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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)
8:15am	Opening Remarks Welcome to the ERG Summit NAAAP National Administration (Century A & B Ballrooms)
8:30am	Introducing the Theme: Being, Becoming, Belonging Lisa A. Strack (Century A & B Ballrooms)
8:45am	Keynote TBD Tashina Charagi (Century A & B Ballrooms)
9:00am	Executive Panel Executive Perspective on ERG ROI Michael Gonzales (Moderator) (Century A & B Ballrooms)
10:00am	Networking Break
10:20am	Diversity Managers Panel ERG Becoming Journey Tessa Xuan (Moderator) (Century A & B Ballrooms)
11:20am	ERG Leaders Panel ERG Belonging Story Santosh Mathew (Moderator) (Century A & B Ballrooms)
12:20pm	Lunch
1:30pm	Breakout 1A Allyship: Case Study Trace Ballard (Century A & B Ballrooms)	Breakout 1B Allyship: Workshop Angela Pastorek, PhD. Nior Gonzales (Century A & B Ballrooms)

2:45pm	Networking Break
3:10pm	Breakout 2A Trends in Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: D&I Metrics Tracking Case Study TBD- Diverst (Century A & B Ballrooms)	Breakout 2B TBD (Century A & B Ballrooms)
4:25pm	Plenary (Century A & B Ballrooms)
4:50pm	Wrap-up & Debrief Farzana Nayani & Lisa A. Strack (Century A & B Ballrooms)
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6:00pm	Opening Reception - Bentons
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8:00pm	Opening Reception After Party - Bentons
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7:00am	Health / Wellness Activity (7am - 8am)
7:15am		Buffet Breakfast / Networking (7:15am - 8am) (Century B & C Ballrooms)
8:00am	General Session / Keynote / Opening Remarks Global Leadership Jon Cook (Century B & C Ballrooms)
9:30am	Break
9:45am	Breakout 1A Salary Negotiation and Building a Personal Brand. Ginny Cheng (Pershing North)	Breakout 1B Find a Buddy. Be a Buddy. Connect in Authentic Two-Way Dialogue: Part I DIVE Buddies: Part I - Introduction (Pershing East & West)	Breakout 1C The Power of Creativity, Self-Discovery, and Change. Katerina Jeng (Pershing South)
10:45am	Break
11:00am	Breakout 2A The 5 Voices Abraham Gin (Pershing North)	Breakout 2B Five Tips for Networking Success Alana Muller (Pershing East & West)	Breakout 2C Pushing Boundaries Through Change Suba Nadarajah (Pershing East & West)	Diversity Career Fair
12:00am	Break
12:15pm	General Session / Seated Lunch / Keynote Claim Your Place, Be a Troublemaker. Simon Tam (Century B & C Ballrooms)
1:30pm	Break Attend Diversity Career Fair
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 State of AAPI 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 D&I: What's Next? Candi Castleberry Singleton (Pershing East & West)	Breakout 4C Bold Rebel Leadership Samantha McCloud (Pershing South)	Breakout 4D Level Up! The Business of eSports. Ashley Jones (Shawnee & Mission)

5:00pm	Break
5:30pm	This is How We Do KC
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7:00am	Health/Wellness Activity (7am - 8am)
7:15am		Buffet Breakfast/Networking (7:15am - 8am)
8:00am	General Session / Keynote Today's Entrepreneur Victor Hwang (Century B & C Ballrooms)			Young Professionals Breakfast with a VP: Nilyum Jhala Nilyum Jhala
8:30am
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)	Young Professionals LinkedIn Optimization: Building Your Personal Brand Abraham Gin (Shawnee & Mission)
10:45am	Break
11:00am	Breakout 6A TBD (Pershing South)	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 DIVE Buddies: Part II - Panel Discussion (Pershing North)	Young Professionals TBD (Shawnee & Mission)
12:00am	Break
12:15pm	General Session / Keynote Sabrina Wiewel (Century B & C Ballrooms)
1:30pm	Free Time / Explore KC
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5:00pm	Pre-Gala Silent Auction & Reception (Midland Theatre)
6:00pm	Gala Dinner - Sponsorship Recognition (Midland Theatre)
7:00pm	Gala Celebration & NAAAP100 Awards (Midland Theatre)
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9:30pm	Gala After Party (Midland Theatre - Chandelier Bar & VIP Lounge)
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