LMU Family Business Conference: Lessons from 100-Year Old Family Businesses
About this Event
What does it take for a family business to endure for generations?
Join family business owners, next-generation leaders, entrepreneurs, advisors, and students for a two-day conference experience exploring what it really takes to sustain a business across decades and, in some cases, for more than a century.
Day One: features keynote presentations, fireside conversations, panel discussions, and networking centered on the realities of leading and growing a multi-generational family business.
Day Two: offers an interactive workshop designed for deeper learning and practical application, giving attendees the opportunity to explore family business challenges, leadership transitions, governance, and long-term planning in a more collaborative setting.
Together, the two days will explore how multi-generational companies navigate leadership transitions, family dynamics, governance, innovation, culture, and long-term stewardship while continuing to grow in a rapidly changing world.
Throughout the conference, attendees will gain practical perspectives on questions including:
- How do successful family businesses prepare the next generation?
- What traditions should be preserved and what needs to evolve?
- How do families balance legacy with innovation?
- What structures help businesses successfully navigate leadership transitions and economic change?
- How can family businesses remain entrepreneurial after 50, 75, or even 100 years?
Featured Speakers
Keynote Speakers:
- Randel Carlock: Internationally recognized family business expert, educator, and author
- Dennis Jaffe : Leading researcher and advisor on family enterprise and generational transition
Speakers from Leading 100-Year Family Businesses:
Hear directly from leaders representing some of the world's most enduring family enterprises:
- Vroman's Bookstore: One of California's oldest and most respected independent bookstores
- J.M. Huber Corporation: A sixth-generation family-owned global enterprise
- Farmers & Merchants Trust Company: A longstanding family-connected financial institution with deep California roots
- Gaviña Coffee Company: A multi-generational coffee roasting and hospitality business founded in Los Angeles
- Maui Soda & Ice Works, LTD : A multi-generational Hawaiʻi company with a legacy of entrepreneurship and community leadership
- Riboli Family Wines: A fourth-generation, family-owned winery rooted in Los Angeles since 1917
Additional Speakers:
- Ron Munman: Managing Director and Wealth Partner at J.P. Morgan Advisors, trusted guide for family business owners navigating wealth transfer and succession planning.
The conference brings together founders, successors, executives, advisors, and students from a wide range of industries for an honest, practical dialogue about continuity, leadership, resilience, and building businesses that last across generations.
Who Should Attend
- Family business owners and executives
- Next-generation family business leaders
- Entrepreneurs and founders
- Family office professionals and advisors
- Students interested in entrepreneurship and family enterprise
- Professionals who work with privately held businesses
Registration Includes
- Access to both conference days
- Day One keynote presentations, fireside conversations, and networking
- Day Two interactive workshop
- Breakfast and lunch
- Evening reception
- Opportunities to connect with family business leaders, founders, and advisors
Additional speakers and program details will be announced soon.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 25.00 to USD 495.00
