Sample of Keynotes and Seminars Given

Marc Silverman Ph.D.

Over the past twenty years, Dr. Silverman has presented Seminars and Keynotes Addresses in over fifteen countries with groups ranging from twelve to over 1000 people. Presentations have run from fifteen minutes to over five days and have been given to various Business, Trade and Professional Associations, composed of Business Leaders, Accountants, Attorneys, Estate and Financial Planners.

Sampling of Topics Presented includes the following:

Creating Great Family Businesses

  • The Challenge of Family Business Leadership.
  • Creating Emotionally Intelligent Family Businesses.
  • Family Councils: Sustaining Family, Sustaining Business.
  • Implementing Total Quality Management in Family Businesses.
  • Elements of Healthy Family Business

Succession Planning and Governance Structures for Family Businesses

  • The Importance of Family Governance for the Family and the Business
  • Required Training for Effective Family Governance and Sustainability
  • Tools and Techniques for Successful Succession
  • Untying the Knots of Succession Planning
  • How to Integrate Trusts with Family Protocols

Family Wealth Preservation

  • Family Dynamics and the need for Governance Structures in Estate Planning,
  • The Critical Role of Women in Wealth and Family Preservation.
  • How Family Issues Can Unravel the Best of Estate Plans and Vice Versa.
  • How Family Offices Can Help Sustain Families and Their Wealth.
  • Models of Family Governance in Wealth Preservation.
  • Navigating the Shift from Family Business to Family Office.

Communication and Conflict in the Family Business

  • Models of Conflict Resolution for Family Shareholders.
  • The Management of Conflict and Trust in Family Business.
  • Family Business Communication.
  • Intergenerational Communication.
  • Family Business: The Business of Emotions

Leadership and Change

  • The Challenge of Family Business Leadership
  • Values Needed for Leadership in the 21st Century
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Family Business Models of Leadership
  • Collaborative Models of Leadership

Dr. Silverman has presented at various trade and professional associations, including the following:

  • Young President Organization (YPO)
  • National Society of Accountants (NSA)
  • Financial Planners Association of Miami-Dade County
  • Greater Miami Estate Planners Association
  • North Dade / South Broward Estate Planning Council
  • 1st Annual Family Office Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 2006
  • 1st Annual Global Family Wealth Management Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, May 2007
  • UBS Women’s Circle Conference-Succession Planning, Mexico City, Mexico, August 2007
  • Automotive Chemical Manufacturer’s Association
  • Manufacturers, Jewelers, Suppliers America (MJSA)
  • JCK International Jewelry Show
  • Accountants International
  • Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises
  • CPE Institute of Accountants, Center for Business and Industry
  • Philip E. Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
  • Family Business Network
  • Family Firm Institute
  • Organization Development Institute
  • Organization Development Network
  • International Organization Development Association
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • South Florida CEO – The View from Above (invitation only event of medium size companies)
  • Family Office for Latin American Families Conference 2005
  • Legis seminars in Colombia – 2006
  • Lastly, Dr. Silverman has also lectured at numerous universities, family business centers such as Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, Florida /international University Center for Family Business and Entrepreneurship.