Driving Sustainable Innovation for Future Generations

with Pramodita Sharma, PhD

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar 2026-01-27 08:30:00 2026-01-27 11:30:00 Driving Sustainable Innovation for Future Generations Pramodita Sharma, PhD – Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Mission driven family enterprises astutely adopt a sustainable development mindset to innovate and outperform rivals in the short-term. This mindset is also used to identify value creation investments for the long-term. With longer temporal vistas and freedom from quarterly reporting to public, private multigenerational family firms are uniquely positioned to excel amidst rapidly changing environmental pressures. Using case examples, this interactive program will illustrate the opportunities, challenges and practicalities of sustainable innovation strategy, inspiring ideas for your own enterprise. Dr. Sharma is a professor at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business, former editor of Family Business Review, co-founder of the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), part of a family enterprise, and co-author of eleven books including Patient Capital: The Role of Family Firms in Sustainable Business and Pioneering Business Families of Sustainable Development. Weatherhead School of Management Weatherhead School of Management America/New_York public

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Pramodita Sharma, PhD – Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Mission driven family enterprises astutely adopt a sustainable development mindset to innovate and outperform rivals in the short-term. This mindset is also used to identify value creation investments for the long-term. With longer temporal vistas and freedom from quarterly reporting to public, private multigenerational family firms are uniquely positioned to excel amidst rapidly changing environmental pressures. Using case examples, this interactive program will illustrate the opportunities, challenges and practicalities of sustainable innovation strategy, inspiring ideas for your own enterprise.

Dr. Sharma is a professor at the University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business, former editor of Family Business Review, co-founder of the Family Enterprise Research Conference (FERC), part of a family enterprise, and co-author of eleven books including Patient Capital: The Role of Family Firms in Sustainable Business and Pioneering Business Families of Sustainable Development.