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FOX and FDX Capital are pleased to profile current investment strategies of importance to our members, and will ask some investors to provide updates on their activities over the past year. We will also present new sources of deal flow for your consideration, as the dynamics of the private equity industry are changing rapidly. On the research side, a panel of technical experts from GE Capital will identify industries where demographics and disruptive technologies are changing opportunities for investors.

Please join FOX senior managers Jane Flanagan and Mariann Mihailidis to learn about the key findings from the 2014 FOX Benchmarking Study with highlights from the following best practice areas: Oversight and Governance, Complexity and Cost, Wealth Sustainability, Owner Engagement and Education, Client and Staff Satisfaction. FOX has conducted a peer-based survey to explore the total cost of wealth management and industry compensation and benefits data for most family office positions.

Effective governance empowers leaders of wealthy families and/or families in business to make the most of the unique strength of a family enterprise: the synergy between a strong, unified business owning family and a well-run family enterprise or family office.

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.