Shaping Futures: Evolve, Emerge, Engage

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

April 02, 2021

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t’s April 2nd, but we’re not fooling! Today we are announcing the virtual and in-person programs for the October 18–23 FFI Global Conference. Some parts are virtual. Some parts are in-person in London. And there’s a post-conference being planned in Cambridge at Cambridge Judge Business School. Please read on for details.

Connecting With Each Other

This five-day virtual and in-person event brings together speakers from around the world to share the latest research and perspectives on the issues facing families in business and families of wealth.

We invite you to join a global community of thought leaders to reflect on how we collectively shape the future of the field. What do we want future family enterprise advising practices, professional education, and applied and academic research to look like as together we “Evolve, Emerge, and Engage” and do our part in shaping futures?

Sessions in both the virtual and the in-person programs focus on:

Engaging New Family Enterprise Models and Trends
Evolving Concepts of Resiliency, Impact Investing, Climate Change
Emerging Public Policy
Shaping the Future of Work

Virtual Conference: Monday, October 18, and Tuesday, October 19

Monday: Twelve sessions in two rooms. Topics include sustainability, future of work, trust building, research, and more. Presenters include practitioners, researchers, family companies.
Tuesday: Join Rania Labaki, Christopher Robichaud, and Wendy Ulaszek in an extended version of their popular 2020 virtual session entitled, “Managing Ethical Dilemmas in Family Business.”

In-person Conference: Wednesday, October 20 through Friday, October 22 in London

Wednesday, opening reception at the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Bilimoria, founder and chairman of Cobra Beer and President of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Sponsored by Cambridge Judge Business School, Equitile Investments, and Keyt Consulting

Thursday, main conference at the QEII Center in London

Opening Keynote by Fisk Johnson, Chairman and CEO of S.C. Johnson –a family company
Fifteen presentations by presenters from around the world addressing the following topics: Models and Trends, Resiliency, Future of Work, and Public Policy

Friday, main conference continues at the QEII

Keynote presentation from Cambridge Judge Business School
Ten presentations with more than 20 presenters from across the globe

Post-Conference: Shaping Family Business Policy Matters
Saturday, October 23, at Cambridge Judge Business School

The program is modular! Register for all or part of it. Combine virtual with in-person. Do one or the other. Create any combination that suits your schedule and your professional interests.

complete program

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Many thanks to the 2021 FFI Conference Program Committee