The Leadership Convention, ERG Summit, Recruitment Expo is the largest event of the year organized by the National Association of Asian American Professionals.  The Convention is a time to hear inspirational speakers, corporate practices in diversity and talent management, emerging topics and best practices, make new friends and renew old friendships, and recognize Asian leaders at every level – life time contributors, community unsung heroes, and NAAAP leaders.

The ERG Summit, co-located and arranged as a preview day, is going into its fourth year. Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and Business Resource Groups are voluntary, employee-led groups that contribute to diversity, inclusion, and engagement of employees and contribute to members’ growth and company cohesion.

Based on historical attendance and support, we anticipate more than 30 sponsors and 450 attendees for the 2017 Convention. Most of the sponsors will have exhibits in our Recruitment Expo to share their vision for diversity and leadership in the workplace and to recruit top Asian professional talent.

NAAAP was founded in 1982 in New York City, originally established as the National Association of Young Asian Professionals.  The name soon changed to embrace a broader range of Asian Pacific American (APA) professionals and to better reflect the rapidly changing demographic. NAAAP National’s 1991 retreat held in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was more structured and was made accessible to the general membership.  The retreat for all chapters later became our annual gathering for all Asian professionals, members and prospective members.

In recent years, the NAAAP Convention and Recruitment Expo have been hosted and organized in top cities in North America. 2012 in New York City (NAAAP’s 30th anniversary was commemorated in the city of its birthplace), 2013 in Toronto, 2014 in  Anaheim/Southern California, 2015 in Dallas/Ft. Worth, 2016 in Las Vegas, and 2017 in Chicago.

The 2017 Convention theme is Reaching New Heights: Aspire and Inspire. 

NAAAP is delighted to host the Leadership Convention, ERG Summit, AND Recruitment Expo at the Swissotel, the only one of its kind in North America.

Swissotel Chicago, designed by renowned Chicago architect Harry Weese, is ideally situated in the confluence of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan and just steps away from The Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago, RiverWalk, multiple transit lines, and offers fabulous wrap-around views from Navy Pier to Millennium Park.

Book your hotel at the special convention rate with this link.