World Investment Forum – Family Business Conference
February 25, 2021 – February 25, 2021
Online Event
25 February 2021 – 14:00-16:00 CET (Geneva time)
To deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, an ambitious global effort is required over the next decade to accelerate sustainable solutions to the economic, environmental, social and governance challenges at the speed and scale required. All sectors of society, including business, are called upon to demonstrate leadership towards a transformative and sustainable future.
The WIF Family Business Conference features keynote addresses by eminent thought-leaders, followed by an interactive dialogue with family business representatives, practitioners, academia, and United Nations experts on how family business can be galvanized to align the sustainability agenda with corporate strategy. UNCTAD and FBN are formally launching their joint global Family Business for Sustainable Development (FBSD) Initiative and family business representatives will share their first experiences.
The detailed draft programme can be downloaded here.
Keynote addresses by:
Jeffery D. Sachs
Professor of Sustainable Development, Columbia University, N.Y.
(FBSD Advisory Council Co-chair)
Bio
Dame Polly Courtice
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CSCL)
(FBSD Advisory Council Co-chair)
Bio
Speakers:
Alfonso Libano Daurella
Vice Chairman, Cobega, S.A.
(FBSD Executive Board Co-chair)
Bio
James Zhan
Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
(FBSD Executive Board Co-chair)
Bio
Barbara Kux
Supervisory Board Member, Grosvenor Group & Henkel, Vice Chairman Firmenich
Bio
André Hoffmann
Vice Chairman of Roche Holding
Bio
Farhad Forbes
Co-Chairman of Forbes Marshall, India
Bio
Nicolas Fleury
Deputy Secretary-General, International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Bio
Günseli Ünlütürk
Co-founder, Sun Tekstil A.Ş., Turkey
Bio
Sumitra Aswani
Executive Director, Ishk Tolaram Foundation, Singapore
Bio
Moderator:
Alexis du Roy de Blicquy
CEO of the Family Business Network (FBN)
Bio