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My first Oscar

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This Facebook post attracted quite number of likes and comments. Many curiously queried how I can get Oscar trophy. I have been working in reinsurance/retakaful industry, with five employers (so far), for close to two decades now. You could be famous in many ways in this industry, but winning Academy Award? Seriously..? Ok, folks. Relax... let me tell you the story behind this 'great' achievement. My current employer, Swiss Re, has annual internal conference called Asia Days. It's a two or three days event for us in Asia. Not everyone can participate. You need to be appointed or selected based on certain criteria. I was selected to join last year event in Mumbai, but not this year in Tian Jin, China. As part of Asia Days 2017, the committee organized short video competition for all Swiss Re offices across Asia. Each video is required to carry one of three given themes i.e. Connect, Inspire and Act. We have nine offices in Asia, so there will be th