ARAB-GERMAN FAMILY
BUSINESS SUMMIT 2009

WORKSHOPS

Session A | Saturday, 31 October 2009 | 10:30-12:00 hrs

A01 | Succession: Letting Go and Taking Charge Essa A. Al Ghurair | Al Ghurair Investment LLC
Mohammed Essa Al Ghurair | Gulf Import & Export Co. LLC
Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D. | Yale University
A02 | Structuring a Global Family Business – Best Practices & Case Studies – Round Table Discussion Dr. Florian Amereller | Amereller Legal Consultants
Hassan I. Baalbaki | Baalbaki LLC
Ghassan Nuqul | Nuqul Group
Samih O. Sawiris | Orascom Development Holding (ODH)
A03 | What is the Role of the Board of Directors in a Family Business in the Light of 2008-9 Recession? Prof. Thomas Donaldson, Ph.D. | The Wharton School
Ulrich Grillo | Grillo Group
A04 | Lessons Learned from the Crisis – Tectonic Shifts and Strategic Challenges Jacques de Saussure | Pictet & Cie
Harold James, Ph.D. | Princeton University
A05 | Transparency and Non-Transparency in Family Businesses Mishal Hamed Kanoo | The Kanoo Group
Johannes Kärcher | Kärcher Group
A06 | Charting a World Class Financing Strategy for Family Enterprises? Sheikh Mohammed H. A. Abudawood | Abudawood Trading Company and Abudawood Industrial Company
Arno Fuchs | FCF FOX Corporate Finance GmbH
Constantin Salameh | National Holding
Klaus Fröhlich | Morgan Stanley
A07 | Investment Opportunities in Family Businesses in Light of the Financial Crisis Dr. Martin Reitz | Rothschild
Dr. Jochen Vetter | Hengeler Mueller
Dr. Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain | Hengeler Mueller
A08 | Sustainability and Long-Term Thinking as a Strategy opposed to Crisis Worsening Short-Term Thinking Martin Schoeller | Schoeller Group
A09 | Arab Family Businesses in Economic Policy-making: Formal and Informal Influence Steffen Hertog, Ph.D. | Sciences Po
John D. Sfakianakis, Ph.D. | BSF-Credit Agricole (Banque Saudi Fransi)

Session B | Saturday, 31 Ocotober 2009 | 14:00-15:30 hrs

B01 | How Do You Transfer from an Owner-Manager Led Family Business to an "Open Family Business"? Luay T. Abu-Ghazaleh | Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization and Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property
Khalid Rashid Al Zayani | Al Zayani Investments Group of Companies
Konstantin von Unger | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
B02 | Family Businesses: Winners or Losers in the Financial Crisis? Antoine Frem | Interstate Resources, Inc.
Saeb Nahas | Nahas Enterprises Group
Riad Bechara Obegi | Obegi Group
Jacques J. Sarraf – Malia Group
Nicos X. Sarris | Eureka Group
Dr. Josiane Fahed-Sreih | Lebanese American University Beirut
B03 | Beyond the Crisis Joseph H. Astrachan, Ph.D. | Kennesaw State University
Prof. Dr. Hermut Kormann | Zeppelin University
B04 | Islamic Finance and the Current Crisis: Principles and Applications to Family Businesses Frank E. Vogel | Harvard University
Aamir A. Rehman | Fajr Capital Limited
B05 | Non-Family Executives Sultan K. I. Alturki | AlNahla Group
Dr. Hanno M. Bästlein | CONSTANTIA Packaging AG
B06 | Business Models for German Investors in the Arab World Based on Expectations Sager Shaheen | Shaheen Group
Isabel Knauf | Knauf Group
B07 | How to Integrate Sustainability into the Management of Family-Owned Businesses? Helmy Abouleish | Sekem Holding
B08 | The Adaptability of Family Firms: Insights from Governance Issues in Saudi Arabia Dr. Don Babai | Harvard University
Dr. Khalid O. Al-Yahya | Dubai School of Government
B09 | Managing Family Wealth Beshara Doumani, Ph.D. | University of California, Berkeley
Prof. Dr. Rainer Lorz | Hennerkes, Kirchdörfer & Lorz

Session C | Saturday, 31 Ocotober 2009 | 17:00-18:30 hrs

C01 | Family Business Models – A Closer Look at Different Ways in Becoming a Competent Family Business Prof. Dr. Alberto Gimeno Sandig | ESADE Business School
Prof. Dr. Arist v. Schlippe | Witten/Herdecke University
C02 | Moving on: Thoughts on Future Economical Development Hisham Abdulla Al Shirawi | Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Ulrich Dietz | GFT Technologies AG
Dr. Jürgen Friedrich | Germany Trade and Invest
Dieter Schweer | Federation of German Industries
C03 | Crises Management in Family Firms – Challenges and Approaches Dr. Tom A. Rüsen | Witten/Herdecke University
C. Hendrik Classen, Ph.D. | Classen-Convertronics GmbH
C04 | Lessons Learned from the Crisis –Tectonic Shifts and Strategic Challenges Jacques de Saussure | Pictet & Cie
Harold James, Ph.D. | Princeton University
C05 | In a Spirit of Service? Searching for Ethical Standards in Family-Owned Companies Prof. Dr. Heinrich von Liechtenstein | IESE Business School
Andrea Prym-Bruck | William Prym GmbH & Co. KG
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim M. Zein | International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
C06 | German-Arab Cross Border Investments: A Comparative Case Study Arno Fuchs | FCF FOX Corporate Finance GmbH
Usama Barwani | MB Holding Co
Rüdiger C. Olschowy | Buchanan Industrial Technologies GmbH and MIT AG
C07 | Investment Opportunities in Family Businesses in Light of the Financial Crisis Dr. Hans-Jörg Ziegenhain | Hengeler Mueller
Dr. Jochen Vetter | Hengeler Mueller
Dr. Martin Reitz | Rothschild
C08 | How to Manage a Successful Market Entry in Arabic Countries: A Case Study Considering Legal, Strategic and Logistical Aspects Dr. Florian Amereller | Amereller Legal Consultants
Hak Al-Hakim | Republic of Iraq
Dr. Rainer Mehl | Khatwa Strategy Consultants Ltd.
Ralf Bischofs | Khatwa Strategy Consultants Ltd.
C09 | Succession: Letting Go and Taking Charge – Questions & Answers Kelin E. Gersick, Ph.D. | Yale University
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