Abstract
The Japanese Buddhist Great Master and artist, Shinjo Ito, wrote: ‘Examine the present and learn from the past to see how the future will unfold. Too often we just look at the present and base our actions solely on that’. This insight is very pertinent as I reflect on the recent 10th anniversary International Centre for Nursing Ethics (ICNE) conference ‘Looking back, moving forward’ and the first meeting of the new Editorial Board.