The half-day event featured conversations about creating a sense of belonging and equity in the workplace, culminating in a panel discussion with local Asian women leaders. The panelists shared their experiences and how they navigate the workplace.

The conference featured a panel of local Asian women leaders, including:

• Elaine Cha – host and producer, St. Louis on the Air, St. Louis Public Radio
• Grace Lee – dean of faculty, Mary Institute County Day School
• Nalini Mahadevan – principal attorney, MLO Law and co-founder of the Immigrant Professional Women’s Network in STL
• Shu Schiller – dean of the College of Business Administration, University of Missouri-St. Louis

The panel was moderated by Luchen Li, associate vice president for global engagement at SLU.

Barnali Gupta, Ph.D., the Edward Jones Dean and professor of economics at Saint Louis University’s Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business, told the audience that leadership is about the people being led and not the leader.

“If you make leadership about you, you’ve already failed,” she said. 

Gupta challenged those in attendance to remember why their work is important. 

Read more at: https://www.slu.edu/news/2024/may/be-heard-conference.php