Join the Smith Family Business Initiative (SFBI) for Leaders in Family Enterprise: In Practice and Theory. Our guest speaker will be Rania Labaki, PhD, Head of EDHEC Family Business Centre
About Leaders in Family Enterprise: In Practice and Theory
Family businesses are the predominant form of business organizations in the world contributing an estimated 70-90% of the global GDP. In the United States, family enterprises contribute over 64% of GDP and generate 62% of employment. The greatest part of American wealth lies with family controlled firms. These firms are distinguished from other enterprises by the significant influence of the controlling family on the creation, continuity, mode and extent of growth, and exit of a business. This course aims to prepare students to work effectively and professionally, in and with family firms, to launch and create cross-generational value and wealth in family firms.
Speaker schedule:
28-Mar: DJ Rama, Auro Hotels
11-Apr: Frank Kelley, Kelly
18-Apr: Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg, Valerie Wilson Travel
25-Apr: Rania Labaki, EDHEC Business School
2-May: Daniel Wolfenzon, Columbia University
9-May: Mike Kreher, Kreher Family Farms