Photos: 2019 Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit

Shery Ahn, Bloomberg News anchor moderator leads discussion with Akash Shah, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy at BNY Mellon, Raj Kohli, Vice President of Global Personal Care, Global Home Care and Technology Strategy at Colgate-Palmolive Company, Angela Koch, Senior Vice President and Marketing Leader at Synchrony, and Leland T. Jourdan, Chief Diversity Officer at Chevron participate on the panel ‘Human Capital and Harnessing Innovation’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Sophia Khan, Senior Director of Global Inclusion and Diversity at Medtronic joins the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit as the summit emcee in New York on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Christopher Michel, Head of Diversity & Inclusion of the Americas at Bloomberg LP welcomes attendees to the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran

Keynote panelists Angela Koch, Senior Vice President and Marketing Leader at Synchrony, and Leland T. Jourdan, Chief Diversity Officer at Chevron participate on the panel ‘Human Capital and Harnessing Innovation’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Ravi Aurora, Executive Director of Community Relations and Global Public Policy at Mastercard presents key findings from the 2019 Asian Corporate Survey at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit with a keynote address on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Josette Sheeran, President and CEO of Asia Society, welcomes audiences to the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Shery Ahn, Bloomberg News anchor moderator leads a discussion at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

The team from Synchrony pose for a photo at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Akash Shah, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy at BNY Mellon, and Raj Kohli, Vice President of Global Personal Care, Global Home Care and Technology Strategy at Colgate-Palmolive Company, participate on the panel ‘Human Capital and Harnessing Innovation’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Session facilitator Erica Dhawan, Founder & CEO of Cotential, moderates a panel called ‘Turning Potential Into Reality: How to Build Leadership Skills?’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Sandra Schubert, Private Wealth Advisor and VP of Consumer & Investment Management at Goldman Sachs participates in a session called ‘Turning Potential Into Reality: How to Build Leadership Skills?’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Kunjan Mehta, Audit Partner at Grant Thronton participates in a session called ‘Turning Potential Into Reality: How to Build Leadership Skills?’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Panel facilitator Lisa Bonner, Head of Global Data & Analytics Communications at Cigna, and Shauna Sweeney, Head of Global Industry Marketing & Intelligence at Facebook participate in a session called “Creating & Adjusting Your Personal Brand as You Navigate Your Company’s Goals — Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Brand/Voice’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Moderator Dottie Li, CEO of TransPacific Communications, and panelists Shital Bhatt, Global Head of Prime & Executive Services, Equities Operation at Goldman Sachs, CK Zheng, the Managing Director & Global Head of Valuation Risk Group at Credit Suisse, and Camille Asaro, partner at KPMG, participate in a session called ‘‘Mapping Success to the C-Suite’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Panelists Shital Bhatt, Global Head of Prime & Executive Services, Equities Operation at Goldman Sachs and CK Zheng, the Managing Director & Global Head of Valuation Risk Group at Credit Suisse participate in a session called ‘Mapping Success to the C-Suite’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Keynote panelists Paurvi Bhatt, President of the Medtronic Foundation and Vice President of Philanthropy at Medtronic, Holly Ham, Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Deepak Raj, Chairman of Pratham USA, participate in the panel titled ‘Asian American Leadership Driving Corporate & Civic Engagement’ as part of the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Lulu C. Wang, CEO of Tupelo Capital Management and Asia Society Vice Chair in conversation with panelist Paurvi Bhatt, President of the Medtronic Foundation and Vice President of Philanthropy at Medtronic at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 15, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Jyoti Chopra, Senior Vice President and Global Leader of Diversity and Inclusion at Pearson, and Toyota Board Member, welcomes attendees to the second day of the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Panelists Chloe Lim, Head of Global Business Marketing at Facebook Asia Pacific, Tina Mahal, Vice President of Marketing of Global Foods Transformation Brands and Innovation at PepsiCo, Jennifer Hsieh, Vice President of Customer Experience Innovation at Marriott International, and moderator Jeff Lin, Co-Founder of Admerasia, cheers ahead of their discussion focused on the experiences of women in executive leadership at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Regina O. Heyward, Senior Vice President and Head of Supplier Diversity at Wells Fargo & Co. presents her case study ‘Supply Chain Transformation: Collaboration & Agility’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Gerard Francis, Head of Enterprise Solutions at Bloomberg LP delivers his keynote address on ‘Innovating New Markets by Leveraging AI and Data’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Moderator Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President of Asia Society, facilitates a conversation with panelists Mona Patel, Vice President of Clinical Training and Fellowship Education at Boston Scientific, Susan Au Allen, the National President & CEO of the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce, and Yuqiang Xiao, Chairman of ICBC Us Management Committee at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Michele Myles, Lead Manager of Marketing Communications at AT&T, delivers a talk on ‘The Rise & Power of Next Gen’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Emad Bibawi, Partner of the International Corridor at KPMG presents a case study on “Powering Market Opportunities: Reaching the Fastest Growing Consumer & Investor’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Richard Choi, Director of Chevrolet Global Marketing and General Motors Company, and Emad Bibawi, Partner of the International Corridor at KPMG presents a case study on “Powering Market Opportunities: Reaching the Fastest Growing Consumer & Investor’ at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Betty Lo, Co-Chair of NAAAP & Communication and Change Leader at Multinational Marketing, presents a case study on the APA consumer driving the U.S. market at the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)

Erik Hyman, Associated Director of Corporate Partnerships at Asia Society closes out the Diversity & Marketing Leadership Summit on May 16, 2019. (Asia Society/Shahar Azran)
At Asia Society Global Talent Initiatives 2019 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.
Take a look at a few of our favorite moments from the two-day conference in the gallery above.
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