Avoiding the Pitfalls of Succession Planning
Sep 03 - 07. 2018
Besides growing and sustaining a business, the biggest challenge entrepreneurs face is succession planning. Making a decision on succession is as daunting as it is necessary. The complexity is compounded when the business is family owned and the successors are likely to be the next generation.
How to Keep the Next Gen Engaged in the Family Business
Aug 27 - 31. 2018
In his book “Family Wealth: Keeping It in the Family,” prolific author and family advisor James Hughes Jr. maintains that family businesses are too preoccupied with taxation and governance when their primary focus should be developing human capital. In other words, he believes families must prepare and mentor the next generation to create leaders that can help the business survive.
Succession Case Study: Dalian Wanda Group
Wang Jianlin,Founder – Dalian Wanda Group The struggles of China’s richest entrepreneur offer a case study in succession planning for wealthy families and family-run businesses across the world. Billionaire Wang Jianlin, the founder of China’s largest real estate development company, signaled in 2016 that he was ready to give up the helm of Dalian Wanda Group and let new leaders take his enormous conglomerate forward. However, Jianlin indicated that management would probably be a group of professionals rather than his 31-year-old son Wang S...
Read MoreIKEA: Lessons in Preserving a Legacy
July 02 - 06. 2018
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad was one of the richest men in the world when he passed away in early 2018. Over the course of his nearly 74-year career, Kamprad managed to redefine the global retail sector and create one of the world’s most recognizable brands. A long-term thinker with a unique strategy, Kamprad left behind an estate structured to preserve the business he spent a lifetime creating.
MarketCurrents welcomed Bharat Bhise of Bravia Capital in New York as well as Nitai Utkarsh of HeroMoto Corp’s family office based out of Delhi. Sumehr Sondhi moderated this panel on The Indian Investment Landscape.
Read More5 Family-Owned Conglomerates Across Asia
June 25 - 29. 2018
Family-owned businesses are a key pillar of Asian economies. Asian conglomerates tend to be passed down through multiple generations as they grow and expand. Here are five of the most successful family-run conglomerates in the region
Family Enterprise Profile: Zóbel de Ayala Family – Ayala Corp
June 18 - 22. 2018
Owned by the Zóbel de Ayala family, the Ayala Corporation is the oldest and largest conglomerate in the Philippines. Over nearly two centuries, the holding company has been diversified and expanded into sectors ranging from retail to healthcare. What began as a small distillery started by Domingo Róxas and Antonio de Ayala during the Spanish Colonial era is now the linchpin of the country’s economy.
Africapitalism: The Vision of Tony Elumelu, Heirs Holdings Founder
May 28 - June 01. 2018
Nigerian entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist Tony Elumelu coined the phrase Africapitalism. “First, we can’t talk about the digital economy in Africa without fixing critical infrastructure like the digital connectivity issue. It is a major issue and we can’t fix it if we don’t have reliable access to electricity,” he said at the Digital Economy for Africa forum at the World Bank Group’s annual Spring meetings held in Washington D.C. last April.
