The Family Business Forum is designed to be a unique, friendly and safe environment, exclusively for the owners of large family firms and family offices from every continent.

The next Forum takes place in London on May 17-19, 2011 and will be facilitated by Dr. Ivan Lansberg, of Lansberg, Gersick & Associates, LLC.

Four reasons to attend the Forum:

1. Hearing the solutions to your own challenges direct from outstanding family business speakers such as those who spoke at the 10th Anniversary Forum in May 2010

Mr. Michael Hilti, Hilti Corporation, Mr. Adam Fleming, Fleming Family & Partners, Mr. Philip Mackeown & Ms. Nina Musgrave, Musgrave Group, and Ms. Nasreen Awal, Multimode Group.

2. Learning by discussing common issues with successful business families from every continent

For many sessions, you will be working in small, table-sized groups on live family business cases. Other powerful sessions will be in our Mastermind group format, giving each other trusted, peer-to-peer advice on whatever issues are on your mind.

3. Gaining practical knowledge from world-class family business experts

Outstanding facilitators help draw broader conclusions and learning points. In May 2010 these were:

- Prof. John L. Ward of Kellogg School of Management, on The Hidden Secrets of Success and Tricky Issues in Family and Business Governance.

- Mr. Peter Leach, author of Family Businesses; The Essentials, bringing a vast experience of helping family firms resolve practical issues.

- Ms. Gerry McNulty, a top communications specialist, helping you improve how you influence and convince others in your family to address challenges you see.

4. Growing your business by linking into a trusted, global network of family firms and family offices

The social dimension to the Forum is important too; there is plenty of time, during breaks, luncheons and dinners, to meet with the other participants, to renew contacts, build new friendships and establish business links.