The Member Connect sessions are designed to create space for meaningful peer-to-peer conversations among PWN Members. Hosted by Members, PWN Peer Group Chairs and industry leaders, these small-group discussions provide an opportunity to share ideas, experiences and perspectives across a broad range of topics relevant to families, wealth and leadership.
Please see below the full list of Member Connect sessions and hosts participating in Family Office Congress XVII.
Registrations for Member Connect sessions will take place onsite at the Congress Registration Desk in the Ballroom Foyer. Please note that Member Connect sessions are available exclusively to PWN Members and places may be limited.
Member Connect Sessions Details:
Thursday 14 May 2026
11:50 am – 1:00 pm
Host |
Topic |
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| 1. | Will Scully-Power | The SpaceX IPO: The Largest Liquidity Event in History and What It Means for Family Offices |
| 2. | Brent Ogilvie | How To Drive Liquidity From Your ‘Returns’ in Private Fund Investments |
| 3. | Thomas Peter Baron | Buy Hated Stocks and Sell Loved Stocks and Make Sure You Are Not Losing Money on the Way |
| 4. | Joanna Sun | The Family Conversation We Keep Postponing and What It’s Costing Us |
| 5. | John Shin | How Private Equity Looks To Invest in Businesses With AI Transformation Upside |
| 6. | Casey Harris | Clarity and Connection: Setting Expectations for Those Who Marry In |
| 7. | Max Kausman | Liquidity in Venture Capital (and Why It Matters More Than Ever) |
| 8. | Rachel Cook | Kin-Keeper: The Power of Family Ties |
| 9. | Mark Dombkins | The Stories That Outlast the Money: A Next-Gen Lens on the Narratives Shaping Wealth, Giving, and Family Identity |
| 10. | Tim Collin | How Young Is Too Young? Taking Charge of the Family Wealth as a Teenager |
| 11. | Arun Abey AM | Harnessing the Potential of Wealth To Enrich the Lives of Our Family and the Community Across Generations |
| 12. | Clyde McConaghy | The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Your Current FO Reporting |
| 13. | Kris Vogelsong | Pitfalls & Potholes in the Property Sector |
| 14. | Alan Burrell | Legacies, Family and Giving |
| 15. | Peter Evans | Vision and Values in the Family |
| 16. | Nim De Swardt | Women in Wealth: Sharing the Lived Experience of Wealth Leadership – Exploring the Human and Relational Side of Women’s Wealth Leadership |
| 17. | Jason Fielding | Maintaining Trust in the Age of AI’ |
| 18. | Georgia Barkell | Starting Your Investment Journey and All the Questions You Want To Ask |
| 19. | Sean O'Sullivan | AI in the Physical World – From Human Health to Robotics and Industry |
| 20. | Scott Whitla | Succession Planning for 2050 – Asset Protection, Transitioning Control, Diminishing Capacity” |
| 21. | Michael Masterson | Intangibles: Identifying the 1% of Assets That Account for 90% of the Value and Risk |
| 22. | Rachel English | The Family & Philanthropy |
| 23. | Andrew Milroy | AI and Your Business |
| 24. | Lizzy Goldfinch & Susanne Bransgrove | Working With the Rising Generation |
| 25. | Clay Cook & Tzu-Wen Chen | Bitcoin & Digital Assets – What % Should I Allocate? |
| 26. | Alan Duncan | Established Family Office (5 Years+) Principals |
| 27. | Stuart Wesley | Beyond the Code of Conduct: What Governs Family Behaviour When the Rulebook Runs Out? |
| 28. | Kylie Lamprecht | The Evolving Family Office Blueprint: From Complexity to Clarity |
| 29. | Jason Ellenport | Assesing Deal Flow in Private Markets: Separating Singal from Noise |