Family Business Summit "Keys to Success: Using Core Values to Unlock Your Competitive Advantage" November 9, 2011

What’s the most important thing a family business owner can pass on to his or her successor?
According to industry experts, a healthy bottom line is an excellent leave behind. A solid leadership team also will help smooth the transition. But neither is as critical to long-term success as an oft-overlooked hidden asset every successful family business must have: enduring values. Thanks to our three expert keynote speakers, you can anticipate an interactive, informative morning that will show you how family businesses can identify and utilize their core values to create measurable, sustainable competitive advantages that non-family firms cannot duplicate. Craig E. Aronoff is an international icon in family business expertise. He is an inspiring, entertaining speaker steeped in the opportunities and challenges unique to family businesses. Professor Nat Irvin is a futurist and groundbreaking teacher-scholar. Irvin invites guests to imagine how they’ll live, work and prosper in the game-changing decade that lies ahead. He connects trends in technology, demographics, politics, education, media and economics to paint pictures of life as we don’t know it, but will soon live it. Eric Allyn’s tale of success in a fourth-generation family business offers a template for every family firm wrestling with issues of succession, looming competition, technological challenge and economic uncertainty. A world leader in advanced medical equipment, Welch-Allyn has cracked the code on how to integrate core values into every facet of the business, creating unmatched competitive advantages and long-term success.