Kinnect Toronto: Family Offices- Engaging the Next Generation
November 11 @ 4:15 pm - 6:30 pm EST
Open to TMU Students, TMU Alumni, Guests & all FEC Members — Join us in person at Toronto Metropolitan University or online via Zoom!
Family offices are becoming an important part of the next chapter for many Canadian business families. This event will convene students, TMU alumni, business family members, family office leaders, advisors, and family enterprise professionals for an afternoon of insight, dialogue, and connection.
Dr. Francesco Barbera, Academic Director of the Family Business Institute, will share emerging findings from his forthcoming study in Family Business Review, drawing on practitioner perspectives to highlight the questions and challenges currently shaping the family office field. The research presentation will be followed by a panel moderated by Canadian Family Offices, bringing practitioner perspectives to the opportunities and challenges facing family offices and enterprising families today.
Supported by Family Enterprise Canada in partnership with TMU's Ted Rogers School of Management and Canadian Family Offices, this educational and networking event will create an energizing space for academic insight, practitioner experience, and cross-generational connection.
Agenda
4:15- Registration
4:30- Introduction & Dr. Barbera's Presentation
4:50- Panel Discussion led by Canadian Family Offices
5:30- Refreshments & Networking
Please note: This is a relationship-building event focused on peer connections and learning. No solicitation or selling of services is permitted.
CE Credits: FEAs who attend this event will qualify for 1 CE credits.
Event Details
When
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
4:15 PM - 6:30 PM EST
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Cost
In Person: $25 + tax
Virtual Event: Included with your Family Enterprise Canada membership
Contact
If you need assistance, please contact us.
Where
Toronto Metropolitan University (map it)
TSR Common Room (7th Floor)
55 Dundas Street West
Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3
Virtual Event: Join online via Zoom
Zoom Link will be emailed to registrants upon registration
Who Can Attend
This event is open to FEC Members, TMU Students and TMU Alumni and guests. Please select in-person attendee type to attend in Toronto, or virtual attendee type to receive the zoom meeting link.
Attending Online?
Join us for the main events on our livestream! Livestream begins at 4:30pm.
VIRTUAL AGENDA
4:25 PM: Livestream Starts
4:30 PM: Introduction & Dr. Barbera's Presentation
4:50 PM: Panel Discussion led by Canadian Family Offices
Don't forget to select "virtual attendee" when you register!
Please register for access to the livestream online!
Members are requested to log in to their account when registering for this event.
Kinnect event tickets are non-refundable.
Presenter
Dr. Francesco Barbera,
Academic Director of the Family Business Institute at Ted Rogers School
Dr. Francesco Barbera is the Founding Academic Director of the Family Business Institute and an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is an award-winning educator and internationally published scholar whose work focuses on family enterprise, entrepreneurship, succession, governance, and next-generation development. For more than a decade, Francesco’s work has spanned Canada, Australia, and the United States, where he has helped build family business education programs for students, practitioners, and enterprising families. He also serves on the Editorial Board of Family Business Review and provides professional training for family business advisors through leading international organizations.
Moderator
Joe Chidley,
Writer and Editor, Managing Editor of Canadian Family Offices
As Managing Editor of Canadian Family Offices, Joe Chidley oversees editorial content for the only media outlet in the country dedicated entirely to family offices and the ecosystem that surrounds them. Joe’s extensive career in journalism and communications includes stints as columnist at the Financial Post and editor-in-chief of Postmedia Content Works; as senior writer and associate publisher of Maclean’s magazine; as senior vice-president at a leading Canadian public relations firm, and nearly a decade as editor of Canadian Business magazine. Joe holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English literature from Western University.
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Details
- Date:
- November 11
- Time:
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4:15 pm - 6:30 pm EST
- Event Categories:
- All members, Family, FEA, NextGen, P.A.G, Progressive Experience
- Event Tags:
- Family, family enterprise advisors, in person, networking, Toronto, women
- Website:
- https://access.familyenterprise.ca/events/register.aspx?id=2087566