This event is scheduled for 2pm Eastern Daylight Time/11am Pacific Daylight Time.
The AAPI Joint Caucus Keynotes is a collaboration between NACE, NSA, and MPI. The AAPI Joint Caucus are Asian Pacific Islander (API) event professionals and allies who strive to improve API representation in the meetings and events industry.
Through education, advocacy and allyship, they elevate and amplify API voices and create a community to ensure visibility, inclusion and belonging. These meetings feature a top speaker with the mission to elevate and amplify.
Speakers
Natusyo Lipschutz, CSP
Cultural Diversity Keynote Speaker
Natsuyo Lipschutz is a Japanese-English bilingual keynote speaker and facilitator, and she works with global organizations that want to improve cultural diversity and have their leaders present, facilitate, and communicate effectively beyond differences.
TEDx speaker, 5-time Toastmasters international speech contest champion, US-Japan business strategy consultant, World Class Speaking? public speaking coach, and the first Japanese to receive the prestigious CSP? designation from the National Speakers Association, Natsuyo Lipschutz shares compelling stories behind her cross-cultural communication strategies in her signature keynote.
Natsuyo is also the bestselling author of The Success Blueprint, which she co-wrote with world-renowned business speaker, Brian Tracy. She is also the author of 20Ji Ni Sogiotose (“Say It in 20 Words”) in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, as well as Story Ni Otoshikome (“Motivate with Your Own Story”) in Japanese. 20Ji Ni Sogiotose was awarded “the top 10 business books of the year” in 2021. Her book in English, Uncover Your Message: The 3-Step Process for Presenting Your Ideas Effectively and Persuasively, Globally and Locally was published in the summer of 2024.
Natsuyo began her career at a top Japanese trading company, ITOCHU International in New York. Natsuyo then received her MBA from New York University and held a management consultant position at McKinsey & Company. Today, Natsuyo is the managing principal of her strategy consulting firm, ASPIRE Intelligence, as well as an executive consultant for Breakthrough Speaking, a global public speaking consultancy.
She also served as the first Asian board director at the National Speakers Association New York City chapter from 2021 to 2024, and a recipient of the 2023 NSANYC Member of the Year award. In 2024, she became the first Japanese to receive the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP®) designation from the National Speakers Association. She currently serves as a board member of the CSP Committee at the National speakers Association.
Outside work, Natsuyo is a competitive ballroom Latin dance national finalist, a proud mother of a pre-teen daughter who’s a model and competitive figure skater, and a breast cancer survivor.
Ted Ma, CSP
Culture strategist, Author, and Certified Speaking Professional
Ted Ma is a culture strategist, author, and Certified Speaking Professional who helps leaders turn culture into a competitive advantage. With over 20 years of hands-on leadership experience, he blends real-world insight with research-backed strategies to drive performance, engagement, and long-term growth.
Ted isn’t just another leadership expert. He knows what it’s like to lead from the front lines. After building a sales force from the ground up into a team of more than 6,000 independent agents, he learned what separates average teams from exceptional ones—and what it really takes to lead in today’s fast-moving, people-first workplace. Through his interactive keynotes and advisory work, Ted equips leaders with practical tools to build a world-class culture that people are proud to be part of.
John Chen, CSP
John Chen, is 1 of 400 active National Speakers Association’s Certified Speaking Professionals. You’re going to have a blast, learn easy actionable items and wonder how the hour went by so fast.
He is a 17-year member of Meetings Professional International serving multiple positions with the Washington State Chapter. He is currently the president of the 2x Elite Award-Winning NSA Northwest Chapter based in Seattle, WA. John has won multiple awards including Member of the Year, the Corbin Ball Technology Award, Supplier of the Year, Planner of the Year and more.
Most of all, John is like you. He is a meetings professional with the passion to create even more engagement and grow the industry. If you’re lucky, John will tell you about the best spring roll he has ever eaten.
https://linkedin.com/in/ceojohnchen