Please be sure to register ASAP. Lunch will only be provided to those who are registered.

Morning Session:

Advanced Communications Synopsis
Our workshop builds essential professional communication skills by covering visual, vocal, and verbal techniques—such as projection, pace, pitch, and pronunciation—and strategies to eliminate filler words and speak with confidence. Participants will also learn to handle tough questions and manage stress in high-pressure conversations. Through small-group role-plays using real workplace scenarios like asking for a promotion, addressing micromanagement, or managing performance issues, attendees develop stronger communication abilities and the confidence to navigate challenging conversations.

Speaker Bio
Faye Sahai is a global healthcare and technology advisor, investor, founder, and executive. Faye has held leadership roles at Kaiser Permanente, Schwab, AIG, Blue Shield, and Deloitte, and founded three startups. She has been recognized by Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders and Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Power 100. Faye serves on several boards and is a frequent speaker at global events. She holds degrees from UCLA MBA and CMC BA, and is a Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow.

Afternoon Session:

Rountable Sessions
Join engaging roundtable discussions guided by six stellar executive mentors who will share valuable insights. You will have an opportunity to join two different tables for each round of discussions.

Topic: Building Your Personal Board of Advisors
Discussion Leader: Anne Ting
As you deepen your functional expertise, advancing your career also depends on how well you navigate your organization. In this roundtable session, we’ll explore how to build your own “Personal Board of Advisors” at work by identifying mentors, sponsors, allies, and connectors who can help you grow, get noticed, and move upward.
Bio: Anne Ting is a board director, growth advisor, and former C-suite executive who helps companies navigate inflection points – moments of change that call for clarity, strategy, and scale. She’s led organizations through go-to-market transformation, AI innovation, and global expansion, with outcomes including 300% year-over-year revenue growth and over $2B in M&A. Anne currently serves on the board of Optimal and advises PE- and VC-backed tech companies. She also mentors women and Asian American leaders and is passionate about helping others navigate growth not just through performance, but through visibility, advocacy, and strong relationships.

Topic: Your Job Search Playbook Has Expired. Here’s the New One.
Discussion Leader: Desmond Chan
Mass layoffs and AI-driven role changes have disrupted every part of the job market. So how do you adapt? Which old rules still apply—and which ones are obsolete? And what does it take to get your resume into the first 10 that recruiters actually read?
Bio: Desmond Chan is a Global Senior Product Executive with expertise in Payments, Fraud Prevention, and Identity within Trust & Safety. Desmon brings over 20 years of product management leadership, with extensive experience in strategy creation, team formation, and road map execution.

Topic: Startup 101
Discussion Leader: Kai Huang
Bio: Kai Huang, currently Managing Partner of 886 Studios, was co-founder and CEO of Blue Goji, an interactive fitness company that brings motivation and fun to health and fitness. Prior to Blue Goji, he co-founded video game publisher RedOctane and was President and CEO from 1999 to 2009. RedOctane was the publisher of Guitar Hero, which went on to become a multi-billion dollar global video game franchise and was acquired by Activision in 2006.
Prior to RedOctane, Mr. Huang was co-founder and CEO of Adux Software, which was sold in 1999. Mr. Huang started his career as a consultant with Accenture in the San Francisco office.

Topic: Identifying and Navigating Assumptions and Biases
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Liao
Bio: Rebecca Liao is a seasoned financial executive with extensive experience leading finance and accounting operations across diverse sectors including software, SaaS, digital advertising, internet merchandising, retail, clean tech, FinTech, and banking. She is a strategic, empathetic financial leader with deep expertise in scaling operations, managing compliance, driving growth, and fostering innovation across both startups and public companies. She currently serves as VP and Corporate Controller at PayNearMe Inc. Previously, she held senior leadership roles at Dexterity, JPMorgan Chase/ WePay, Credit Karma, and Axcient successfully managing complex audits, M&A integrations, and global expansion initiatives. Beyond her corporate career, Rebecca serves on the board of Monte Jade West Science and Technology Association and founded Jezuba to empower young leaders to address pressing social and environmental issues through entrepreneurial approaches.

Topic: Career Transition and Pivot
Discussion Leader: Sabrina Lin
Bio: Over 30+ years, Sabrina’s professional career has spanned equally in Silicon Valley and Asia Pacific countries. She has held Corporate Vice President positions in Fortune 100 technology and higher education institutions. While she started her career as a software engineer, Sabrina has proactively sought and taken roles in different functions including manufacturing, operations, strategy, marketing and sales.
Sabrina is currently a board member, advisor, and mentor to non profit organizations and tech start ups in Asia. In addition she is teaching graduate courses on technology and digital businesses in Asia, and actively mentors students and early-in-career graduates there. She is eager to share her experiences with Asian American professionals.
Sabrina completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Stanford University.

Topic: The importance of scaling yourself: Building followership and amplifying your impact
Discussion Leader: Larry Yang
Bio: Larry has spent his 30+ year career building products and platforms that connect people and businesses to ground-breaking new applications, services and content. Larry was recently the Chief Product Officer for Phononic, a company that develops solid state solutions that cool optical transceivers, data centers, groceries and commercial buildings to unlock increased performance and value without using harmful hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants. Previously, he was VP of Product at Fitbit responsible for wearable device hardware and software. Previously, he was at Google in product leadership roles on connected TV platforms, gigabit-speed internet services, augmented reality smart phones, and mobile payments. Before Google, he built microprocessors, set-top devices and game consoles, and video conferencing products at Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and Cisco systems, respectively. Larry grew up in the Los Angeles area and has degrees in Biology and Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

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Starting Time

Please arrive early to check-in, get breakfast, and do some light networking before the workshop starts promptly at 9 am.

Notes:
To access Building 6, you can enter through The Grove in Building 5 to get to Building 6
Parking is available in Lot 6:
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Mentorship Program Workshops and sessions are limited to admitted mentees and volunteers only.