Agenda

8:00 – 8:30am   Continental Breakfast/Registration

8:30 – 8:45am   Welcome Remarks

8:45 – 10:00am Expert Panel: Challenges and Best Practices

Subha V. Barry, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Michael E. Chen, President of Media, Communications, and Entertainment, General Electric Capital and Vice President and Officer of GE
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick, Global Head of Citizenship and Diversity, KPMG International
Jane Hyun, President and Founder of Hyun & Associates & Author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians

10:00- 10:15am Networking Break

10:15 – 11:45am Morning Workshops

Track A: Value, Visibility, Viability: Updating Your ERG’s Strategic Plan
Track B: Transitioning from Idea to Network to Resource
Track A: Recession Special: Using Asian ERG Members as a Bridge to Asian Markets in the US and Asia
Track A & B: Power in Numbers: Leveraging Internal Partnering
Track A: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Relocating To/From Asia

*Track A: Established ERGs / Track B: Emerging ERGs

11:45 -12:15pm Networking Reception

12:15 - 2:00pm Forum Luncheon and Keynote Address

Harold McGraw III, Chairman, President and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies

2:00 – 3:30pm  Afternoon Workshops

Track A: Toot Your Horn: Making Your ERG a Known Resource for Your Company
Track A & B: Recession-Proofing: Measurements Methods
Track A & B: Power in Numbers: Leveraging External Partnering
Track A & B: Partnering for Success: Leveraging Your Executive Advisor
Track A & B: Reaching Out and Reaching Back: Mentoring and Coaching

*Track A: Established ERGs / Track B: Emerging ERGs

3:30 – 3:45pm Networking Break

3:45 - 4:15pm  Wrap-up  and Close of Conference
Linda Akutagawa, Senior Vice President of Resource and Business Development
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP)