The Centre for Family Business has supported the Institute for Family Business Research Foundation in organizing a research event focused on Covid19 and social impact in the family business context, which took place online on 5 February 2021 hosting around 80 scholars and practitioners interested in family business research.

The keynote speech by Prof. Mat Hughes (Loughborough University), From Resilience to Resurgence: Insights for Family Business Leaders, highlighted the family firms’ abilities and resources nurturing their resilience. Heritage and legacy, stoicism, culture and emotional investments emerged as key themes that characterize family businesses’ features to cope with the current crisis so far.

A podcast of his presentation can be accessed here: Podcast on Soundcloud