Representatives from sponsoring organizations are also present at seminars to offer their expertise when appropriate. Seminars vary in content and format. Some feature family business experts while others include panels of members and sponsors. These sessions are designed to provide members ample time to fully explore issues with the aid of national experts, while offering enough time to return to the office for the better part of the afternoon. Three Breakfast Programs These two-hour sessions focus on subjects of timely interest to members, and often feature regional experts or panels of Forum sponsors and members.
Full breakfast is included.
Each Forum seminar features brief updates by one or more professionals on current or developing business issues relevant to family businesses. These meetings allow members to join together in a small group to meet with each other and a facilitator to discuss issues which they identify as important to them. Participation in a Peer Group complements the Forum sessions by allowing members to further explore issues, many of which are generation-specific, in a smaller, more intimate setting. For example, there are groups for the Successor Generation and for Owners and Founders. Each member family is offered a complimentary consultation with each of the Forum sponsors.