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CNBC will be livestreaming the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting on Saturday, beginning with a pre-show at 9:15 a.m. ET.
Warren Buffett has loomed large at the company’s annual gatherings, and this will be a key challenge as new CEO Greg Abel takes center stage this year.
Signs at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, welcome shareholders and proclaim that “the legacy continues.” However, the crowds were noticeably thinner at this year’s shopping day.
Long known as the “Woodstock for Capitalists,” the event has drawn shareholders from around the world to hear the latest thoughts and reflections from the 95-year-old investor. There is some skepticism about whether Abel, who took over as CEO in January, can command the same attention that Buffett and the late Charlie Munger, his longtime sidekick, did.
The “Oracle of Omaha” announced the plans to pass the baton to Abel at last year’s annual meeting. No doubt, the 63-year-old Abel knew that his predecessor’s legacy would cast a long shadow as he tries to forge his own path.
Watch all of the day’s events here, including Abel’s first question-and-answer session with insurance chief Ajit Jain, and a panel with the heads of Berkshire’s other businesses.