The Indian School of Business (ISB) successfully hosted its flagship annual leadership conclave, ISB Leadership Summit (ILS) 2025, at its Mohali Campus. Organised by the Post Graduate Programme (PGP), PGP PRO, PGP MFAB classes of 2026, the summit brought together an array of corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who shared invaluable insights and perspectives with ISB students, preparing them to lead in a rapidly changing world.

Focusing on the theme ‘Leadership in Times of Change and Ambiguity,’ Ganesan Ramachandran, Managing Director and Lead for Industry Groups at Accenture, delivered a thought-provoking keynote at the ISB Leadership Summit 2025, addressing the unprecedented pace of change facing businesses today. Drawing from his experience leading Accenture's global operations, including growing their India presence to over 15,000 professionals, Ramachandran emphasised that leaders must embrace what he calls the BRAVE framework. He stressed that ambiguity has become a permanent feature of today's business environment, noting that the average lifespan of S&P 500 companies has fallen from 33 years to just over a decade.

Speaking about AI and Gen AI, he acknowledged both opportunities and challenges ahead, and that successful leadership requires boldness to take well-judged risks, resilience to overcome setbacks, adaptability to navigate change, unwavering values, and empathy. He noted that true necessity can only be perceived through empathy, underscoring that innovation and human understanding must go hand in hand.

Professor Madan Pillutla, Dean, ISB, opened the ISB Leadership Summit 2025 with a reflection on the unprecedented challenges facing today's leaders. He noted that while past decades often felt like a steady march of progress, the present is defined by a level of uncertainty unlike anything he has witnessed before. Speaking about technology's dual potential, he cautioned that it could create a tremendously unequal world or progress in a way that benefits everyone, depending entirely on the leadership and values exercised. He concluded with an urgent call to action, noting that while the world has always needed great leaders and leadership models, at this moment in history that need is more critical than ever.

A strategic pre-launch session was also held with Aman Gupta, Co Founder and CMO Boat Lifestyle sharing his inspiring leadership journey and Jagjit Singh Chawla,