What is the TFOA Single Family Office Symposium?

The TFOA Annual Single Family Office Symposium is a private, invitation-only event for family office principals and professionals. It brings together a highly curated group of single family offices to hear from world-class speakers on investing, portfolio management, and family office management, with dedicated networking sessions for co-investment introductions and peer exchange.

Who can attend the TFOA Symposium?

The Member Track is open exclusively to principals and executives of buy-side single family offices who are TFOA members or approved applicants. A separate Virtual Track is available to non-family-office participants - registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, students, and service providers - who join sessions via live-stream webinar.

How do I register for the TFOA Symposium?

Single family office principals and executives can apply for TFOA membership and Symposium access at tfoa.info/membership/membership-form/. Anyone can register for the Virtual Track at tfoa.info/open-track/. All applications are reviewed to confirm eligibility.

What topics does the TFOA Symposium cover?

The Symposium covers topics most relevant to single family offices, including public and private market investing, direct investing and co-investment, macroeconomic outlook, portfolio construction, family office governance, and generational wealth management. Past speakers have included Jeff Immelt, David Bonderman, Ken Hersh, Kyle Bass, Peter Kraus, John Phelan, Tim Draper, Anne Griffin Dias, Mitch Kapor, Randi Zuckerberg, George P. Bush, and John Goff, among other world-class investors and policy experts.

Can anyone attend the TFOA Symposium?

Anyone can attend via the Virtual Track, which offers livestream access to speaker sessions. The in-person Member Track is reserved for buy-side single family office principals and executives only. TFOA membership principles strictly prohibit solicitation of members by service providers.

How many family offices attend the TFOA Symposium?

TFOA is a global peer network of single family offices spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. The annual Symposium draws a curated group of family office principals and professionals from across the network. Precise attendance numbers are kept confidential to protect member privacy.

What makes the TFOA Symposium different from other family office conferences?

The TFOA Symposium is a closed-door, principals-only event - not a commercial conference. As a non-profit peer network, TFOA has no interest in monetising member relationships; profits from the Symposium are donated to student scholarships. This creates a uniquely candid environment where family office principals can exchange ideas freely without concern about solicitation.