Brunel Family Business Week 2026

In a family business, strategy is entwined with relationships, leadership is inseparable from family dynamics, and every decision carries both emotional and commercial weight. Many of the most consequential decisions around innovation, succession, governance, or long-term direction are also the hardest to surface.

Brunel Family Business Week 2026 offers a unique opportunity to learn, reflect, and connect with peers, advisors, and academics, providing insight and inspiration for thoughtful leadership in uncertain times.

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Why Attend

• Learn from peers and experts: Join discussions with leading family business owners, academics, and advisors from the UK and internationally.
• Explore real-world challenges: From succession to innovation, governance to digital transformation, dive into issues that matter most for multi-generational success.
• Build connections: Network with like-minded leaders and emerging talent, creating relationships that extend beyond the week.
• Practical insight: Case studies, interactive workshops, and business visits provide tangible takeaways for your enterprise.

Agenda

22 June – Behind the Business: A Family Enterprise Visit (Venue TBC)

We propose arranging One family business visit in the afternoon. For international guests, we plan to register them on campus in the morning before noon and then travel together to the host business by coach. UK participants could either make their own way to the venue or join a coach departing from Brunel, happy to discuss this once you confirm the visit agenda.

23 June – The Family Business Forum

Location: Brunel University of London, Uxbridge

• Timings: Registration from 9:30; programme approximately 10:00–15:00

• Programme outline:
  A flagship forum bringing together family business leaders, advisors, and academics from the UK and internationally. The event will feature keynote talks, a panel discussion with leading family business owners (including Luke Consiglio, The Pantry UK), and interactive roundtable discussions focused on leadership, purpose, digital transformation, and internationalisation.

24 June – International Family Business Case Competition & Showcase

Location: Brunel University of London, Uxbridge

• Timings: Approximately 10:00–15:00 

• outline:
  A full-day academic–practice engagement featuring finalist case presentations from the International Family Business Case Competition, judging panels, audience learning sessions, and a showcase of teaching- and practice-oriented family business cases. The event is designed to be inclusive and relevant for business owners and advisors interested in learning from real family business cases to support long-term strategy and sustainable, multi-generational development.

 Brunel International Family Business Case Competition Guideline

25 June – Connecting for the Future of Family Business & Networking Lunch

Location: Brunel University of London, Uxbridge

• Timings: Approximately 10:00–15:00 

• outline:
  A forward-looking day celebrating the success of Brunel Family Business Week 2026, focused on the future of family enterprises through building local and global partnerships and co-creating long-term value via capacity building for next-generation leadership. This networking-focused day will feature expert talks and interactive discussions among UK and international peers, designed to encourage reflection, translate ideas into action, and foster meaningful partnerships. A networking lunch will be provided, alongside the awards ceremony for the International Family Business Case Competition.

Early bird discount payment/registration link (to be used until Feb)
https://webapps.brunel.ac.uk/apps/event/UI/pages/online-payment.aspx?sysSection=3&event=QvbX5tZw0Qw=

Family Business United (FBU) Members only
https://webapps.brunel.ac.uk/apps/event/UI/pages/online-payment.aspx?sysSection=3&event=Uzn30HJHoYY=

After the early bird deadline:
Full rate payment (to be used from March 2026)
https://webapps.brunel.ac.uk/apps/event/UI/pages/online-payment.aspx?sysSection=3&event=j7IemrNUw+M=

Contact email familybusiness@brunel.ac.uk