Please join members of the Harvard Club of Australia for our highlight speaker of the year. Professor John Davis, who is acknowledged as the world’s leading expert in family business and family business governance is in Brisbane for a week and he has graciously accepted our invitation to address the Queensland Chapter of the Harvard Club at a breakfast on Friday 19th May. Leaders of family businesses are encouraged to bring other members of their family or executive team.

Family Enterprise Success in Today’s Turbulent Era

This topic builds on the many themes John Davis has covered over the years, emphasising that to succeed in today’s turbulent landscape, enterprising families must adopt new practices, mindsets, and strategies that will help them survive and thrive for another generation.

John’s talk will be of interest to anyone who wishes to understand the dynamics of family and private businesses.

Our Speaker - Professor John Davis

John Davis was the founder of the Family Business studies area at Harvard Business School and several members have benefitted from his teaching over the years. He is currently Faculty Director, Family Enterprise Programs, MIT Sloan School of Management and Chairman and Founder, Cambridge Family Enterprise Group

Professor John Davis is a globally recognized pioneer and authority on issues related to family enterprise, family wealth, and the family office. Since the 1970s, he has been a leading researcher, author, advisor, and speaker on family enterprise, and is the creator of some of the field’s most impactful conceptual frameworks, including the world famous “three circle model” (shown Below).

Professor Davis teaches MBA and executive courses on family enterprise and family social impact at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he leads MIT’s family enterprise programs.

He formerly taught at Harvard Business School for 21 years, where he founded Harvard’s family business studies area. He is a trusted advisor to family enterprises from more than 70 countries on their multigenerational strategies, including many of the world’s leading families.

He is Chairman of the Cambridge Family Enterprise Group, a global advisory, education, and research organization for family enterprises that he founded in 1989. Professor Davis’ insights help to build shareholder value, develop leaders, strengthen families, professionalize businesses and family offices, and pass sustainable enterprises to the next generation.

This is also an opportunity to join fellow Harvard Club members and their guests and meet other Harvard alumni based in Queensland.