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The session explored the dynamics of working within a family business or alongside family members.

At our exclusive roundtable, we explored the role and influence of family businesses in driving regional economic growth and societal change, as well as examined how legacy impacts today’s business leadership.

The Family Business Histories Project proudly launched the Spotlights Series – a collection of 60 case studies, each documenting the history of a regional family business.

During the session, Adel A. Alsuhaimi shared his grandfather’s life story, his entrepreneurial legacy and the foundation of the Alsuhaimi Group Holding.

During the session, Prof. Fernández discussed key findings from a research project that aimed to identify key differences between the largest family businesses of developed and emerging economies at the beginning of the 21st century.

During the session, Abdulrahman AlBassam shared about his family business history and discussed his own role in following a rich legacy.

During the session, Alexander A. Nehme, shared Nehmeh’s journey, and gave insights on how he captured his family’s entrepreneurial history.

This talk explored the significance and values of examining family capitalism from a historical perspective in conjunction with the special issue of the Family Business Review journal (FBR).

In this webinar, we presented the third case study in the series, conducted with NCA-Rouiba (1966 – 2019). The company was founded by Salah Othmani and his father, Mohamed Saïd, in 1966 as Nouvelle Conserverie Algérienne (NCA).

During the session, Dr. Andrea Schneider-Braunberger shared her research on German family firms responding to crisis and what today’s leaders can learn from yesterday’s entrepreneurs.

In this webinar, we presented the second case study in the series, conducted with the Almajdouie Group. Founded in 1965 by Ali Ibrahim Almajdouie.

In this webinar, we presented the first case study conducted with Jashanmal Group. Established in 1919 with its first store in Basra, Iraq, the Jashanmal Group is a retail and wholesale distribution business.

The NYUAD Global Asia Initiative is an interdisciplinary network of faculty working on Asia in global, connected frameworks.

The panel discussion covered the historical emergence and development of family businesses in the MENASA region and drew comparisons with their western counterparts.

This session explored some of the fascinating founder stories of leading enterprises in our region. Experts and family business members highlighted and analyzed the social, economic and business challenges these founders faced whilst starting their journeys decades ago.

The program featured an interactive workshop providing practical insights for family businesses on documenting and preserving their history, along with a panel discussion on our research project, “Family Business Histories.”