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Register to Attend the FFI Research and Education Symposium!

May 29, 2014 1097

Going to be in the Washington D.C. area this October? You’re invited to attend the FFI Research and Education Symposium!

Who: This Family Firm Institute Symposium will be chaired by Justin Craig of Northeastern University and will host twenty presenters including Mattias Nordqvist, Marjorie Kelly, and James Grady.

What: The Research and Education Symposium will finish off the FFI’s 2014 Global Conference. The Opening Plenary will discuss Babson College’s STEP Project, a global applied research initiative that explores the entrepreneurial process within business families and generates solutions that have immediate application for family leaders, academics and advisors. The day’s sessions will include discussions on nepotism, consumer trust, achieving authentic success, and much more.

When: Saturday, October 11, 2014. Opening plenary starts at 9 a.m. and the closing plenary will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Where: The Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Click here to view the entire agenda for the FFI Global Conference for 2014, including information on the Research and Education Symposium, and also to register for this event. Don’t forget to keep up with all the latest research from the Family Firm Institute’s journal, Family Business Review! Click here to view the June issue and here to sign up for e-alerts!

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