International Award

The International Award was established in 2000 and recognizes individuals or organizations for outstanding achievement in furthering the understanding of international issues and global networks in multi-generational, family-owned enterprise.

Criteria

Nominees can be individuals or organizations engaged in family-owned enterprise activities both internationally and globally. Activities such as the following are provided as examples for fulfilling the qualifications of this award:

  • Developing or leading educational programs focused primarily on family-owned enterprises with an international or global presence.
  • Leading or engaging in professional consulting and advising practices that serve clients worldwide.
  • Demonstrating efforts to engage educators, advisors, and consultants in cross-cultural advising and/or research.
  • Publishing or published research on family-owned enterprises’ contribution to the global economy.
  • Publishing or published cases that demonstrate national perspectives on differences and/or similarities in family-owned enterprises and family enterprise consulting.

Application Guidelines

  • Nominees do not have to be members of FFI.
  • Nominees may not nominate themselves or their organization.
  • The application must be submitted electronically. Click here to complete the nomination form.

Please note that nominees will remain on the committee’s active list for two years following the year of nomination.

Submit

Submission Deadline: Nominations open on January 1 of the award year. The deadline for submissions for awards is May 1 of the award year.

Award Notification: Nominees will be notified of the decision in writing by June 15 of the submission year. Winners are expected to be present at the FFI annual conference.

SUBMIT

Award Recipients

2023

Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition (SG-FECC)

2022

Rodolfo Paiz

2021

IMD Global Family Business Center

2020

Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practice (STEP) Project

2019

STEP and the STEP Business Families Special Interest Group

2018

El Agamy Family

2017

Dennis Jaffe

2016

Judy Green

2015

Guillermo Salazar

2014

Mark Evans

2013

Chinese University of Hong Kong

2012

Leif Melin

2011

Panikkos Poutziouris

2010

Ernesto Poza

2009

Joseph H. Astrachan

2008

Randel Carlock and Wendel International Centre for Family Enterprise at INSEAD

2007

Josianne Fahed Sreih

2006

Matti Koiranen

2005

Joyce & Robert Brockhaus and Albert Jan Thomassen

2004

Marta Vago

2003

Instituto de la Empresa Familiar

2002

Anthony Bogod and Peter Leach

2001

Bocconi University Family Business Program and Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center

2000

Barbara Murray