Events

Managing Family Wars

Byblos campus

The Institute of Family and Entrepreneurial Business (IFEB) in LAU’s School of Business is organizing a series of events on LAU’s Byblos campus as part of its “Managing Family Wars” program.

March 17: Conference on “Managing Family Wars”
This event is open to all.

Speakers:
Keynote speaker: H.E. Mr. Fadi Abboud, Minister of Tourism
Closing keynote: Mr. Antoine Wakim, CEO, SNA Insurance

Fee: Free of charge (supported by the Indevco Group).

For registration, please fill out this form and send it to IFEB at one of the below contacts.

March 18: Executive seminar on “Family Wars: Managing Conflict and Risk in the Family Business”
This event is restricted to family business owners, family business leaders, their senior top executives and their close advisers. This private meeting will serve as a special closed forum for family business leaders and family members to identify the underlying causes that lead to wars in business families and how to avoid conflict arising.

Speakers: Mr. Grant Gordon from the U.K. and Dr. Josiane Fahed-Sreih, IFEB director

Fee: $400. For IFEB members: $350.

Check out this document (PDF, 60.4KB) for a detailed program, information about the speakers, and other aspects of the seminar. For registration, please fill out this form and send it to IFEB at one of the below contacts. Early registrations and payments are encouraged as places are limited.

March 19–20: Executive seminar on “Building Family Business Intelligence”
This program is designed for business people, organizational leaders, professional service providers, educators and government officials who want to enhance their knowledge and ability to leverage human capital, technology and information in a rapidly changing world. Participants include:

  • Leaders and managers of family and closely held businesses.
  • Executives and managers of family offices.
  • Executives of global corporations.
  • Founders of entrepreneurial organizations.
  • Partners of professional service organizations.
  • Executives and management of government ministries.
  • Executives of foundations and nonprofit organizations.
  • Professors and educators.

Speaker: Dr. David Pistrui

Fee: $650. For IFEB members: $550.

Check out this document (PDF, 57.9KB) for a detailed program, information about the speakers, and other aspects of the seminar. For registration, please fill out this form and send it to IFEB at one of the below contacts. Early registrations and payments are encouraged as places are limited.


Contacts:
For more information regarding applications and registration, please contact:

Dr. Josiane Fahed-Sreih
Associate Professor of Management
Director, Institute of Family and Entrepreneurial Business
School of Business
Lebanese American University
Tel: 09-547254/63, Ext: 2348
Fax: 09-944851/09-547256
Email: jsreih@lau.edu.lb

or

475 Riverside Drive
Room 1846
New York
NY 10115-0065
USA
Tel: (212) 8702592
Fax: (212) 8702762

For more information visit http://www.lau.edu.lb/centers-institutes/ifeb/index.html