A conference that brings scholars, practitioners and policymakers into the same room, whether in Ahmedabad or online, is doing quiet but essential work.

I am glad, too, that sustainability and inclusiveness are held together here. Sustainability is not only a question of emissions and energy. It is also a question of whether the institutions we build endure, and whether the value they create is fairly shared. A greener future that leaves people behind is not a future worth building, and social entrepreneurship shows us that impact and enterprise can advance side by side.

The alignment of this conference with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals gives that ambition a common language, and the work presented here will travel well beyond the two days, through the proceedings and the journals that follow.

At UBIS our students come from more than forty nationalities, and we have learned that global leaders are formed through genuine encounter with one another. Shanti Business School shares that conviction, and we are delighted to stand alongside it.

I look forward to the conversations ahead, and I hope you will join us.