21st FBN International Summit 2010

Alliance & Partners


An alliance or partnership with the Family Business Network is more than just an event sponsorship. It is a way of demonstrating long term support for families in business and interest in their sustainable business model. The following alliances and partners have shown continuous commitment to the Family Business Network and its members.

Preferred Partner



IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, offers the longest-running family-business program in the world: Leading the Family Business (LFB). IMD knows how families learn best, individually and as a group. We help families and their key managers construct effective platforms for a sustainable future. LFB is an opportunity for a family in business to:
Understand family business challenges and how to manage critical issues
Probe critical issues facing family businesses: growth, governance, succession and culture
Benchmark best practices and network to improve understanding of what makes family businesses successful

IMD is recognized as one of the world leaders in executive education. For over 60 years IMD has worked with leading global companies to develop and retain management talent. IMD is the “global meeting place”: the most international of business schools worldwide. IMD offers learning based on innovative and highly relevant research: learning that can be applied to business challenges - immediately. This is IMD's "Real World. Real Learning" approach.

www.imd.ch

Family Business Partner



In 1964, Jean-Claude Decaux invented the concept of Street Furniture, combining public services with advertising.

After more than 45 years of innovation and a presence in 55 countries, the company still remain a family business and is now the 2nd largest outdoor advertising Media company in the world, the market leader in Europe and in Asia Pacific. JCDecaux is currently the only group present in the three principal segments of the outdoor advertising market: street furniture, billboard and transport advertising.

The Spotme® wireless handheld device is brought to you thanks to the generous support of JCDecaux, insuring all Summit participants an interactive and memorable experience.

Key Figures for the Group:
2009 revenues: €1,918.8m, Q1 2010 revenues: €487.2m
JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100, Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good indexes
No.1 worldwide in street furniture (428,000 advertising panels)
No.1 worldwide in transport advertising with 163 airports and more than 300 transport contracts in metros, buses, trains and
__ tramways (380,200 advertising panels)
No.1 in Europe for billboards (230,500 advertising panels)
No.1 in outdoor advertising in the Asia-Pacific region (239,600 advertising panels)
No.1 worldwide for self-service bicycle hire
1,040,600 advertising panels in 55 different countries
Present in 3,500 cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
9,940 employees
www.jcdecaux.com

Media Partners



Family Business is the only dedicated magazine that targets thriving multi-generational North American family companies.
Family Business offers a vital and active paid circulation of more than 6,800 committed family company owners, leaders and shareholders.
Family Business is run by a family company for family companies. Family Business Publishing Company is a multigenerational media
__ and investment firm.
We live and breathe family-owned company issues.
Family Business Publishing Company is the publisher of the highly regarded 11-volume Family Business Handbook Series, in-depth and essential
__ reference works on key family business topics, such as succession, financial management, conflict resolution and compensation.
www.familybusinessmagazine.com