Inspiring Across Generations (IAG) Conference
Reimagining Leadership: What Makes a Modern-Day Leader

Event Details:
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Venue: JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria
5150 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77056
Admission: Members $50 I Non-Members $75 I Student Members $25 I Student Non-Members $40
Parking: Self-Parking or Valet
Attire: Business Casual
Breakfast and lunch will be included. Drinks (water, coffee and tea) will also be provided throughout the day.
Complimentary headshots will be provided to all attendees!
Raffle prizes being given out throughout the day!
Description:
With rapidly changing times and today’s highly interconnected and increasingly complex world, the defining characteristics of a leader in today’s world have also demanded a change. The hierarchical model simply doesn’t work anymore, and it has been replaced by learning organizations that are filled with knowledge workers who don’t respond to “top down” leadership. In response to these changes, a new generation of leaders is reshaping the best-led global companies. Their approach is not shareholder, customer or employee first; it is people first. Modern-day leaders view leadership as more than the behaviors, traits, and styles of individuals; they view leadership as a property of any social network. No longer solely the domain of those “in charge,” leadership is something in which everyone participates. Our Modern-Day leaders distribute their leadership powers to those who have the will, skill, ability and desire to lead.
Come join us for a day full of learning, sharing and networking as we engage in discussions around what it actually takes to be a Modern-Day leader and the various facets of leadership.
Event Agenda:
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Registration and Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: President’s Opening Remarks
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Ascend Talk #1
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM: Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM: Ascend Talk #2
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM: Leadership Panel Discussion
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM: Break
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM: Lunch & Ascend Talk #3 and Ascend Talk #4
1:15 PM - 1:30 PM: Break
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM: Leadership Mentoring Circles
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM: ERG/BRG Leaders Roundtable (By Invite Only)
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Break
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Ascend Talk #5
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Ascend Talk #6
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Ascend Talk #7
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM: Closing Remarks
Ascend Talks
Ascend Talk # 1
The Personal side of Leadership

Dr. Christopher Govekar
Chief Executive Officer
75th Innovation Command
Ascend Talk # 2
Authentic Leadership: Lessons Learnt as Today’s AAPI Leader

Sue Ann Hong
Chief Executive Director
Center for Asian Pacific American Women
Ascend Talk # 3
.Leadership in the Corporate World

Sanjiv Shah
Managing Director and Co-head
Simmons Energy, a Division of Piper Jaffray
Ascend Talk # 4
.Leading in the Digital Age

Jason Bollinger
Certified Professional Coach
Capella Coaching
Ascend Talk # 5
Mind Management and Leadership Success

Aurva Kapoor
Inner Transformation, Breath-work and Meditation Expert
The Art of Living
Ascend Talk # 6
What I Learnt about Leadership when I am alone
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Youngro Lee
Co-founder and CEO
NextSeed
Ascend Talk # 7
.Bringing Communities Together to Make a Difference

Mandy Kao
President, Titan Management and
Founder, Mandy Kao Foundation
Executive Panel
What Makes a Modern-Day Leader
Leadership Mentoring Circles

Dr. Rubina F. Malik
CEO & Strategic Advisor
Malik Global Solutions

Yolande Athiade
Managing Director, Sales and Local Tax
KPMG

Jason Bollinger
Professional Coach &
Leadership Consultant

Bobby Bui
Managing Director, Sales and Local Tax
KPMG

Steve Lyell
Managing Director, State & Local Taxes
KPMG

Don Nguyen
Chief Accounting Officer & Controller
Castleton Resources

Sruti Ramaswamy
Small Business Owner
Bricks4Kidz, Cypress TX

Sujaya S Rao
Director, Division Research Development
The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Franscisca Wahjudi
Managing Director
Deloitte Consulting

Kristin Yoshida
Principal Tax/Transfer Pricing Services
KPMG

Sincia Yuebo Shi
Founder & President
SYB Solutions LLC
Other Speakers
Opening Remarks

Linda Leung
President, Ascend Houston
Deloitte
Opening Remarks

Rashmi Chand
IAG Dean, Ascend Houston
Deloitte
Opening Remarks

Jennifer Lee
IAG Assistant Dean, Ascend Houston
Siegfried Group

Kristin Yoshida
Board Advisor, Ascend Houston
KPMG
Closing Remarks
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