“ I got to know Ali at annual conferences of the Canadian Federation of Business School Deans (now renamed Business Schools Association of Canada). I was a relatively new member of this body but I remember his gentleness, warmth and dynamism. He was very active at the conferences. A man of ideas and a visionary, he will be grestly missed at the conference scheduled for next month and future conferences. I would like to extend my most sincere condolences to Ali's family. May his soul rest in peace. ”