The Indus forum features eminent leaders and policy-makers, converging from all over the world in Lahore hosted by the Punjab Group. The Forum shall serve as an opportunity for business leaders, policy makers, diplomats, journalists, academics, writers, artists and the civil society to come together and grapple with challenges facing our world today, infuse the discourse with fresh ideas, engage in conversations about our past and how they can inform our future.

This conference endeavors to be an enduring platform where accomplished professionals and leading thinkers meet promising innovators; determined in making this world a more peaceful, equitable and secure place for everyone who inhabits it.

The gathering also aspires to celebrate and discuss the region’s literary and cultural heritage by holding interactive sessions and exhibitions during the conference. The Indus Forum aspires to view the challenges we face; through a regional lens conscious of our history with an eye geared towards the future. Hence, the name Indus – a body of water that has and still continues to sustain the people of South and Central Asia over a period of 8,000 years. Indus reminds us of our shared history, remains a source of livelihood for hundreds of millions of people and promises to hold the key to the survival and prosperity of the people in our fight against Climate Change.