APA | FIVE Leadership Conference- INSPIRE (Event Over)

Conference- Labor Day Weekend San Francisco:  

INSPIRE | 07 is a three-day conference that brings together Asian Pacific American young professionals, leaders, businessmen actors, entertainers, athletes, and politicians for one of the largest leadership conferences in the country.

By connecting with APA leaders and mentors from different professions, backgrounds and social circles., you will join a unified community of APA trailblazers and enjoy numerous opportunities to get involved with private start-ups, independent arts projects, leadership programs, nonprofit organizations and other important community causes!

Registration

Members on this list get $50 off weekend packages (code - INSPIRE)

Groups of 3 or more, get $100 off weekend packages! (code - INSPIRE100)

and take advantage of the new upgraded packages available!  Courtesy of Sybase & Morrison Foerster 

register at http://www.apafive.org/registration.html

Topics (partial list)
How to Start a Business: the Art of Entrepreneurship
The Power of Networking: Schmooze or Lose
Women on the Rise: a Conversation with Women Trailblazers
Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling
APA Images in Entertainment: from Will Hung to Yul Kwon
Career opportunities in Asia
How to Save the World
APAs in the Mainstream: Finding our Political Voice

Speakers (partial list)
Yul Kwon- Winner, CBS Survivor
Mike Honda- Congressman
Justin Lin- Film Director (Better Luck Tomorrow, Fast & the Furious 3)
Norman Mineta- Former US Secretary of Transportation

Upcoming Events:

Thursday, August 30th
ORIENTED happy hour hosted by APA | FIVE
7-9 pm, Shanghai 1930, 133 Steuart St, SF
Free admission for INSPIRE Conference attendees, $10 general

ORIENTED.COM is a global network of bilingual, bicultural and international professionals interested in Asian businesses and cultures, with more than 28,000 members worldwide. Its signature service, the ORIENTED Happy Hours, are "simultaneously" held on the last Thursday of every month in more thantwelve cities around the world, providing international networking opportunities for its members. For more information, visit http://oriented.com

meet the APA | FIVE & ORIENTED teams!

free for INSPIRE registrants, $10 non registrants 

Fri, August 31
INSPIRE pre-event Mixer
Free for INSPIRE conference attendees
Location TBA

Sat, Sep 1st
INSPIRE Conference day 2 post party
Free for INSPIRE conference attendees
Location TBA

Sun, Sep 2nd
APA FIVE Celebrity Poker Tourney
& Official INSPIRE '07 Conference After Party
@ Westin St. Francis Hotel

featuring the "Save a Life" awareness concert & party

Party Info:
10p-2a,
3 rooms, dj's, live bands, celebrities, rockstars, and over 1000 people from all over the US!
hosted by Element, WILD 94.9, & the Asian American Donor Program

Celebrity Poker Tourney Info:
Featuring Yul Kwon, Miss San Francisco, and NBC Heroes James Kyson Lee (also a judge in the miss universe pageant)
8p-last person sitting!
$40 buy in, 2 rebuys and 1 add on available
prizes (ps3, gift certs, and more!)
entry includes access to the concert/party too.  Must pre register to reserve your seat