A Fireside Chat with Ambassador Katherine Tai, moderated by Warren Maruyama
Monday, January 31 , 2022 | 2:00 PM ET

Join U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai in conversation with Warren Maruyama. In March 2021, Ambassador Katherine Tai was unanimously confirmed as the 19th United States Trade Representative. She is the first Asian American and first woman of color to hold the position. As a member of the President’s Cabinet, Ambassador Tai is the principal trade advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on U.S. trade policy. In December 2021, President Biden also appointed her as Co-Chair of White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Join us for a conversation with Ambassador Tai as she discusses her dual roles in representing our nation’s trade policy internationally and her work in addressing issues of importance to the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community domestically.

A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer Moderated by Judge Vince Chhabria
Wednesday, November 4 , 2020 | 7:00 PM ET

Join U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer in conversation with Judge Vince Chhabria during the 2020 NAPABA Convention | Virtual Experience. 

Richard Lui, Author of Enough About Me, The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
Thursday, May 06 , 2021 | 3:00 PM ET

Join Richard Lui in Conversation with NAPABA President A.B. Cruz III as they discuss how Richard was inspired and transformed through the story behind his new book,  Enough About Me, The Unexpected Power of Selflessness. Seven years ago, Richard Lui walked into his supervisor’s office at NBC’s 30 Rock headquarters, prepared to give up his dream news anchor job. Having just learned of his father’s Alzheimer’s, the journalist wanted to be with him during his important last years, even if it meant setting aside his career. Lui reduced his work hours and joined 53 million Americans in becoming a family caregiver. Learn the power of selflessness through Richard’s enthralling experience.

Senator Mazie Hirono, Author of Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter's Story
Friday, May 14 , 2021 | 6:00 PM ET

Connect with Senator Mazie Hirono and Judge Jill Otake of the United States District Court as Senator Hirono shares her deeply personal memoir, Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story. In the memoir, Senator Hirono traces her remarkable life from her earliest days in Hawaii, when the family lived in a single room in a Honolulu boarding house while her mother worked two jobs to keep them afloat, to her emergence as a highly effective legislator whose determination to help the most vulnerable was grounded in her own experiences of economic insecurity, lack of healthcare access, and family separation. Finally, the book chronicles Senator Hirono’s recent transformation from dogged yet soft-spoken public servant into the frank and fiery advocate we know her as today. Don’t miss this compelling conversation with Senator Hirono as she explores coming into her own and how she uses her voice today.

Suneel Gupta, Author of Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You
Wednesday, May 21, 2021 | 2:00 PM ET

Join Suneel Gupta in conversation with Judge Benes Aldana as they discuss why Suneel Gupta claims that the key to success is not talent, connections, or ideas, but the ability to persuade people to take a chance on your potential. Inspired by his groundbreaking book, Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take A Chance on You, Suneel discusses the lessons he drew from hundreds of the world’s biggest thinkers and how he discovered to pitch new ideas in a way that raised millions of dollars, influenced large-scale change inside massive corporations, and even convinced his eight-year-old daughter to clean her room.