gender equality standards in different societies?  

Would it be possible to create a society that allows the freedom to be creative? 

And what are the responsibilities that come with freedom?

How could we use AI for good and for modernizing the nonprofit world?

Addressing the "democratizing of leadership" - what kind of collaboration among leaders and organizations is required to achieve greater abundance? 

And many more ... 

Joanne Flinn, Chair of Singapore's ESG Institute, is the Chief Judge for the Golden Door Awards while Rob Salisbury is the Senior Judge. They announced the Winners and Commendation Recipients of the Golden Door Non-Fiction Book Awards and the Golden Door Poetry Awards. 

The last segment of the gala dinner draws near, and it is the announcement of the awards results. 

GOLDEN DOOR POETRY AWARD Gold Medalist, Azmeh Dawood, and GOLDEN DOOR NON-FICTION BOOK AWARD Silver Medalist, Lucy Chen, were present in Singapore to receive their medals. 

Commendation recipients for the Non-Fiction Book Category, David James and Lim Beng Guat, were present too.