At the Campus Las Lagunillas, researchers examined how family firms are responding to the green and digital transitions. The University of Jaén hosted the international congress on 5 and 6 November.
Named AINVEF 2026, or ‘Avances en Investigación sobre Empresa Familiar’, the event focused on strategic challenges facing family businesses. One strand of the programme addressed corporate governance with a gender perspective. Another examined the management of socio-emotional wealth.
Business leaders from Jaén joined a debate session. Gerardo Pérez of Grupo Japemasa and Francisco Vañó of Castillo de Canena took part. Maribel Bonachela represented Licores Riska.
The academic programme also featured a keynote lecture by Vincent Lefebvre, a professor at Audencia Business School in France and an international researcher in the field. A separate session presented work on teaching innovation in family-business management.
The Society of Spanish Family Business Researchers (SAFER) organised the congress with the Cátedra Grupo Japemasa de Empresa Familiar at the University of Jaén. Funding support came from the Plan Propio de Investigación y Transferencia del Conocimiento of the UJA and the Consejo Social. The Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas and the Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Marketing y Sociología also provided support. RUSSPAIN has also covered other regional developments in Spain, including the El Hierro migration crisis.
