Asian Leadership Speaker Series
A free 3 part series aimed to help Asians level up within the industry, attend 1 or all 3 events. We often see Asians and other minorities plentiful at the entry-level within agencies, but upward momentum is stunted, in this series we want to give helpful advice and tips from Asian industry leaders.
Elevating into the C-Suite
Thursday, August 12, 6 pm est / 3 pm pst
Whether you are reaching for that c-suite position or want to find out what it takes to get there this talk is from you. Hear from Asians that made it to that elusive c-suite position. We will have a panel of 5 speakers, as well as time for Q&A.
Panelists:
Ashish Prashar - Global Chief Marketing Officer, R/GA
Michelle Tang - Chief Marketing Office of Digitas North America
Bill Imada - Chief Connectivity Officer of IW Group
Cathy Butler - Chief Executive Officer of Organic
Jatinder Singh - Chief Data Officer of DDB
Moderators:
Jessalin Lam - VP, Member Development and Diversity, IAB & Co-Founder Asians in Advertising
Bernice Chao - Creative Director at R/GA & Co-Founder Asians in Advertising
Getting Started in Entry Level
Thursday, July 15, 6 pm est / 3 pm pst
Are you in school or in the early days of your career in advertising? This session features career advice for those getting in and for the first 5 years. We will have a panel of 4 speakers, as well as time for Q&A.
Panelists:
Vignesh Seshadri - Associate Creative Director at W+K
Eric Hu - Strategy Director at AKQA
Natalie Kim - Founder of We Are Next
Josh Huang - HR Creative Recruitment at David&Goliath
Moderator:
Jessalin Lam - Director, Precision Marketing Academy, Nissan United & Co-Founder Asians in Advertising
This event is now over, however you can see the recap and event video below.
Leveling Up Your Career
Thursday, July 29, 6 pm est / 3 pm pst
This session focuses on how to move up from mid to director in your career and how to negotiate that larger title. We will have a panel of 4 speakers, as well as time for Q&A.
Panelists:
Resh Sidhu - Executive Creative Director at Barbarian
Larry Lac - Creative Agency Partner at Facebook/Instagram
Reema Rao- Patel - Strategy Director
Edison Lee - Brand Marketing at TIAA & Ogilvy
Moderator:
Bernice Chao - Creative Director at R/GA & Co-Founder Asians in Advertising