Synopsis of Inauguration Speech Professor Munish Thakur, Chairperson - Strategic Management Area at XLRI, formally announced the commencement of "INSIGHT 2015" with a thought provoking speech on the necessity of addressing the issue of the under-skilled work force of India.CommendingCRUXforselectinganessentialtopicasthetheme,hewentontolayoutthe challengesthatlaybeforethenationbothinterms ofgenderimbalanceinemploymentaswellas theskewedproportionofunemployableskillsthatthecurrenteducationsystemimparts.He predicted that India would need to severely refocus on providing employable and marketableskills in order to keep its position as the top destination for companies seeking talented employees. ProfessorThakurassertedthatXLRI-XavierSchoolofManagementhasbeenworkingassiduously towards this goal through internships and other industry linkage activities, and lauded the efforts of other educational institutions aiming to follow suit.He warmly welcomed the speakers and panelists for this year's conference, and stated that each one ofthemhasagreatdealtooffertotheattendeesintermsoftheuniqueperspectivestheyhave cultivatedovertheiryearsintheindustry.Hethankedthesponsorsfortheirdedicationto addressingthisimportantissueandurgedtheparticipantsinthevariouseventstogivetheirbest, before declaring the conference open.