Through the International Business & Leadership Symposium, the International Association for Human Values (IAHV) brings together business, political, academic, and spiritual leaders to dialogue on new leadership styles that are sustainable and ensure profitability for businesses. It provides a platform for leading minds to share their experiences and expertise on the value of an ethics-based approach to deal with today's challenges in the global markets. It also examines the impact of this approach on the bottom line.

As the transforming forces of globalization extend their reach to the remotest corners of the world, there seems to be a growing need to refocus on the identity of humanity as a whole and build upon the common resources available to human society to achieve progress and fulfillment for all.

IAHV recognizes the pivotal role of business and the private sector in realizing these fundamental human values in a globalizing world. How wealth is generated, saved and shared in the context of globalization is also a question of individual awareness and human values.

Founded on this premise, the International Business & Leadership Symposium addresses:

• Emerging leadership and stress management styles
  
• Culture and leadership of successful organizations
  
• Corporate social responsibility
  
• General perceptions of the relationship between ethics and business
  
• Secrets of successful global leaders
  
• Issues on the global agenda including global warming, corruption and poverty