Ascend OC Spring Connect & Celebration
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Event Details
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Venue: UCI Paul Merage School of Business – Merage School Auditorium - 1st Floor, Room 1200, School of Business 1 (SB1), 4293 Pereira Drive, Irvine, CA 92697 (Panel Session) & Courtyard (Networking Session)
Admission: Ascend Professional Member: Complimentary I Professional Non-Member: $15 I Ascend Student Member: Complimentary |
Student Non-Member: $10
Description
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at Ascend OC's Spring Connect & Celebration! Join us for an exciting night filled with insightful discussions, delicious food, and rewarding networking opportunities.
This event will feature a dynamic panel discussing the challenges and opportunities faced by early to mid-career professionals. Get ready to gain invaluable insights and practical tips from experienced panelists as they share their inspiring career journeys and winning strategies for success. Additionally, students from UCI and UCR will showcase their key achievements, future plans, and a call to action on how professionals can be involved. Lastly, professionals and students will have the opportunity to freely connect and network throughout the remainder of the event.​​​​​​​​
Agenda
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM:
Early networking and Check-in
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM:
Early-to Mid-Career Panel
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM:
Student Chapter Presentations (UCI + UCR Key Highlights & Achievements for the Year)
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM+:
Professionals & Students Networking (food and drinks provided)
Speakers
Ian Abrea
Consulting Analyst
Deloitte Consulting
Michael Wang
Consultant
KPMG US
Sabrina Yang
Analyst
JP Morgan Private Bank
Ryan Lee
Senior Associate
State Street
Casby Wang
Senior Accountant
BuildOps
Moderators
VJ Panaguiton
Manager
Private Equity & Strategy
KPMG US
Shirly Liu
Analyst
Deloitte
Attire: Business Casual
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Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate with the Ascend OC community. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details!
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Parking:
Social Science Parking Structure (SSPS) will be the closest parking area to the room that we will be in. Please refer to this file for detailed directions to the parking structure.
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Please turn onto Stanford to have access to the parking structure entrance.
Parking passes can be purchased at the kiosk located in the right lane entrance to the parking structure. You may park in any stall that does not have reserved signage.
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​Location: Merage School Auditorium & Courtyard, 1st Floor, Room 1200
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SB1 is the building on the left-hand side upon entrance to the Business School. It is the more modern-looking building, and Room 1200 will be located on the first floor, to the left of the doors.
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The courtyard is the space between the 2 business buildings, SB1 and SB2.
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Contact Information: If you have any pressing questions on the day of/need a prompt response or have trouble finding the right building/room, feel free to call/text Kyle King at 714-385-7533.
Safety of our guests is paramount to Ascend. Attendees are responsible for monitoring their own condition and agree to comply with the safety, hygiene and CDC identified pandemic level communicable illnesses (including COVID-19) guidelines established by relevant health authorities. We request that attendees not attend an event should they test positive or if they experience COVID symptoms prior to the event.