ISB’s 9th Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business evokes a resounding response

 As part of its multi-pronged approach, ISB’s Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise brought together thought leaders and experts to share their insights on the challenges and opportunities in family business at the 9th Asian Invitational Conference on Family Business.

Themed – ‘Revitalising the entrepreneurial spirit of business families’ – the two-day conference organised at the Hyderabad campus of the Indian School of Business (ISB) examined topics such as stewardship, innovations, women and Gen Next leadership, emerging geopolitics, entrepreneurship ecosystem,  conflict resolution, AI, digital transformation, among others.  At the conference, over 30 family business leaders and thought leaders shared their rich and varied experiences and insights with nearly 250 delegates. The conference offered an excellent platform to learn, share, and build capabilities in family businesses.

The Thomas Schmidheiny Centre for Family Enterprise engages closely with leading family businesses in India and Asia through collaborations, conferences, roundtables, workshops, and forums. These engagements have helped the Centre contribute significantly to the growing body of research on various aspects of family business and emerge as the face of family business scholarship in India.