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The Business Families Institute @ Singapore Management University (BFI@SMU) is FIVE this year and we are marking this milestone at our 5th Anniversary Celebrations on 26 & 27 July 2018. The objective of the Celebrations which comprise a conference and gala dinner among other activities, is to create a platform for top academics, practitioners, renowned speakers and Asian family business leaders to share insights and experience in embracing change and driving transformation, thereby promoting family entrepreneurship.
Enduring family businesses display exemplary stewardship behaviour driven by a strong consideration for sustainable growth and a desire to give to the community in various forms. Asian family firms represent 85% of the world’s family owned businesses and contribute to 32% of the total market capitalisation, playing a major role in the development of their economies. However, due to the relatively young nature of these firms and the limited pool of experience within the family, cultivating an entrepreneurial spirit is necessary to sustain the initial growth momentum. Join us at the STEP Asia Pacific (APAC) Summit on 27 July with BFI@SMU playing host to learn how families across the region are building business longevity and doing so meaningfully.
Our Distinguished Speakers include:
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Professor PramoDITA Sharma
Professor and Daniel Clark Sanders Chair in Family Business, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont
Visiting Professor, Kellogg School of Management’s Center for Family Enterprises, Northwestern University |
Professor William B. Gartner
Bertarelli Foundation Distinguished Professor of Family Entrepreneurship, Babson College
Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship, Linnaeus University |
Chetna Gala Sinha
Founder and Chair, Mann Deshi Foundation
Co-Chair, World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 2018 |
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| Confirmed Esteemed Panelists include: |
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Alan Beattie
Global Head of Private Wealth Solutions HSBC Private Banking
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Chirawan Diskul
Vice President
Siam Park Bangkok |
Christina Suriadjaja
Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Travelio |
Professor Chen Ling
Professor of Family Business and Business History Director of CEIBS Centre for Family Heritage
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Deborah Kyaw Thaung
Group Executive Director
KT Group |
Derrick Yap
Chief Executive Officer
PBA Group |
Duy Nguyen
Chief Executive Officer
KOVA Trading (KOVA Paint Group) |
Dr Gan See Khem
Executive Chairman and Managing Director
Health Management International Ltd |
Professor Hiro Higashide
Graduate School of Commerce
Waseda University
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Ho Ren Hua
Chief Executive Officer
Thai Wah Public Company Limited |
Professor Jean Lee
Professor of Management Co-Director of CEIBS Centre for Family Heritage, Programme Director of Family Business Private Board, China Europe International Business School |
Joanna Ho Managing Director and Head of Wealth Planning,Asia-Pacific Private Wealth Solutions HSBC Private Banking |
John Riady Director Lippo Group |
Professor Kevin Au
Associate Professor
Associate Director Centre for Entrepreneurship
Director Centre for Family Business |
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Dr Lee Oi Kum
Founder Member
Houde Foundation |
Mark Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Sing Lun Holdings Pte Ltd
Chief Evangelist,
SL Global Pte Ltd |
Datuk N.K. Tong
Group Managing Director
Bukit Kiara Properties Sdn Bhd |
Rehan Amarasuriya
Executive Director
B.P. de Silva Group |
Dr Robert Yap Executive Chairman YCH Group
President, Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF),
ASEAN Business Advisory Council Chair (2018) |
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Shahzada Dawood
Vice Chairman of Dawood Hercules Corporation Limited |
Sharon Chandran
Chief Executive Officer
Footprints Investments |
Tandean Rustandy
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
PT Arwana Citramulia Tbk |
Teng Ngiek Lian
Chief Executive Officer/ Chief Investment Officer
Target Asset Management Pte Ltd |
Dr Wong Kam Shing
Managing Director
Kowloon Watch Company |
Friday, 27 July 2018
BFI@SMU 5th Anniversary Celebration cum STEP APAC Summit Conference SGD 80.00 (before 7% GST)
Participants of the Conference will each receive a copy of the book "Entrepreneurs in Every Generation: How Successful Family Businesses Develop Their Next Leaders"
About BFI @ SMU
Since 2010, the Singapore Management University (SMU) had recognised the emergence of Asian business families and discerned that they require specifically contextualised thought leadership and applied knowledge. In response to the growing needs of business families in Asia, SMU established the Business Families Institute (BFI) in August 2012.
BFI@SMU collaborates with various partners, academic or practice, to be a leader in Asian business family-related knowledge. The Institute also encourages business families to Think Generations, Think Growth, Think Giving and Think Global. In doing so, BFI@SMU addresses business family-specific issues such as succession, family governance, entrepreneurship and wealth management. The mission of BFI@SMU is to enable business family members to be engaged and responsible stewards of their families, businesses and communities, through education, research and ecosystem support.
Business Families Institute @ SMU
Singapore Management University
Administration Building Level 5
81 Victoria Street
Singapore 188065
Tel: +65 6808 5308
bfi [at] smu.edu.sg (subject: Registration)
http://bfi.smu.edu.sg
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