Debate Session: Why Family Offices Must Find Their Voice?
The Emirates Family Office Association (EFOA), in partnership with Looking Glass and the Harvard Debate Council (HDC), is pleased to present a high-impact virtual session in our professional development series.
Join us on November 6, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Gulf Standard Time (GST) for Why Family Offices Must Find Their Voice, an interactive skills session led by Dr. Tripp Rebrovick and Jazmine Pickens of the Harvard Debate Council.
This practical workshop will equip principals, next-gen leaders, and executives with the building blocks of persuasive communication: structuring a compelling “case,” marshaling evidence, anticipating objections, and deploying rebuttal frameworks—plus techniques to translate debate tools into boardroom-ready presentations. The second half features a live exercise where volunteers apply the methods introduced in the first half, followed by an open Q&A.
Dr. Tripp Rebrovick is Coach of Debate at Harvard College and Director of the Harvard Debate Council. He has taught and coached for over twenty years, working with students from beginner to champion level. A former top-ranked debater and national champion in high school, Tripp competed for Harvard and later coached teams that earned top regular-season honors and won major collegiate tournaments.
Jazmine Pickens is Assistant Director of the Harvard Debate Council. With 14+ years in debate as both competitor and coach, she has led programs from middle school through college, including serving as Head Coach and Program Admin at the University of Southern California and as Program Coordinator with the Bay Area Urban Debate League, advancing speech and debate access in under-represented districts. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma, where she won a national championship (CEDA).
About Harvard Debate Council & Looking Glass The Harvard Debate Council has trained generations of debaters and orators; its instructor corps has operated for over 35 years at the highest levels of competition as both coaches and competitors.
Looking Glass is a UAE-based education company delivering advanced-learning enrichment across leadership, scientific inquiry, debate, and culture—partnering with the Harvard Debate Council to offer annual in-person workshops in the UAE, India, and Singapore.
This virtual session is designed to be intimate and hands-on. Please register to secure your place.