How family-business owners protect and grow their wealth

Family-business owners are increasingly asking how to avoid tying their entire wealth to a single operating company while keeping control over its future. That question will take center stage at a debate during the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz.

The forum is scheduled for Sept. 8 to 10, 2026. More than 6,000 guests from politics, business, culture and science are expected to attend the event, which will feature more than 500 sessions, panels, debates, conversations and author meetings.

The family-business program focuses on practical ways to allocate capital. Options range from reinvesting in the core company to property, the capital market, private equity, precious metals and family-office arrangements. The goal is not only to grow wealth, but also to protect it, diversify risk and preserve liquidity.

Professional asset management and a long-term investment strategy are becoming more important as families account for market volatility and their future needs. Planned diversification can make wealth more resilient during crises and support its transfer to the next generation.

Bartosz Majewski, director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, will moderate the debate. Speakers announced for the panel include lawyer and honorary Chilean consul Jędrzej Jachira, Mennica Mazovia board member Paweł Mazurek, EPAKA.PL CEO Dariusz Chornicki, MS Galleon Managing Investment Partner Tomasz Piec and Michał Ząbczyński, CEO of Michael Strom Brokerage House. The Family Business Network is the panel’s partner.