Family Business Calendar

2008

December

2: ROC ’08 Wealth Management in a Global Economy, hosted by Rockit Soltuions and Rockefeller & Co. Inc., 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Times Center, 242 W. 41st St., New York City. An exclusive forum for family office professionals, ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their advisers. For information, see http://www.rockitevents.com.

9: "Values Create Better Value: How a Personal Mission Becomes a Successful Business Strategy," program sponsored by the UMass Family Business Center, 5 to 9 p.m. Location to be announced. Tom Chappell, CEO and cofounder of Tom's of Maine, will speak. Contact center director Ira Bryck at (413) 545-1537 or bryck@contined.umass.edu; http://www.umass.edu/fambiz.

2009

February

10-13: "Lasting for Centuries: How Family Businesses Can Remain Successful in a Fast-Changing World," SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy. Interactive lectures and plenary addresses will alternate with work in small groups. Program is targeted at business families who will face increasing complexity in their family and business. For information, see http://www.sdabocconi.it/en/executive_programs/international_open_enrolment_programs/7977/

April

23-24: "Creating Vision for the Family Business: Aligning Ownership, Family and Strategy," 5th Annual Conference, Family Business Network USA, Conrad Hotel Chicago. Two-day conference hosted by the Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center, the U.S. chapter of the Family Business Network, the premier international network for business-owning families. Conference will focus on the essential elements of ownership, family and strategy. Open exclusively to large and midsized family-owned businesses from across the globe. For information, see http://www.luc.edu/fbc/conference.lasso.

May

12-14: ACG InterGrowth 2009, Wynn LAs Vegas. More than 2,000 middle-market M&A professionals are expected to attend to network, source deals and learn best practices in M&A. Participants include senior-level private equity professionals, intermediaries, corporate development officers, lenders, lawyers and accountants. For information, see http://www.acg.org/IG0922

Send calendar submissions to Barbara Spector, Editor, Family Business, 1845 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 405-6084, fax (215) 405-6079; bspector@familybusinessmagazine.com.