The Indian School of Business is organising the first ever Asian conference on family business from February 1-3, 2008.

The conference will discuss issues and solutions to the unique challenges common to family businesses:

• Family business research - emerging trends
• Leadership challenges: family and business
• Professionalisation succession planning conference
• Family governance
• Mentoring/coaching CEOs and next generation 

Among others, speakers include eminent business leaders from family owned businesses like:

• Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group
• G M Rao, founder chairman, GMR Group
• G V Prasad, CEO, Dr Reddy's
• Ashwin Choksi, chairman, Asian Paints
• Sunil Kant Munjal, Managing Director, Hero Cycles