Inspiring Across Generations (IAG)
We Soar Together
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Event Details
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:25 PM CT
Admission: Member: $125 I Non-Member: $140​
Venue: American Airlines Skyview 8, 1 Skyview Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76155
Attire: Business Casual
Description
We are excited to invite you to join us at the 2024 Inspiring Across Generations (IAG) conference for a day focused on leadership, mentorship, and relationship development. This year’s theme “We Soar Together" will feature industry leaders from DFW’s vibrant business scene who will share their wisdom and insights to help multi-generational leaders soar in their careers!
Additionally, free headshots will be available for all conference attendees! These images will be taken by Commercial Image Photography the day of the conference.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:50 AM
Morning Networking / Breakfast / Registration
9.00 - 9:05 AM
9:05 - 9:10 AM
Welcome Remarks by American Airlines
9:10 - 9:50 AM
Topic : Ground to Sky - C-Suite Perspectives on Leadership
10:00 -10:45 AM
Leadership Panel - Bridging the Generational Gap
Soaring Together in the Workplace
10:45 -11:00 AM
11:00 -11:50 AM
11:50 -12:00 PM
12:50 -1:50 PM
2:45 - 3:00 PM
ERG Impact Award Winner
3:00 - 3:15 PM
3:15 - 3:25 PM
Closing Remarks by American Airlines
3:25 - 3:35 PM
President's Thank You
4:00 - 7:00 PM
Ascend Happy Hour - AA Tavern
Speakers
Opening Remarks
Shuba Balasubramanian
​Co-President of Ascend North Texas
Principal
Deloitte
Caroline Riskey
Co-President, Ascend North Texas
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Marcial Lapp
Vice President of Revenue Engineering
American Airlines
C-Suite Perspectives on Leadership - Ground to Sky
Panelist
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Charan Lota
GVP, Executive Chief Engineer
Toyota
Panelist
Jenny Wallner
Chief Compliance Officer
​McKesson
Panelist
Nivera Wallani
Global Chief Development Officer
KFC
Moderator
Shin Wen Kuo
SVP, AI Strategy,
M&A Integration, HPE
Leadership Panel - Bridging the Generational Gap
Soaring together in the workplace
Panelist
Kevin Khan
Managing Director
Protiviti
Panelist
Halen Phan
Office Managing Principal
Crowe
Panelist
Amanda Zhang
VP, Corporate Real-Estate
American Airlines
Moderator
Puneet Newaskar
Managing Vice President
Capital One Financial Services
Ascend Executive Network Breakout Session (Invite Only)
Speaker
Shuba Balasubramanian
​Co-President, Ascend North Texas
Principal
Deloitte
Speaker
Caroline Riskey
Co-President, Ascend North Texas
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs
Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session 1: Negotiations
Panelist
Martina Luna
Tax Partner
PWC
Panelist
Nazif Sharique
Partner
RSM US LLP
Moderator
Neena Newberry
Chief Executive Officer
Newberry Solutions
Breakout Session 2: Finding Your Voice
Panelist
Ivy Liu
Senior Manager in Firm Risk Management
Crowe
Panelist
Suma Rajaram
Director
Next Gen DTC - Strategy & Transformation, PepsiCo
Moderator
Huy Doan
Global Operational Excellence Senior Manager
Toyota
Breakout Session 3: Leading From the Front
Panelist
Swami Chandrasekaran
Principal/Partner & Head of AI Labs
KPMG
Panelist
Mimi Park
Data Executive
Data Bricks
Panelist
Sri Potu
Technology Executive
USAA
Moderator
Rebecca Caleb
SVP - Technology Executive​Bank of America
Breakout Session 4: Business Savy Leadership
Panelist
Sundaram Chokkalingam
Managing Director
AlixPartners
Panelist
Angie Jin
Managing Director
TIAA
Panelist
Khusro Khalid
Managing Director
Deloitte
Moderator
Zain Ali
Professor
Texas Christian University
Lunch - ERG Impact Forum (Invite Only)
Speaker
Naina Lala
Executive Director, Fund Accounting, Goldman Sachs
Speaker
Vivek Tank
Executive Director, Global Banking and Markets
Goldman Sachs
Moderator
Winston Lam
Senior Manager
McKesson
Moderator
Lumia Zaman
Director
CBRE
Fireside Chat with John Park: From Actuary to NFL Analytics
Panelist
John Park
Director of Strategic Football Operations
Dallas Cowboys
Moderator
Jim Tam
Client Executive
Gartner
Sponsor Recognition
Presenter
Dorothy Lam
VP of Marketing, Ascend North Texas
Senior Consultant, Protiviti
Presenter
David Leung
Director, Consulting Solutions
PWC
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.