On June 6-8, the Roger King Center for Asian Family Business and Family Office successfully conducted the signature program module “HKUST Global Family Leader Succession Program: Single Family Office – The Powerful Tool for Succession”.
The program has attracted family business and single family office owners, along with their family members and executives from various regions in APAC attended the program, representing a balanced representation across 3 generations.
World-class family office scholars and prominent family business and single family office speakers formed a distinguished faculty and speaker team. The program provided original research and case studies that addressed practical challenges faced by Asian family businesses and family offices. Topics covered included family values, new money vs. old money, impact investing, family philanthropy, professionals in family offices and art collection.
The program received overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. They described it as practical, useful, and filled with valuable insights. The discussions were seen as inspiring and applicable to both personal and professional life.
One participant, a 2nd generation of a single family office remarked, "This is an amazing learning journey with families together to get a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of the single family office. It explores how professionals and family members can work together to preserve family wealth, family harmony, and family legacy." The Center will continue to conduct such educational programs in the future.
