NAAAP Chicago and the Asian American Group Leaders are proud to host the 4th Annual Chicago Leadership Conference

Online registration is now closed. On-site registration is available.

Come join us for the 4th Annual Corporate Leadership Conference focusing on developing leadership strategies in a recovering economy. In this conference, you will have the opportunity to:

Learn from keynote speaker Fred Gabbard, Vice President, Product Management, Wireless Networks, Motorola Networks, Motorola, Inc.
Gain valuable insights and interact with four panelists
Take advantage of workshops featuring different trends and issues at today’s workplace
Network with fellow professionals from various organizations and industries

Confirmed speakers and panelists:

Keynote Speaker

FRED GABBARD
Vice President, Product Management, Wireless Networks, Motorola Networks, Motorola, Inc.

Fred Gabbard, Vice President, Product Management for Wireless Networks, has overall product management responsibility for all of Motorola’s Wireless Networks. He is responsible for leading product strategy and portfolio development through close collaboration with key customers and regional account teams on defining critical market requirements and driving Motorola’s Wireless Networks to provide solutions.

Workshop and panel speakers (click here to download bios):


Dennis Berger SVP and Chief Coworker Services Officer CDW	Kami Bond Global Program Manager for Ecellerate GE Healthcare	Rich Cooper Senior HR Manager Performance Solutions GE Healthcare	Jim Dalbey Senior Development Consultant Ernst & Young LLP

Anu Krishnan Senior Manager – Assurance Services Ernst & Young LLP	Colleen Kuesel Director, Business Development Operations Leader Ernst & Young LLP	Tom Johnson HR Leader GEHC Healthcare IT GE Healthcare	Mitch Manassa Partner Transaction Services KPMG

Tamara Page Diversity Leader Crowe Horwath LLP	James Seymour Managing Director Americas Leader M&A, Business Development GE Capital	Kevin Tan Senior Vice President Northern Trust Global Advisors, Inc. Northern Trust-Chicago	Adam Weiss Director of Sales CDW

Planned Program:

1:00 PM Registration and Networking
1:50 PM Welcome & Keynote
2:30 PM Plenary Panel
4:00 PM Workshops (see detail)
5:30 PM Open Networking

Workshop Detail:

Ernst & Young Leadership Workshop -- Building Rapport & Business Relationships
Challenged to keep an initial conversation going? Do personal styles get in the way of building relationships? Connection + Trust + Relationship = Rapport. Understanding the basics will cement your tool kit with a foundation for relational success.

GE Executive Workshop " Leadership of the Future"
What you need to do as a leader to reset the button and encourage top talented staff to remain loyal to you and your company - stop them from being "poached". How to connect tomorrow's leaders to today.

Crowe Workshop "Generationopoly"
Generationopoly^TM is a fun and interactive game that encourages individuals and companies to discuss generational issues and trends in the workforce. The game focuses on three generations: Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials and how individuals from each generation lead and interact.

CDW Workshop "Effective Junior Leaders"

Learn how to use Adam's 6 management/leadership philosophies of "Soft stuff drives hard results" to create buy-in and create high performing teams. This dynamic workshop uses real life examples to help you learn these principles of success.

Registration:

Limited seating available! Thanks to sponsorships registration fees for this event is $20 NAAAP members, $30 non-members. If you work for one of the sponsoring organizations, please contact your Asian affinity group or diversity lead for information on how to register with your company.

Participating organizations:

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