FBC 2014 Presentation

About Finland Connect
Finland Connect is about creating,
promoting and attracting business and
foreign investments to Finland plus
assisting Finnish companies to
internationalize. Inbound and outbound.
Our partners can assist in Finland offering
all services your company may need, such
as:
• Legal
• Tax
• Corporate finance
• Market strategy and research
Finland Connect can assist you research the
possibilities of a market entry, implementing the
subsequent decisions, but also assist respecting
merger/post-merger and acquisition situations.
Finland Connect is currently (and increasingly)
involved projects covering Europe, Asia and the
Americas concerning
• Clean-tech energy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Go-to-market strategy
• Assisting developing countries emerge their
markets
• Organizing events to brand Finland
About Bocconi
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Università Bocconi, was founded in 1902 in Milan with endowment by Fernandino Bocconi in
honor of his lost son, and the first Italian university to grant a degree in economics.
For a century, Bocconi has played a leading role in Italy's social and economic
modernization. It has remained true to its founding values of being a major research
university, with democratic values and open to the world, as well as financially and politically
independent.
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Università Bocconi believes that excellence can only be based on a person's academic
profile as well as on his or her values and cultural and ethical background.
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For post-experience management education Bocconi started in 1971 SDA Bocconi School of
Management, engaged in MBA, Specialized Master Programs and Open
Enrollment/Customized Executive Education.
Why is Family Business relevant?
• Within living memory, family businesses are the backbone of
economy in most (developed and emerging) countries, drivers of
growth and social development and they outperform their competitors
both in revenue and employment growth.
• Why? Family businesses have an enduring presence in many
industries worldwide, they are resilient, have a longer-term view of
investment, and inspire more trust and commitment in their
employees on their journey of success.
Biography organization Paolo Morosetti
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Director of the Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department at SDA Bocconi
School of Management, Italy. Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management Department at
SDA Bocconi School of Management. He teaches courses in different executive and
masters programs and develops customized application-oriented initiatives for families in business.
His areas of expertise in applied research are corporate strategy, family strategy and governance, and
succession planning.
Paolo serves as non-executive director on the boards of multi-generational family businesses and chairs
the board of a eighth generation family business specialized in the textile industry. Since 2005 he has
served as an advisor about family business supporting succession planning.
Paolo regularly cooperates with the Italian chapter of the Family Business Network (Associazione Italiana
delle Aziende Familiari) supervising international relations, and he is member of the Family Firm Institute.
Biography organization Guido Corbetta
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Guido Corbetta, 54 years old, is currently Full Professor of Corporate Strategy at
Bocconi University in Milano and he holds the chair AIdAF-EY of Strategic management in
family business at the same University.
Guido is the founder and scientific director of the largest Italian observatory of family businesses (more
than 3.000 firms) financed by AIdAF (Italian Association of Family Businesses), Chamber of Commerce of
Milan and Unicredit.
Guido is member of the Editorial Board of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Family Business
Review.
In addition, Guido is board member of listed family companies Falck Renewables, Indesit, Tesmec, Fondo
Italiano di Investimento and of the holding companies of some other important Italian family controlled
companies.
He has been Dean of Bocconi Graduate School (2005-2010), founder and managing director
of the Center for research on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs at Bocconi University (2004-2009) and
President of the International Committee, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management (20062008).
He obtained a PhD in Management from Bocconi University.
Biography organization Niclas Ahlström
• Niclas Ahlström, 30 years, is a Finnish and British citizen.
• He holds an MSc degree within International Management &
Strategy from Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland.
• Niclas is a partner in Finland Connect, an independent business
hub, participating in business development, finance and trade projects
globally.
• Niclas is a fifth generation family member of the Ahlström industrial family
with over 160 years of business experience.
Biography organization Laurent Knoops
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Laurent Knoops, 37 years old and a Dutch citizen, co-founded Rokade Consultancy B.V. in
The Netherlands in 2003, offering tax, legal, accountancy and payroll services.
Laurent co-founded International Trust Services B.V. offering management and domiciliation
services after having obtained a license from the Dutch Central Bank in 2009.
Laurent is resident partner of Brada Rokade Oy in Helsinki (Finland) since 2012, combining
the strength of two Dutch firms Rokade Consultancy B.V. and Brada LLP, offering tax,
legal and corporate finance service with offices in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Amsterdam
(The Netherlands), New York (USA), Geneva (Switzerland) and Tel Aviv (Israel). Laurent focuses on
mergers & acquisitions plus corporate and tax structuring.
Laurent initiated the tax committee of the AmCham in Finland aiming to improve the Finnish business
environment by providing a networking forum and an advocacy platform for AmCham member companies.
Laurent co-founded Finland Connect Oy in Helsinki, an independent business hub, participating in
business development, finance and trade projects globally, aiming to put Finland on the global map.
Laurent is a business partner of Globalturk Capital
Laurent holds a master’s degree in law from the Erasmus University Rotterdam (Netherlands) specializing
in International Tax law.
Venue City Hall Helsinki - Juhlasali
• Thursday 18 September 2014
• 18:00 – 20:00
• Pohjoisesplanadi 11-13
Venue Marina Congress Centre
• Friday19 September 2014
• 08:30 – 18:00
Venue Restaurant Pörssi
• 19 September 19:00 – 23:00
Fabianinkatu 14 Helsinki
Existing partners
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The Family Business Conference is endorsed by the Dutch ambassador to
Finland Henk Swarttouw, Hannu Krogerus, Robin Ahlström, Lapo Elkann and
Remmert Laan
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SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan and Finland Connect welcome
you to a unique event aiming to offer you excellent networking opportunities,
an educative experience and practical tools to apply in any enterprise.
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Don’t miss the chance to debate with and learn from scholars, practitioners
and peers on these hot topics. Join us in Helsinki to plunge into the theme of
“Leverage heritage for growth”.
Theme: Leverage heritage for growth
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You will enjoy listening to well-known keynote speakers, captains of industry and renowned
experts of leading European business schools discussing all together both challenges and
reasons for longevity and success of long-lived family businesses.
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After networking with representatives of some of the largest European family owned
companies, our international speakers will discuss the following topics with you:
Governance: practices adopted by successful family businesses in light of corporate and fiscal
changes and constraints in Europe
Strategy:
discovering the essence of longevity and how to craft strategies sustaining growth
and value creation across generation
Family:
possibilities to raise capital outside the family, but without losing the family control
of the business, benchmarking with other European markets.
NextGen:
how can “Next Generation” members contribute to the innovation processes
essential to the endurance of family business and entrepreneurial families.
Program 18 September 2014
Start
End Helsinki City Hall
18:00
18:05
Juhlasali
Program
Welcome
Position
Speaker
Host
Laurent Knoops
Host
Niclas Ahlström
18:05
18:15
Juhlasali
Welcome
Partner
Deputy mayor of Helsinki
18:15
18:25
Juhlasali
Opening
Keynote
Matti Vanhanen
18:25
19:15
Juhlasali
Start buffet dinner
19:15
19:45
Juhlasali
Redefining ownership
Keynote
Anne Berner
19:45
20:00
Juhlasali
Corporate Social Responsibility
Key note
Eija Hietavuo
Juhlasali
END
20:00
Program 19 September 2014 part I
Start
End
Marina Congress Center
Program
Position
Speaker
08:30
09:15
Foyer / Press room
09:15
09:25
Europaea
Opening
Host
Laurent Knoops
Niclas Ahlström
09:25
09:50
Europaea
Long-lasting family business
Keynote academic
Guido Corbetta
09:50
10:10
Europaea
Governance
Keynote academic
Guido Corbetta
10:10
10:25
Europaea
Governance
Keynote practitioner
10:25
10:40
Europaea
Governance
Business case
Remmert Laan
Philip Aminoff
Massimiliano Guzzini
10:40
11:00
Europaea
Governance
Panel discussion/Q&A
Tino Singh
11:00
11:15
Foyer
11:15
11:35
Europaea
Strategy
Keynote academic
Paolo Morosetti
11:35
11:50
Europaea
Strategy
Keynote practitioner
11:50
12:10
Europaea
Strategy
Business case
Andreas Rosenlew
Stig Gustavson
Demet Sabanci
12:10
12:30
Europaea
Strategy
Panel discussion
Tino Singh
12:30
13:30
Foyer
Registration, Press accreditation,
breakfast
Coffee
Lunch
Program 19 September 2014 part II
Start End Marina Congress Center
Program
Position
Speaker
13:30
13:40
Europaea
“Wake up”
13:40
13:45
Europaea
New capital markets – introduction
Host
Guido Corbetta
13:45
14:05
Europaea
New capital markets
Keynote practitioner
Anna Clauser
14:05
14:25
Europaea
New capital markets
Keynote practitioner
Hannu Krogerus
14:25
14:45
Europaea
New capital markets
Business case
Andreas Widegren
14:45
15:00
Europaea
New capital markets
Panel discussion
Tino Singh
15:00
15:30
Foyer
15:30
15:55
Europaea
Next Generation
Keynote academic
Prof.Dr. Philipp Sieger
15:55
16:15
Europaea
Next Generation
Keynote practitioner
Thomas Ahlström
16:15
16:30
Europaea
Next Generation
Business case
Arash Aazami
16:30
16:45
Europaea
Next Generation
Panel discussion
Tino Singh
16:45
17:00
Europaea
Closing remarks
Host
Guido Corbetta
17:00
18:00
Foyer
18:00
23:00
Restaurant Pörssi
Coffee
Cocktails
Gala dinner with live music
For more information, please contact
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Finland Connect Organization + Program Committee
Laurent Knoops +358 40 832 0235
[email protected]
Niclas Ahlström +358 50 300 8325
[email protected]
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SDA Bocconi School of Management Program Committee
Guido Corbetta
[email protected]
Paolo Morosetti
[email protected]
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The Travel Experience Event management
[email protected]
Nina Knoops
+358 40 350 9499
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Roy Marketing and media liaison
Tino Singh
+358 50 494 8544
[email protected]
Benvenuto! Tervetuloa! Welcome! Bienvenue! Welkom! Välkommen! Willkommen!
THANK YOU

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