FUTURE-PROOFING THE BUSINESS IN TURBULENT TIMES
The family office sector has $10 trillion in assets under management, but is “one area where we really have no clue what is happening,” according to Professor Florin Vasvari. From comparative obscurity, ‘family offices’, structures that protect and nurture the assets of successful families, have become a major sector in their own right. For the sector, big questions include how investment behaviour should reflect the values of the next generation, how the original entrepreneurial spirit can be maintained and the role of #philanthropy. These and many other issues were addressed at our inaugural conference
Family Office Conference 2023
- Day one | 21 February
- Day two | 22 February
During the first day, a series of leading academics and practitioners will present insights and hypotheses, followed by facilitated round table discussions where participants discuss their experiences and perspectives. This learning will be captured and disseminated ad hoc and in summary proceeds.
Please see a preliminary agenda below:
Opening remarks:
- François Ortalo-Magné, Dean, London Business School
- Florin Vasvari, Professor of Accounting; Academic Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital, London Business School
Welcome remarks:
- Leonie Schroder, Non-Executive Director at Schroders
Session 1: 5 leadership skills for the future
- Herminia Ibarra, Charles Handy Chair in Organisational Behaviour; Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School
London Business School
Session 1 Roundtable discussion and debrief
Coffee break and networking
Session 2: New investment paradigms in family office management
- Alex Scott, Chairman, Schroders Family Office Service and Joint Life President, The Institute for Family Business (UK)
- Jonathan Ordway Fackelmayer, Managing Partner at Ordway Capital & Ordway Selections.
- Andy Long, Executive Director, Pentland Group
- Moderated by Florin Vasvari, Professor, London Business School
Session 2 Roundtable discussion and debrief
Lunch
Session 3: Philanthropy and impact investing and the role of business families in society
- Lady Edwina Grosvenor, Criminologist and Prison Philanthropist
- Simon Franks, Founder of the Franks Family Foundation
- Paolo Fresia, Principal, 100% Sustainability
- Moderated by Lyn Tomlinson, Head of Impact and Philanthropy, Cazenove Capital
Session 3 Roundtable discussion and debrief
Keynote: Influencing the Deal
- Niro Sivanathan, Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Coffee break and networking
Session 4: Developing the next generation of family enterprise leaders
- Frank Tobé, Co-Founder & CEO, Supernova
- Rennie Hoare, Partner & Head of Philanthropy at C. Hoare & Co.
- Sonal Sachdev Patel, Chief Executive Officer of GMSP Foundation
- Moderated by Rhian-Anwen Hamill, Business Coach and Leadership Advisor
Session 4 Roundtable discussion and debrief
Keynote Macroeconomics trends
Helene Rey, Lord Raj Bagri Professor of Economics, London Business School
Day debrief
- Heinz-Peter Elstrodt, Guest Lecturer, London Business School
Conference dinner
- Keynote speaker Rt Hon Rory Stewart OBE, President of GiveDirectly
Speakers
Getting here
Contact us
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