The Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern University presented its fourth annual India Summit: Can Indian Family Businesses Compete?<\/em>, as part of the Vivek and Vandana Sharma India Initiative<\/a><\/em> on October 27, 2025. Building on previous summits that explored innovation, startups, and sustainability, this year's focus turned to Family Business in India and other emerging markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recognizing the central role family enterprises play across emerging economies, the summit brought together a diverse group of voices, including Indian family business leaders, academic experts in the field, young alumni representing next-generation leadership, overseas Indians managing family enterprises in Asia and the Middle East, and select family business leaders from other emerging markets. This gathering provided a unique opportunity to examine the similarities and differences in family business dynamics across emerging economies, offering insights into one of the most significant drivers of economic growth in these regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWatch the Recordings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n