Appreciating its pertinence to future, NIAS is organising Inclusive Manufacturing Forum (IMF) with the focus of enabling product making and/or processes that fulfil basic needs such as food, water, clothing, housing, and healthcare across rural to peri-urban pockets. The anticipation is IMF'18 will be an influential platform for intense deliberations towards directing policies for empowerment stakeholders in six critical areas namely sustainable agriculture, affordable health care, renewable energy, water & sanitation and craft & small size manufacturing.