The theme of this year’s Family Office Wealth Conference, to be held in Laguna Beach CA from September 16-18, is the management of the opportunities, challenges and choices facing wealthy families. Attendees will include representatives from affluent families, family office executives and other service providers.

Full details on the conference are available from www.iifamilyoffice.com. The list of topics from the site:

• Establishing a Legacy: Issues and Views to Consider
• Hedge Funds: Finding Success in a Crowded Environment
• Second Home Demand Trends and Their Meaning For Investors
• Issues That Really Matter to Affluent Families – a CLOSED DOOR discussion led by family office executives and family members
• Effective Micro Lending Strategies for Families
• The Financialization of the Energy Markets: What Trends Indicate about Future Risks and Opportunities
• Commodities: A Sector Whose Time is Here?
• Beneficial Tax Strategies
• Boosting Returns in your Fixed Income Portfolio
• Finding the Right Fuel for Your Portfolio: Perspectives on Alternative Energy
• Using Derivatives to Manage Volatility and the Risks Associated with It
• Identifying the Right Compensation Model for Family Office Executives – Results of 2006 Family Office Executive Compensation Survey
• Private Equity: Defining Realistic Expectations as Risks Increase
• Family Office Technology Challenges and Solutions

Overall, it looks like an interesting program. Some of the Luxury Reporter team have special interests in micro lending, so it’s great to see that on the agenda.

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