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May 2024

Symposium 2024

May 27 - May 29

Symposium is our signature conference for the family business community, taking place in Calgary where you can expect inspiring family stories, dynamic keynote speakers, skill-building workshops and engaging panel discussions that are all uniquely tailored to the family business experience.

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May 2022

Symposium 2022 (SOLD OUT!)

May 30, 2022 - June 1, 2022

Symposium 2022 is our signature conference for the family business community taking place in beautiful downtown Vancouver, where you can expect dynamic keynote speakers, interactive skill-building workshops, family stories and engaging panel discussions that are all uniquely tailored to the family business experience.

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September 2020

Webinar – Managing Conflict in Family Business with Blair Trippe

September 17, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Among the most important challenges that family business stakeholders will face is managing the unique conflict that impacts family enterprise. Join FEC in a virtual conversation with Blair Trippe, Managing Partner of Continuity Family Business Consulting and Wendy Sage-Hayward, MA, FEA, in which we will discuss how to approach both active conflict—when families fight—and passive conflict—when families get stuck, unable to make important decisions in a timely manner. Participants will leave understanding why conflicts in families that own and manage…

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Next Gen – Knowledge Sharing & Social on Maintaining Harmony Within Family Business

September 22, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT

Enjoy Social Distancing with Distant Socializing! Topic: We will be discussing active and inactive family engagement within the business and how to keep equity and harmony within the family. Join us online for a casual chat with other Next Gen family business members about what’s happening with your family and family enterprise during this unprecedented time. Your FEC Community is here to support, encourage and engage. We’ll take this time together to discuss what’s most important to you, share your…

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FEYA 2020 – British Columbia Celebration

September 24, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PDT

For the first time, we are hosting the Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) celebrations virtually! We invite you to join us as we honour and celebrate the family enterprise community. This year, tune in online to hear from, be inspired by and learn first-hand from a resilient family business about their unique journeys and why Family Enterprise is more important than ever today, both within your community and beyond. Established in 1986, the Family Enterprise of the Year…

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FEYA 2020 – Central Ontario Celebration

September 30, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT

This year we are excited to host the Central Ontario Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) celebrations virtually! We invite you to join us as we honour and celebrate the family enterprise community and our two finalist -Burnbrae Farms and Newcom Media Inc. Learn more about them below. Established in 1986, this award is given annually by FEC to recognize, celebrate, and promote the achievements of Canadian family businesses and the considerable contribution they make to both their local…

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October 2020

FEYA 2020 – Manitoba Celebration

October 8, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm CDT

For the first time, we are hosting the Family Enterprise of the Year Award (FEYA) celebrations virtually! We invite you to join us as we honour and celebrate the family enterprise community. This year, tune in online to hear from, be inspired by and learn first-hand from resilient family businesses about their unique journeys and why Family Enterprise is more important than ever today, both within your community and beyond. Established in 1986, the Family Enterprise of the Year Award…

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Webinar – Leading Family Enterprise Through COVID and Beyond

October 22, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

This time of challenge and change is also a powerful learning opportunity for family enterprises and their leaders. Join FEX, WATSON and our family enterprise panelists as we learn from the experiences of family enterprise leaders, the findings from the Family Business Pulse Survey, and emerging insight into what has helped leaders and businesses survive and thrive. We’re looking forward to a conversation with our panelists and with you - positioning family enterprise to strengthen as we move forward. We’ll…

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November 2020

Webinar – Beyond the Plan: Bringing Trusts to Life

November 12, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

More family businesses and wealth are held in trust than ever before. Yet, despite the best efforts of advisors, trusts often fail to reach their full potential after the ink dries. It doesn’t have to be this way. In this conversation and open Q&A, Ruth Steverlynck, FEA, will interview trust expert Patricia Angus, author of The Trustee Primer and The Beneficiary Primer (forthcoming) about how advisors and families can make the most of their trusts. It goes beyond technicalities into…

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Next Gen – Knowledge Sharing and Social on Preparing for Success for 2021

November 19, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST

Enjoy Social Distancing with Distant Socializing! Topic: Preparing for Success during turbulent times - A fire side chat and strategies to move forward in 2021 with special guest Gary Berman, President & Founder of BERMANFALK Hospitality Group.  Gary will be sharing stories of his journey through other economic crisis’. Gary will also provide tips, strategies and concepts to think about for strategic planning to come back stronger in 2021 during these unprecedented time of a global pandemic. Join us online…

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Families Summit of Minds 2020

November 20, 2020 - November 21, 2020

Join us virtually, November 20-21, 2020. Expect the same thought-provoking content and interactive discussions, yet via online videoconferencing. Download the Program at a Glance. Learn more

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January 2021

NextGen – Knowledge Sharing and Social on The 3 Hats of a Family Business

January 7, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST

Join us online for a casual chat with other family business members about what’s happening with your family and family enterprise during this unprecedented time. Our special guest Richard Sifton will take the Family Enterprise “Three Circle” model and give you his real life story on how to be all three hats and still keep family harmony and business integrity, when to layer the hats and when, and how to remove ones at different times for the family and business’…

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