Family Stewardship Council Events

The Family Stewardship Council (FSC) at Fordham Gabelli converges twice a year in New York City – in December and in May

Here are the upcoming FSC events:

Past Events

Upcoming Events

April 30, 2025

Title: Save the Date
Venue: Costantino Room, Fordham Law School, 150 W 62nd St., New York, NY 10023

Time Details

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Doors open to attendees

6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

TBD

7:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m

Reception

Past Events

February 21, 2025

Title: Black Champions, GPs & Allocators
Organizers: Family Stewardship Council, Responsible Business Center and VC Include
Venue: 12F - Corrigan Conference Center, Fordham Lowenstein Building, 113 W 60th Street

  • Time Details

    8:00 a.m. 

    Doors open to attendees (Breakfast and Networking)

    8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

    Opening Remarks & Keynote Introduction

    8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

    “Remembering Reginald Lewis” Keynote by Christina Lewis, CEO of Beatrice Advisors and Vice Chair of The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation

    9:10 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.

    GPs – Diverse Emerging Manager Panel

    • Lorine Pendleton, Founder and Managing Partner at 125 Ventures
    • Brian Hollins, Founder of Collide Capital
    • Philip Reeves, Founder and Managing Partner at Apis & Heritage Capital Partners
    • Moderator: Milton Speid, Executive Director at VC Include

    9:55 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.

    Intermission and Networking

    10:10 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

    Allocators

    • Andrew Siwo, Head of Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund
    • Mervin Burton, Partner in Research at Beatrice Advisors
    • Carlton Burrell, Investor in the Direct Private Equity Group at Blackrock
    • Lawrence Bosley, Trustee at New York City Employees Retirement System
    • Moderator: Kay Makishi, Vice President at Lupoff/Stevens Family Office

    10:55 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

    Closing Remarks

Sponsors

Lupoff/Stevens Family Office

Beatrice Advisors

November 21, 2024

Title: Family Stewardship Council Annual Conference
Venue: Costantino Room, Fordham Law School, 150 W 62nd St., New York, NY 10023

  • Time Details
    9:00 a.m.  Doors open to attendees  (Breakfast and Networking)
    9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
    10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

    Fireside Chat with Francis Greenburger [G2], Founder, CEO and Chairman of Time Equities Inc. and Chairman of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates

    • Moderator: Ryan O’Connor, President & CEO of Clinton Management
    10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Intermission and Networking
    11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

    Panel 1: Family Office Dynamics 

    • Jim McCann, Founder, CEO & Chairman of 1-800 Flowers.com
    • Stephen Kahn, Head of Operations at Talpion Fund Management LP, a single-family office
    • Alexander Ehrnrooth [G7], President & CEO of Virala Corporation, a multi-family office in Finland
    • Moderator: Jason Caldwell, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
    12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Roundtables
    1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

    Panel 2: Monetizing Fandom

    • Earl, Writer, Marvel
    • Eddie Gamarra, Founder, Gamarra Media
    • Justin Leach, Founder, Qubic Pictures
    • Moderator: Benjamin Cole, Loschert Chair of Technology Entrepreneurship, Fordham Gabelli
    2:15 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Intermission and Networking
    2:35 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Remarks from Fordham President, Tania Tetlow
    2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

    Panel 3: Family Foundations & Philanthropy

    • Christina Lewis [G2], Founder & President, Beatric Advisors & Vice Chair, The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation
    • Ron Cordes, Co-Founder, Cordes Foundation
    • Etoy Ridgnal, Founder, The Climate Fund & President, Community Advocacy Partners, LLC
    • Moderator: Ed See [G5], Partner, McKinsey  & Co.
    3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

Sponsors

PCR

Peapack Private

October 11, 2024

Title: Early-Stage Impact Investing
Organizers: Family Stewardship Council, Responsible Business Center & Investors Circle
Venue: 12F - Corrigan Conference Center, Fordham Lowenstein Building, 113 W 60th Street

  • Time Details

    8:00 a.m. 

    Doors open (Breakfast and Networking)

    8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

    Opening Remarks

    8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

    “Introduction to Investors Circle” by Don Megrath, CEO of Investors Circle

    9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

    Early-Stage Impact Enterprises Showcase

    • Chris Dugan, CEO of Imago Rehab
    • Anna Hammond, Founder & CEO of Matriark Foods
    • Eric Steinmeyer, CEO of Focal Technologies

    10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.

    Intermission and Networking

    10:20 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.

    Innovation in Funding Early-Stage Enterprises

    • Nesha Mutuku, Principal at Goodlight Capital
    • Claude Arpels [G4], Co-Chair of Slow Money NYC
    • Tara Joshi, Associate at Realize Impact
    • Moderator: Gregory Otto, Corporate Treasurer & Advisory Board Member of Secro

    10:55 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

    Closing Remarks

Sponsors

SECRO

Realize Impact

May 9, 2024

Title: A Fireside Chat with Anthony Scaramucci
Venue: Costantino Room, Fordham Law School, 150 W 62nd St., New York, NY 10023

  • Time Details
    5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Doors open to attendees
    6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

    Fireside Chat with Anthony Scaramucci, Founder & Managing Partner of SkyBridge and Founder & Chairman of SALT

    • Moderator: Gunjan Banerji, Lead Writer for The Wall Street Journal's live markets coverage and  Contributor to CNBC
    7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m Reception

Sponsor

Gabelli School of Business Logo

December 1, 2023

Title: Family Stewardship Council Annual Conference
Venue: Costantino Room, Fordham Law School, 150 W 62nd St., New York, NY 10023

  • Time Details
    9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. ET: Breakfast and Networking
    9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. ET Opening Remarks by Dr. Benjamin Cole
    10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. ET

    Panel 1 (Succession)

    • Kamil Homsi [G3], Founder of Global Realty Capital, the onshore arm of the GRC Investment Group, a family office located in Dubai/UAE
    • Pierre Dupont [G8 & G5], Partner of Cerity Partners
    • Michael Sonnenfeldt, Founder & Chairman of Tiger 21
    • Moderator: Benjamin Cole, Ph.D., William J. Loschert Endowed Chair of Technology Entrepreneurship at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business
    10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. ET Intermission and Networking
    11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET

    Panel 2 (Market Outlook)

    • Brandon Laughren, Co-Founder and CIO of the Laughren Group, a single-family office
    • Derek Li [G2], Managing Partner at JD Paramount, a multi-family office
    • Tony Calenda, Custham Advisory
    • Moderator: Geeta Kapadia, Chief Investment Officer of Fordham University
    12:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET Lunch and Networking
    1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. ET Roundtable Discussions
    2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET Intermission and Networking
    2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. ET

    Panel 3 (Managing a Family Office)

    • Peter Lupoff, Principal of Lupoff/Stevens Family Office
    • Scott Beechert, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel at Granby Capital Management, LLC, a single-family office
    • Lisa Morris, Managing Director/Vice President, AKS Family Partners LP/AKS Family Foundation
    • Moderator: Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., Dean, George N. Jean Ph.D. Chair and Professor of Marketing at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business
    3:15 p.m. ET Closing Remarks

    Sponsor: Gabelli School of Business

     

Sponsor

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