Ascend Inspiring Across Generations
I Ascend, We Ascend
Event Details
Description
We are excited to invite you to join us at the 2023 Inspiring Across Generations conference. This year’s theme “I Ascend, We Ascend" will feature industry leaders from the vibrant DFW business scene who will share their wisdom and insights to provide current and aspiring leaders effective strategies and tactics to help “I Ascend, We Ascend".
Agenda
8:00 - 8:50 AM
Morning Networking / Breakfast / Registration Checkin
8:50 - 9:10 AM
Bank of America Welcome Remarks
9.10 - 9.20 AM
9:25 - 9:55 AM
Ascend Talk #1 (Authentically networking)
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Keynote Panel: C-Suite Fireside Chat
11:00 -11:45 AM
Panel #1 (Pursuit of Passion in your Career)
11:45 - 12.20 PM
12:20 - 1:35 PM
1:45 - 2:30 PM
2.40 - 2.55 PM
Closing Remarks
Speakers
Welcome Remarks
Becky Caleb
Senior Vice President, Technology Executive
Bank of America
Dan Peril
SVP, North Texas/Austin Site and Market HR Executive
Global Human Resources – Bank of America
IAG Opening by the North Texas Chapter
Caroline Riskey
Co-President of Ascend North Texas
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Shuba Balasubramanian
Co-President of Ascend North Texas
Principal
Deloitte
Ascend Talk #1
Authentically Networking
Rachel Simon
Relationship at Work
Executive, Speaker, Author
AT&T
Keynote Panel
C-Suite Fireside Chat
Panelist
Christopher Yang
Group Vice President,
Toyota Motor North America;
President & CEO
Toyota Connected North America
Panelist
Sonal Shah
CEO
The Texas Tribune
Moderator
Lisa Ong
President & Founder
Wishing Out LoudPresident & Founder
Wishing Out Loud
Panel # 1
Pursuit of Passion in your Career
Panelist
Jin-Ya Huang
Founder
Break Bread, Break Borders
Panelist
Valmiki "Val" Mukherjee
Chairman and Founder of Cyber Future Foundation
Cybrize
Panelist
Chef Nikky Phinyawatana
Founder
Asian Mint
Moderator
Tammy Meinershagen
Frisco City Council
City of Frisco
Ascend Talk #2
Abundance Culture & Mindset
Dr. Raj Ragunathan
If You're So Smart, Why Aren't You Happy?
Professor of Business
University of Texas at Austin
Shekar Katuri
Managing Director
Bank of America
Ascend Together: BRG/ERG Leaders Forum
Panelist
Arun Arasan
Bank of America
VP, Tech Manager
Panelist
Ruel Bognot
Partner
BDO
Panelist
Emily Lin
Senior Analyst
Toyota
Panelist
Mai Nguyen
Advisory Manager
Crowe
Moderator
Lumia Zaman
Director of Strategic Governance Digital & Technology
CBRE
Sponsor Panel
We Ascend
Panelist
Joe Chan
Director
AlixPartners
Panelist
Christina Churchill
Principal (Board of Director)
RSM
Panelist
Jay Ramasubramanian
Managing Director
KPMG
Panelist
Subhashini Tripuraneni
Managing Director
JPMorganChase
Moderator
Chintan Thakkar
Managing Director
Protiviti
Program Partners
Safety of our guests is paramount to Ascend. Attendees are responsible for monitoring their own condition and agree to comply with the safety, hygiene and CDC identified pandemic level communicable illnesses (including COVID-19) guidelines established by relevant health authorities. We request that attendees not attend an event should they test positive or if they experience COVID symptoms prior to the event.