British serial investor Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin empire, will share the stage in Bucharest with leadership expert Robin Sharma in an event that will take place in May 2012. The event, called The Ultimate Success Summit, will take place on May 9 next year, at Sala Palatului in the capital city. Richard Branson will share his golden rules when doing business, while Robin Sharma will talk about strategies for success, entrepreneurship and business development.

General tickets for the event cost EUR 199 until November 15 and EUR 320 after that. VIP tickets cost EUR 375 on early booking and EUR 550 after November 15. The VIP tickets also include lunch with Sir Richard Branson at the Hilton Hotel, according to Finmedia, the event organizers. More details here (in Romanian only).

61-year old Richard Branson is the chairman of Virgin group, that includes around 400 companies. His net worth is of around USD 4.2 billion, making him the 4th richest man in UK, according to the Forbes billionaires top, and the 254th in the world. Branson started from scratch the now-famous Virgin group, which includes the Virgin Airline, Virgin Records, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Health Bank, among others.

Robin Sharma has written 11 bestselling books on leadership, including 'The Leader Who Had No Title.' Robin is a former litigation lawyer who holds two law degrees including a Masters of Law from the Dalhousie Law School. He founded Sharma Leadership International Inc., a global consultancy that has been working with companies like Microsoft, GE, NIKE, FedEx and IBM.

Corina Saceanu, corina@romania-insider.com