STEP Project Global Consortium - SPGC

Competitive Paper Sessions and Roundtable Developmental Sessions to kick off this last day!

Day 3: Conference Day at

Croissants, fruits and drinks welcomed everyone before starting an insightful and engaging day exchanging on the challenges and implications regarding family businesses.

This was followed by a perceptive keynote speech from Professor Thomas Zellweger on "Operating Under Uncertainty: What Family Firms Can Learn from the Cognitive Sciences". After an interactive break, Roundtable Developmental Sessions and Competitive Paper Sessions took place to discuss the effects of family businesses and how to navigate decision making, succession, sustainability and continuity among many other implications affected by family businesses. Later on, Practice Panel Discussions and Poster Sessions highlighted different topics such as reimagining family businesses, choosing the right successor, and preserving legacy.

Insightful morning filled with engaging discussions!

Nothing can go wrong when you combine good food, a great view, and the chance to make your very own eau de toilette!

Thank you to everyone who was present during this welcome reception, we look forward to seeing you at the conference tomorrow:)

Welcome reception at !

Idyllic setting to host this welcome reception and spark interesting conversations!

Kicking off day 2 of the with a visit to l'Usine Laboratoire Fragonard Parfumerie!

Passed down for four generations, Fragonard is a great embodiment of a successful family business who values the art of savoir faire.

Master Class by Don Neubaum where he shared his valuable Insights from the Coal Face of Family Business Review.

Mentorship sessions at the Doctoral Consortium where the PhD students are being guided by esteemed scholars.

Mariateresa Torchia Cinzia Colapinto Elias Hadjielias Andrea Calabrò Thomas Clauß

Welcome to the Doctoral & Early Consortium at the 2026 SPGC - FERC Global Family Business Summit!

Andrea Calabrò Cinzia Colapinto Elias Hadjielias Eric Clinton Dr. Nadine Kammerlander Jim Davis

Join us on May 29 for the Panel to 'Discover The STEP Project Global Consortium (SPGC).

Chaired by:

• Andrea Calabrò
• Arpita Vyas
• Ana Ana Cristina Gonzalez

Cinzia Colapinto Elisa Conti Stefania Masè

Join us on May 28 for the Panel, where the distinguished guest will share their valuable insights on Why Empowering the Right Successor Matters More than Treating Everyone the Same: The FOR TALENTS Lesson.

Distinguished Guest:
• Matthieu Leclerq

Moderator:
• William Gartner

Andrea Calabrò Cinzia Colapinto Elisa Conti Stefania Masè

We are delighted to feature esteemed scholars in the Fireside Chat, ‘Rooted in Research, Reaching for the Future: Evolution in the Family Business Landscape,’ as part of the Doctoral Colloquium on May 26, from 9:15 to 10:00 AM.

Featured Speakers:
• Nadine Kammerlander, WHU Germany
• Jim Davis, Utah State University, US

Moderator:
• Clay Dibrell, University of Mississippi

Andrea Calabrò Cinzia Colapinto Elias Hadjielias Elisa Conti Stefania Masè Ana Cristina Gonzalez