Photos: 2018 Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit
(L-R) Panelists Daphne Kwok, vice president of multicultural leadership, Asian American & Pacific Islander audience strategy at AARP, Niharika Shah, vice president of global marketing communications at Prudential, and Jeff Lin, co-founder of Admerasia, at the Market Place Forum at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
(L-R) Panelists Katy Chen, director of global sales strategy at Tiffany & Company, Ada Lien, senior vice president of marketing at La Mer, and Emad Bibawi, risk consulting partner and advisory office leader at KPMG during the Market Place Forum at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Emad Bibawi, risk consulting partner and advisory office leader at KPMG during the Market Place Forum at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Jyoti Chopra, a board member at Toyota, welcomes audiences to the inaugural Market Place Forum at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Lulu C. Wang, Asia Society trustee and vice chair of the board, looks on during a keynote presentation by author and consultant Tom Doctoroff at the Market Place Forum at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Nicholas Chan, managing director of Goldman Sachs Investment Management Division introduces a professional training program initiated at the investment company to improve presentation and communication skills at the Market Place Forum at Asia Society New York on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Author and consultant Tom Doctoroff delivers a keynote presentation on the golden rules of marketing in China at the Market Place Forum on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
(L-R) Vivek Sankaran, President & COO, Frito-Lay North America and Umran Beba, Global Diversity, Engagement and Talent Officer, PepsiCo, Inc. in a fireside chat following Sankaran’s keynote address at the Market Place Forum on June 20, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Josette Sheeran, the Lulu and Anthony Wang president and CEO of Asia Society, offers opening remarks for the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Priya Dogra, senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions at WarnerMedia speaks during the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Emcee Ramy Inocencio, news anchor for Daybreak Asia at Bloomberg Television, kicks of the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Bo Young Lee, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Uber, delivers her keynote address at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
(L-R) Panel moderator Ramy Inocencio, news anchor for Daybreak Asia at Bloomberg Television, and panelists Joyce Chang, global head of research at J.P. Morgan, N. Sadat Shami, director of talent development for engagement and social analytics at IBM, and Eugene Kelly, vice president of global diversity and inclusion at Colgate-Palmolive, discuss leadership strategies have changed in the digital age at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Dr. Sheila Robinson, CEO and publisher of Diversity Woman, moderates a conversation with Anu Codaty, vice president of business development and strategy at Medtronic, and Rajashree Datta, managing director of the risk division at Goldman Sachs, on programs and resources that should be put in place to enable the corporate advancement of Asian women at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
(L-R) Panelists Mohammed Farshori, director of citizenship and sustainability corporate external affairs at AT&T and Sharmila Fowler, director of diversity and inclusion for global & community engagement at McDonald’s Corp, offer insights during the Business Resource Groups panel at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21 2018. Fabian DeRozario, engagement consultant and NAAAP National board of directors moderates. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Yrthya Dinzey-Flores (L), vice president of corporate social responsibility and diversity at WarnerMedia hosts a roundtable with C-suite leaders to discuss reshaping fractured corporate culture at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Mio Sakata, president and COO of Calbee North America, presents some Calbee snacks during a breakout session on cultural competency and growing the U.S. market share at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Brian Chase, manager of strategy planning and analytics at Chevron Corp. draws on his own experiences during a breakout session on understanding personal unconscious bias and how it impacts the workplace at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
(L-R) Moderator Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, the U.S. business editor at The Economist, and panelists Janet Pien Roller, senior director of CX innovation at Marriott International, Umran Beba, global diversity, engagement and talent officer at PepsiCo, and Ann Anaya, chief diversity officer and global diversity & inclusion strategic lead of human resources at 3M discuss how diversity drives innovation at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Attendees network during a break at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Attendees ask questions during a panel at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
Attendees network during a break at the Diversity Leadership Forum in New York City on June 21, 2018. (RJ Jaczko/Asia Society)
At Asia Society Global Talent Initiatives 2018 Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit, diversity and inclusion leaders across industries shared their experiences, ideas, and best practices, addressing corporate diversity issues that Asian — and other minorities — are facing today.
The two-day conference began with the inaugural Market Place Forum, which featured keynote remarks and case-studies on the power of Asian spend among consumers and investors. Keynote presentations were made by Tom Doctoroff, author and chief cultural insights officer at Prophet, kicked the day off with an engaging presentation on the Chinese consumer needs and how they differ from other parts of Asia and the West, and Vivek Sankaran, president and COO of Frito-Lay North America, who discussed how an American brand found its place globally by leaning on diversity. Attendees also heard from panelists that have successfully led strategy that has tapped into the lucrative Asian and Asian-American spending power. Speakers included Daphne Kwok, vice president of multicultural leadership, Asian American & Pacific Islander audience strategy at AARP, Jeff Lin, co-founder of Admerasia, Niharika Shah, vice president of global marketing communications at Prudential, Ada Lien, senior vice president of marketing at La Mer, Emad Bibawi, risk consulting partner and advisory office leader at KPMG, and Katy Chen, director of global sales strategy at Tiffany & Company.
The day was capped off by the 9th Annual Best Companies Awards Dinner, which recognized companies empowering Asian talent.
On the second day of the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit Josette Sheeran, Lulu & Anthony Wang president and CEO of Asia Society, Priya Dogra, senior vice president of mergers and acquisitions at WarnerMedia, and Ramy Inocencio, Bloomberg Television anchor and forum emcee, kicked off the Diversity Leadership Forum with opening remarks. Uber Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Bo Young Lee gave the day’s keynote lecture, discussing her own experiences in the past navigating the corporate world as an Asian American woman, as well as the work she is currently doing at the ride-sharing company. Following the keynote, attendees participated in several breakout sessions for more candid and focused discussions on diversity subjects like recognizing unconscious bias, creating workplace culture to enable the advancement of Asian women, using cultural competency to grow U.S. market share, increasing impact through business resource groups, and showcasing strategic initiatives that have proven to attract and retain Asian talent.
The day concluded with a final panel on how leadership on the subject of diversity plays an important role in driving innovation. Panelists included Janet Pien Roller, senior director of CX innovation at Marriott International, Umran Beba, global diversity engagement and talent officer at PepsiCo, and Ann Anaya, chief diversity officer of human resources at 3M.
