Member Webinar: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022

May 11, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT Virtual
Event Information

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Seramount, Part of EAB! Join us for a program that will be equal parts inspiration and practical tips to empower individuals, ERGs, and communities to do their best work.

In his opening keynote, Bernie Wong will share his story in navigating chronic depression as a gay man and son of immigrants from Hong Kong and Macau, how these experiences have led to his consulting and advocacy work with organizations today, and how they have shaped his thinking around supporting the intersection of mental health, DEI, and work.

Coupled with his story, Bernie will share research from Mind Share Partners’ 2021 Mental Health at Work Report in partnership with Qualtrics and ServiceNow, along with insights and foundational practices for supporting the mental health of Asian and Pacific Islanders—across their intersectional identities—at work. These insights are grounded in Mind Share Partners’ broader consulting, training, and advising work on workplace mental health, and will offer starting strategies for individuals across levels to create meaningful change.

This program will shed light on the burgeoning issues around supporting mental health and wellness at the workplace. Our speakers will guide you through their best practices for balancing privacy and awareness on these issues and how companies can uplift and support their employees’ voices. After the presentations from our speakers, participants will have the chance to engage with them in a live Q&A session.

Who Should Attend

  • Employee Resource Group Leaders and Members
  • D&I Practitioners and Champions
  • HR and Talent Leaders
  • Business Leaders Committed to Advancing Asian Pacific American Talent

Participants Will Hear

  • Powerful keynote from Bernie Wong of Mind Share Partners on the urgency that companies should feel to address the rise of anti-Asian discrimination. He will share some best practices for creating a more inclusive environment around mental health for all staff.

  • Strategies that the Merck employee business resource group implemented for creating a more psychologically safe environment for its Asian employees. You will also hear some key takeaways from their experience in creating more cultural conversations with staff.

  • A step-by-step process of how the leaders of US Foods’ Collective Asian Network worked with its company to create stronger cultural competency around Asian culture, and lifted the voices of those most impacted by anti-Asian discrimination across the country.

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Speakers

Radhika Balasubramani
Director, Global Technical Operations
Merck
Mary Mam
Vendor Performance Manager
US Foods
Katie Oertli Mooney
Managing Director
Seramount
Bernie Wong
Senior Manager of Insights & Principal
Mind Share Partners