Founded in 1968, SJIM is one of the premier B-schools in India. It is an AICTE approved, NBA accredited institute and is a member of AACSB. Located in the heart of Bengaluru city, the institute has been serving as a beacon of light, emphasizing teaching, learning and research activities in the contemporary areas of Management. The institute prides itself being the oldest business school in Karnataka, having a legacy of fifty years. The institute visions to create responsible business leaders with integrity and ethical conduct having concern for society and environment. SJIM provides numerous opportunities to develop the skills and capabilities of an individual. The content and pedagogy ensure that students are industry ready. Frequent interaction with industry leaders, rural exposure, corporate internships, and industry-academia conferences and conclaves provides many opportunities for the overall growth of the students.

What began in 2019 as a platform to bring leadership thinkers, researchers, and industry voices together has evolved into the SJIM Leadership Network — a vibrant ecosystem that explores transformative themes shaping business and society. Over the years, the conference has addressed renewed leadership, sustainability, business agility during turbulent times, and the future of digital transformation.

In its eighth edition, the conference is dedicated to exploring how organizations can responsibly embrace the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence. As AI continues to redefine the way businesses operate, the need for ethical and purposeful leadership has never been more pressing. This year, the conversations will focus on how technology and values can coexist to drive meaningful, long-lasting change. We’ll examine how leaders can integrate AI thoughtfully, develop ethical frameworks that guide innovation, and build organizational cultures that are both resilient and responsive. At a time when change is the only constant, the conference aims to inspire organizations to lead not just with intelligence, but with intention and integrity.

The eights in the series of leadership conferences, the 2026 Charting the Future Conference will focus on research papers that examine integration and adoption of AI in bringing holistic competitive advantage.

The conference invites researchers, doctoral students, academicians, industry practitioner and master’s degree students to submit theoretical, empirical research work, case studies and industry notes in the domain of AI, ethics and resilience. The tracks and sub-themes listed below (but not limited to) would be covered in the conference are listed below:

The conference will provide an opportunity to doctoral students, faculty members, research staff, post graduate students, and industry practitioners to interact with some of the leaders in the industry and deliberate on the approaches of AI implementation for resilience. Participants will get an opportunity to listen to some of the best minds in the industry and build a professional network. They can present their systematically conducted research work and working papers in front of a panel of experts, garner objective feedback and gain renewed knowledge.

• Listen thought-provoking sessions from eminent panellists with diverse industry backgrounds.
• Hone your working papers or disseminate the research findings with fellow researchers.
• Publish full-length paper with the Scopus indexed Book series from renowned publisher like Emerald and
  Springer and an ISSN journal.
• Break from regular routine and interact with industry practitioners to broaden your professional network.

The following book series and journal have agreed to consider high-quality papers submitted to the conference for publication. Selected papers from the conference will be forwarded by to the editors for further review, whose decision will be final and binding for publication.
The publication opportunity includes:

• Springer Book Series on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance from Springer (Scopus abstracted/indexed)
• In-house Journal of SJIM - Business Review (ISSN: 0973-9076)

Preparation of Abstract :
1. Abstract should be in a given order: Title - Author (s) name and Affiliation - Abstract - Key words
2. Abstract (not more than 300 words) must contain brief introduction, objective of the research, methodology, results and conclusion.
3. Provide 3 to 5 Keywords which can be used for indexing purposes.

Preparation of Full Research Article :
1. Research paper should include in a given order: Title - Author (s) name and Affiliation- Abstract - Keywords - Main Text (Introduction, Review of Literature, Research Methodology, Analysis and Findings, Conclusion, Limitations and future research direction, References)- Acknowledgement (if any).
2. Paper title, Author(s) name and Affiliation, Contact Number and E-mail address should be centrally aligned, bold, capital letters, font size - 12, Times New Roman on the first page of the Article
3. All photographs, charts and diagrams are to be referred as ‘Figures’ and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred in the text.
4. All photographs, charts and diagrams are to be referred as ‘Figures’ and should be numbered consecutively in the order to which they are referred in the text.
5. Reference/Bibliography should be in APA format.
6. Full paper length should not be more than 8000-9000 word
7. Line spacing: 1.5 and Margin: 1 inch on all sides, Font size 12, Times New Roman, Research paper should be submitted in Microsoft Word / PDF Format.
8. In case of article which are co-authored, at least one author needs to be registered for the conference to get their paper considered for presentation/publication.
9. A copyright declaration should be given by the corresponding author stating that the work is original and does not violate the rule of copyright.
10. All full papers submitted will be subject to a blind review process. Comments of the reviewers will be sent directly to the author/s

Abstract and Full-Paper, completed in all respects, should be submitted in MS Word/PDF format on the Microsoft CMT using the given weblink. Each author must have a Microsoft CMT account to be able to submit an abstract as well as a full research paper.

CMT ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.