ERG Summit


Pre-Convention Program: ERG Summit Coordinated by Farzana Nayani, National Director of ERG Relations
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Light Breakfast Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:30AM Doors Open Grand Ballroom C/D/E
9:00 - 9:30 AM ERG Summit Opening Session  Welcome / Opening Remarks ERG Summit Overview Grand Ballroom C/D/E
9:30AM – 10:30AM Session #001  State of Asian American Leadership & ERGs Farzana Nayani, NAAAP National Director of ERG Relations, Programs & Membership Director at the Asian Business Association Grand Ballroom C/D/E
10:30 – 11:15 AM Session #002 Are You Ready to Break Through the Glass Ceiling?   Nozomi Morgan, Global Executive Coach, President & Founder Michiki Morgan Worldwide Grand Ballroom C/D/E
11:30AM Doors reopen / Lunch Served Grand Ballroom C/D/E
12:00 – 1:00 PM Session #003 Executive Luncheon Panel: The Business of Employee Resource Groups Al Rafat, Field Service Director, Midwest Region, McDonald’s Corp. Estrella Cramer, Corporate Supplier Diversity Director, UPS Riz Chand, Vice President and Chief Human Resources, BNSF Railway Moderated by Farzana Nayani, NAAAP National Director of ERG Relations, Programs & Membership Director at the Asian Business Association Grand Ballroom C/D/E
1:00 – 1:30 PM Networking Break Grand Ballroom Foyer
1:30 – 2:30 PM Session #004 Panel Session 2: The Path of Women Executives and ERGs Neelu Sethi, Vice President of IT, Supply Chain & Hosting Services, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Thear Suzuki, Partner at EY, NAAAP 100 Honoree Carina Reyes, Vice President, Pre-Sales Consulting and Design US Enterprise Delivery, Xerox Moderated by Kim Cummings, HR Manager at BNSF Railway, NAAAP DFW Officer Grand Ballroom C/D/E
2:30 – 3:00 PM Refreshment Break Grand Ballroom Foyer
3:00PM – 4:00PM Session #005 Breakout Session: Best Practices for ERGs Grand Ballroom C/D/E
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM Session #006 Now What? 10 Ideas to Jump Start Your ERG Rebecca Okamoto, Founder & Principal Evoke Strategy Group Grand Ballroom C/D/E
4:45 – 5:00 PM Closing of ERG Summit Grand Ballroom C/D/E
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM WELCOME RECEPTION  Cordia Leung, Diamond Director at USANA Health Sciences, President of NAAAP DFW Cyndy Yu Robinson, Public Involvement Specialist at URS-AECOM, NAAAP National Chief Programs Officer SER27th Floor