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American Advertising Federation (AAF) - Kansas City • American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Kansas City • The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Kansas City • The Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City • International Relations Council • Kansas City Center for Inclusion • Kansas City Chinese Association •

7:30am	Buffet Breakfast / Networking (7:30am - 8:15am) (Century B & C Ballrooms)
8:15am	Opening Remarks Welcome to the ERG Summit: Introducing the Theme Elizabeth Yang NAAAP National President Farzana Nayani NAAAP ERG Architect & Advisor (Century B & C Ballrooms)
8:30am	Stepping into your Origin and Belonging Story Lisa A. Strack (Century B & C Ballrooms)
8:45am	Keynote ERG/BRG's Role in Supporting "Being" You Tashina Charagi (Century B & C Ballrooms)
9:00am	Executive Panel Executive Perspective on ERG ROI Michael Gonzales (Moderator) (Century B & C Ballrooms)
10:00am	Networking Break
10:20am	Diversity Managers Panel ERG Becoming Journey Tessa Xuan (Moderator) (Century B & C Ballrooms)
11:20am	ERG Leaders Panel ERG Belonging Story Santosh Mathew (Moderator) (Century B & C Ballrooms)
12:20pm	Lunch Announcements & Recognition of National Diversity and Inclusion Consortium Lisa A. Strack (Century B & C Ballrooms)
1:30pm	Breakout 1A Allyship: Case Study on Breaking Barriers, the LGBTQ Belonging Story Trace Ballard (Shawnee)	Breakout 1B Allyship: Workshop Angela Pastorek, PhD. Nior Gonzales (Mission)

2:40pm	Networking Break
3:00pm	Breakout 2A Trends in Technology: Why Metrics Matter to ERGs Farzana Nayani (Moderator) (Shawnee)	Breakout 2B Trends in Technology: Metrics and the Asian Employee Journey Kingman Ng (Mission)
4:10pm	Transition Break
4:20pm	Plenary Next Steps on your ERG Being, Becoming, Belonging journey Candi Castleberry Singleton (Century B & C Ballrooms)
4:45pm	Wrap-up & Debrief Farzana Nayani & Lisa A. Strack (Century B & C Ballrooms)
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6:00pm	Opening Reception Honorable Quinton Lucas Mayor of Kansas City, MO CBRE, CIA, DuraComm, SnapIT Solutions Entertainment: Shon Ruffin Trio, Benny Lee, & Simon Tam from the Slants (Benton's)
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7:00am	Health / Wellness Activity All Levels Morning Yoga with Mia Park (7am - 8am) (Roanoke)
7:15am		Buffet Breakfast / Networking (7:15am - 8am) (Century B & C Ballrooms)
8:00am	Welcome Remarks Michael Gonzales NAAAP National Board Of Directors Leadership Convention General Manager Joe Reardon President/CEO Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce (Century B & C Ballrooms)
8:20am	Keynote Connected Leadership: Learnings From a Career in Advertising Jon Cook (Century B & C Ballrooms)
9:30am	Break
9:45am	Breakout 1A Debunking Salary Negotiation and Personal Branding Myths Ginny Cheng (Pershing South)	Breakout 1B Find a Buddy. Be a Buddy. Connect in Authentic Two-Way Dialogue: Part I DIVE Buddies: Part I - Introduction Rick Sakaguchi, Jenny Copeland, & Nick Wolf (Pershing North)	Breakout 1C D&I: What's Next? Candi Castleberry Singleton (Pershing East & West)
10:45am	Break
11:00am	Breakout 2A The 5 Voices Abraham Gin (Pershing North)	Breakout 2B Five Tips for Networking Success Alana Muller (Pershing South)	Breakout 2C Pushing Boundaries Through Change Suba Nadarajah (Pershing East & West)		Diversity Career Fair (11am - 4pm) (Century A Ballroom)
12:00pm	Break
12:15pm	General Session / Seated Lunch Mariko Carpenter Vice President, Strategic Alliances- Nielsen (Century B & C Ballrooms)
12:30pm	General Session / Seated Lunch / Keynote Slanted - How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court Simon Tam (Century B & C Ballrooms)
1:30pm	Break / Attend Diversity Career Fair
2:15pm				Breakout 3D Straight to the Heart!: Storytelling Workshop with Dr. Ada Cheng Dr. Ada Cheng (Shawnee & Mission)
2:45pm	Breakout 3A Making It Personal - Inspiring Your People to Uncover, Deepen, and Reveal Their Own Conviction for D&I Angela Cooper (Pershing North)	Breakout 3B The Power of Numbers and the State of the Asian American Community in 2020 Karen Narasaki (Pershing South)	Breakout 3C How to Be a Social Media Rockstar! Simon Tam (Pershing East & West)
3:45pm	Break
4:00pm	Breakout 4A Leading in the Digital Age Abraham Gin (Pershing North)	Breakout 4B The Power of Creativity: Self-Discovery, Community, & Change Katerina Jeng (Pershing East & West)	Breakout 4C Bold Rebel Leadership Samantha McCloud (Moderator) (Pershing South)	Breakout 4D The Inclusive Leader Fred Keeton (Shawnee & Mission)

5:00pm	Break
5:30pm	Experience KC!
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7:00am	Health/Wellness Activity A Run Around the World War I Museum and Memorial with Ann Chen (7am - 8am) (Meet at the Lobby Entrance)
7:15am		Buffet Breakfast/Networking (7:15am - 8am) (Century B & C Ballrooms)

8:00am	General Session Sponsor Recognition (Century B & C Ballrooms)			Breakfast with a VP: Nilyum Jhala Nilyum Jhala (Presidents Room)
8:30am	General Session / Keynote Uncommon Leadership Victor Hwang (Century B & C Ballrooms)
9:30am	Break
9:45am	Breakout 5A Finding Clarity in the Chaos Lindsey Roy (Pershing East & West)	Breakout 5B How I Used My Super Power to Get Our Church to Embrace Queer and Trans People Rev. Ken Fong (Pershing South)	Breakout 5C Breaking the Starving Artist Stereotype Stella Guan (Pershing North)	Breakout 5D LinkedIn Optimization: Building Your Personal Brand Abraham Gin (Shawnee & Mission)
10:45am	Break
11:00am	General Session / Keynote Life through Disruption* Sabrina Wiewel This session is open to ALL* attendees. (Century B & C Ballrooms)
12:00pm	Break
12:15pm	Breakout 6A CANCELLED Hitesh Ramchandani is unable to join as at Convention this year. Learn More>> (Pershing North)	Breakout 6B Filling the Room: How to Impact an Audience Telly Leung Exclusive Workshop for Convention Tickets Only (Pershing East & West)	Breakout 6C Find a Buddy. Be a Buddy. Connect in Authentic Two-Way Dialogue: Part II Rick Sakaguchi & Natalie Gonzales (Moderators) (Pershing South)	Breakout 6D The Arts are Everyone's Business Jonathan Thomas (Shawnee & Mission)
1:15pm	Free Time / Explore KC
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5:00pm	Pre-Gala Silent Auction & Reception (Midland Theatre)
6:00pm	Gala Dinner - Sponsor Recognition (Midland Theatre)
7:00pm	Gala Celebration & NAAAP Awards (Midland Theatre)
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9:30pm	Gala After Party (Midland Theatre - Chandelier Bar & VIP Lounge)
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