FFI On Friday | January 04, 2019

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

Let’s Start the New Year Right
As they say – let’s start the new year right! Here are some things to do and to celebrate as we launch 2019 for FFI.
Celebrate
Celebrate the FFI collaboration with Family Enterprise Case Competition (FECC) at the University of Vermont
  • Judy Green and Mira Bloemen-Bekx will be Judge Orientation Leaders for the competition.
  • Elle Hansen, David Bentall, and Mette Ballari served as the committee choosing the winning cases.

Judy Green
FFI President

Mira Bloemen-Bekx
Windesheim University

Elle Hansen
REGENERATION

David Bentall
Next Step Advisors

Mette Ballari
Ernst & Young AS

Congratulate
Congratulate Eisner Amper Center for Family Business Excellence, a new organizational member of FFI: The Center for Family Business Excellence is dedicated to helping guide and support clients through the full range of challenges and transitions that a family business will face over the course of its lifetime.
  • Members are Matthew Kerzner, Lisë Stewart, and Kristen Ward.
Extend
Extend the FFI community in New York City, Miami, and in the UK and Europe with a series of regional meetings in 2019.
  • NYC: Meeting for 2019-2020 Regional Planning Committee at Deutsche Bank on February 1
  • Miami: Regional Reception for members and friends in the Miami area at Marriott Key Biscayne on February 7
  • London: week of March 18 for 2019-2020 UK/Europe Regional Planning Committee
Inaugurate
Inaugurate the 2019 GEN Alumni webinars: Continue your professional education once you’re graduated. These webinars are only open to GEN graduates.
January 24 at 10:00AM Eastern
Topic: Next Chapter® Planning presented by Vaughan Scott
March 20 at 10:00AM Eastern
Topic: Top Ten Ways to Derail A Family Office presented by Jim Coutre
If you are interested in presenting on a topic for this webinar series, please contact Brigett Owens.
Participate
Dates to Remember
January 15
Deadline for submission for proposals for the Miami conference
February 1
NYC Regional Planning Committee Meeting
February 7
Miami Regional Reception
March 1
Deadline for Best Dissertation Award submissions
March 8
Last day to begin FFI GEN online coursework for Q1 Capstone webinars
January 15
Deadline for submission for proposals for the Miami conference
February 1
NYC Regional Planning Committee Meeting
February 7
Miami Regional Reception
March 1
Deadline for Best Dissertation Award submissions
March 8
Last day to begin FFI GEN online coursework for Q1 Capstone webinars