Programme
PROGRAMME*
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Wed 5 June |
PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES |
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13:00-16:00 |
Family Business Learning Journeys You'll visit some of the South West's greatest family businesses, including Bath Ales, Bristol Port and Clarks. Find out more. |
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16:00-18:00 |
Pre-Conference Workshops Are You Positioned for Long-Term Success? With David Dickson. This workshop is aimed at 1st and 2nd generation family businesses. It will introduce you to family business concepts and how they affect the running and long-term success of your family business. NowGen This workshop is aimed at young family business leaders who have been undertaking increased responsibilities within their family business. More details will be confirmed shortly. |
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19:00-21:00 |
Buffet Dinner at Atrium of Apex City of Bath Hotel Alongside our Next Generation Dinner, we'll be hosting a Buffet Dinner where all delegates can gather and socialise ahead of the conference. |
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19:00-22:00 |
Next Generation Dinner at Hall & Woodhouse A must-attend event for all next generation delegates (18-39), this is a unique chance for younger family members to meet and network in a relaxed setting. More details about this event will be confirmed shortly. |
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Thu 6 June |
CONFERENCE at Apex City of Bath Hotel |
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8:15-9:00 |
Registration and Breakfast |
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9:00-9:15 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks with Hugh Clark (IFB Chairman) and Elizabeth Bagger (IFB Executive Director) |
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9:15-10:00 |
The Role of the Family Business Leader in the 21st Century In the opening plenary speech, Andy Rubin, Chairman of Pentland Brands, will explore the role of the family business leader as the conduit of the family’s values and the protector of its culture. He will share his insights on the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership, as well as strategies to maintain a powerful and effective firm cultural identity. |
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10:00-10:45 |
Driving Your Business Culture with Family Values with Randel S. Carlock (INSEAD) Family businesses are the most trusted organisations because their culture and strategies are aligned by the owning family’s values. Value-driven planning is a competitive advantage for family firms because it creates a strong alignment between the two most important factors in business performance—culture and strategy. The power of family business comes from the family’s shared assumptions and beliefs that underpin their shared values. These shared values become the organisation’s personality on such characteristics as innovation, risk-taking, goal-orientation, long-term investment and caring for people. In this session, we are going to explore business culture and how the organisation’s collective behaviours and shared thinking supports performance and sustainability. |
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10:45-11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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11:15-12:30 |
Parallel Workshops |
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It's All About Values: The Force Within with Randel S. Carlock (INSEAD) and Keng-Fun Loh (Family and Business Learning) Family values unite a family by providing a social glue that shapes thinking on what is important and how they should behave. Where do family values come from? They are transmitted across generations. If our grandfather grew up poor and only had a limited education, he is likely to value education for the family. This experiential workshop uses an activity from the new fieldbook A Family Business on the Moon: 24 activities to plan your family and business future, so the participants learn to identify their family values and are motivated to continue their discussion at home. Beyond values, the family will also learn how to communicate about important ideas. A family completing the values exercise will have begun the process of clarifying their shared values and appreciate the importance of using values to align the family and business actions and plans. |
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How to Shape Culture in 7 Uneasy Lessons with Ian Waddelow |
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The Challenge of Change in Family Business |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:15 |
Building a Culture of Genuine Inclusivity (panel session) with Norman Springford (Apex Hotels Ltd) and Will Vickers (Mary Randall Vickers & Co), facilitated by Juliette Johnson (Juliette Johnson Consultancy) |
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14:15-15:30 |
Parallel Workshops |
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It's All About Values: The Force Within with Randel S. Carlock (INSEAD) and Keng-Fun Loh (Family and Business Learning) Family values unite a family by providing a social glue that shapes thinking on what is important and how they should behave. Where do family values come from? They are transmitted across generations. If our grandfather grew up poor and only had a limited education, he is likely to value education for the family. This experiential workshop uses an activity from the new field book A Family Business on the Moon: 24 activities to plan your family and business future, so the participants learn to identify their family values and are motivated to continue their discussion at home. Beyond values, the family will also learn how to communicate about important ideas. A family completing the values exercise will have begun the process of clarifying their shared values and appreciate the importance of using values to align the family and business actions and plans. |
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How to Shape Culture in 7 Uneasy Lessons with Ian Waddelow |
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The Challenge of Change in Family Business |
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15:30-16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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16:00-16:45 |
In Conversation With Martin Thatcher (Thatchers Cider) In this panel discussion facilitated by Rupert Phelps (Smith & Williamson), we'll hear from Martin Thatcher (Thatchers Cider) about growth and culture in their family business. |
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16:45-17:30 |
Keynote Speech In the last plenary speech of the day, we'll hear from a family business leader about their inspiring journey. |
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19:00-22:00 |
Gala Dinner The Pump Rooms |
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Fri 7 June |
CONFERENCE at Apex City of Bath Hotel |
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8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
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9:00-9:15 |
Welcome with Hugh Clark (IFB Chairman) and Elizabeth Bagger (IFB Executive Director) |
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9:15-9:30 |
Policy Update with Fiona Graham (IFB) |
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9:30-10:15 |
The Future of Work: What Culture Will Attract Great People in the Future? Panel discussion with Camilla Faith (Grosvenor), Neil Russell (PJ Care) facilitated by Simon Fenton (Spencer Stuart) |
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10:15-10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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10:45-11:30 |
Is Your Board's Culture Fit For Purpose? with Andrew Osborne (Osborne). More panel speakers will be confirmed shortly. |
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11:30-12:15 |
Family Business in the Community: What Do You Really Stand For? Facilitated by Nadine Exter, speakers to be confirmed shortly. |
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12:15-13:00 |
Keynote Speech with Dr. Pippa Malmgren (Author of "The Leadership LAB: Understanding Leadership in the 21st Century" and Co-founder of H Robotics) |
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13:00-13:30 |
Closing Remarks |
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13:30-14:30 |
Lunch |
*Please note that this is a provisional programme and is subject to change. The programme is updated regularly so please come back to this page to find out speakers and detailed sessions.