Celebrating the Asian Circle Virtual Study Group

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

July 28, 2023

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he Asian Circle Virtual Study Group, founded in 2018, is an online forum to educate, connect, and inspire Asian researchers and practitioners in the field of family enterprise. This is a multi-disciplinary group open to individuals who practice in the Pacific Rim. The Asian Circle seeks a multi-disciplinary composition to broaden and enrich the learning experience of its members.

The purposes of the Asian Circle VSG are to:

The purposes of the VSG are to:

Build a strong presence of Asian advisors and consultants, academics, and family enterprise members
Provide multi-disciplinary learning opportunities through the use of case discussions, guest speakers, presentations, and open dialog among members
Nurture and inspire potential Asian leaders within FFI
Leverage the insight and perspectives of experienced practitioners in the field, both from the West and the East
Help promote the vision and missions of FFI, including the Global Education Network (GEN) program in Asia
Develop and retain people from Asia in the FFI organization

Asian Circle Executive Committee

Loh Keng-Fun, chair
(Singapore)
ACFBA

Navneet Bhatnagar, vice chair
(India)
ACFBA

Joy Chen
(Hong Kong)
ACFBA, CFWA

Paul Chung
(Hong Kong)
FFI Fellow

Mita Dixit
(India)
CFBA

Esther Kong
(Singapore)
ACFBA

Anurat Kongtoranin
(Thailand)

Linda Salim
(Indonesia)

Kazuyoshi Takei
(Japan)
FFI Fellow

Asian Circle VSG Members Presenting at the 2023 FFI Global Conference

Jeremy Cheng, Thomas Ang, and Feisal Alibhai are presenting “Boundaryless Success: Enabling entrepreneurial venturing and leadership in the rising generation”

Jeremy Cheng
FFI Fellow
GEN Faculty

Thomas Ang
FFI Fellow

Feisal Alibhai

Kenneth Goh and Esther Kong are presenting “How Asian Business Families Build a Legacy of Impact”

Kenneth Goh

Esther Kong
ACFBA

Randel Carlock is presenting “Family Enterprise: Creating value beyond a legacy family business”

Randel Carlock
FFI Fellow

Pilar Unidad-Tolentino is co-presenting “Creating the Post-COVID Global Family Business Classroom”

Pilar Unidad-Tolentino
GEN Faculty
ACFBA

Asian Circle VSG members who have recently written for FFI Practitioner

Challenges of the Sandwich Generation in Leading a Family Enterprise

Read here

Yirhan Sim
FFI Fellow

“I’m Never Working for My Family Business.” What I Learned from My Transition to My Family Business and Becoming a Family Advisor

Read here

Kimberly Go
CFBA/CFWA

Paul Chung
FFI Fellow

Research Applied: FBR Précis on Socioemotional Wealth and Its Influence on CSR Strategy

Read here

Navneet Bhatnagar
ACFBA

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Learn More about the Asian Circle Virtual Study Group and Its Membership

Previous Edition

Today, we are pleased to continue our series featuring the FFI organizational members for 2023. These six distinguished organizations are increasing the global footprint of the field.