Despite efforts all over the world to inculcate soft skills (motivation, a positive attitude towards work, reliability, etc.); these skills are becoming "harder to recruit for" as reported by a recent Forbes study. The purpose of the conference was to invite papers that take a fresh look at this old problem. Accordingly, the keynote speech addressed this issue with the title, Are we adequately preparing our graduates? The papers presented in the summit addressed this issue from a variety of angles.