00:27I
00:29receive this honor with absolute humility. An award may bear one's person's name, but every achievement is the result of
00:40many hands and many hearts working together. I therefore dedicate this recognition to my colleagues at Martha's City Fund, to
00:50my family and to every employee whose dedication, integrity and commitment have strengthened our institution over
00:58the years. I feel particularly honored because this award carries the name of Professor Jay Phillip, a legendary management educator
01:08and institution builder who believed that education should produce leaders with confidence, character and compassion.
01:18His life reminds us that institutions become great not because of infrastructure, but because of the values they uphold and
01:27the people they nurture.
01:29Our generation is witnessing transformation at an unimaginable pace. Artificial intelligence is redefining industries. Automation is changing workplaces.
01:43digital technologies are transforming customer expectations. Business models are evolving by the day. Knowledge has become available instantly. In such
01:56a world, management education cannot remain confined to classrooms or textbooks.
02:02If education prepares students only for today's jobs, it has already fallen behind. Education must prepare students for tomorrow's challenges,
02:14many of which we cannot even foresee today.
02:17That requires visionary leadership and this does not predict the future, but they prepare people to succeed in it. One
02:26lesson I have learnt during my professional journey is that no institution can remain successful merely because of its glorious
02:35past.
02:36Every institution must continuously evolve. We have always believed that embracing change is essential for sustaining excellence. Today we are
02:49investing in digital transformation, enterprise-wide technology platforms, artificial intelligence and process improvements, not because technology is fashionable, but because
03:02our customers deserve faster, better and more transparent.
03:08Technology should never replace people, but empower them. When technology is combined with human values, organizations get stronger. This is
03:22equally true for educational institutions. The classroom of the future will not be limited by four walls. Learning will become
03:31continuous, collaborative and technology enabled.
03:37As it was mentioned, as it was mentioned, I was about 30 years when my father-in-law said I
03:44would be the managing director of the company, which was already 30 plus years. And the company was about 12
03:52branches then and with 100 pros turnover. But I knew that this company had the potential and it could be
03:59leveraged and what it needed is somebody who is focused and good leadership.
04:04So I imagined this company could achieve 10,000 pros turnover and that it could build a network of 250
04:14branches in the year 1995. So one needs to have imagination, one needs to dream bigger if you want to
04:24achieve something in life.
04:26So now, thanks for watching andンニical data.
04:30So pay us a lot more, and we'll see.
