Asia Society’s 2020

Global Talent, Diversity & Inclusion

Virtual Symposium

Wednesday, June 24th & Thursday, June 25th

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Wednesday, June 24th

11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (EDT)

Introductory Remarks
Chris Belisle, Executive Director of Corporate Relations, Asia Society

Opening Keynote Conversation
Sonny Kalsi, Founder and Partner of BentallGreenOak and Asia Society Trustee 
Josette Sheeran, President and CEO, Asia Society

The Role of Leadership in Times of Crisis: Leading through the Crisis vs. Managing the Response
Featured Speaker:
Omar Ishrak, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board, Medtronic; Chairman of the Board, Intel; Asia Society Trustee
Moderator: 
Umran Beba, Partner, August Leadership, former Global Chief Diversity Officer, PepsiCo; and Asia Society's Global Talent and Diversity Council Chair

Reimagining Post COVID-19 Workplace: Leadership Skills for the “New Normal”
Featured Speakers:
Michele Meyer-Shipp, Chief Diversity Officer, KPMG
Sorabh Saxena, Executive Vice President — Global Operations & Services, AT&T Business
Moderator:
Philip Berry, President of Philip Berry and Associates, LLC; member of Asia Society's Global Talent and Diversity Council 

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Closing Remarks
Mitsuru Claire Chino, Managing Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation; President and CEOP of ITOCHU International Inc.; Member of Asia Society's Global Council, and Asia 21 Young Leader Alum

Thursday, June 25th

11:00 a.m. to 1:35 p.m. (EDT)

Introductory Remarks
Corey Anthony, Senior Vice President — Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer, AT&T Services, Inc.

Fighting Against Racism
Featured Speakers:
Suraj Kumar Saggar, Chief Department of Infectious Disease, Holy Name Medical Center
Zheng Yu Huang, President, Committee of 100; Asia 21 Young Leader Alum
Shireen Dodson, United Nations Ombudsman
Moderator:
Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President, Asia Society

Managing Anxiety and Stress in a COVID-19 World
Featured Speakers:
Sana Manjeshwar, Global Principal Ombuds Manager, Chevron Corp.
Andy Lee, Founder, Mindful Ethos; former Chief Mindfulness Officer, Aetna
Moderator:
Dan Harris, Journalist and co-anchor of ABC's Good Morning America

The Future of Work and How to Adapt
Featured Speaker:
Michael Chui, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)
Moderator:
Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company

Special Conversation
Marc Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
Josette Sheeran, President and CEO, Asia Society

Closing Remarks
Anthony Jackson, Vice President, Education, and Director, Center for Global Education at Asia Society

1:45 PM to 2:15 PM EDT

Virtual Networking Experience

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Closed captioning and ASL interpretation will be available for all panels.

Asia Society’s 2020 Global Talent, Diversity and Inclusion Virtual Symposium is a timely and relevant event bringing together the global community to address the challenges and opportunities we all face in dealing with the impacts of the ongoing public health crisis. During these challenging and uncertain times, we must recognize that our diversity and inclusion is a unique strength in coming to terms with our "new normal." By hearing from some of today’s brightest and inspiring minds from the academic, business, and social communities, we will explore how we as a community can best adjust to this new environment in a most healthy and sustainable way.

Over the course of two days, we invite you to learn how people are providing leadership during a crisis, what skills can help in transitioning to our "new normal," how recognizing and fighting against racism is necessary and important, how to best deal with stress and anxiety in support of our collective mental health, and how to best adapt to the future of the workplace environment. The symposium will also feature a “live” virtual networking experience, designed to help you connect with other like-minded individuals from across the U.S. and around the world on themes related to global talent, diversity and inclusion.

Please join us, participate and we hope you will come away knowing a bit more than you did before, that you are supported as a member of the Asia Society community and that we are all in this together.

For more information, please contact Meredith Forbes, Director of Special Events, at mforbes@asiasociety.org