Advanced Learning Events for Members and Guests
The Wisconsin Family Business Center's duty is to provide family businesses with an opportunity to address their unique and critical issues, helping the business and the family to succeed in current and future generations. We do this through a variety of events and services, focusing around the specific learning and networking needs of our member companies
Speaker Series
Leading family business experts share insights and information on trends and techniques that can be applied to your business. The curriculum is driven by the needs and desires of members. Past topics include legal, financial, and other planning issues around leadership succession and ownership transfer; family relationships, traditions, and values; power, control and compensation; and roles and responsibilities.
All 2020-2021 programs will be held online until further notice
All programs will be held in a convenient online format (and in-person when permitted) making it easy to access important content and build connections to help you, your family, and your business thrive.
Emerge Successful: 7 Strategies to Redesign, Rebuild and Relaunch your Business
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Program
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. Breakout Discussion
Next Generation Capabilities: Technology and Workforce Opportunities for Family Enterprises
Thursday, October 8, 2020
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Program
2021 HR Trends: New World of Work -- Are You Keeping Up?
Thursday, November 12, 2020
2 - 4 p.m. Program
Weathering the "Storms": the Vermeer Family Business Story
Thursday, December 10, 2020
8:30 – 11 a.m. Program
Facing Bias + Inclusive Hiring
January 28, 2021
8:30 – 10 a.m. Program
10 – 10:30 a.m. Breakout Discussion
The Power of Positive Conflict
Thursday, February 11, 2021
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Program
Polarity Thinking: An Essential Leadership Skill
Thursday, March 11, 2021
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Program
Designing, Implementing and Harnessing an Effective Board for Your Family Enterprise
Thursday, May 13, 2021
8:30 – 11:30 a.m. Program
Food For Thought
Family Business Center sponsors share their expertise and present important and timely business topics.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Presented by Reinhart Boerner van Deuren
Business Succession Planning During a Crisis
Thoughtful and thorough family business succession planning can take many months to complete. During a crisis like Covid-19, however, you need to act quickly to plan for a possible succession event, even if the next generation is not ready to lead the company. This Food For Thought presentation by Attorney Gregory Monday will provide you with a checklist of quick fixes and temporary arrangements that you can implement immediately to help ensure that if a key family business leader is incapacitated or dies, (a) the business will continue to operate under interim leadership and (b) ownership interests will be held by a fiduciary until proper ownership succession can be determined.
Topics will include: Powers of attorney, Voting and non-voting stock/units, Trust amendments, Sources of liquidity.
RegisterThursday, October 22, 2020
Presented by Resonant Capital Advisors
Year in (P)Review: The Markets, Economy and Your Wealth in and Beyond 2020
Join the Resonant Capital Advisors team for a look at economic, market and policy dynamics in 2020 along with a preview of timely year-end planning tools for wealth and business-owning families.
RegisterThursday, November 5, 2020
Presented by Aspiriant
G2 Perspectives on Family Business Succession
Join us for a panel discussion featuring multiple second generation family members. They will share their experiences and field your questions as a second generation member of a family owned business. Learn about their perspectives as they watched their family build and grow a successful family enterprise, evaluate the transition of the businesses, and the impact it has had on their lives (one business transferred ownership, another was sold and the wealth transferred).
RegisterThursday, December 3, 2020
Presented by SVA
Thursday, January 12, 2021
Presented by BDO
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Presented by Associated Bank
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Presented by Johnson Financial Group
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Presented by DeWitt Law Firm
Round Tables
Online-only via Zoom
Monthly Round Tables provide a forum for conversation and knowledge sharing among FBC members and sponsors. Topics or areas of focus will be announced at least one month in advance and are hosted on the third Thursday of every month.
All Round Tables will be held from 8:30 - 9:30 am unless otherwise indicated
October 15, 2020 - Cancelled.
Host: DeWitt Law Firm
Federal Tax Law Changes
Information sharing and open Q&A on what the upcoming election might mean for estate and gift tax exemptions and charitable contribution deductions. Bring your questions!
RegisterNovember 19, 2020
Host: SVA
December 17, 2020
Host: Associated Bank
January 21, 2021
Host: Johnson Financial Group
March 18, 2021
Host: Resonant Capital Advisors
April 15, 2021
Host: Aspiriant
May 20, 2021
Host: BDO
June 17, 2021
Host: Reinhart Boerner van Deuren
Socials
The Wisconsin Family Business Center is a vibrant community of family businesses and those individuals who serve them. Our members and sponsors are leaders in their communities and enjoy the advantages of belonging to our Center. The social activities, including our Fall Social and Spring Social, allow members to converse and enjoy each other’s company in a relaxed setting.
Wisconsin School of Business
UW Family Business Center
601 University Ave
Madison, WI 53715