The conference is being attended by leading scholars, thinkers and intellectuals from many countries of the world. Addressing the inaugural session, Dr Hasan Sohaib Murad, Rector UMT, said that it is a moment of great pride that UMT has taken an initiative to provide a platform where scholars from around the world have gathered to discuss the emerging challenges of the Muslim world. Others who spoke on the occasion included Dr Abdul Hameed, Dean SSS&H, and Dr Uzma Rashid, Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Sociology.