From Assimilation to Inclusion: Leading with Your Whole Authentic Self
Leadership topics that will be discussed will include:
- Bearing witness – An inter-cultural dialogue on what it means to bear witness and how that will help you become a better leader and ally with other marginalized and equity seeking groups.
- Do you know what you don’t know?
- What is it like to have a seat at the table as a Chinese Canadian? In this session, we talk to leaders about their journeys, surprises and have a conversation on whether our cultural heritage has prepared us to be at the top.
- Chinese Canadians in unexpected places
- hear from Chinese Canadian leaders who show up in unexpected places and how they stay in those roles and effect change.
- Being comfortable in your own skin
- Are you ready to bring your Chineseness into your leadership journey?
And more to come!
Our Speakers and Panelists
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Lieutenant Governor of OntarioHon. Mary Ng, P.C., M.P.
Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic DevelopmentDeputy Minister Daniel Quan-Watson
The First and only Federal Deputy Minister of Chinese descent
Deputy Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs CanadaHon. Michael Lee, MLA
MLA for the Legislative Assembly of British ColumbiaHon. Teresa Woo-Paw Executive Council of Alberta
The first Canadian woman of Asian descent elected to the Alberta Legislature and Cabinet Minister in Alberta
Chair of Action, Chinese Canadians TogetherHon. Dr. Vivienne Poy
Former Senator, Chancellor Emerita of the University of Toronto
The first Canadian of Asian descent to be appointed to the Senate of CanadaMarsha Lederman
The Globe and Mail’s Western Arts Correspondent
Author, Kiss the Red StairsEric Liu
Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen University
Former White House speechwriter and deputy domestic policy advisor
Author of A Chinaman’s Chance: One Family’s Journey and the Chinese American dreamAnto Chan
Master of CeremoniesKevin Chan
Global Policy Campaign Strategies Director at Meta PlatformsJeannette Chau
P.Eng., MBA, CAE, CDSunshine Chen
Sunshine Creative AgencyAmira Elghawaby
Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting IslamophobiaMohammed Hashim
Executive Director of the Canadian Race Relations FoundationDr. Jia Hu
CEO of 19 To ZeroNathan Ip
MLA, Edmonton-South WestSiu Ming Kwok, PhD
The first Chinese Canadian elected President of Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators
Academic Director of the School of Public Policy at University of CalgaryAngela Lee
Director of Partnerships and Research, Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)Chief Kai Liu
President of the Indigenous Police Chiefs of Ontario Association (IPCO)Samantha Louie-Poon
Board Vice-Chair, Centre for Race and CultureAlan Ma
Co-Founder of Change Through SportWinnie Man Yin Pang
Director General, Corporate Communications, Public Education and Digital at Indigenous Services CanadaPatti Pon
Calgary Arts Development President & CEOWynn Quon
Board Director, Investor, AuthorChristopher Tse
Educator, Organizer, and WriterAlbert Wong
The first Chief Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario of Chinese descent
Citizenship JudgeLeslie Woo
Chief Executive Officer, CivicActionMichael Yee
Vice President, Retail and Financial Services, Canada Post
Location
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
+1-403-908-0745s.lee@acctfoundation.ca
This year’s Summit is held in Ottawa for a few reasons:
- The significance of having a Summit for Chinese Canadians to explore our identity and leadership becomes even more important when considered in the context of the historical discrimination and exclusion faced by all of us.
- For over 60 years, the Chinese Exclusion Act prevented Chinese immigrants from coming to Canada and limited the rights and opportunities of those already here. This left a lasting impact on the Chinese Canadian community, which still grapples with issues related to identity and representation today.
- Holding our Summit in Ottawa provides the space and empowering environment needed for Chinese Canadians to come together and explore our shared experiences, as well as develop the skills and knowledge needed to lead with our whole authentic self.