The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman has announced that the “infamous and reformed” ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Cayman Captive Forum.
Belfort’s, who went from earning $1 million per week on Wall Street to eventually spending two years in prison for securities fraud, certainly has an interesting story to tell.
His story has translated into a best-selling book and has also recently been made into a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConnaughey.
Recognising the pain caused by his antics, Belfort has committed 100 percent of the royalties from the book and the movie to compensate investors the $200 million he wrongfully gained through his fraud schemes.
Belfort now takes his message on the road, delivering presentations to large and mid-sized corporations about effective and ethical sales techniques.
Seamus Tivenan, co-chair of the Cayman Captive Forum, said: “Selecting the keynote speaker at our annual Cayman Captive Forum is an important decision. We want someone who is charismatic—someone with experience in business and someone with a fascinating story to tell”
Erin Brosnihan, other co-chair of the Cayman Captive Forum, added: “Belfort’s brutal honesty about his mistakes and his efforts to repay his debts, alongside his obvious entrepreneurial nature, make him an ideal speaker. With the movie due out literally days before his Cayman presentation, we anticipate this creating quite a buzz about the forum.”
