Zdeněk & Štěpán Bínek
Founder and Son, ZEBRA SYSTEMS Family Business

What You Will Discover in Their Session:

This joint session by father and son will take the form of an engaging interview, offering an insider perspective from the incoming generation on navigating a company built by a parent. Štěpán Bínek will share his firsthand experience of carving out his own professional role within the family enterprise during an era of rapid technological change.

How the next generation can forge their own professional identity within the firm without being defined solely by their family relationship to the founder
How expectations regarding roles, competencies, and decision-making shift from a successor's perspective
Why it is critical to distinguish between ownership, active employment, and future corporate governance responsibility
How to build upon the foundation established by the first generation while introducing fresh perspectives and modern working practices
How technological transformation and international expansion shape intergenerational dialogue about the firm's future
What critical topics must be addressed between generations before leadership succession becomes an urgent crisis