More than 85% of the spaces at the Transitions East 2012 conference have been filled. Interested families are advised to register soon.
The event is the fourth in a series of conferences presented by
Family Business
Magazine and Stetson University’s Family Enterprise Center. Transitions East 2012 will be held April 25-27 at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, Fla.
The conference — created by family companies for family companies — will focus on three key touchpoints:
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Family Employment Policies:
Landmarks and Landmines
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Ownership Strategies for Multi-Generational Family Enterprises:
Who Can and Should Own What?
•
The Family Enterprise and the Extended Family:
Fostering Cooperation and Resolving Conflict Among Siblings, Cousins and Married-Ins
The following family business stakeholders will speak at the conference.
• Eric Allyn, Board Member, Welch Allyn
• Julie Appling, Board Member, Eddy Family Council
• Karen Bichin, Manager, Community Relations, ABC Recycling
• Paul C. Darley, President & CEO, W.S. Darley & Co.
• Ben 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, Larua Kessler Van Til and Mark Kessler
• Terry Kohler, Owner, Windway Capital Corp.
• Charlotte Lamp, Ph.D., a third-generation shareholder of Port Blakely Companies
• Steve Landaal, President, Landaal Packaging Systems
• Jill Lundberg, Lundberg Family Council
• 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.
Early-bird registration discounts expire on March 16.
The event’s Platinum sponsor is PwC. The Gold sponsors are Bessemer Trust, Wells Fargo Family Wealth and Bernstein Global Wealth Management. The 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, CFAR, Drinker Biddle 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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