The inaugural BILDEV Talk took place on September 20, 2020, at the Marmara Ilahiyat Cultural Center in Istanbul. The guest speaker, Ibrahim Mansour from the University of California, Santa Barbara, delivered a lecture titled “The Challenges of Conceptual History in Islamic Thought: Tadbir and the Shādhili Order.” In his talk, Mansour examined how the concept of tadbir has evolved across different intellectual strands in Islamic history, focusing particularly on its interpretation within the Shādhili Sufi tradition. The event brought together scholars and students interested in Islamic intellectual history, opening the BILDEV Talks series with a compelling example of conceptual inquiry across disciplines and traditions.