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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
Professional Conference - Designed to unlock the leadership potential of Asian Professionals via sessions focused on cultural agility and skill development, the SASE Pro Conference includes unique networking opportunities, interactive workshops with nationally recognized trainers, and panel discussions with content area experts from companies across the country.
Collegiate Conference - Workshops, panels, and networking events designed specifically for the Collegiate attendee, there are opportunities to connect with other attendees and top employers
STEM Career Fair - SASE hosts the largest Asian STEM career fair in the U.S.
SASEhack - a hybrid hackathon that is open to teams of undergraduate students who collaborate on creating innovative solutions for real-world challenges
For updates, contact convention@saseconnect.org
HOSTED AT:
PITTSBURGH, PA