2021 Second Virtual Inspiring Across Generations
Description:
Please join Ascend NorCal for the 2021 Second Virtual Inspiring Across Generations event co-hosted with IBM, this upcoming August 2nd and 3rd!
This special event co-hosted with IBM includes:
• a special celebrity guest speaker who will kickstart the event on the first day
• a diverse panel of speakers and fireside chat covering topics on
• technology that solves real-world issues
• resilience, and
• personal perspectives
• Speed networking breakout sessions
You won’t want to miss this!
Event Details:
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Date: Monday, August 2, 2021
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Date: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT
Venue: Zoom Meeting
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Admission:
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Member: $50
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Non-Member: $75
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Non-Member + Membership: $150
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UCP: $100
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UCP + membership: $200
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Agenda:
Monday, August 2, 2021
11:00 AM - 11:05 AM
Opening remarks
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Opening Keynote:
Resilience from a Cross-Cultural Perspective: Why are AAPIs seen as subhuman and a group that doesn’t fight back?
Richard Lui, Author of "Enough About Me" News Anchor, Filmmaker
MSNBC / NBC News
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
(i) Resiliency in technology and personal perspectives
(ii) Why resiliency and technology matter in a pandemic
Dr. Jerry Chow, Director of Quantum
Hardware System Development
IBM
Dr. Hanhee Paik, Research Staff Member
IBM
Kristie Bradford, Director of Intellectual Property, IBM (Moderator)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 12:55 PM
12:55 PM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
Opening Remarks
11:10 AM - 11:50 PM
Fireside Chat:
Resiliency from a personal and professional perspective
Vishal Ahuja, Hybrid Cloud Services Leader, IBM
Mahmoud Elmashni, Managing Partner, Global Business Services, IBM
Inwha Huh, Partner, Banking & Financial Markets, IBM (Moderator)
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11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
Breakout Sessions
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Guest Speaker
Other Speakers & Presenters
Sponsor:
