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    Dinner Meeting: How to Effectively Connect Across Cultures

    Date: June 11, 2018, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
    Location:
    Hyatt Regency Princeton, Carnegie Center, Rt. 1.
    Networking & registration begins at 5:30pm, meeting starts at 6:00pm.
    Price:
    Pre-registered: members $45, non-members $55, students and qualified In-Transition $20. Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5th. $10 additional charge for walk-ins.
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    How to Effectively Connect Across Cultures       

    Presented by: Tayo Rockson    
     
     
    Monday, June 11th, 2018 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm
     

    Princeton Hyatt Regency

    102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ  08540
    (Click HERE for directions)
     
     **This program is PENDING approval for 1 general credit by the HRCI and 1 professional
    development credit by SHRM**
     
    For registration, please follow one of the below links:
     
    HRMA Member Register Here
     
    In-Transition Members Register Here
     
    Non-Members and Students Register Here
     
    Registration CLOSES Tuesday, June 5th at 11:59pm.   After that time, you may still register at the door for an additional $10. 
     

    DESCRIPTION:

    If we look around us today, we can see that due to the internet, migration patterns and new markets that keep popping up, we are experiencing a whole new world. The intersections of markets, customers, ideas, religions and worldviews are shifting and influencing our priorities today and will continue to influence them tomorrow. Essentially, leaders of today and tomorrow must know how to succeed with all these differences. The world is changing and that’s a reality that we all have to deal with so instead of resisting these changes, we must seek to understand them so we can leverage our differences the right way. I will go into three things we all can do right now to take advantage of the globalization and the digitalization that is going on around us.

    OUR SPEAKER:

    Tayo Rockson, was raised in Nigeria, Sweden, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and the USA, He is a speaker, consultant, and media personality who runs UYD Management – a strategic leadership and consulting firm that helps organizations incorporate sustainable diversity and inclusion practices. A millennial Third Culture Kid, Tayo (pronounced TIE-OH) has lived on 4 continents, allowing him to become an certified authority in communicating effectively across cultures. He hosts the number one cross-cultural podcast in the world and his podcast was recently ranked as the number two business podcast in the world by Entrepreneur and CIO. 

    He has spoken at TEDx multiple times, the World Bank, United Nations Foundation among many other places and his work has been seen on NowThis News, BuzzFeed, Forbes, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Inc. as well as Global Living Magazine. He was recently named a top millennial influencer to watch in 2018 by New Theory Mag and his Art of Diplomacy TED Talk was called one of the 11 TED Talks that will make you a better entrepreneur by 99designs along with the likes of Simon Sinek, Mel Robbins and the late John Wooden. In addition to that, his groundbreaking work on “how to embrace your global identity” was featured in a German School book called ZOOM IN… Globalization. Through his podcast, blog, and video shows, he is heard and read by thousands of people in over 100 countries.

    OUR MENU:

    Starter:  Roasted Beet & Orange Salad w/ Bleu Cheese
    Choice of:  Fennel Rubbed Leg of Lamb w/ Salsa Verde; Mezze Rigatoni Chicken w/ Marsala Cream Sauce; or Vegetarian Option, Mushroom Ravioli w/ Fresh Tomatoes & Goat Cheese
    Dessert:  Fruit Tart

    Freshly Brewed Regular and Decaffeinated Coffee and Assorted Tazo Teas