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Upcoming and Recent Presentations
October 30, 2025: Central New York Community Foundation Annual Professional Advisor Continuing Education Seminar
Speaking virtually for the Central New York Community Foundation at their Annual Professional Advisor Continuing Education Seminar on Thursday, October 30, 2025, on Family Wealth: A Hard Look at the “Soft” Issues.
Many groups now enjoy virtual access to speakers, without the outlay to reimburse travel expenses. If you are planning a virtual event, let’s hop on a call and explore whether I might be a good speaker for your event!
August 26-27, 2025: Opal Group’s Family Office & Private Wealth Legacy Summit 2025 in Southampton, NY
Speaker on “Collaborative Wealth Building: Engaging the Next Generation” at Opal Group’s Family Office & Private Wealth Legacy Summit 2025, on August 26-27th at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton. Comprised of single and multi-family offices from the tri-state area, as well as the Hamptons, with focused networking opportunities and fireside chats with family office leaders.
July 21-23, 2025: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation, in Newport, RI
Speaker on “Family Governance and The Single Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum 2025, in Newport, RI.
April 23, 2025: Keynote Speaker at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation luncheon, in Cincinnati, OH
Keynote Speaker at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation luncheon, in Cincinnati, OH.
April 23, 2025: Keynote Speaker for HORAN Wealth, in Cincinnati, OH
Keynote speaker at client event of HORAN Wealth, in Cincinnati, OH.
October 15-17, 2024: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation – in Napa, California
Speaker on “Family Governance and The Single Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum West 2024, in Napa, CA.
September 26-27, 2024: Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham’s Donors and Professional Advisors events in Birmingham, AL
Speaking for the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham at their Donors event on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 26, and their Professional Advisors event on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27.
September 18, 2024: Blue Grass Community Foundation’s Philanthropy Summit in Lexington, KY
Keynote Speaker on ““FAMILY WEALTH — A HARD LOOK AT THE “SOFT” ISSUES” ” on September 18, 2024 for the Blue Grass Community Foundation’s Philanthropy Summit in Lexington, KY.
August 27, 2024: Opal Group’s inaugural Family Office & Private Wealth Legacy Summit 2024 in Southampton, NY
Speaker on “Collaborative Wealth Building: Engaging the Next Generation” at Opal Group’s inaugural Family Office & Private Wealth Legacy Summit 2024, on August 27th at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton. Comprised of single and multi-family offices from the tri-state area, as well as the Hamptons, with focused networking opportunities and fireside chats with family office leaders. The event will be preceded by an sunset kayak and oyster tour, and followed with an afternoon at the Hampton Classic.
New Podcast Interview: Family Office TV with Angelo Robles 8/13/2024
What an absolute delight to engage in discussion with Angelo Robles on his Family Office TV podcast on “How to Incorporate Next-Gen Across the Family Enterprise.”
Among the many topics included were:
• The intricate details of incorporating the next generation into various aspects of the family enterprise, including the family business, family office, and philanthropy.
• The importance of developing a strong internal purpose and leadership, and how these elements contribute to the family culture — along with common pitfalls.
July 22-24, 2024: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation, in Newport, RI
Speaker on “Family Governance and The Single Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum 2024, in Newport, RI.
April 16, 2024: Inaugural Legacy Knight Family Summit: “Family Wealth – A Hard Look at the Soft Issues” in Dallas, TX
Keynote Speaker at the inaugural Legacy Knight Family Summit in Dallas TX on April 16, 2024: “Family Wealth – A Hard Look at the Soft Issues.”
March 4, 2024: Family Office Structures and Best Practices: Managing a Family Office in Today’s World, in NYC
Speaker on “Family Office Structures and Best Practices: Managing a Family Office in Today’s World” at the Opal Family Office Winter Forum in my hometown of NYC, on March 4, 2024.
February 23, 2024: The Influence of Affluence: Helping Your Clients Navigate Family Wealth Dynamics, in Dallas, TX
Keynote Speaker on “The Influence of Affluence: Helping Your Clients Navigate Family Wealth Dynamics” on February 23, 2024 for The Dallas Foundation’s Professional Advisor Seminar. I’m told it was their largest turnout ever!
https://www.dallasfoundation.org/events/2024-professional-advisor-seminar/

Nov 29, 2023: How to Have Successful “Money Talks” with Your Clients and Families, in NYC
Speaker on “How to Have Successful “Money Talks” with Your Clients and Families” for the Family Office Committee of the NYS Society of CPA’s.
October 18-20, 2023: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation – in Napa, California
Speaker on two different topics at the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum West 2023, in Napa, CA:
“Family Governance and The Single Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation”
AND
“Family Office Structures: Setting the Stage for Managing a Family Office in Today’s World“
A New Podcast Interview!
I had a fun and thoughtful conversation with Kurt Thoennessen on his Private Client Risk & Resilience Podcast.
Listen to it HERE.
July 10-12, 2023: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation, in Newport, RI
Speaker on “Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Family Office Forum in beautiful Newport, RI on July 10-12, 2023.
March 9, 2023: Family Office Structures and Best Practices: Managing a Family Office in Today’s World, in NYC
Leading the discussion of “Family Office Structures and Best Practices: Managing a Family Office in Today’s World” at the Opal Family Office Winter Forum in my hometown of NYC, on March 9, 2023.
Jan 26, 2023: Rising Trends in Family Governance
Presented a webinar “Rising Trends in Family Governance” to advisors of Wealthspire. Many groups now enjoy virtual access to speakers, without the outlay to reimburse travel expenses. If you are planning a virtual event, let’s hop on a call and explore whether I might be a good speaker for your event!
Interview!
Susan was interviewed by matrimonial attorney Michael Fried on his weekly webshow, “Five Minutes with Fried.”
Watch the fun and short interview HERE, especially the last question.
November 9, 2022: Defining Your Family Legacy: What You Should Know
Presented a webinar “Defining Your Family Legacy: What You Should Know” to clients and friends of Our Family Office, based in Toronto, Canada. Many groups now enjoy virtual access to speakers, without the outlay to reimburse travel expenses. If you are planning a virtual event, let’s hop on a call and explore whether I might be a good speaker for your event!
October 19th – 21st, 2022: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation – in Napa, California.
Speaker on “Family Governance and The Single Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum West 2022, in Napa, CA.
March 8, 2022: “Family Office Structure Challenges: Managing a Family Office in Today’s World”
Speaker on “Family Office Structure Challenges: Managing a Family Office in Today’s World” at the Opal Family Office Winter Forum in NYC.
January 11, 2022: Tacoma Estate Planning Council
Speaker at a virtual meeting of the Tacoma Estate Planning Council on January 11, 2022. Many groups now enjoy virtual access to speakers, without the outlay to reimburse travel expenses. If you are planning a virtual event, let’s hop on a call and explore whether I might be a good speaker for your event!
October 20th – 22nd, 2021: Family Governance and The Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation – in Napa, California.
Speaker on “Family Governance and The Single Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Management Forum West 2021, in Napa, CA.
Also facilitator for the “Private Closed Session for Family Offices” at the same conference.
July 19–21, 2021: Opal Family Office & Private Wealth Forum, Newport, RI
March 23-24, 2021: Opal Group’s Virtual Family Office Winter Forum
Speaker on “Family Governance and the Family Office: Planning for the Next Generation” at the Opal Group’s Virtual Family Office Winter Forum.