The IBA has been known to develop and hone business leaders. What is even more impressive is that these leaders find their followings in different walks of life. One such example is Amir Adnan. An IBA graduate of 1987 he worked for ANZ Grindlays bank for 3 years before realizing his true calling was elsewhere. Today he returns back to IBA for a Distinguished Lecture Series Session as one of the biggest names in fashion.

Speaking as an entrepreneur to future budding entrepreneurs, he gave valuable advice to the students in a form that only an experienced entrepreneur can provide. His easy to understand mantras and rules were well appreciated and accepted by the students of IBA. Some of these included Aal Izz Aalways Well, Work is Fun, Reward Yourself and Entrepreneurs are born earners and misers. He shared many personal and professional experiences with the crowds, which were all well appreciated. His transformation of the traditional sherwani into a preferred category of grooms wear is commendable.

Like any constructive session, this one was followed by an open floor discussion where students shared their own ventures with him as well as requested specific details from him like biggest failures, most valuable lesson and reasons for determination. The end of the session was marked by a standing ovation from the students, the highest accolade any speaker can receive from young intellectual minds.

To sum up the session, as Amir Adnan himself quoted the famous poet Robert Frost,