2024 ATX Inspiring Across Generations (IAG) Conference
We Ascend Together: Leadership, Connection & Community
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Event Details
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Time: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Venue: Oracle Corporate Offices, 2300 Oracle Way, Austin, TX 78741
Admission: Members: $100 I Non-Members: $150
Attire: Business Casual
Description
Join us at IAG for a day of leadership, mentorship, and relationship development as we explore the need for community, the myths of Asian leadership, and the pursuit of passion in your career.
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Ascend IAG Conference focuses on creating an environment that helps us connect as a community and foster relationships, transcending generations, cultures, educational backgrounds, and careers.
Agenda
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM:
Registration / Networking
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM:
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM:
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM:
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM:
Break
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM:
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM:
Closing Remarks
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM:
ATX Chapter Social
Welcome & Opening Plenary
Plenary (Keynote)
Asian Community Leadership
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Unveiling the Power of Asian Leadership: Shaping Communities, Inspiring Change
The session aims to explore and discuss the pivotal role of Asian leaders in shaping our communities, delving into the details of their contributions. More importantly, we’ll examine how the Asian community can unite in times of need and leverage its collective influence to inspire and empower others.
Keynote:
Lily Trieu
Executive Director
Asian Texans for Justice
Panel Discussions
Panel Discussion 1
Myths of Asian Leadership
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Challenging Misconceptions: Exploring the Path to Leadership for Pan-Asians
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We want to examine the common misconception about Pan-Asians and why so few Pan-Asians in global corporations reach the Director level . Given the number of corporate CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, or Senior VPs, there are proportionally far fewer Pan-Asians in these positions thus raising questions, “what is preventing Pan-Asians from achieving senior positions?
Moderator:
Laurie Winfield
Program/Project Management Leader in Digital and
SaaS Product Development and Delivery
Panelist:
Vic Kumar
Director of Strategy and Innovation
Oracle
Panelist:
Jess Lin
Managing Director, North America Marketing Practice Gen AI Lead
Accenture
Panelist:
Yihong Zeng
Managing Director
Deloitte
Panel Discussion 2
Pursuit of Passion in Your Career
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Charting Paths: Exploring Traditional and Unconventional Career Journeys
We want to examine traditional and non-traditional career paths that align with the individual's passions and the journey of associated successes and failures.
Moderator:
Gopalakrishnan Anand
Senior Cyber Security Leader
General Motors
Panelist:
Jessica Chen
CFO of Achieve Integrative Health
Achieve Integrative Health
Panelist:
Rene Helit Jr
Chef/ Founder
Cultured Chefs
Panelist:
Tanushri Jain
EH&S Expertise Director
Dow Chemical
Panelist:
Nilesh Kunvarji
Principal Enterprise Architect
Oracle
Welcome/Opening/Closing Remarks
Welcome/Opening/Closing Remarks
1:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Anu Mandapati
Ascend Austin President; Global Head of Culture, DEI & Employee Experience
Stephanie Yokoyama
Ascend EVP Brand & Programming; Data Engineering, Management, & Governance Manager
Accenture Federal Services
Speakers
Keynote Speaker

Lily Trieu
Executive Director
Asian Texans for Justice
Myths of Asian Leadership

Vic Kumar
Director of Strategy and Innovation
Oracle

Laurie Winfield
Program/Project Management Leader in Digital and SaaS Product Development and Delivery

Jess Lin
Managing Director, North America Marketing Practice Gen AI Lead
Accenture

Yihong Zeng
Managing Director
Deloitte
Pursuit of Passion in your Career

Gopalakrishnan Anand
Senior Cyber Security Leader
​General Motors

Tanushri Jain
EH&S Expertise Director
Dow Chemical

Jessica Chen
CFO
Achieve Integrative Health

Nilesh Kunvarji
Principal Enterprise Architect
Oracle
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Rene Helit Jr
Chef/ Founder
Cultured Chefs
Welcome/Opening/Closing Remarks

Anu Mandapati
Ascend Austin President; Global Head of Culture, DEI & Employee Experience

Stephanie Yokoyama
Ascend EVP Brand & Programming; Data Engineering, Management, & Governance Manager
Accenture Federal Services
Our IAG Partners






Safety of our guests is paramount to Ascend. Attendees are responsible for monitoring their own condition and agree to comply with the safety, hygiene and CDC identified pandemic level communicable illnesses (including COVID-19) guidelines established by relevant health authorities. We request that attendees not attend an event should they test positive or if they experience COVID symptoms prior to the event.