Globalization, economic downturns and management trends pose new challenges on family firms. With this evolving reality, there’s a need for research and analysis to understand and disentangle the sources of family firms competitiveness.

Founded in 2001 through the efforts of IESE Business School scholars, the International Family Enterprise Research Academy (IFERA) has become a reference for researchers in the family business research field. Five years later, IFERA is returning to IESE to celebrate its fifth annual conference.

IF you…

…want to discuss your latest work in these fields

…would like to meet the most renowned scholars on Family Business

…are looking for researchers to join your team

…always wanted to visit Barcelona but haven't found a good reason to do so…

IFERA’s 5th Annual Research Conference gives you a unique opportunity.