ISB to host first Asian Conference on family business
The Indian School of Business (ISB) is organising the first Asian
Conference on family business from February 1-3, at the ISB campus,
Hyderabad. The conference is been organised under the aegis of the
Thomas Schmidheiny Chair of Family Business and Wealth Management with
the theme 'Sustaining Growth in Family Business'.
Participating in this conference are eminent business leaders from
successful family owned businesses from across Asia, along with leading
academicians and researchers from several countries.
Prominent participants include Adi Godrej - Chairman, Godrej Group,
Mallika Srinivasan - Director, TAFE, G V Prasad- CEO, Dr Reddy's, Ashwin
Choksi - Chairman, Asian Paints, Sunil Kant Munjal - Chairman, Hero
Corporate Service Ltd, Pramath Sinha, Founder and MD, 9.9 Media, Cyril S
Shroff- Managing Partner, Amarchand and Mangaldas and several others
from India besides prominent heads of family businesses from Sri Lanka,
Middle East, Kenya, and Switzerland. They will share their experiences
in successfully leading and managing their businesses.
Speaking about the importance of such a conference, Chairman, Godrej
Group and Executive Board Member, ISB, Adi Godrej, said, "Family
Businesses are at the core of India's extraordinary economic growth. I
am delighted that the ISB is holding a research based International
Conference on Family Business."
Commenting on the significance of the conference, Dean,ISB, M
Rammohan Rao, said, "Family businesses have been contributing almost 70
per cent of the GDP in several countries. They face several unique
challenges that have not been addressed, especially in the Asian region.
This conference will bring together the rich experiences of family
business leaders, professional executives, and academicians. It will
help business leaders to understand how to build and strengthen a
successful business across generations."
The conference will also host a research meet of leading academicians
from countries such as China, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
Thailand, Australia, USA, and Europe besides India. They will discuss
and debate on the emerging trends in family business across different
cultures.
The Indian School of Business is a research-oriented independent
management institution that grooms future leaders for India and the
world.
Explaining the relevance of the research in the area of family
business, Professor K Ramachandran, Associate Dean - Academic Programmes
and Thomas Schmidheiny Fellow of Family Business and Wealth Management,
ISB, said, "We have concluding evidence that with appropriate governing
mechanisms and timely actions, family businesses can sustain themselves
and prosper.
The ISB has pioneered comprehensive research in this area and.
aspires to become a knowledge partner for the industry by creating a
strong research base on family businesses, with a special focus on
emerging economies." |