2021 Events
Family Businesses in Historical Perspective: An Interdisciplinary Conversation
Webinar on the importance of including a historical element in the understanding of the family enterprise and how research is shifting to include this new dimension.
Webinaire | Leadership féminin – Impact sur la performance des entreprises familiales dans le monde arabe
Webinaire sure une récente étude concernant l’impact d’un leadership féminin sur la performance des entreprises dans le monde arabe.
Family Business Histories | Intergenerational Entrepreneurship in Algeria: NCA-Rouiba
Webinar on the launch of the Family Business Histories third case study and insights into the legacy of NCA-Rouiba.
Webinar | Family Business Governance in the 21st Century
Webinar about changing requirements facing family enterprises and how this impacts their governance systems.
Webinar | The Power of Entrepreneurial Families
Webinar about transgenerational entrepreneurship and the future of the family business model.
Webinar | Family Business 2021 and Beyond
Webinar with a Chairman's perspective on what family businesses need to be ready for in the years to come.
Webinar | Business Models for the Future
Webinar about how new business models and continuous innovation are challenging traditional ways of doing business.
Webinar | Leading the Family Business into the 21st Century Economy
Webinar about how family business leaders are weathering the current global crisis while leading the enterprise into the 21st century.
Webinar | Family Business Histories – Responding to Crisis
Webinar about the history of German family firms responding to crisis and what today’s leaders can learn from yesterday’s entrepreneurs.
Webinar | Enterprise in Transformation
Webinar about family business leadership in times of extreme transformation and successful strategies for the future.
Webinar | Sharing the Wisdom of 100-Year Global Families
Webinar about how 100-year family businesses around the world navigate developmental and business crises across generations.
Webinar | Integrating Impact into Business Strategy
Webinar about the changing landscape of philanthropy, new approaches, and strategies that will lead to higher impact, efficiency and efficacy.
Webinar | Family Business Histories – Case Study Launch – Almajdouie
Webinar on the launch of the Family Business Histories second case study and insights into a 60 year legacy of the Almajdouie Group.
Webinar | Collaborative Giving
Webinar about the changing landscape of philanthropy, new approaches, and strategies that will lead to higher impact, efficiency and efficacy.
Webinar | Building Your Impact Investing Toolkit
This webinar discussed how to add impact investments to investment portfolios, and how to align those investments with the core business.
2020 Events
Webinar | China Insights
This webinar gave a unique and personal insight into the key economic drivers, complexities and opportunities of the Chinese market.
Webinar | The Next Generation of Giving
Webinar about the changing landscape of philanthropy, new approaches, and strategies that will lead to higher impact, efficiency and efficacy.
Webinar | The Business Case for Sustainability
Webinar about how embedded sustainability efforts clearly result in a positive impact on family business performance.
Virtual Meeting | Economic Outlook – Recession, Reaction and Recovery
Tharawat Virtual Meeting on the macroeconomic outlook, the impact of the 2020 pandemic on the business landscape and projections for the region.
Webinar | Transformational Strategies
Webinar about the transformational strategies of family firms, their outlook for the future and the lessons we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Webinar | Dynamic Governance in Times of Crisis
Tharawat Webinar on how the pandemic has affected family businesses and the impact on the future of family business governance.
Virtual Meeting | Family Business in a Post-Pandemic World
Tharawat Virtual Meeting on practical leadership and management insights for family business leaders in the aftermath of this global crisis.
Webinar | Family Business Histories – Case Study Launch
Webinar on the launch of the Family Business Histories first case study and insights into a 100 year legacy of the Jashanmal Group.
Webinar | Digitalisation and the Future of Manufacturing
Tharawat Webinar on how global value chains are going through an important transformation: the 4th industrial revolution has brought disruptive technologies that have added new opportunities and opened new markets.
Webinar | The Evolution of Social Responsibility
Tharawat Webinar on how the family value system drives businesses to look beyond their commercial success and explore the impact on legacy and longevity of the company.
Webinar | New Business In A New World?
Tharawat Webinar on what the future holds for family firms, how the "new normal" impacts our business models and what leadership looks like in this 21st century.
Webinar | Leading During Troubled Times
Interactive Tharawat Coaching Session on how to reflect and reframe your leadership in these challenging times by enhancing your soft skills.
Webinar | Opportunities in Crisis? How Investors Navigate the Global Pandemic
Interactive Tharawat Webinar on how private investors and family offices can navigate the global pandemic while mitigating risk and assessing opportunity.
Webinar | Leveraging the Board in Times of Crisis
Interactive Tharawat Webinar for family businesses on how to best leverage a Board of Directors in times of crisis for business and family wellbeing.
Webinar | Coronavirus, Oil Price and the MENA Economy
Interactive Tharawat Webinar for family businesses on the impact of the pandemic on the economy and the looming oil crisis.
Tharawat Investors Circle
The Investors Circle, exclusively for Tharawat Members, is a platform to discuss different key factors for sustainable investment. Focus - 2020 Investment Outlook.
Women in Family Business – Leadership In Practice
A Women in Family Business session to unlock leadership skills, learn from experts and exchange thoughts with your family business peers.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic | The Future of Connectivity
2019 Events
Women in Family Business – Managing Your Impact
An interactive "Women in Family Business" session outlining sustainability in family firms and how owners can assess risks and opportunities from megatrends.
Family Business Visit – Ajmal Perfumes
The Tharawat Visits are created for family business members to meet their peers and learn from industry leaders and experts. This visit lead us to the Ajmal Perfumes Factory.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic | The Global Food System
The Levant Family Business Podcast
The Levant Family Business Podcast hosted its first “Podcast Listening Party”. The Podcast was created to explore topics of interest to family owned businesses and entrepreneurs in the Levant.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic | The Future of Venture Capital in the MENA
Successful Family Business Boards – Going Global
The 7th annual Tharawat "Successful Family Business Boards" session explored the role of the Board of Directors and internationalisation strategies.
Tharawat Investors Circle
The "Investors Circle" exclusively for Tharawat Members is a unique platform to discuss different key factors for sustainable investment. This Session highlighted the current developments in the FinTech industry.
Women in Family Business – Leadership in the 21st Century
An interactive "Women in Family Business" session outlining successful leadership in the 21st century.
Family Business Histories – Founding Years
As part of Tharawat's collaboration with our research partner New York University Abu Dhabi we were delighted to share our first outcomes of the project 'Family Business Histories'.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic | The Green Economy - Profitability through Sustainability in the Era of Climate Change
2018 Events
Diversification through Strategic Investment
An exclusive session on new trends in investment strategies of family businesses and the uniqueness of regional family offices.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic - The Future of Retail – How And Where We Will Shop Tomorrow
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic - Big Data - The disruptive force changing companies and industries
Women in Family Business – Good Ownership
This interactive "Women in Family Business" session outlined the importance of good ownership and what responsibilities but also opportunities family business owners have.
Successful Family Business Boards
As part of the Tharawat Family Business Summit 2018, the 6th annual Tharawat "Successful Family Business Boards" session explored the role of the Board of Directors in a disruptive environment.
Investors Circle
The "Investors Circle" exclusively for Tharawat Members is a unique platform to discuss different key factors for sustainable investment. This Session was part of the Tharawat Family Business Summit 2018.
Family Business of the Future – Study Visit
As part of the Tharawat Family Business Summit 2018, family businesses from the MENA went on an experiential learning trip to witness the impact of digitisation on manufacturing.
Women in Family Business
This interactive "Women in Family Business" Roundtable outlined the importance of innovation in family business.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic - Blockchain - Hype or Opportunity?
2017 Events
Family Business Histories
As part of Tharawat's collaboration with our research partner New York University Abu Dhabi we were delighted to announce our first joint event around family business history and legacy.
Continuum Family Business Visit – The Netherlands 2017
The unique Family Business experience - Over the course of a 4 day trip family businesses from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas visited and met family-owned business and leading innovation hubs in the Netherlands.
Women in Family Business
An exclusive lunchtime session to focus on building a true support system for women, who are part of family-owned businesses.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life and business strategies. Topic - The 4th industrial revolution.
Family Business Roundtable – Family Office
In this exclusive setting we discussed key aspects of sustainable ownership and explored new trends in family offices and investment portfolio structures.
Successful Family Business Boards
The 5th annual "Successful Family Business Boards" session explored the role of the Board of Directors in addressing innovation, diversification and risk.
Tharawat Investors Circle
The "Investors Circle" exclusively for Tharawat Members is a unique platform to discuss different key factors for sustainable investment.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open and honest conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life, which allow the audience to reflect on conscious entrepreneurship and explore successful business strategies.
Tharawat & Endeavor UAE – Growth Focus
This interactive session with a focus on growth for entrepreneurs and family businesses explored the importance of financial management for business owners.
NextGen – The Future Dialogues – Oman
This interactive evening session allowed NextGens to exchange ideas and connect with their peers to understand our world today and think about tomorrow.
Women In Family Business
This interactive "Women in Family Business" session outlined the importance of family involvement for the sustainability and growth of the family business.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open and honest conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life, which allow the audience to reflect on conscious entrepreneurship and explore successful business strategies.
2016 Events
Continuum Family Business Visit GCC 2016
The unique Family Business experience - Over the course of a 5 day trip family businesses from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas visited and met family-owned business in the GCC.
Family Business Conference
An interactive session around family business governance embedded in a conversation around growth and wealth management.
Tharawat MasterClass
The course addressed the principles of conflict resolution and allowed participants to try various methods and tools they can apply in mediating a conflict situation.
Tharawat Talk
The Tharawat Talks host open and honest conversations on key aspects of entrepreneurial life, which allow the audience to reflect on conscious entrepreneurship and explore successful business strategies.
NextGen Workshop
This workshop offered answers for family businesses on how to build powerful new brands and how an existing brand can be uplifted.
Family Business Constitution Seminar
An interactive workshop that helped understand the Family Business Governance system and the process of writing a Family Constitution.
Successful Family Business Boards
With renowned family business owners, board members, and experts this session sought to understand the importance of the Board in emergency situations and what institutions are needed to take effective decisions.
Tharawat Space – Launch
The launch of the first work space dedicated to family business and multi-generational entrepreneurs in the MENA region - the Tharawat Space.
Continuum Family Business Visit Italy 2016
A visit tailored for family businesses, who are looking for business opportunities, who are interested in forging new partnerships, and who want to create bridges with family businesses in Italy.
Women in Family Business
This Women in Family Business event offered an inspiring discussion on how family dynamics and relationships can be the keys to a successful family business.
2015 Events
Tharawat MasterClass
This Tharawat MasterClass offered an opportunity to practice presentation skills using live case studies, whilst reviewing the principles that underpin presentation skills.
Tharawat MasterClass
This Tharawat MasterClass offered a practice at presentation using live case studies, whilst reviewing of the principles that underpin presentation skills.
NextGen – Session & Excursion
Next leaders explored what it means to have centres of innovation inside an organisation, and how they can benefit the family business.
Continuum 2015 – London
The Continuum Family Business Conference is an international gathering and allows families to connect, to learn about global trends and practices.
Tharawat MasterClass
This one-day seminar for members of family businesses aimed to sharpen analytical capabilities and re-visit the basics of corporate finance.
Women in Family Business
This Women in Family Business Roundtable addressed how we can become more effective and efficient members of a Board of Directors.
Successful Family Business Boards
This Seminar addressed how family businesses can learn from best practice and customize it to their company and family culture.
Family Business Talks – Cairo 2015
During this talk participants explored the business landscape in Egypt, shared best practice and key success factors for family businesses in the MENA.