Announcing the 2023 FFI Global Conference, October 25-27

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

March 31, 2023

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oday we are pleased to announce the 2023 Global Conference, “Evolving the Conversation: The Future of Family Enterprise Advising and Research.” The 2023 conference will be held at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, New York City, from October 25–27, and has been designed and created by the Conference Program Committee, chaired by Belinda Sneddon of PwC. The 2023 academic host is the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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 the FFI 2086 Society Scholar-in-Residence, Jason Jay, Sloan School of Management and Director of the Sustainability Initiative at MIT.

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

Education and Research
Governance and Infrastructure
Partnerships and Collaboration
Work and Economic Growth

Please join this global community of thought leaders to learn, reflect, and engage as together we explore the evolving conversations surrounding the future of the family enterprise field.

Highlights of the Program

Wednesday, October 25

Presenters and program subject are to change.

Pre-conference sessions in the afternoon; details to be announced in June
Opening evening keynote by Jason Jay on Family Systemic Investing
- Sponsored by the FFI 2086 Society
Opening Reception at the Marriott Marquis

Jason Jay
MIT Sloan School of Management

Thursday, October 26

Presenters and program subject are to change.

Thursday morning: Keynote TBA and 10 educational sessions
Thursday lunch: Celebrate your colleagues’ educational achievements at the annual GEN Certificate and Awards Luncheon
Thursday afternoon: Seven educational sessions
Thursday evening: Speakers & Sponsors Reception (by invitation).
- Sponsored by Bernstein Private Wealth Management
Dinner on your own.

Friday, October 27

Presenters and program subject are to change.

Friday morning: Fellows Breakfast
- Sponsored by Pitcairn
Followed by 10 educational sessions
Friday lunch: Networking lunch
Friday afternoon: Eight educational sessions
Closing Keynote: Grace Lordan, PhD, London School of Economics, speaking on the future of work and evolving the conversation at the board level
- Sponsored by REGENERATION
Kickoff to London

Grace Lordan
London School of Economics

Many Thanks to the 2023 FFI Conference Program Committee

Belinda Sneddon (chair), PwC
Louisa Diana Brunner, Coach and Independent Advisor
Matthew Crudgington, IMD Global Family Business Center
Carolyn Greenspon, Relative Solutions
Gerry Meyer, Meyer Advisory Group
Narayan Naik, London Business School
Rodolfo Paiz, Fidelius
Sanjay Sharma, Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont

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Best Doctoral Dissertation Award

Best Unpublished Research Award

STEP Private Client Awards

The annual STEP Private Client Awards are open for entry until April 14, 2023. Entries are open globally to both STEP members and non-members.

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Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises
2023 Spring Conference

Registration is open for the AFHE Spring Conference, April 20-21, in Chicago. FFI members register at a discounted rate.

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Eleventh Annual Schlesinger Global
Family Enterprise Case Competition (SG-FECC)

Registration is open for the SG-FECC at the UVM Grossman School of Business. Register by June 15.

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Previous Edition

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