The Elevate Annual ERG Summit & Leadership Forum Agenda

Day 1 - June 01, 2023 (Thursday)
General Attendees, Speakers, and Executives

(All times below are Pacific) 

07:30 AM – 08:30 AM    Breakfast

08:30 AM – 09:00 AM    Welcome

09:00 AM – 09:40 AM    Interactive Session 1

09:40 AM – 10:10 AM    30-min Networking Break 

10:10 AM – 11:25 AM    Lightning Talks (3-5) / Panel 1

11:25 AM – 12:25 PM    Lunch 

12:25 PM – 01:05 PM    Interactive Session 2 

01:05 PM – 02:20 PM    Lightning Talks (3-5) / Panel 2

02:20 PM – 02:50 PM    30-min Networking Break 

02:50 PM – 04:05 PM    Lightning Talks (3-5) / Panel 3

04:05 PM – 04:30 PM    Closing

04:30 PM – 05:30 PM    Reception

05:30 PM – 08:30 PM    Dinner (Speakers & Executives Only)

Please note: Day 2 has two Tracks

Day 2 - June 02, 2023 (Friday)
General Attendees

(All times below are Pacific)

07:00 AM – 07:40 AM    Official Meeting & Working Breakfast

07:40 AM – 11:00 AM    Interactive Breakout Groups

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM    Closing

Day 2 - June 02, 2023 (Friday)
Speakers and Executives

(All times below are Pacific)

08:00 AM – 08:45 AM    Breakfast & Open Networking 

08:45 AM – 09:00 AM    Opening 

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM    Interactive Breakout Groups 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM    Networking Break

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM    Future Opportunities

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM    Open Networking 

(All times below are Pacific)

08:00 AM – 08:45 AM    Breakfast and Open Networking 

08:45 AM – 09:00 AM    Opening 

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM    Interactive Breakout Groups with 6-8 executives per group. These include the following topics:

        1. Elevate Your Executive Sponsor Capabilities
        2. Leverage the Enterprise-Level Executive Champion/Sponsor
        3. Build Affinity-Based Cohorts & Councils for Executives (ABCDEs)

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM    Networking Break

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM    Future Opportunities and Book Launches

        1. Celebrate the launch of two new Elevate books, along with many executive-level contributors and supporters. These include:
          • SYNERGIZE: The Strategy, Systems & Science of Successful ERGs
          • AugmentAsian: Strategies & Tools for Asian Pacific American Professional & Leadership Success
        2. Future Opportunities
          • Elevate Executive Mastermind Groups
          • Contributions and Inclusion into future books, toolkits, and reports

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM    Open Networking