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Families continue to seek a better way of communicating performance results so that end users can gain a thorough understanding of the impact of strategic asset allocation, rebalancing, tactical shifts, and individual manager results and other performance measures. Critical to the success of such reporting is starting the performance discussion at the overall relationship level, and as such, Tania and Doug will share the seven essential elements or questions the investor needs to ask and have answered.

One of the most difficult things for family leaders to convey to younger owners is the relevance and complexity of family governance. Using our recently completed Family Learning Module, Charlie Grace will provide an overview on governance concepts, and he will show you how to highlight the most important concepts to make the decision-making process a priority for family member. In addition, we will have a family member who has faced this challenge explain what they have learned about the process, and how to avoid the pitfalls of family members who lose interest in the process.

For the past 25 years, FOX has been at the forefront of identifying trends and best practices driving growth and change within the private wealth industry. Sara Hamilton will identify key opportunities for enterprising families in a global economy, describe trends that are changing the landscape, and share insight into what the next generation of leaders will encounter. She will recognize four industry leaders who have contributed over 100 years of service to our industry, and they will share their views on the challenges family leaders will be facing in the next decade.

As a respected leader in the Bemberg Family, Mr. de Ganay will share some of his family’s history spanning 6 generations. He oversees the Quilvest Wealth Management business and was involved in selling the business the family owned together for over 120 years. The respected governance process that the family has developed over time has made it possible for the family to stay together through the purchase of another industrial business and through leadership changes. Joining Mr.

As a student, Adam Braun, was inspired by a film to travel to developing countries to see poverty firsthand. In India, he asked a boy he encountered what he wanted most. The reply stunned him: "a pencil." Braun gave the boy his pencil and never forgot how his face lit up. He returned home with a goal of starting an organization to raise money to build a school overseas. Since 2009, Pencils of Promise has partnered with communities and governments to build 206 schools in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. It also trains teachers and covers other school costs.

“What can I do to ensure the wealth has a positive impact on the next generation?” While there is not a silver bullet solution or a guarantee of success, this session will provide insights and examples to help parents, family office professionals and wealth advisors address this common question. Jill will provide concrete tools, guidelines and success factors for empowering and engaging your next generation family members including an actionable listing of the ten recommendations for preparing the next generation wealth owner.

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Julio Cazorla will share some of the leading practices implemented by the family, including the Critical Controls Checklist that his management team uses to manage key projects in the family office.We will review their Human Resources process for Performance Management and Performance Measurement and Julio will discuss how firm-wide metrics are developed for the managers of the office.

The Sackler family has been a multi-generational investor in hedge funds for over 20 years. They recently transitioned a portion of their portfolio from traditional limited partnership structures into liquid alternatives, also known as alternative mutual funds or ’40 Act vehicles. Are these vehicles the truest form of innovative disruption the hedge fund industry has seen in decades? In partnership with the family’s long-time liquid alternatives consultant, Brad Balter and his firm Balter Capital Management, they think this is precisely the case.