Join HBSCC and Harvard Alumni for the Des Wont Lecture on Civility and Governance
HBSCC and HCC are dedicated to honor Des Wong and engage Chicago-area leaders in discussion about civility and governance each winter.
Wednesday, January 25, 6:30-8:00pm CT
Topic: Understanding and Preventing Anti-Asian Violence in Chicago
Format: Virtual
SPEAKER
Beatriz Cañas
Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility/Chicago Botanic Garden
Beatriz serves as Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility at the Chicago Botanic Garden, one of the nation’s leading garden museums. Beatriz is a conservation scholar and researcher in multicultural environmental leadership. Beatriz is a graduate of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, the University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA in Social Welfare/Sociology) and University of Michigan (MA, Environmental Education and Justice).
SPEAKER
Inhe Choi
Executive Director/HANA Center
Inhe is the executive director of the HANA Center, a leading Korean American civic organization “working to meet the critical needs of our community and build power toward systemic change” in Chicago. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago.
SPEAKER
Jerry Won
Nationally recognized speaker
Jerry is a nationally-recognized speaker on the Asian-American experience and the creator economy. He also hosts the podcast “Dear Asian Americans”. Jerry is a graduate of Bronx High School of Science, the Marshall School of Business at USC and the Ross School of Business at University of Michigan. Jerry is an active advisory board member at both USC and University of Michigan.
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Jennifer Wu
Managing Director & Partner/L.E.K. Consulting
Jennifer is Managing Director and Partner at L.E.K. Consulting (Food & Beverage Growth Strategy and M&A). Jennifer received her BA from University of Chicago and MBA from Harvard Business School.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Time: 6:30-8:00pm CT
Cost: $15-25 at HBS Club of Chicago
VIRTUAL EVENT
Zoom information will be in your registration receipt