International Family Business Enterprises Conference (IFBEC) – 2025
Dates: 21,22 & 23 August 2025, India
Navigating the complexities of Family Business Legacy: Cocreating the Future.
Venue: GRD College of Science, Avinashi Road, Civil Aerodrome Post, Coimbatore – 641 014, Tamilnadu. India.
Our Vision and Mission
To be a world class Social Sciences and Management institution creating global leaders with high levels of social consciousness for the profit, not-for-profit and public sector as change agents for the social good.
FRED would be a world class institute of repute, for the betterment of Social Sciences and Management Applied Research, Theory and Practice, to develop and nurture the nucleus of global leaders who will function as change agents for a variety of industries and the relevant social sectors.
FRED – The Organisation
Foundation for Research, Education and Development (FRED) is a registered Educational Trust set up with not-for-profit objectives. FRED is founded by Dr. Mohanakrishnan Raman in 2006, and supported by Dr Bhavani Mohanakrishnan, with the sincere intentions to contribute to the world of academia, by bringing together institutional and academic expert resources internationally in an organized manner. Since inception, FRED has collaborated with various educational institutions internationally. FRED has delivered several development programs through associations and collaborations.
Foundation for Research, Education and Development (FRED) – 20 year old a non-profit trust, that has made inroads into areas of Organization Development (OD), Family Business Consulting (FBC), Innovation, Coaching, and Leadership areas. FRED has organized and hosted several OD conferences in India and other Asian countries. FRED, over a period of 20 years, has created network of expertise across the world and has started offering specialized courses for specific targeted audiences. FRED developed a curriculum on the need for building Family Businesses. FRED has an MoU with the Witten Institute for Family Business (WIFU) in Germany and Konan University, Japan for conducting research, exchange of resources, and conferences.
Meet Our team
Dr. Mohanakrishnan Raman
