Transitions East 2014 is sponsored by Family Business Magazine, and is the only conference created for family companies, by family companies.
Who Should Attend
Attendance at this conference is strictly limited to owners, shareholders, family members and in-laws of 75 family businesses/enterprises
. The conference is designed to facilitate conversation on important family issues among generations. There is special programming for family business members aged 15-29, and for those who have married-in to the family business.
The Transitions conference is for family companies and family offices of all sizes. At our last conference, approximately one third of attendees represented companies with revenues of under $25 million, one third of attendees had revenues of between $26 million and $300 million; and one third had revenues of over $300 million. And approximately a third of attendees were in the third generation or less; a third were in generations 4 and 5; and third were part of companies more than 6 generations old. What all attendees share is a desire to see their family enterprise grow successfully through generational transitions.
68% of attendees at Transitions are coming to the conference for the first time; 98.5% of attendees at our last conference say they’ll attend again, and that they’d recommend the conference to other family members.
NOTE: All attendees will be vetted to ensure that they are family company leaders, members or shareholders.
This event is only for family-run companies or enterprises. Senior advisers to family companies may attend ONLY with the family company they represent.
For further information, contact conference director David Shaw at (301) 963-6162 or by
email
.
Advisers to family companies may inquire about sponsorship opportunities. Contact Scott Chase at (301) 879-1613, or email
scottchase@verizon.net
.
What Attendees Say About Transitions
“Incredible experience with more opportunities than possible to soak up. Such a unique conference!”
“Incredibly informative, efficient, and the most well-organized and intentionally designed conference I’ve attended.”
“Transitions was an eye-opening experience to help our family business create the appropriate ownership and succession structure for the business to thrive into the 6th generation.”
“It was wonderful being able to relate to all these families going through similar issues. I learned a great deal and will be able to bring this knowledge back to my fellow G3 cousins.”
“Great conference, especially in generating NextGen interest and development.”
“Very relevant information in settings that were non-threatening with easy and open discussions.”
“Thanks again for hosting a fabulous conference. My dad and I really got a lot out of it, from thinking about governance structures to new insights into executive compensation. For me, more than anything else it was nice to be in a room full of people who think about their businesses from a ‘long-term’ perspective. It’s awfully hard to build anything substantial when your perspective is limited to 5-7 years…I look forward to attending many future Transitions conferences!
“This is truly a conference ‘created for family companies by family companies’ and, once again, we enjoyed some great, honest presentations by some outstanding family business members, non-family executives and family business experts.”
“Great forum for discussion, sharing and learning that can be applied to both our family and our business.”
“I was overwhelmed by the value I received from this conference. You did a phenomenal job.”
“Very good networking and very good speakers. I was glad to have experienced this conference.”
“This was my first family business conference and I met a lot of good people and gained a lot of ideas I can bring back to my family’s business.”
“Transitions was very enlightening and gave a broader perspective of what others are facing and how they have overcome similar challenges to the ones we face.”