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BFI Business & Policy Insights Series featuring Prestige Gallery

Subtitle: FROM COLLECTING TO LEGACY: Building an Art Collection That Matters. Fee(s): S$50 Payment is required to confirm the place. 需完成付款方可确认席位. Contact: bfi@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: Audrey Zhang | 张鹤馨 Gallery Owner, Prestige Gallery | 品艺画廊主. RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7bKunNjXNt5ZKMmzNRjjYUC4rU8C4phvV0OZxAFWw5TmEHQ/viewform. Type: Dialogue Sessions. Lectures. Masterclass. Seminars & Workshops. Social & Networking. Training. Talks & Forums. Subject: Business. Arts & Culture. Networking. Learning & Professional Development. Audience: Partners. Professionals. Post Event Info: SMU Business Families Institute (SMU BFI) is pleased to welcome Prestige Gallery for an upcoming session exploring how art can move beyond taste or investment to become an expression of family identity, cultural values and long-term legacy. In this session, we will explore: • Why We Collect — From Acquisition to Collection • How to Evaluate Art — Building the Collector’s Eye • Building a Collection — Strategy, Focus & Common Pitfalls • Managing Art as a Family Asset • From Ownership to Stewardship… Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM. In-Person @ Prestige Gallery. For more info visit bfi.smu.edu.sg.

BFI Business & Policy Insights Series featuring Mishcon de Reya LLP

The Business Families Institute at Singapore Management University (BFI@SMU) invites you to join us for the BFI Business and Policy Insights Series - a curated forum for business families, founders, and next-generation leaders navigating an increasingly complex landscape. Mishcon de Reya will share a focused, practical look at the Private Trust Company (PTC). PTCs are increasingly adopted by sophisticated business-owning and high net worth families who want greater control and oversight over how their family trusts are managed. The session is designed around commonly asked questions such as: when does a PTC make sense, and when might it not be the right fit? What changes in terms of decision-making, oversight, and family dynamics when a family moves to this model? And what does a PTC model look like in practice? To bring this to life the session includes real life case studies following multi-jurisdictional families through the key decisions, trade-offs, and lessons of establishing a PTC structure. After… Subtitle: Control, Legacy, and the Family Business: A Practical Guide to Private Trust Companies. Contact: bfi@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: Pauline Khoo, Wealth Structuring Manager, Mishcon de Reya LLP, Theodore Tan, Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP. RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSek4kdNBEqBXGOMn_FE636eZZz5TVZC6F0wR5LWhDPYuz_FLw/viewform. Type: Dialogue Sessions. Lectures. Masterclass. Seminars & Workshops. Social & Networking. Talks & Forums. Training. Subject: Business. Learning & Professional Development. Networking. Law. Audience: Professionals. Partners. Friday, November 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM. In-Person @ SMU Campus. For more info visit bfi.smu.edu.sg.

BFI Masterclass featuring GOIMPACT

Join SMU Business Families Institute (SMU BFI) for a two-day Masterclass on Impact Investing & Climate Risk: From Fundamentals to Portfolio Decision-Making, taking place on 13–14 January. Hear from Helene Li and Clarence T’ao as they explore how climate risk and sustainability considerations are shaping investment strategies and portfolio decisions. Through practical insights, industry perspectives and discussions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of impact investing, climate risk, and how to integrate these considerations into investment decision-making. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘍𝘐’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸… Subtitle: Impact Investing & Climate Risk: From Fundamentals to Portfolio Decision-Making. Contact: bfi@smu.edu.sg. Speaker Details: Helene Li, Co-Founder & CEO, GoImpact Capital Partners, Adjunct Professor, SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Clarence Tao, Co-Founder, GoImpact Capital Partners. RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSen6WlnNx72cQpcf1qF4Ad188-w78RpPqvZpLl9mHq3h3YLUw/viewform. Type: Dialogue Sessions. Masterclass. Talks & Forums. Subject: Business. Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG). Green Finance. Learning & Professional Development. Networking. Sustainability. Audience: Professionals. Partners. Wednesday, January 13, 2027 – Thursday, January 14, 2027. In-person @ SMU Campus. For more info visit docs.google.com.