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B3 Leadership Summit
July 16, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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B3 Leadership Summit
“Crisis, Challenges, and Change – Creating a Path to a New Normal”
Madison Heights, MI (July 2, 2020) – The Association of Chinese Americans (ACA) is proud to announce the fifth edition of B3 Leadership Summit: “Crisis, Challenges, and Change – Creating a Path to a New Normal“ which will be held virtual via Zoom on July 16th and 23rd. The program is co-hosted by OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates (OCA National) and its Detroit Chapter-ACA. The OCA National is a national non-profit organization of community advocates dedicated to advancing the political, social, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.
Launched in 2009, B3: Build, Breakthrough & Believe is a professional and leadership development program for aspiring Asian Pacific American (APA) professionals interested in taking their personal and professional goals to the next level through leadership development and networking. The goal of this program is to provide relevant information to the APA community, professional development, peer networking and mentoring to aspiring APA professionals. This year’s B3 program information is as follows:
“Crisis, Challenges, and Change – Creating a Path to a New Normal”
We have been going through a crisis that has never happened before and it brings many challenges and uncertainties in Health Care, Economy, Globalization, etc. We are going to face a new norm after the pandemic. It will be good to learn from business leaders in different industries how they went through the crisis and how to prepare for change.
Thursday, July 16th, 7:00pm – 9:30pm Detroit (EDT)
- 7:00pm – 9:00pm Thought-starter Presentation, Panel Discussion, and Q&A
- 9:00pm – 9:30pm Professional Networking Room Open
Thursday, July 23rd, 7:00pm – 9:15pm Detroit (EDT)
- 7:00pm – 7:10pm Career Planning Presentation
- 7:10pm – 7:40pm Professional Networking Room Open
- 7:15pm – 9:15pm Resume Coaching Sessions (15 minutes each) (1-on-1)
- 7:15pm – 9:15pm Advisory Chat Sessions (15 minutes each) (1-on-1)
Guest speakers already on board (by last name)
- Lisa Allen, Organizational Change Manager, Comerica Bank
- David Chang, Chief of Enterprise Agility and Business Platforms, Comerica Bank
- May Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National Central University in Taiwan
- Paula Cunningham, State Director, AARP Michigan
- Farzan Siddiqui MD, PhD, CPE, Vice-Chair of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System
- Sue Sun-LaSovage, Managing Director, Ashford Connex
- Henry Tanaka, former Academic Dean, Oakland Community College
The summit is a two-night program includes a thought-starter presentation and panel discussion following by Resume Coaching and Advisory Chat private sessions. With the B3 Leadership Summit program, there is a unique opportunity to nurture the extraordinary professionals in our community. They will come to know how businesses are surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic and finding their way to succeed in the new normal.
The program on July 16th includes an inspirational presentation with a thought starter, and a panel with a moderator and four speakers. The thought starter will make a pre-panel presentation delivering the central core theme and message to the audience, and a post-panel presentation as a short summary. The panel will give each panelist an opportunity to speak about their respective experiences followed by a question and answer session by members of the audience.
The program on July 23rd will start with a presentation on Career Planning, followed with private Resume Coaching and Advisory Chat sessions. The program is set to meet the needs of entry-level graduates or mid-career professionals, whether you are applying to a part-time job, full-time position or grad school! The coaches and advisors will help the participants set and achieve careers goals and pursue career opportunities.
B3 Leadership Summit Speaker Team
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Inquiry: 313-831-1790
