The second World Management Conference (WMC) will be held on Jun. 27, 2025 in virtual mode. WMC 2025 aims to bring together academics, research scholars, executives, entrepreneurs, and policymakers for an exchange of ideas on the theme of business resilience. In the face of geopolitical instability, volatile commodity markets, rising inflation, an increasing probability of more frequent and severe climate disasters, global health crises, and major shifts in consumer and industrial demand, business leaders anticipate long-term pressure on their business models, and as a consequence, greater need for resilience¹. Resilience is the ability to withstand unpredictable threats or change, continuously adapt for growth, emerge stronger, and thrive in a hostile environment. McKinsey & Company identifies six dimensions of resilience: financial, operational, technological, organizational, reputational, and business-model resilience². Traditional management approaches with their focus on (short-term) financial performance management and designing and executing stable plans, limit firms’ ability to design for, measure, and manage resilience for resilience is a property of systems and requires a multi-timescale perspective³.