It is an excellent opportunity for a man to be in the company of different people.
How were you, in the company of young (probably beautiful and culturally dressed), intelligent women, I can almost imagine her at that conference :-)
She's more beautiful than us men. It's not that hard, is it 😀
Diversity of people. Being able to talk to them often confirms our attitudes, knowledge, and intelligence.
I had the opportunity (and I love it) to be in the company of younger and older interlocutors, ordinary physical workers and doctors of science, the poor from the bottom of the social ladder, and the richest people in our society... And I can say, everything can be learned only from talking to all of them. Even if you are able to adopt some of their thinking and attitudes, which you have concluded are correct and can be of value to you, you are certainly in a position to win.
She was a hottie for sure.
There's a lot people can learn from other people but I think many people aren't open to those lessons for a lot of reasons and to their detriment.