2023 Ascend Inspiring Across Generations
Creating Community Connections
Event Details
Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM PT
Venue: The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles
Admission: Members: $150 I Non-Members (IAG Only): $175 I Non-Members (IAG + 1-year Professional Membership): $250 | Ascend Chapter Student Members: $50 | Ascend Chapter Student Non-Members: $75
​Attire: Business Casual
Agenda
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Check-in & Mingle
10:00 - 10:30 AM
Opening Remarks
10.30 - 12.30 PM
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Panel Discussion
2:30 - 3:30 PM
Buffet Lunch
3:30 -4:30 PM
Creating Community Connections Group Activity
4:30 - 5.00 PM
5:00 - 5:30 PM
5:30 - 8:00 PM
Speakers
Keynote Speaker and Facilitator
Keynote Speaker
Jeanne Mau
Senior Vice President, TV Programming Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
NBC Universal
Facilitator
Ted Chen
Reporter
NBC4
Panelist
Hoai Scott
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Social Justice Activist
NBCUniversal
Panelist
Mei-Li (Lili) Huang
Business Assurance Principal,
CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
Panelist
Alfredo Mendez
VP, DEI and Community,
Robert Half
Facilitator
David Doan
Co-President
Ascend Los Angeles
Breakout Session #1 (Concurrent)
Building Your Powerful Personal Brand
Facilitator
David Doan
Co-President
Ascend Los Angeles
Facilitator
Amy She
People Operations Senior Manager
PwC
Breakout Session #2 (Concurrent)
Building/Fostering Your Personal Community (aka Board of Directors) at Work
Facilitator
Trinh Nguyen
Global Advisor, Asian Pacific American (APA)
NBCUniversal
Facilitator
Brandon Yamauchi
Managing Director
Deloitte
Breakout Session #3 (Concurrent)
Passing the Torch (Giving Back to the Community)
Facilitator
Glen Hamakawa
Immediate Past President / Advisor, Ascend Los Angeles Chapter
EY (Retd.)
Facilitator
Peter Yo
Co-President, Ascend Los Angeles
Vice-President, Robert Half
Program 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.