Building Visionaries
1 Strategic Thinking: Setting Your Sights on a Goal
Format: Panel
Do you have a goal but are unable to currently achieve it? Having concrete plans in place will solidify your visions instead of keeping them as a fantasy.
Come learn how to reach your goals and some ways of thinking to reach your goals. Join this interactive workshop to learn some strategies to help you achieve your goals this year.
Speakers:
Jay Shah, Associate Director of Business Development at Ginkgo Bioworks
Mervyn De Souza, Senior Director of Business Development at Ginkgo Bioworks
Jyoti Sinha, Professor of Sociology at UMass Boston
2 Building Your Own Venture
Format: Panel
Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? If you want to find out, come to this panel talk. You will hear the stories of 4 seasoned entrepreneurs and then the audience will get their opportunity to pitch your idea for feedback from someone who has gone down this path.
It is an immersive and interactive workshop that will take you on a transformative journey from the inception of your startup idea to its realization as a fully-fledged business/brand. This workshop will provide you with the essential knowledge, aspirations, and guidance needed to navigate the challenging but rewarding world of entrepreneurship.
Speakers:
Kevin Wong, Co-founder of Lunar Hard Seltzer
Linh Truong, Content Creator
Jonathan Chang, Founder & CEO of Markit Social
Nicholas Emmons, Owner & Chief Instructor at On Point Krav Maga
3 Building Connections Beyond LinkedIn: How to Cultivate Your Personal Board of Directors
Format: Single Speaker
We all are faced with countless decisions each day, from our relationships to our health to our careers. In the age of LinkedIn connections, how can you build a real support system that will help lead you through both the challenges and wins?
In this interactive workshop participants will learn how to cultivate their own “personal board of directors” that can guide, support, and push them to achieve their vision for the future.
Speaker:
Kinh Vu, Associate Professor of Music at Boston University
4 Leading With Wellness: Understanding and Taking Action Against Burnout
Format: Single Speaker
Whether it be in your career or extracurricular activities, we’ve all most likely experienced burnout at some time in our lives. But, it is often how we address and takes action after burnout that leads us to our successes.
This workshop is focused on how to recognize the stages of burnout in both our professional and personal lives, and how we as an API community can de-stigmatize “asking for help” when we feel we need it and create a space for our own voices to be heard.
Speaker:
Andrew Wu, Associate Medical Director at McLean Hospital and Instructor at Harvard Medical School
5 Communicating Towards a More Inclusive World: Show up, Step up, Speak up to a Better Tomorrow
Format: Single Speaker
Join our presenter, Cecilia Lui as she shares her professional and personal cultural experiences in how she arrived at her current work and why she feels it is crucial that we develop cultural sensitivity while elevating our communication skills in our quest to better connect with others while expressing ourselves to pursue our goals.
This interactive workshop will help you gain understanding on the critical components in cross-cultural communication, how our cultural conditioning and personality shape the way we communicate, the key skills to develop in effective & inclusive communication, and the challenges many Asian Americans encounter in their communication crossing generations.
Speaker:
Cecilia Lui, Founder & Director of ILIA Connect
6 Decision Making Under Uncertainty and Risk
Format: Panel
In today's dynamic and rapidly changing world, decision-making often involves dealing with uncertainty and risk. Whether you are a business leader, a manager, an entrepreneur, or an individual striving for personal success, the ability to make sound decisions in the face of uncertainty is a crucial skill.
This workshop is designed to empower you with the tools and strategies needed to tackle ambiguity, mitigate risks, and make informed choices with confidence. This is an intensive and practical workshop that delves into the art and science of decision-making processes.
Speakers:
Vienne Brown, Founder of VienneMilano
Amy Yee, Author and Award-Winning Journalist
Anu Chitrapu, SVP of Bank of America
