Speakers set for Transitions East 2012 conference




More than 25 family business members have been confirmed as speakers at “Transitions East 2012: Sustaining and Building the Multi-Generational Family Company,” the fourth in a series of conferences presented by

Family Business

Magazine and Stetson University’s Family Enterprise Center. The event is already at 80% of capacity, and early registration is highly recommended.

The conference will be held April 25-27 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Attendance is limited to ensure an atmosphere of collaboration. More than a third of the registration slots for Transitions East 2012 have already been taken.

The conference — created by family companies for family companies — will focus on three key touchpoints:

•

Family Employment Policies:

Landmarks and Landmines

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•

Ownership Strategies for Multi-Generational Family Enterprises:

Who Can and Should Own What?

• T

he Family Enterprise and the Extended Family:

Fostering Cooperation and Resolving Conflict Among Siblings, Cousins and Married-Ins

Family speakers include:


  • Eric Allyn,

    Board Member, Welch Allyn

  • Julie Appling,

    Board Member, Eddy Family Council, Port Blakely Companies

  • Karen Bichin,

    Manager, Human Resources, ABC Recycling

  • Paul C. Darley,

    President & CEO, W.S. Darley & Co.

  • Ben Grossman

    and

    David Grossman,

    Co-Presidents, Grossman Marketing Group

  • Felix Grucci Jr.,

    Past President, Fireworks By Grucci

  • Chris Herschend,

    Board Member, Herschend Family Entertainment

  • Richard C. Kessler,

    chairman and CEO, The Kessler Collection (owner of the Grand Bohemian Hotel) and his children,

    Laura Kessler Van Til

    and

    Mark Kessler

  • Terry Kohler,

    Owner, Windway Capital Corp.

  • Charlotte Lamp, Ph.D.,

    third-generation shareholder, Port Blakely Companies

  • Steve Landaal,

    President, Landaal Packaging Systems

  • Jill Lundberg,

    Lundberg Family Council, Lundberg Family Farms

  • Joan McVaugh,

    Finance Manager/Family Council Chairperson, Laboratory Testing Inc.

  • Jack Mitchell,

    Chairman and CEO, Mitchells Family of Stores

  • Jamie Richardson,

    Vice President, Corporate Relations, White Castle

  • Preston Root,

    President, Root Family Board of Directors

  • Tim Schultz,

    Vice President of Administration, Lundberg Family Farms

  • Sylvia Shepard,

    chair of Menasha Corporation’s family council

  • Harold L. Yoh III,

    chairman and CEO, Day & Zimmermann Inc.

The event’s Platinum sponsor is PwC. The Gold sponsors are Bessemer Trust, Wells Fargo Family Wealth and Bernstein Global Wealth Management. Silver sponsors are Withers Bergman LLP and Prowell Financial Management. Bronze sponsors are Pitcairn, the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, DrinkerBiddle, CFAR and Evercore Wealth Management.

To view the complete conference agenda and speaker bios and to register, visit

www.familybusinessmagazine.com/transitions

To register by phone/email, or if you have questions, contact Justine Wood, Transitions Program Manager, at

justineawood@me.com

or (703) 850-5497.

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