“The Entrepreneurship of Family Business”

May 15 and 16, 2024      Penn State Behrend Burke Center

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May 15th

6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Pre-Event Reception
Drinks, Hors d’oeuvres, Networking!
Sponsor: RBC Wealth Management

 

Susan Hirt Hagen CORE Building

May 16th

8:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Registration

Continental Breakfast
Sponsor: Knox Law

 

Burke Clarke Café

Burke 180

 

9:15 a.m.
Welcome, Opening Remarks

 

Burke 180

 

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Keynote #1
Robert S. Castellini
“Trading Places”

 

Burke 180

 

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Break

 

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout #1
“ESOPs as a Viable Option for the Family Business”
Leslie Lauer, Managing Director, RBC Wealth Management
Patrick Laskey, President, ONEX
Sponsor: RBC Wealth Management

 

Burke 001

 

Breakout #2
“Six Secrets to Surviving Succession”
Abbey Donnelly, Author of “An Insiders Guide to Succession and Exit”

Burke 002

 

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Break / Lunch Served
Sponsor: Marquette Savings Bank

 

Location TBD

 

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Keynote #2 
“Megatrends Update:  The New S Curve Economy”
James C. Bly, Jr., Managing Director, US EY Private Family Enterprise Business Services
Sponsor: HBK/HBKS

 

Burke 180

 

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.

Breakout #3
“Board Creation, Development, and Governance”
Mark Fischer, CEO Robin Industries
President, Private Directors Association, Cleveland Chapter
Sponsor:  Edwards Jones, Zac Wild

Burke 001

 

Breakout #4
Minority and Women-Lead Family Businesses panel
“Opportunities and Challenges”
Sponsor: ECCA

Burke 002

 

2:45 – 3:00 p.m.

Break / Snack
Sponsor: FocusCFO

 

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Keynote #3
“A Vibrant Vision: The Entrepreneurship of Multigenerational Family Business”
Richard Seaman, Chairman, Seaman Corporation

 

Burke 180

 

4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks

 

Burke 180

 

4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception
Drinks, Hors d’oeuvres, Networking!

 

Location TBD