for FFI Members
he 2026 conference program committee is proud to announce the roster of sessions celebrating the 40th anniversary of FFI’s founding. The program has been designed around the theme “Paradigm Shifts” and will take place at the Marriott Marquis on October
Forty years—a landmark, a moment in time, and an occasion to celebrate in the Big Apple. We look forward to seeing you in October in New York City’s Times Square.
- New Context and New Paradigms for Advising Asia’s Families of Wealth
Thomas Franklin and Michael Groat
- Wealth that Hides Illness: The Psychology of Highly Resourced Families
Tim Kelly and Ernie Patterson
- The Family Office as the Central Nervous System: A Paradigm Shift
Jake Morrill
- Bowen, Ostrom and a New View on Systems: The Hidden Ecology of Family Enterprises
- Compassionate Governance in Family Enterprise: Healing Multigenerational Legacies in the Post-Colonia Global South
Katalin Orosz and Tünde-Andrea Szell-Bartha
- When Succession Meets Rapid Economic and Technological Change
Jamie Yuenger
- New Lenses, Better Outcomes: Integrating Narrative Methods into Family Enterprise Advisory Practice
Mohsin Adhi
Thomas Franklin
Michael Groat
Tim Kelly
Sachiko Maruyama
Jake Morrill
Asin Nurani
Katalin Orosz
Ernie Patterson
Tünde-Andrea Szell-Bartha
Jamie Yuenger
- Trust as Infrastructure: Reimaging Family Governance across Generations and Borders
Diana Clark
- Family Wellness as a Form of Capital
Hamza Nidaazzi, Shay Harris-Pierre, Yuki Ku, and Karen Maudlin
- Beyond the System: Reframing Sibling Dynamics through a Global Lens
- You Cannot Litigate Love: A Live AI Avatar Panel
Oghenevwoke Ighure and Foluke Oyeleye
- A Documentary of Chief Timothy Odutola: Building an African Business Empire
Joseph Pistrui
- From Expertise to Enterprise Capability: Using a Family Systems Model to Enable Generative Renewal in Family Enterprises
Emily Bouchard
Diana Clark
Shay Harris-Pierre
Oghenevwoke Ighure
Yuki Ku
Karen Maudlin
Chanal Neves-McCain
Hamza Nidaazzi
Foluke Oyeleye
Joseph Pistrui
Joining the Fellows and new presenters are nearly 20 seasoned presenters—overall, 50+ presenters and 24 breakout sessions over two days. Together with the attendees, they will provide insights, theories, models, and inspiration, or “Paradigm Shifts.” And … the 40th Anniversary celebration.
Basma Al Zamil, Lansberg Gersick Advisors
Valerie Galinskaya, Merrill Center for Family Wealth
Kimberly Go, JSG Group of Companies
Sajjad Hamid, Entrepreneur Central Ltd
William Kambas, Withersworldwide
Evelyn Micelotta, University of Vermont
Vaughan Scott, Axiom Financial Strategies Groups
The recipients earned one of three credentials: the Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA), the Certificate in Family Wealth Advising (CFWA), or the Dual Core Certificate (CFBA/CFWA). Each designation reflects a high standard of professional preparation and ethical practice, equipping advisors to serve enterprising families with insight, competence, and global perspective. FFI congratulates these graduates on their achievement and welcomes them into the growing network of GEN-certified professionals worldwide.
Dates to Remember