Naidu, Manmohan to speak at leadership summit

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be among a galaxy of top leaders from various walks of life at the 15th edition of the Indian School of Business (ISB) Leadership Summit.

With the theme "Transforming Tomorrow: The Future Unravelled", the summit will be held from September 22 to 24 at ISB's Mohali and Hyderabad campuses.

Naidu and Singh will be speaking at the Mohali campus.

Administrator of Puducherry Kiran Bedi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, Manipal CEO Ajay Bakshi, and director-actor Karan Johar will be among the key speakers.

The summit will focus on the trends that will be instrumental in shaping the future of countries and their economic environments in the years to come, said a statement from the business school.

"The world has been witnessing radical changes across every domain; these trends have been both exciting and intimidating.

"In India, there have been innumerable champions of change, who have pushed boundaries and been at the forefront of creating new contexts and practices, thereby shaping the future of the country in diverse aspects," it added.

The centrepiece of the ISB Leadership Summit this year is the Emerging Leaders' Forum, a first-of-its-kind thought leadership debate that will bring together 32 of the brightest minds and orators from 16 of the leading business schools in India.

Participants will debate on topics ranging across politics, society, technology, business and finance.

The event will be judged by an eminent panel of corporate leaders and academics. Teams displaying exemplary leadership ideas will win awards up to Rs one lakh in addition to the opportunity of networking with corporate champions across every sphere.

--IANS

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