Utkarsh 2026_Int Conference_Feb 2026

[Deepika Joshi]

Dear Sir/Madam,

Greetings from  SJIM, Bangalore!

We are delighted to bring our 8th International Conference Utkarsh 2026 on the theme " Charting the Future: AI, Ethics, and Leadership for Organizational Resilience and Change" on February 13 - 14, 2026 in collaboration with Regis University USA, at SJIM Campus, in hybrid mode.

The last date of Abstract submission is October 30, 2025

The Utkarsh 2026 is an annual event of SJIM. It brings together industry professionals, subject experts, academicians and PhD scholars. This edition of the conference is dedicated to exploring how organizations can responsibly embrace the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI).  

Key highlights of the conference are: 

• Keynote by global leaders & experts
• Research paper presentation & panel discussion
• Best paper award in each track and overall best paper award
• Option for out-of-Bangalore authors to present virtually
• Dedicated track for student co-authored research papers
• Networking with academicians, researchers & industry leaders 
• Opportunity to publish with Scopus indexed book series / Journal

Authors may choose to publish their full-length research papers in the following publications:

• Springer Book Series on CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance from Springer (Scopus abstracted / indexed)
• SJIM - Business Review, ISSN: 0973-9076 ( All UGC guidelines are met)  

May I request you to share this information with your faculty colleagues, research scholars and PG students, anyone who might be benefitted by attending this conference.

Abstract submission:  https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/Utkarsh2026/Submission/Manage 
Conference Registration: https://forms.eduqfix.com/sjimbangloreform/add

Thank you.

Regards,

Dr. Deepika Joshi

Convener – International Conference
Associate Professor (Operations and Supply Chain Management)
St. Joseph's Institute of Management
Bangalore| https://www.sjim.edu.in