Announcing the 2022 FFI Global Conference, October 26

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

Announcing the 2022 FFI Global Conference, October 26–29

April 15, 2022

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oday we are pleased to announce the 2022 Global Conference, “Family Enterprise and the Fourth Economy: Internal and External Pressures to Change and Adapt.” The 2022 conference will be held in Cambridge, MA, from October 26–29 and has been designed and created by the Conference Program Committee, chaired by FFI Fellow and MIT faculty member John Davis. It is presented in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management, the 2022 academic host.

This year’s event brings together speakers from around the world to share their latest thinking and research on the conference theme. Joining the conference will also be FFI’s Futurenaut-in-residence, Mark Stevenson. Please join this global community of thought leaders to learn, reflect, and engage as together explore the many dimensions of “Family Enterprise and the Fourth Economy.”

The keynote presentation and the accompanying sessions are organized as follows:

Changing Family Dynamics
Environmental Sustainability
The Future of Work
Societal Trends

Highlights of the program follow.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26

Wednesday evening
- Opening reception at the new MIT Museum, hosted by the MIT Sloan School of Management

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27

Thursday morning, main conference beings at the Boston Cambridge Marriot in Kendall Square with an Opening Keynote by John Davis. Eight sessions on Changing Family Dynamics follow.
Thursday lunch, celebrate your colleagues’ educational achievements at the annual GEN Certificate Awards Luncheon
Thursday afternoon, join Julie Shah and Tom Malone, both from MIT, for a keynote on The Future of Work, followed by eight sessions on this topic.
Thursday evening, Speakers & Sponsors Reception (by invitation). Dinner on your own.

John Davis

Julie Shah

Tom Malone

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28

Friday morning, main conference continues with an MIT Keynote on Societal Trends, followed by eight sessions on this topic.
Keynote panel, featuring John Davis, Jason Jay, Tom Malone, and Julie Shah
Friday afternoon, Jason Jay, MIT faculty and FFI conference program committee member will speak on Environmental Sustainability, followed by four sessions on this topic

Jason Jay

Closing plenary and Kickoff to 2023 Conference in NYC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29

Post-Conference Day with FFI Futurenaut Mark Stevenson at the MIT Sloan School of Management
Separate registration is required; limited to 100 attendees.

Mark Stevenson

View Complete Program, Register, Make Hotel Reservations, & See Sponsorship Opportunities

Many thanks to the 2022 FFI Conference Program Committee

John Davis, chair
MIT Sloan School of Management

Patricia Annino
Rimôn, P.C.

Alexis du Roy de Blicquy
Family Business Network

Mary Duke
Independent Advisor to Families

Neus Feliu
Lansberg Gersick Advisors

Jason Jay
MIT Sloan School of Management

LAST DAY to submit these applications!

GEN Scholarship Applications

Achievement Award Nominations

Best Unpublished Research Award

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Today, we recognize the accomplishment of the 2022 Q1 GEN graduates.

These individuals, coming from across the globe and across the disciplines, have accessed and completed programs of curated content and research-based resources with their peers and a highly skilled faculty, developing a global network of fellow students who advise and study multi-generational families.

Please join us in congratulating their outstanding achievement.