Dr. Dipak Jain, dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a successful entrepreneur, gave the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the convention. Dr. Jain spoke of the Jain principles of ahimsa (nonviolence) and anekantavad (multiplicity of viewpoints) as being the steps to success—emotional and financial. He advocated a rational approach to religious adherence and encouraged systematic inquiry into the Jain system of beliefs.