ISB to host Naidu, Manmohan, Karan Johar

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 19

Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a former ISRO chairman, Dr K Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha and acclaimed film director, producer and actor Karan Johar will be in Mohali from September 22 to 24.

They will be part of a high-powered panel of leaders from all walks of life being hosted at the 15th edition of the Indian School of Business (ISB) Leadership Summit.

The theme for this year’s summit is, “Transforming Tomorrow: The Future Unravelled”. 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. The world has been witnessing radical changes across every domain; these trends have been both exciting and intimidating, a senior ISB functionary told The Tribune here today.

“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,” she said.

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, and 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 1 lakh in addition to the opportunity of networking with corporate champions across every sphere.