Panel Session: Challenges of Governance for Family Businesses

Panelists:

Maya Prabhu, JP Morgan, Managing Director, Head of Wealth Advisory EMEA (Governance & Wealth creation)

Dr. Ziad Awad, Awad Capital, CEO (M&A, Corporate Finance)

Wassim Karkabi, Stanton Chase, Managing Partner, Global Head (Board & Executive Assessment)

David Hunt, Lynwood Consulting, Non Executive Director (Transformation & Strategy)

Moderated by: Dr. Christiane Schloderer, Growth Partners, CEO (Board effectiveness)

Agenda:

16:00 Registration and Networking

16:30 Welcome by Dr. Lama Al Sulaiman, Family Business Partner

16:45 Introduction to Family Business Partner by Dr. Christiane Schloderer

17:00 Key Note TBC

17:30 Panel: Challenges of Governance for Family Businesses and Q&A

19:00 Networking

Key Questions:

What are the most pressing challenges of governance in family businesses?

We will look at effective strategies to overcome challenges in relation to:

• Addressing Family Dynamics so that they don’t get in the way of developing effective governance
• Building effective governance strategies for successful M&A transactions
• Finding and implementing effective Director and Executive placement strategies
• Independent Directors as a tool to overcome challenges
• Ensuring Board Effectiveness

Family Business Partner promotes sustainable value creation through high impact strategic governance tailored to specific needs of family businesses in a transforming economy.