Annual Leadership Lectures
These events enable our clients to participate in thoughtful discussions on the interaction between business and society.
Distinguished guest The Rt. Hon. Lord Young of Old Windsor, GCB, GCVO in conversation with Iraj Ispahani, CEO, Ispahani Advisory
Family business reputation in an era of transparency
The conversation explored how business and wealth owning families should consider whether and how to adopt a more proactive approach to their external reputation as a way to achieve their business, investment and philanthropic objectives.
Guest speaker: James Chen, Chairman of Chen Yet-Sen Family Foundation and Chairman of Wahum Group Holdings, a third-generation family-owned manufacturing business.
Moonshot Philanthropy: Privatising failure and socialising success.
James discussed his moonshot mission to advance universal access to vision correction and the role that philanthropists should be playing today to make meaningful change in society.
Guest speaker: Garvin Brown, Venture Partner, Ascension and former Chairman of the Brown-Forman Corp.
Building long-term family engagement
Garvin discussed the following themes:
- How to engage a growing family, via the business
- Other ways to engage family members
- Family shareholder education
- Ongoing communications and annual gatherings.
Guest Speaker: Clare Shine, Director and CEO, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
Value, values and the need for a new social contract
Clare’s lecture was on ‘Value, values and the need for a new social contract’. It highlighted new ideas and systemic innovations to deliver purpose and strategic impact at scale. It built on CISL’s mission to develop leadership and solutions for a sustainable economy that works for people, nature and climate.
Guest Speaker: Professor Luis Franceschi, Senior Director Governance and Peace at The Commonwealth
Professor Franceschi shared his valuable perspective on partnerships, innovation, climate and youth education within The Commonwealth.
Guest Speaker: Christoph Loch, Director of Cambridge Judge Business School
Christoph Loch shared his perspective on leadership models compatible with family business cultures today.
Guest Speaker: Lord Ian Blair QPM
Lord Blair shared his perspective on how to stay safe in an increasingly challenging world – physically and virtually.
Guest Speaker: Philip Marcovici
Philip Marcovici shared his perspective on the key themes in his book on family wealth management ‘The Destructive Power of Wealth’.