Building long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships between UK and Indian business schools
The 2026 India–UK Business School Dialogue will bring together leaders from more than 80 UK and Indian business schools, alongside government representatives, regulators, business leaders and sector experts.
Building on the 2025 Dialogue, which helped initiate 15 new partnerships, the event will enable delegates to:
Develop trusted and sustainable institutional partnerships
Exchange practice and insights with policymakers and sector leaders
Explore opportunities for transnational education, research collaboration and student mobility
Strengthen connections through facilitated networking.
Led by the Chartered Association of Business Schools, the Dialogue is delivered with strategic partners including the British Council, AIMA, AMDISA, India Business Group and the Indian Academy of Management, with support from the UK Department for Education and Department for Business and Trade.
"The UK Government is delighted to support the second edition of the UK-India Business School Dialogue after a highly successful first event in 2025. As the education corridor between the two countries rapidly expands, it is the right moment for our business schools to come together and tackle shared challenges as well as sharing best practice. The Dialogue contributes to the India-UK Vision 2035, where education partnerships are a fundamental pillar of our relationship, as well as the UK’s refreshed International Education Strategy"
Professor Sir Steve Smith, UK Government International Education Champion
Meet the UK Delegation
The UK Delegation is led by Lord Bilimoria CBE DL.
Discover some of the leading business schools that have already confirmed their attendance at the India-UK Business School Dialogue:
The UK delegation of business schools will be interested in visiting centres of excellence and innovation whilst in India. Indian institutions wishing to host the UK delegation are invited to submit a request, by 15 July at the latest, to Sarah Essonghe. No requests will be considered beyond this date.
Featured Speakers
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea, CBE DL
Founder, Cobra Beer; Fellow, Chartered ABS
Lindy Cameron CB OBE
British High Commissioner to the Republic of India
Andrew Jack
Global Education Editor, Financial Times
Professor Pawan Budhwar
Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor International, Aston University
Lily Bi
President and CEO, AACSB International
Professor Debashis Chatterjee
Director, IIM Kozhikode
Dr Atish Chattopadhyay
Director, Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Professor Laura Costanzo
Dean, University of Southampton Business School
Ashish Tewari
Head of Responsible AI, APAC, Middle East & India, Infosys Limited
Explore the Dialogue
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