Sustainable Innovations in Family Businesses

Thursday, March 16, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Business families aspiring for transgenerational continuity and success understand the need to balance the economic, social and ecological impacts of their enterprises. They seek to understand how to find innovative solutions to address global challenges, while continuing to generate profit. The choices regarding sustainability may be confusing. Practical questions such as Why, How, When and Where to embed sustainable development principles into their businesses? will be addressed. Join experts from around the country as this hands-on program will focus on family businesses learning, analyzing, and discussing with experts and peers how to start and/or strengthen their sustainability journey.

Agenda

8:30-9:00 Registration and Breakfast

9:00-9:10 Welcoming remarks

9:10-10:15 Session 1: Family Business Sustainability Journey, Pramodita Sharma, Ph.D., Jim Davis, Ph.D. and Mark Green, Ph.D.

10:15-10:30 Coffee break

10:40-11:50 Session 2 (Panel): Ups and Downs in the Sustainability Journey: Experiences from West Michigan Business Families. Panelists to be confirmed, facilitated by John Kinch and Ana Gonzalez.

11:50-12:00 pm Concluding remarks: Round Table for Sustainable Family Enterprises

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Location Information

L. William Seidman Center
50 Front Ave SW - 1008 Forum
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504

FREE Parking is available at GVSU Fulton Lot: 312 Fulton St W, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Contact Information

Ana Gonzalez, [email protected]

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This event was added to the calendar by Ashley Jefferson (jeffeash@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 and was last updated on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 8:34 a.m.

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