Professional Events

FEB 5, 2025 - AUG 6, 2025  

PRO TRAINING COHORT

SASE ERG Leadership Academy

Key Outcomes from this program include:

• Build an Effective ERG: Develop an ERG that effectively serves both the company and the Asian community, aligning its goals with organizational objectives.

• Utilize Executive Sponsorships and Networks: Leverage relationships with executive sponsors and professional networks to secure resources and support for ERG initiatives.

• Design Leadership Development Programs: Implement events and programs that integrate leadership development opportunities for members.

• Align ERG Leadership with Corporate Culture: Structure ERG leadership roles and processes to reflect and support the broader corporate culture.


PRESENTED BY:

Jim Lee

B-SPOKE

FEB 7, 2025 - JUN 27, 2025  

PRO TRAINING COHORT

XCORE Asian Leadership Programs

The SASE Pro XCORE Asian Leadership Programs provides a unique management-level leadership training that addresses and discusses the issues facing Asian professionals, including perceived leadership style conflicts with Asian cultures. This 4-month experience is designed for managers of Asian-heritage with 5+ years of work experience and is powered by B-SPOKE, a member of GiANT Worldwide. 


PRESENTED BY:

Jim Lee

B-SPOKE

FEB 11, 2025, 4pm ET/1pm PT  

PRO WEBINAR

What's Powering Your Engine?

We all are living in an environment with an overwhelming number of commitments and goals. There are times that we are successful and times that we fail, and we often wonder why. Why do we fail? Is it that we have too many goals, not the right goals, or that we are not up to the task? Why do we succeed, and how do we replicate that success? And what does our cultural upbringing have to do with all of it?

Join this webinar on what’s powering your engine to discover the journey that you have been on when it comes to goal setting and learn the mystery of what can help make you most successful.

Sarita Vasa is a talented bay area-based coach and facilitator who has coached thousands of leaders on presentation skills, executive leadership, women’s leadership and team development.

Sarita comes with 25 years of business experience. She spent half of her career founding and running a social enterprise, and the other half of that as a coach, trainer, and facilitator. She is also a parent to two teenage kids and enjoys bringing all of herself into her work.

Sponsorship generously provided by Dow

PRESENTED BY:

Sarita Vasa

Coach, Facilitator, Trainer

Dive Communications

MAR 7, 2025 - MAY 16, 2025  

PRO TRAINING COHORT

Be Seen As a Leader 

Be Seen as a Leader is a 9-week leadership training cohort designed to help Asian professionals build their career, overcome imposter syndrome, and embody the qualities of a leader. 

PRESENTED BY:

Dr. Payal Beri

RK Empathy

MAR 7, 2025 - MAY 16, 2025  

PRO TRAINING COHORT

Amplify Your Strategic Impact

Transform how you communicate, align and influence at the executive level.

This is a 9-week executive cohort program for high-potential leaders who align and influence executive stakeholders.

It's designed for those who struggle to read their audience or end up in the weeds too much.

PRESENTED BY:

Rebecca Okamoto

Evoke

MAR 11, 2025, 4pm ET/1pm PT  

PRO WEBINAR

Masking: Integrating Professionalism & Authenticity

A webinar exploring the various personas professionals tend to adopt in the workplace. We will discuss the impact of masking on communication, collaboration and personal identity.

Krystal Than is an accomplished HR executive with over 24 years of experience across numerous industries from startup to Fortune 500. She specializes in developing and executing HR initiatives that support high-paced and complex environments. Known for her skills in executive coaching and developing teams, Krystal has a proven track record for fostering relationships that produce a culture of authenticity and collaboration. She is a passionate community leader and serves on the Board of Directors for Firefly Autism. 

Sponsorship generously provided by Dow

PRESENTED BY:

Krystal Than

Founder and Chief HR Officer Consultant

Better Than Consulting LLC

MAR, 2025 (tentative)

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Spring ERG Summit

SASE Pro's ERG Summit focuses on providing training catered to for Asian ERG Leaders as well as provide a Community-of-Practice platform to enable networking and sharing/reapplication across Asian ERGs. This event is provided complimentary as a service to the Asian ERGs who engage with SASE Pro. 

APR 15, 2025, 4pm ET/1pm PT  

PRO WEBINAR

Understanding Intergenerational Cultural Scripts to Promote Mental Health 

Intergenerational cultural scripts are passed down in ways that impact Asian American mental health, workplace behaviors, and relationships. What happens when these cultural scripts no longer serve us?

Join Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam and Paraag Maddiwar as they explore the origin of intergenerational cultural scripts and outline culturally responsive strategies to improve our well-being.

Stacey Diane Arañez Litam PhD., LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC is an Associate Professor of counselor education at Cleveland State University, racial equity strategist, licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, as well as a diplomate and clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology. Dr. Litam is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board, the Advisory Council Chair for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program and was named one of Crain’s Cleveland 40 Under 40 in 2023. Her book, "Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants" combines research, storytelling, and history to provide a practical framework to heal diasporic wounds, break intergenerational trauma patterns, and strengthen relationships.

Sponsorship generously provided by Dow

PRESENTED BY:

Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam

Founder, CEO

SDAL Consultation & Educational Services, LLC

MAR 22, 2025 

VIRTUAL PRO CONFERENCE

Women's Leadership Conference

Asian women in particular face a double-paned glass ceiling when it comes to career advancement. To help address these issues, SASE Pro hosts annual Women's Leadership Conferences catered specifically towards Asian women professionals. 

This year’s program will build from successful virtual Women’s Leadership Conferences in 2021-2024 in a one-day virtual experience.  Experience meaningful conversations and build community through executive panels, Asian Women-led Leadership workshops, virtual focus circles, and countless connections.

For updates, contact pro@saseconnect.org 

AUG, 2025 (tentative)

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Fall ERG Summit

SASE Pro's ERG Summit focuses on providing training catered to for Asian ERG Leaders as well as provide a Community-of-Practice platform to enable networking and sharing/reapplication across Asian ERGs. This event is provided complimentary as a service to the Asian ERGs who engage with SASE Pro. 

OCT 1-4, 2025 (tentative)

IN-PERSON CONFERENCE

National Convention and STEM Career Fair

The SASE National Convention stands as a beacon of opportunity, engagement, and collaboration, drawing together a vibrant community of API professionals, students, and industry leaders from across the nation. SASE is the largest API community with over 100 collegiate chapters, robust professional programming, and a powerful executive forum.

For updates, contact convention@saseconnect.org 

HOSTED AT:

PITTSBURGH, PA