Cyber threats are accelerating and family businesses are increasingly in the crosshairs. At the same time, many are investing in new technologies and AI without a clear, coordinated strategy.
In this webinar, Deloitte Private experts break down what’s really happening across family-owned businesses today and what leaders should do next. Drawing on insights from two new 2026 reports, this webinar connects cyber risk and technology transformation in a way that’s practical, relevant and immediately actionable.
Date and Time
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
2 PM ET | 11 AM PT
60 minutes
You’ll learn where the biggest gaps exist, how leading organizations are responding and what steps you can take now to protect your business while moving your technology strategy forward with purpose.
Key findings from the survey to be discussed include:
- Cyber risk is real and growing: 74% of family businesses experienced at least one cyberattack in the past two years; most incidents cause financial, operational, or reputational harm.
- Control gaps versus confidence: Only 43% feel confident in their cybersecurity strategy; advanced controls (incident response, vendor governance, maturity assessments) are often missing.
- Transformation momentum: 48% are actively rolling out or developing a technology strategy; 86% have adopted AI, but many transformations remain piecemeal.
- Value versus barriers: Technology investments show strong value across efficiency, productivity, decision-making, risk management and cost savings, while hurdles include market conditions, finance, privacy and vendor trust.
Join Deloitte Private’s Dr. Rebecca Gooch, Global Head of Insights; Dimitri Tsopanakos, Leader of the Generative AI & Data practice for Deloitte EMEA; Patrick Start, Director within Deloitte’s UK Cyber Practice; along with David Shaw, Publishing Director, of Family Business Magazine, for a meaningful discussion on how family businesses can balance rising cyber risk during an era of technological transformation.
Get ahead of rising cyber risk and make your technology investments count. Register now.
Speakers
Dr. Rebecca Gooch
Global Head of Insights, Deloitte Private
Dr. Rebecca Gooch is Global Head of Insights at Deloitte Private, where she leads one of the world’s largest research programs focused on family offices, family businesses and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Her work directly shapes how leading financial institutions, family offices and policymakers understand wealth trends, private capital and the evolution of global family enterprise.
With more than 20 years’ experience — including overseeing research at Campden Wealth and leading flagship reports such as Deloitte Private’s Family Business and Family Office Insights Series, UBS’s Global Family Office Report and RBC’s North America Family Office Report — Rebecca is a globally recognised authority. Her expertise spans private and public markets, governance, succession, next generation engagement, cybersecurity and technology transformation.
A frequent keynote speaker and recognised subject-matter expert, she is regularly quoted in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Economist and the Wall Street Journal. She holds a PhD, MSc and BA from Oxford University, the London School of Economics and UC Berkeley.
Dimitri Tsopanakos
Leader of the Generative AI & Data practice, Deloitte EMEA
Dimitri leads the Generative AI & Data practice for Deloitte EMEA, specialising in Strategy, Operations, Regulation and Information Technology. He is working with UK and global firms across business and commercial strategies, operating models, investments transformation and regulatory reporting. He also leads some of Deloitte’s largest global client relationships and advises a number of regulators and market fora.
Dimitri has a track record of consulting with executive boards and CxOs to establish vision and deploy strategies, evaluate and implement complex end-to-end system, data and process programmes in the UK, US, ME and Asia.
He is a PhD, GARP, MS, BA holder in exchange traded derivative methodologies and has over 30 years experience in the market, with a significant period of time spent with senior roles in the Front office and later Operations, Risk Management and Data functions of major financial institutions. He has also worked for two of the largest international software vendors in the Asset Management and Data Analytics space, prior to joining Deloitte ten years ago.
He is an acknowledged scholar, lecturer and industry speaker in international thought leadership fora, universities, conferences and roundtables, with focus on the latest trends in Financial Services.
Patrick Start
Director, Deloitte UK Cyber Practice
Patrick is a Director within Deloitte’s UK Cyber Practice and leads the UK Cyber Incident Response team. For the past 13+ years, Patrick has been one of Deloitte UK’s leading Cyber Incident Coordinators, supporting clients during large scale incidents, focusing on ransomware response and recovery, third-party, data breaches and cyber espionage incidents. During this time, Patrick has also supported numerous clients improve their overall cyber incident preparedness by delivering on a broad range of engagements including simulation and exercising, CIR training and awareness, and post-incident reviews.
David Shaw
Publishing Director, Family Business Magazine
David Shaw is the publishing director for MLR Media, and its principal brands: Directors & Boards, Family Business, Private Company Director and FO Pro: The Family Office Professional. He also co-founded and serves as conference director of the Transitions conferences, The Private Company Governance Summit, Family Business Legacy, ALIGN: Connecting the Family and the Family Office, Family Business NextGen and The Character of the Corporation.
David is also the research director for MLR Media’s major research projects, including the annual Private Company Board Compensation survey. He hosts most of MLR Media’s webinars, and is passionate about governance issues for public and private companies, and with family dynamics, engagement, succession and governance issues for multi-generational family-owned businesses. He is married, with two grown children.
Benefits
- No cost to attend.
- Opportunity for questions and feedback.
- Unbiased third-party family business education.
- All participants can receive a copy of the webinar materials after the event, upon request.
- All participants receive Family Business Magazine weekly newsletter, with news, tips and trends that impact your family business. You may, of course, opt out at any time.
- 60 minutes — maximum value for time.
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