Second Annual Signature Event

Community Conversations:

Session 1: Discovering Your Voice
Session 2: Developing & Leveraging Your Signature Voice

On November 9, 2019, the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Detroit will host its annual Signature Event – Community Conversations with two separate, thematically related sessions. With an emphasis on honing individual strengths and effectively articulating them to the world, NAAAP Detroit’s event will feature the powerful personal testimony of Simon Tam, as well as interactive workshops led by an exemplary panel from GiANT Worldwide with three motivational speakers including Abraham Gin – CEO of Gin Consulting Group and Senior Consultant of GiANT Worldwide, Jim Lee – Senior Consultant of GiANT Worldwide, and Allison Choi – HR Consultant of Movember Foundation and Ambassador of GiANT Worldwide.

The first session of the Community Conversations, “Discovering Your Voice”, will be held at the Henry Ford Museum in the Anderson Theater. It will shed light on how our upbringing affects the way we handle ourselves and how we react to our surroundings.

Keynote speaker, Simon Tam, will start this session by sharing his personal story, which is detailed in his memoir, “Slanted: How an Asian American Troublemaker Took on the Supreme Court” (2019). He recently helped expand civil liberties by winning a unanimous victory in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark case, Matal v. Tam (2017). His work has been highlighted in more than 3,000 media outlets across 150 countries, including The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NPR, BBC, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.

The first session will continue after Simon Tam’s talk with a presentation on GiANT Worldwide’s 5 Voices Leadership framework. This framework is the code for unlocking people’s capacity to have honest conversations to build deeper, more authentic relationships within teams, families, and friends.

The second session of NAAAP Detroit’s Annual Signature event, “Developing and Leveraging Your Signature Voice”, will be an evening workshop, followed by a gala reception at the Fairlane Ballroom in the landmark Dearborn Inn.

This session will begin with an interactive workshop presented by the GiANT Worldwide Panel. During this workshop, attendees will continue to develop deeper leadership insights. The 5 Voices Leadership framework will demonstrate how to overcome limiting beliefs about leadership skills. Attendees will also learn to leverage their voices to become humble, secure, and confident leaders. Dinner and networking will follow the workshop so attendees can immediately practice what they learned.

Saturday, November 9, 2019

Session 1: 2 pm – 5 pm

Discovering Your Voice (2:00-3:30pm)

Simon Tam (KEYNOTE) – Author, Musician, Activist, Troublemaker

Discovering Your Signature voice (3:45-5:00pm)

GiANT Worldwide
- Abraham Gin – CEO, Gin Consulting Group

Henry Ford Museum, Anderson Theater
20900 Oakwood, Dearborn, MI

Session 2: 6 pm – 10 pm

Developing & Leveraging Your Signature Voice

GiANT Worldwide
- Abraham Gin – CEO of Gin Consulting Group and Senior Consultant of GiANT Worldwide
- Jim Lee – Senior Consultant of GiANT Worldwide
- Allison Choi – HR Consultant of Movember Foundation and Ambassador of GiANT Worldwide

Dearborn Inn, Fairlane Ballroom
20301 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124

As seats are limited, register by November 5, 2019

Please join us for our Signature Event – COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS.

Press Release

Anderson Theater at Henry Ford Museum

Located in the front of Henry Ford Museum is Anderson Theater. Originally named the Henry Ford Museum Theater, it was built in 1929. Since the opening of the museum drama has been performed on Anderson’s stage. The theater plays a variety of roles today, from a space for presentations to wedding ceremonies. Regular visitors might be familiar with the theater, but here’s a bit of Anderson Theater production history. Past Forward – check it out!

Anderson Theater’s Playful Past
20900 Oakwood, Dearborn, MI 48124
Past Forward

Featuring Speakers

Simon Tam is best known as the founder and bassist of The Slants, the world’s first and only all-Asian American dance rock band. He is the founder of The Slants Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing scholarships and mentorship to artist-activists of color. Tam has been a keynote speaker, performer… Read more

Abraham Gin is a husband and father of 3 boys, who loves a good wrestling match. He is currently CEO of GIN CONSULTING serving his clients internally through Business Process Strategic planning, Org Clarity, Culture & Leadership development and externally with Digital Marketing. He is also the founder of… Read more

Jim Lee’s leadership experience emerged from traditional large corporate top down management. During his 11 years working for several Fortune 10 telecommunications companies, he strove to bring out the best in his teams through empowerment and organizational health. Jim’s success proved counter… Read more

Allison Choi has more than 20 years of strategic and practical HR experience having worked with large and midsize global companies across multiple industries both in NY/NJ and CA. She is currently working as a HR Consultant for the Movember Foundation bringing organizational health and helping to change the face of … Read more