At Ascend Canada, we pride ourselves on the ability to bring the Pan-Asian community together and provide our members with the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships. We make it easier to learn, navigate and develop a career in a virtual world by exploring new ideas to help our members engage, express and excel. Registration options for upcoming events will become available on this page. Join us at our upcoming events.
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À Ascend Canada, nous sommes fiers de pouvoir rassembler la communauté panasiatique et offrir à nos membres l’occasion d’établir des relations significatives. Nous facilitons l’apprentissage, la navigation et le développement d’une carrière dans un monde virtuel en explorant de nouvelles idées pour aider nos membres à s’engager, à s’exprimer et à exceller. Les options d’inscription pour les événements à venir seront disponibles sur cette page. Joignez-vous à nous à nos événements à venir.
Montreal
| Évènement/Event | Évènement pour le mois du patrimoine asiatique/ Asian Heritage Month Event |
| Theme/Focus | Collaboration communautaire / Partner Event |
| Format | En Présentiel/In-Person |
| Évènement/Event | Conférence Annuelle de Ascend Canada / Ascend Canada Annual Conference |
| Theme/Focus | Atelier pour membres / Member workshop |
| Format | En Présentiel et hybride/In-Person and hybrid |
| Évènement/Event | Évènement de reseautage/ Speed mentoring |
| Theme/Focus | Évènement pour membres/Member Event |
| Format | En Présentiel/In-Person |
| Évènement/Event | Gala de fin d’année / Montreal Gala (Volunteer/Member/Sponsor Appreciation Event) |
| Theme/Focus | Évènement de marque / Marquee event |
| Format | En Présentiel/In-Person |
Vancouver
| Event | Skills Development |
| Theme/Focus | Member event |
| Format | In-person |
| Event | Summer Social |
| Theme/Focus | Member event |
| Format | In-person |
| Event | Executive Insight Series |
| Theme/Focus | member workshop |
| Format | In-person |
| Event | Annual Conference – Vancouver Involvement |
| Theme/Focus | Marquee / national |
| Format | Hybrid |
| Event | Year end gala |
| Theme/Focus | National |
| Format | Hybrid |
08
June
2023
Ascend Vancouver: Building Authentic Connections in the New Corporate World
EA Vancouver, Ascend Vancouver
Completed Ascend Cafe events
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| How to run your own race and different perspectives on linear and non-linear career paths | Patricia Yun, Head of Digital Commerce and Purvi Patel, Head of Shopping and Distribution at TD Merc |
| 10KC Presents: How BMO is Building a Winning Hybrid Culture | Jaime Krause, Director, Talent & Culture at BMO alongside Dave Wilkin, CEO and Co-Founder of 10KC |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| How to Create A Connected Talent Experience in the New World of Work. | Soula Courlas, Interim Chief People Officer, PwC , Sara Blanchard, Director & National Culture Lead, Workforce of the Future, PwC & Dave Wilkin, CEO and Co-Founder 10KC |
| The power of vulnerability & empathy to unlock more of who we are. | Christina Cleveland, VP, Diversity & Inclusion, RBC |
| Tips and tricks for navigating your career as you progress through an organization. | Kevin Chan, Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer & Partner at PwC Canada |
| Ask me anything. | Muriam De Angelis, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), EY |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Career development planning, how to tackle it, and how to adjust as environments and other considerations change. | Nisha Malik, AVP Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability Operations, TD |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Ask me anything. | Abeed Ramji, Head of Canadian Debt Capital Markets, TD Securities |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Ask me anything. | Mayuran Yogarajah, Head of IX Labs and Distinguished Engineer at Index Exchange |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Careers in Risk Management. | Bruce Choy, Managing Director, Research, Global Risk Institute |
| Ask me anything. | Muriam De Angelis, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), EY |
| All things sponsorship – what it is, the difference between sponsorship and mentorship, creating a sponsorship action plan, and more! | Sacha de Klerk, Head of diversity, equity & inclusion at Norton Rose Fulbright |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| The Great Resignation and the Future of Career Planning on Bay Street. | Farah Qasemi, Partner, EY and Ascend Board Member |
| How to Turn DEI Goals into Action Through Mentoring and Networking. | Alexander Peh, EVP, Ascend Canada and Dave Wilkin, Founder, Ten Thousand Coffees |
| Trends in the Real Estate Market. | Tzen Goh, Partner, McCarthy Tétrault and Ascend Board Member |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| A M&A risk mitigation framework that can generate value for buyers from proprietary AI systems. | Aditya Narasimha, Manager Deal Advisory, KPMG |
| Career planning, work-life balance and the pursuit of having it all. | Gary Hong, Senior Manager, TD |
| Ask me anything. | Vincent Liu, Senior Product Manager, Square |
| Topics | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Career planning and mentorship. | Hilda Gan, President and Chief People Officer, People Bright Consulting Inc. |
| Power of the brand and best ways to manage. | Marlon Reid, Community General Manager at CIBC |
| Information technology industry in current times. | Student Only Session – Tech Panel |