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Keynote SpeakerReg Athwal

UHNW Mentor to Wealthy Families, Global Family Business Governance Expert, UAE-based Entrepreneur, Speaker & Moderator

REG ATHWAL is part of a multi-generational family legacy dating back to 1919, and the Head of its Single Family Office, based out of Dubai & Cayman Islands. He has built 15 startups to date, including RTS Global Partners, Family Business Academy, Fobillion Club and Family Office Zone, and worked... Read more

Biography

REG ATHWAL is part of a multi-generational family legacy dating back to 1919, and the Head of its Single Family Office, based out of Dubai & Cayman Islands. He has built 15 startups to date, including RTS Global Partners, Family Business Academy, Fobillion Club and Family Office Zone, and worked directly with 208 UHNW Family Offices over 22 years, generating $12b+ in Revenue Growth & Equity Value.

In addition, he is a Global Educator, Mentor & Author of 7 books, whose delivered over 2,000 live speeches, trained 35,000 family firms, and facilitated global programs for HBS, YPO, EO & Vistage, and hundreds of other universities and membership organizations.

He is the Founder & CEO of Verchool Holdings, a B2B Deep Tech start-up and ventures group, established in 2022 in Dubai, that is currently raising its next $125m Series A round with VCs, PE Firms and Family Offices.

In his early years of life, Reg dropped out of University after 2 weeks and started his first company at the age 17, faced bankruptcy at 21, and then went on to build a $20m+ technology services firm by age 26.

He is passionate about research, entrepreneurship, technology, education, building legacies, sports and philanthropy, with a mission to support and educate the 160+ million abandoned and orphaned children in the world today.

The Athwal Family has pledged to give 50% of its total wealth in the future to fund sustainable projects that serve humanity via the TAO Legacy Trust and TAO Legacy Foundation.

World Certified Public Speaker (1 of 500 globally), Past President of the ‘Professional Speakers Association’ of the United Kingdom, Fellow Member of the ‘Professional Speakers Association’ and founding Chairman & Past President of the ‘Professional Speakers Association’ of the Middle East.

Reg Athwal has been presented with over 100 trophies, certificates and awards as an entrepreneur, for his global research and for the global impact he has made to family businesses and their legacies.

Best-selling author of numerous books and regularly writes articles on ‘Family Business Governance’ for leading business publications. Athwal is also a media presenter and business content creator of numerous TV shows broadcasted on airlines and online TV platforms.

Author of the bestseller ‘Unleash Your Family Business DNA – Building A Family Legacy That Lasts Generations’ published globally in September 2017 after completing research for 15+ years on global family businesses and succession planning. Followed by “The Family Business Messenger – 24 Parables & True Stories”, published in August 2022. His current books in process are “The Family Office – Secrets of the Super Rich”, and “The Family Boardroom”.

Delivered programs to thousands of students at Harvard Business School, Oxford University, The University of Chicago, Hult International Business School, SP Jain Institute of Management, MIT College of Management, Indian School of Business, Cranfield University and hundreds of other schools.

"I heard Reg at our Global Leadership Conference and booked in a Private Family Forum. His content was refreshing for my family members. I was delighted with the way we slotted-in the diverse topics that we discussed with Reg, and he was able to convince us on his counter points and get many new thoughts going within our group about succession planning. His approach gave us a much-needed view from a long-term legacy perspective. Reg's delivery style was quite interactive as no two families are alike. The biggest take home was to get to know our other family members' DNA styles and to see that in every family there is potential to be a DREAM TEAM fi everyone plays to their strengths. The same is valid for corporate teams as well." HS, CEO, Eagle Group Enterprise
"His book is a valuable resource and guide for family members as founders or family firms already approaching the second or third generation. In a simple manner, it captures the principles adopted by many successful family firms. I hope you take time to read and study Reg's book to unleash your family business DNA. Together we can all help many other families continue t o build their legacies and give back to the world we all live in." MK, Chairman, Kanoo Group
"Reg has interesting philosophies on creating large and successful businesses. He helped me figure out a couple of competencies that my family board was lacking. I would definitely recommend all entrepreneurs t o give him a hearing and learn from his philosophies o n family business." RM, CEO, Hero Group
"I have booked Reg as a keynote speaker for YPO and he has been ranked in the top 1% for take-home value. In addition, he has been instrumental in DNA profiling my next generation to create a long-term succession plan. I highly recommend him as a global authority and advisor." QD, Managing Director, Dadabai Holding
"Reg has been instrumental in helping our family to build robust structures and unleashing the DNA of all our second and third generation members. His wisdom and expertise is well captured in his book - a must read for any founder, entrepreneur and member of a multi-generational family firm." DMS, Group Managing Director, Kingsway Group

Popular Talks by Reg Athwal

  • Unleash Your Legacy DNA

    Learn How Global Families Have Built 100+ Year Lasting Legacies, with Case Studies and a proven Governance Framework.

  • Unleash Your Growth DNA

    Learn How to Scale the Family Business with 4 Key Strategies Leading to Triple-Digit Growth, with Case Studies.

  • The Family Office 3.0

    Learn How to Build a Deep-Tech (VER+AI) Strategy as a Family Office or Family Business Conglomerate in 10 Steps.

  • Family Business Messenger

    Based on his new book, learn from 24 Parables that can be customized as a Workshop for any Family Retreat or Forum.

  • Social Capital Communities

    Learn How to Build a Social Capital Strategy and Launch a Thriving Community.

  • Turning Networks into Communities

    Learn How to Build Highly-Engaging Workforce and Customer Communities.