SPEAKERs
Nan-b de Gaspé Beaubien, co-founder of the Business Family Foundation (BFF), co-founder of the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Foundation, and former owner of Telemedia (Canada)
Fostering the family's entrepreneurial spirit over 400 years: How to truly empower the next generation
Nan-Bowles (Nan-b) de Gaspé Beaubien was a key partner in the successful growth of Telemedia, a company founded by her husband Philippe in 1968. Telemedia grew to become a leader in the media communications industry in Canada and was named as one of the best one hundred Canadian employers for three consecutive years. Then, in 2002, the family decided to sell the business. Why would Nan-b and Philippe sell the business that they created together? The answer is that they did not. The decision was made by their three children. By empowering the next generation to make this decision and to invest the proceeds into new, entrepreneurial ventures of their own, Nan-b and Philippe were following a deeply engrained family value. By fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in each generation, the family has been able to thrive as a successful entrepreneurial family over 400 years.
More About Nan-B
Nan-Bowles (Nan-b) de Gaspé Beaubien is an accomplished businesswoman and pioneer in the advancement of family enterprise. As co-founder of the Business Families Foundation (BFF) and co-founder and co-chair of the de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation, Nan-b and her husband devote their time and energy to the advancement of family enterprise. For Nan-b, the family is the central and defining organization for sustainable success. Devoted to her career, her three children, her six grandchildren and to the success of the family business, Nan-b developed and refined a philosophy that extols the family unit—not only for its intrinsic importance, but as the organization central to creating a sustainable enterprise and bettering one's community. Nan-b feels strongly about climate change and that every family should be involved in at least one project to combat climate change (the focus of her family is water preservation and Aquahacking). An internationally renowned expert on the topic of family enterprise, Nan-b is a regular speaker at global conferences and top universities worldwide, and has been a speaker at diverse organizations such as the Davos Economic Forum, Young President's Organization, the Chief Executives Organization, Kellogg School at Northwestern University, Sauder at University of British Columbia, and Harvard Business School.
Peter Leach, Trusted advisor to business families and family businesses: facilitator, educator, advisor and coach
With over 30 years of experience as a business advisor, teacher and facilitator working with family business owners internationally, Peter is seen as the ‘founding father’ of family business thinking in the UK. Peter has worked with over a hundred business families around the world. Clients appreciate his determination to help them resolve their issues, his depth and breadth of experience within the field, his ability to balance commercial issues with family dynamics and his track record in assisting family businesses transition successfully from one generation to the next. He currently acts as Special Advisor to BDT & Company International LLP.
Peter is Adjunct Professor in Family Business at Imperial College Business School, London, teaching the family business electives on the MBA & MSc programs. He also lectures around the world to family businesses and their advisers and at international conferences. Peter is a frequent writer on family business topics. He is author of Family Businesses: The Essentials (Profile Books) and co-author of Indian Family Business Mantras (Rupa Publishing). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Event Details
Thursday, April 29, 2021
11:00 am (New York)
4:00 pm (London)
5:00 pm (Zurich)