Convention Schedule Overview

Nielsen
The 2013 Report on the Asian American Consumer

Thursday, September 4, 2014 Friday, September 5, 2014 Saturday, September 6, 2014

Time	Description	Location
Thursday ERG Summit
11:00 am—7:00 pm	REGISTRATION	Foyer
Pre-Convention Event: The ERG Summit
11:30 am—1:00 pm	ERG Summit Luncheon Program: “An Executive Approach to ERG’s” Moderator: Farzana Nayani, NAAAP National Director of ERG Relations, Programs & Membership Director at the Asian Business Association Rosie Cofre,Global Employee Resource Organizational Strategist, Cisco Systems Dan Ellerman, Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Northrop Grumman Corp. Janice Parks, Sr. Director, Global Inclusion & Community Engagement, McDonald’s Corp.	Pacific Ballroom A
1:30 pm—3:00 pm	Session #100 Developing and Maximizing Your ERG—from Members to Metrics Kelley Johnson, Division VP, Diversity & Emerging Talent, JCPenney Lynn Lu, Senior Vice President, Area Executive, Bank of America Michael Mau, Asian Pacific American Community Outreach Program Manager, CIA	Pacific Ballroom A
3:00 pm—3:30 pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK	Pacific Foyer
3:30 pm—5:00 pm	Session #200 Best Practices Showcase & ERG Strategic Planning Session Erby L. Foster, Jr., Dir of Diversity & Inclusion, The Clorox Co.	Pacific Ballroom A
5:00 pm	Adjournment of the ERG Summit	Pacific Ballroom A
5:00 pm—7:00 pm	VIP & WELCOME RECEPTION Co-sponsored by the CIA Welcome Remarks & Announcements at 6:00 PM George Lim, Convention Host Organizing Committee, NAAAP Orange County Fabian J. De Rozario, NAAAP National President Kristyn Page, Director of Diversity Strategies, Macy’s – Convention Presenting Sponsor Michael Mau	Avalon AB

Time	Description	Location
7:00 am—7:45 am	FINE – Fitness in NAAAP Everyday: Lucky 7 Bodyweight Strength Workout Instructors will offer variations/modifications to ensure everyone at all fitness levels get an effective morning workout. Arlene Paraiso, NAAAP Director of FINE (Fitness In NAAAP Everyday) Nick Hussein, Mr. Muscle Beach 2014 and Elite Beachbody Coach	Palisades
8:00 am—6:00 pm	REGISTRATION	Ballroom Foyer
7:45 am—9:30 am	Breakfast & Convention Opening ProgramProgram begins promptly at 8:15 am “Rise of Asian America” & Celebration of NAAAP Chapters Program begins promptly at 8:15 am Emcee: Bharat Walia, President of NAAAP Chicago, Sales Solutions Account Executive at LinkedIn Elizabeth Yang, Convention Host Organizing Committee, President of NAAAP Los Angeles, Founder of Yang & Wang PC Tom Tait, Mayor of the City of Anaheim Cyndy Yu Robinson, NAAAP National Chief Programs Officer, Public Involvement Specialist at URS-AECOM Keynote by Bill Imada NAAAP 100 Honoree Chairman/CEO of IW Group, NAAAP National Senior Advisory Committee, and Member of the U.S. President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Michael Nguyen, NAAAP National Director of Chapter Development	California Ballrom C/D
9:30 am—10:45 am	Session #301 From Executive to Entrepreneur: the Secrets of Success presented by ACE (Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship) Moderator: Bill Imada Wing Lam, CEO Wahoo’s Fish Tacos Clarence Low, Founder, Archipelago Web. President, Colorado Asian Chamber of Commerce Melissa Jawaharlal, CEO & Co-Founder, STEM Center USA Evan Louie, Owner of Kona Ice Las Vegas. Chair of Economic Development Subcommittee, Nevada State Commissioner of Minority Affairs Esther Yang Shaw, Yang Construction Management, Los Angeles	Pacific Ballroom A
	Session #302 Public Speaking & Executive Presence Sachi Koto NAAAP 100 Honoree Sachi Koto Communications and Chair of the WWAAC Alliance Foundation (Who’s Who in Asian-American Communities)	Pacific Ballroom B
	Session #303 Managing Work-Life Balance, Protecting Ideas, & Fighting Traffic Citations [a SPIN – Successful Parents in NAAAP workshop] Elizabeth Yang, Founder of Yang & Wang PC, President of NAAAP Los Angeles	El Capitan AB
10:45 am—11:15 am	REFRESHMENT BREAK	California Promenades
11:15 am—12:30 noon	Session #401 Executive Panel: Rise of Asian America Moderator: Sarah Hawk, Partner, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Ron Chang, President of UPS Capital Betty Lo, Vice President, Government & Public Affairs, Nielsen Alden E. Habacon, Director, Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development, Equity and Inclusion Office, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Bill Imada	Pacific Ballroom A
	Session #402 Master the Art of No: How to Succeed Without Selling Your Soul [a WIN – Women In NAAAP workshop] Nozomi Morgan, Global Executive Coach, President & Founder Michiki Morgan Worldwide	Pacific Ballroom B
	Session #403 Ascending the Corporate Ladder: Lessons to Share Harry Lee NAAAP 100 Honoree Vice President of Corporate Contracts, Pricing & Supply Chain, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Member of NAAAP’s National Senior Advisory Committee	El Capitan AB
12:30 noon—1:50 pm	LUNCHEON & SPONSOR RECOGNITION Sponsors of this year’s NAAAP Convention will be acknowledged. Emcee: Lori Chen, Chair of the Board at NAAAP Philadelphia, Chair of the NAAAP National Council of Presidents, Premier Relationship Advisor at HSBC Bank Rose Olea, Chairwoman of the Interim NAAAP National Board of Directors, Director of Information Technology American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society Esther Lee Cruz, NAAAP National Chief Business Development Officer, Insights and Content Marketing Manager at LinkedIn Tommy Yip, NAAAP National Chief Operations Officer, Principal Network Architect at British Telecom	California Ballrom C/D
2:00 pm—5:00 pm	CAREER FAIR (Open to the Public) Résumé review by Ryan Namata, Grace Kiem, & Lee Ann Chan.	California Ballroom A/B
3:30 pm—5:00 pm	Session #501 Asian American Executive Leadership Success in “Non-Technical” Career Paths in Corporate America sponsored by Hewlett Packard Steve Sakumoto, Vice President, HP	Pacific Ballroom A
	Session #502 “The Recruiters – Get Noticed, Get the Job, and Get Mo’ Money!” sponsored by Northrop Grumman Corporation Ben Chulaluxsiriboon, moderator Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, NGC Chris Higa, Manager, Talent Acquisition, NGC Tony Tran, Senior Technical Recruiter, Talent Acquisition, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Aaron Vizcarra, Talent Acquisition Consultant, Talent Solutions, Diversity & Inclusion, Southern California Edison Helen Yang Christian, Talent Acquisition,Talent Acquisition Consultant, Southern California Edison Mariann Andres, University Recruiter, University Recruitment & Relations, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab	Pacific Ballroom B
	Session #503 Supplier Diversity: Doing Business with The Coca-Cola Company Eyvon Austin, The Coca-Cola Company	El Capitan AB
5:30 pm—11:00 pm	Transportation to Off-site City Experience Shuttle buses from Hilton to downtown Disney depart every 15 minutes between 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and 9:00 to 11:00 PM.
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm	OFFSITE CITY EXPERIENCE House of Blues at Downtown Disney Featured Entertainment DANakaDAN ft. Priska, Chucky Kim, Abe Kim, and Sam Kang Calvin Chu The FilHarmonic Jason Diego	House of Blues at Downtown Disney (1 mile walk from Anaheim Hilton)

Time	Description	Location
7:00 am—8:00 am	FINE – Fitness in NAAAP Everyday: Lucky 7 Bodyweight Strength Workout Instructors will offer variations/modifications to ensure everyone at all fitness levelsget an effective morning workout. Arlene Paraiso, NAAAP Director of FINE (Fitness In NAAAP Everyday) Nick Hussein, Mr. Muscle Beach 2014 and *Elite Beachbody* Coach**	Palisades
8:00 am—6:00 pm	REGISTRATION	Ballroom Foyer
8:15 am—9:30 am	BREAKFAST & GENERAL SESSION Sponsored by: BMW “Celebrating Women in Leadership” Emcee: Wendy Ho, NAAAP National Chief Marketing Officer, Sales Marketing Manager at CNN Jason Huang, Area Manager of the Western Region, BMW Grace Kiem, NAAAP National WIN Director, College Relations Program Manager, Fidelity Investments Keynote by Kathy Ko Chin, President & CEO, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum; Member of the U.S. President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Fabian J. De Rozario, NAAAP National President, Principal at GlobalConnect, Consultant at Korn/Ferry International	California Ballroom C/D
9:45 am—11:00 am	Session #601 Executive Panel II: Rise of Asian America Paul M. Kay, Head of Corporate Security & Emergency Management Services, MillerCoors Annabel S., Acting Chief, of CIA University and the senior Language Authority at the CIA’s Language Institute David H. Tsubouchi, NAAAP 100 Awardee, Registrar & CEO of the Ontario College of Trades, Honorary Consul General of Mongolia Doug Lawton, Vice President, NGES Sector Manufacturing Operations, ES Asian Pacific Professional Network Executive Sponsor, Northrop Grumman Corp.	Pacific Ballroom A
	Session #602 Appreciative Selling: Differentiation through Branding Wilson Yip, NAAAP Hawaii Chapter President Amin Leiman, Toastmaster	Pacific Ballroom B
	Session #603 Sneak Preview of the documentary “Tested” Curtis Chin, Filmmaker	El Capitan AB
11:00—11:15 am	REFRESHMENT BREAK	California Ballroom A/B
11:15 am—12:30 pm	Session #701 Applying the Secrets of Hostage Negotiation to Business Christopher Voss, CEO of The Black Swan Group, and former lead international hostage negotiator for the FBI	Pacific Ballroom A
	Session #702 Rising Higher: How YOU Can Impress Someone in the Big Leagues Sandra Vu Le, immigration attorney, host of the upcoming MMC-TV show “The American Journey,” and author of the forthcoming book: Bloom: How to Survive & Thrive in the U.S.	Pacific Ballroom B
	Session #703 NAAAP 101 Fabian J. De Rozario, National President/CEO, NAAAP	El Capitan AB
11:00 am—4:00 pm	CAREER FAIR (Open to the Public)	California A/B
12:30 noon—2:30 pm	LUNCHEON & FASHION SHOW by Macy’s	California Ballroom C/D
2:30 pm—4:00 pm	“Talk Shops” In conjunction with the Career Fair Gather with convention attendees for best practices and insights (drop-in basis). TOPICS/Table Numbers Successful Chapter Operations Led by Grant Brooks, NAAAP National Director of Performance Management Job Search Strategies Led by Esther Lee Cruz, NAAAP National Chief Business Development Officer Entrepreneurship: Starting & Growing a Business Led by Hans Huang, NAAAP National Chief Legal Officer Early Career Professionals: Career Switching, From Individual Contributor to Manager Led by Panney Wei, C.Ht., CEO Positive Changes Consulting, and NAAAP National Senior Advisor Mid-Career Professionals: Growing My Personal Influence, From Manager to Leader, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling ERG Leaders Dialogue Led by Farzana Nayani, NAAAP National Director of ERG Relations	California A/B
6:00 pm—7:00 pm	COCKTAIL RECEPTION	California Promanades
7:00 pm—10:00 pm	AWARDS GALA Emcee: David Ono, co-anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News, Los Angeles Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Gary Locke, former Ambassador to China, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and Governor of the State of Washington 2014 NAAAP100 Awards sponsored by Buick Buick representative Chapter & Leadership Awards Grant Brooks, NAAAP National, Boeing	California Ballroom C/D
10:00 pm—midnight	After Hours Party With cash bar	California Promenades

Career Fair Schedule

Friday, 9/5 from 2PM to 5 PM ♦ Saturday, 9/6 from 11:00 AM to 4 PM