Abiola Adediran shares on Family Succession, the Journey of a thousand miles and the single necessary step. About: Abiola Adediran is a Family Business Advisor and co-Founder of Genea Family Office, an independent boutique multi-family office delivering innovative wealth management and family advisory services to family businesses to preserve their wealth and legacy. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, a certified Management Consultant, a PRINCE2-certified Project Manager from APMG International, UK and she holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland. She is passionate about preserving the wealth and legacies of African families and business. She currently sits on the board of growing start-ups as well as serves as a mentor to various leading entrepreneurship organisations. She is a member of Forbes Business Council where she is collaborating with global leaders and contributing to the development of businesses and economies around the world.

Claudio Muller & Fernando Sandoval share on The evolution of Family Businesses in Latin America About : Claudio Muller is  Adjunct Professor of the School of Business of the University of Chile. Claudio is currently Academic Director of The Hispanic Project, a private initiative that conducts a study among Hispanic family businesses in the United States. He leads the FERC Spanish Discussion Group, a virtual study group with members from the Americas, Europe and Asia. He earned a PhD in Business Economics from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain and an MBA from Loyola University in Maryland, United States. About : Fernando Sandoval Arzaga is the Content Director and Founding Partner of QELBE: The Family MSMEs Academy. He has been a professor at the Tec de Monterrey for over 20 years, he has presented research papers at the most important international conferences on management and family businesses and published articles in prestigious international scientific journals. He has been a consultant on business strategy, family businesses, and organizational development for over 20 years.  Family Business Heterogeneity in Latin America. This book explores the emergence and evolution of family firms throughout Latin America from the colonial period to the modern day. Throughout Latin American history, institutions evolved to create order and reduce the uncertainty of the market. This text, presenting cases of family firms across several countries, offers entrepreneurship scholars a fresh perspective on a neglected region. Link to book: Family Business Heterogeneity in Latin America: A Historical Perspective (Palgrave Studies in Family Business Heterogeneity): Müller, Claudio G., Sandoval-Arzaga, Fernando: 9783030789305: Amazon.com: Books

Kim Vermaak shares on Monetising Legacies through Writing About: Kim is a multi-talented South African author, speaker, trainer, coach and publisher who has been helping authors, entrepreneurs and knowledge workers build their brands for over 20 years.  With a passion for bringing wisdom back into the art of storytelling, Kim has touched the hearts of many with her medieval fantasy series, while also empowering aspiring authors to turn their dreams into reality.  Kim's super power lies in using crushing events to transform not only herself but also the hearts and minds of others.  Tap into her wealth of knowledge and expertise in building successful book-preneur businesses. Whether you're an aspiring author, entrepreneur or brand manager, Kim's insights and experience will help you create a strong foundation for achieving your goals. 

Karabo Morule shares on Art and Wealthy Families on the continent About: Karabo Morule’s current mission is to get collectors of modern and contemporary art to see it as an asset class and ensure that artworks are not relegated to being decoration or artefacts over time, and that art collectors see long-term value in the artworks they collect. She is the Founder of Capital Art which is an art fintech and is the first art collection management service that is facilitates collection management for collectors of modern and contemporary African art. She has also served as a non-executive director for several companies. She is an actuary by profession and was the second black African woman to qualify as an actuary in South Africa. Her career spans investment banking at J.P. Morgan in Johannesburg and London, as well as a ten-year period in senior executive roles at a financial services conglomerate, Old Mutual Limited. Her last role at Old Mutual was managing Personal Finance which reported 1.8m customers, over 4,100 office staff, tied agents and broker consultants, Life APE sales of ZAR2bn and profits of ZAR1.7bn for FY2019. She has been collecting, investing in and being a patron of the arts since 2012 and is also an angel investor. In 2018, she was selected to join the World Economic Forum's Forum of Young Global Leaders. She is an alumnus of the University of Cape Town and Harvard Business School. Website: https://capitalart.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capitalartofficial/

Eva Fischer shares on the similarities that we find in businesses the globe over. Eva Fischer is a Danish family business adviser and speaker who serves on the board of Family Business Network Denmark. She is a former chair of the family business Brunata, one of Scandinavia's largest clean-tech companies. Eva promotes openness about succession and speaks candidly about her own experiences.

Robin Taub shares on Ensuring continuity of the family wealth through the wise investment. About: Robin Taub is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), keynote speaker and bestselling author. Her latest award-winning book, The Wisest Investment: Teaching Your Kids to Be Responsible, Independent and Money-Smart for Life, gives parents the information, strategies and inspiration they need to teach their kids about money. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with High Distinction) from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. Robin puts her money where her mouth is and has two (mostly) money-smart young adults, a son and a daughter. https://www.thewisestinvestment.com/enterprisingfamilies  

Yirhan Sim shares on Family Governance, how culture impacts how we handle it About: Yirhan Sim, FFI Fellow, is a Single-Family Office Director in Indonesia. He was one of the founding executive committee members of the FFI Asian Circle Virtual Study Group. He assists family business owners with family governance, management, and ownership transition. Yirhan can be reached at [email protected].

Dr. Michael Klein shares on Breaking free from Emotional Handcuffs About: Dr. Michael Klein has worked as a workplace psychologist for 25 years in industries including pharmaceuticals, financial services, entertainment, construction, education, manufacturing, IT, and healthcare among others. He specializes in advising individuals in family-owned enterprises on issues related to professional growth, development, and satisfaction. Michael holds a doctorate in professional psychology (PsyD), and is a recognized member of the American Psychological Association (apa.org) and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (siop.org). He is a frequent speaker to family business centers, advisor associations, and other industry groups. His book, “Trapped in the Family Business,” and work have been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, as well as numerous trade and industry-specific publications and online media. Michael received the prestigious Schultz award for outstanding family business publication in 2018.  drmichaelklein.com/my-book  drmichaelklein.com

Vuyani Tati shares on Understanding VCs and why they are the investment vehicles for the future for Family Businesses https://www.linkedin.com/in/vuyani-tati-7962b019/ https://disrupt-africa.com/ https://vc4a.com/ https://ventureburn.com/ https://ventureburn.com/

Sajjad Hamid shares on Business Development a key for Family Business Growth About: Sajjad Hamid is an entrepreneurship educator who teaches at a Trinidad and Tobago community college. He lectures at the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT) in entrepreneurship, family business management, and marketing.  He writes a bi-weekly column, Entreprenomics, in the T&T Business Guardian newspaper. He has published over 180 articles that advise small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and family business owners to grow their ventures.  Previously, Sajjad worked as Business Development Manager for a Fortune 500 company in the southern Caribbean.  Sajjad owns a consulting and training company, Entrepreneur Central Ltd. He assists SME owners in growing their ventures through training and consulting.  Sajjad developed the Knowledge Solopreneur Development Model, which shows knowledge workers how to transition to knowledge entrepreneurs through an iterative process.  He is the author of Build Your Legacy Business: Solopreneur To Family Business Hero. This book takes the entrepreneur from mindset development to starting and growing their ventures. The solopreneur can reference the book to transform their business into a family firm and so leave a legacy behind.  Director of Chaguanas Chamber of Industry and Commerce.  Sajjad has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University Of Florida (U.S), an MBA (General Management) from the University of Reading (U.K), and a Master of Science in Business Psychology from Franklin University (U.S) and an Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising from the Family Firm Institute (U.S).