Building Mental Fitness: Shift from Surviving to Thriving
The more mentally fit you are, the more you’ll be able to handle the stress, anxiety and frustrations that come from work and personal life challenges. This includes relationships and how you engage with others like your colleagues, partner, children. Your level of Mental Fitness is the best predictor of how happy you are and how well you perform relative to your potential. The bad news is that 80% of people score below the minimum level of mental fitness required for peak performance and happiness. The good news is that, just like physical fitness, you can boost your Mental Fitness significantly with practice.
Amy C. Yip (She/Her)
Amy Yip is a Somatic Life Transformation and Mental Fitness coach, keynote speaker, self-confidence trainer, and the author of award-winning book, Unfinished Business: Breaking Down the Great Wall Between Adult Child and Immigrant Parents. She’s also a 2X TEDx speaker. She works with organizations to accelerate the growth of their underrepresented groups into leadership roles. In January 2020, after 16+ years of building and leading global teams in organizations including Google, Clorox, and Booz Allen, Amy left the corporate world, sold everything, and took a one-way flight to Ghana with her husband to volunteer at a breast cancer nonprofit and travel the world. COVID-19 shifted their plans; they got stuck in Ghana for seven months. One of Amy’s greatest learnings is this: Your mindset, not your circumstances, makes all the difference in your happiness and success. Through this lens, she works with women of color to strengthen their mental fitness, heal their intergenerational wounds, and have agency to let go of all the ‘shoulds’ so that they can be the authors of their own life stories. Amy is an International Coach Federation Professional Certified Coach, a Certified Hudson Institute Coach, a Certified Strozzi Institute Somatic Coach, and a pioneer Mental Fitness Coach certified through Positive Intelligence. Amy received her MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and her BS in computer science and BA in communications from the University of Maryland.
RECORDING: Transforming Travel Through Tech: Inside Expedia Group India
Expedia Group is more than a travel company. Their advanced technology helps travelers everywhere create amazing journeys, and their AI and ML tools power unforgettable personalized experiences. With 70+ TB of data gathered over 20 years of innovation, Expedia Group is one of the world's best-known, and most tech-focused, travel platforms. Hear directly from some of their amazing leaders.
Akanksha Singh
Solving experience design problems for over 15 years across multiple industries and organizational setups, Akanksha has gathered rich experiences in designing for Indian as well as global consumers. The varied experiences have helped her understand the key nuances and differences in market needs and develop her intuition to design successful user-centric products. Some of the key industries and problem spaces she has worked on include India real estate digital products for buyers, agents, and owners, used goods marketplaces, ecommerce digital products, fintech, and payments.
Akanksha is a big proponent of driving positive business and customer outcomes via data-driven design and hence believes in a balanced approach towards launching incrementally better experiences in the market aligned towards a high-level vision, which enables learning and failing fast. She believes that the superpower of any designer is to create beautiful intuitive experiences that truly align perfectly with an inherent job that the user is trying to accomplish.
Driving Diversity: A Fireside Chat with James Cheng
Join us for an insightful fireside chat with James Cheng, the Global Executive of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Zimmer Biomet. With over 20 years of leadership experience, James has honed his expertise in formulating and executing innovative DEI strategies across 30+ countries. He'll share his journey of establishing Zimmer Biomet's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center of Excellence and how strategic roadmaps and employee resource group initiatives have shaped the company's culture. James will also talk about his work with The Asian American Dream and why DEI is hard work.
James Cheng
James Cheng is the Global Senior Director and Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Zimmer Biomet. He is responsible for the strategy, development, and growth of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Zimmer Biomet and to drive positive impact for the 20,000+ team members in 25+ countries that services 100+ countries across the globe.
Prior to Zimmer Biomet, was the Global Director of Inclusion & Diversity and Talent Acquisition at Gilead Sciences Inc. and formally HR Director of Global Inclusion & Diversity COE Business Resource Groups and Business Development at Cargill Inc.
He serves on the Board of Directors for The Asian American Dream and NAAAP New York. He also serves as an advisor to the Board of Directors for NAAAP Minnesota. The recipient of the Top Healthcare Diversity Officers in 2022 and Top 100 Diversity Officers in 2021 by the National Diversity Council, Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awardee by the Asian American Business Development Center in 2018.
The Critical Role of Developer Relations in the Web3 Community
We will be exploring the impactful role of Developer Relations, especially in the Web3 space, focusing on fostering inclusive communities and empowering developers. This session will highlight the unique dynamics of Developer Relations within Web3, showcasing successful strategies for community engagement and overcoming cultural stereotypes. Learn how the Asian community’s active participation is shaping the future of blockchain te
Yashovardhan Agrawal (He/Him)
Yash is a Developer Relations professional with a knack for JavaScript. He aims to empower the developer community by helping them find a place in the welcoming world of open source and explore the technology sector from a different perspective. Currently, Yash is currently handling Developer Relations at Web3Auth, an open source, web3 authentication platform. He loves sharing his ideas through his writings or by taking sessions, hosting conferences, or being around at tech events!
Empowering Voices: A Fireside Chat with author Kyla Zhao on Diversity, Representation, and Silicon Valley Adventures
Join us for an enlightening fireside chat with Kyla Zhao, the creative force behind novels that bring women of color to the forefront of the workplace narrative. With her latest release, 'Valley Verified,' Kyla delves into the dynamic world of a fashion transplant navigating the ins and outs of a Silicon Valley startup. Recognized by esteemed platforms like Forbes, Vogue, Good Morning America, and major media outlets worldwide, Kyla's influence extends beyond literature into the realms of cultural representation and diversity advocacy. As she shares her insights, gleaned from her experiences as a Stanford alumna turned tech professional, Kyla promises an engaging discussion on the intersections of identity, innovation, and storytelling. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the captivating journey of a trailblazing author reshaping the literary landscape and challenging societal norms, one page at a time.
Kyla Zhao
Kyla Zhao writes novels starring women of color in the workplace. Her latest book 'Valley Verified' follows the adventures of a fashion transplant at a Silicon Valley startup. She and her books have been featured by media outlets such as Vogue, Elle, Good Morning America, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed, CBS, FOX, South China Morning Post, etc. Kyla was also selected by Forbes for its 30 Under 30 list and Tatler as a Leader of Tomorrow. In addition, she was awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the California State Assembly for her contributions to Asian media representation. She now works at a tech company in Silicon Valley after graduating from Stanford University in 2021. A native Singaporean, she's still trying to understand why Californians adore hiking and Patagonia fleeces so much.