Kollaboration Empower – Full Weekend of Asian American Pacific Islander Panels, Performances, Networking, and More!

You are invited to attend

KOLLABORATION

EMPOWER

Weekend 2017

A weekend of celebrating and

growing the next generation of

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI)

artists

Friday November 3rd – Sunday November 5th,

2017

in Little Tokyo District in Downtown Los

Angeles

FRIDAY, November 3rd,

2017

Kollaboration

AF Comedy Night

Come laugh with some of the funniest Asian

American comics

In partnership with our friends,

Asian AF

7pm – Doors open

8pm – Show

starts

at

The Great Company

in DTLA Arts District

1917 Bay St. Los Angeles, CA

90021

Enjoy complimentary beverages &

snacks!

Featuring

Anthony De Guzman

Jr. – Winner of StandUp NBC

Jenny Yang –

BuzzFeed, Co-Founder of DisOriented

Comedy

Sheng Wang –

Comedy Central, writer for Fresh off the

Boat

D’Lo – Co-Founder of

DisOriented Comedy

Asian AF – Super

Team Improv

Joon Lee – Host

…and more TBA!

SATURDAY, November 4th

EMPOWER

LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

9am – Opening Keynote

9:40am – 6:30pm –

Panels, Workshops, Mentorship

7pm – Networking

Party

at

The Japanese American National

Museum

100 N. Central Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90012

CALLING

ALL AAPI ENTERTAINMENT HOPEFULS

Attend PANELS on music,

acting, producing, filmmaking, and more

WORKSHOPS featuring

branding/resume writing, auditioning, and improv

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

and panelists highlighting AAPI‘s who work in

entertainment

One-on-one MENTORSHIP

& NETWORKING

EMPOWER

2017 KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

BRAD JENKINS

(Executive Producer, Funny or

Die; Founder, RUN AAPI)

PANELISTS

include:

Chris Sanagustin (EVP,

Current Programming, Universal Television), Greg

Watanabe (Actor, George Takei’s Allegiance),

Jon M. Chu

(Director, Crazy Rich Asians, G.I. Joe Retaliation), Kulap Vilaysack

(Bajillion Dollar Properties)

Moez Shivji (E!

CFO), Mariko S.

Carpenter (VP at Nielsen), Dave Gonzales (WOD

Creator & President)

Keith Chow (Nerds

of Color Founder), Tanuj

Chopra (Chee&T Director), Becky Wu (Casting

Director)

Tiffanie Hsu (HBO

APA Visionaries 2017 Filmmaker Finalist – Wonderland Director), Edwin Wong

(Buzzfeed VP of Research & Insights)

Rebecca Sun (The

Hollywood Reporter), Jeff

Ho (Pandora Design Director), Nico Santos

(Actor, Superstore)

Monica Macer

(Executive Producer, OWN’s Queen Sugar), Michelle Khare

(Influencer)

Paul Dateh

(Multi-instrumentalist), Clara

C (Singer), Travis Atreo

(Singer), Megan

Lee (Singer, Actress)

Ben Chung

(Dancer, The Kinjaz), AJ Rafael (Singer,

WeOwnThe8th), Christine

Chen (Influencer)

…and many more!

EMPOWER

2017 NETWORKING MIXER

Saturday, November 4th | 7pm to

close

at

Seoul Sausage

236 S. Los Angeles St. Unit G, Los

Angeles, CA 90012

Extended Happy Hour

discounts until 9pm!

Meet the panelists, connect with

fellow professionals, and

network with AAPIs in

entertainment!

SUNDAY, November 5th

KOLLABORATION

STAR 2017

RED

CARPET, VIP RECEPTION & SHOWCASE

3 pm – Red Carpet & VIP

Reception

5pm –

Showcase

at:

JACCC Aratani Theatre

244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles,

CA 90012

VIP

Reception DJ: MISSDJBLISS

FEATURING

Kollaboration 2017

Finalists

Alex Luu

(LA) Matt

Kong (DET)

Austin Valencia

(CHI)

Jenna Lynn

(HOU)

Uzuhan

(ATL)

Nu Ethnic

(SF)

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

PERFORMERS

Jennifer

Chung

Melissa Polinar

Tim Atlas

G Yamazawa

The LAB dance crew

(WOD/HHI)

HOSTED BY

Minji

Chang

Joon Lee

AFTER

PARTY

SUNDAY, November

5th 9pm –

2am

at

Blu J Lounge

333 S. Alameda Street, Suite 115, Los

Angeles, CA 90013

21+ FREE PRIORITY ENTRY WITH

ANY KOLLABORATION STAR TICKET

DRINK

SPECIALS until 11pm!

Featured DJs: DJ Aries Deng, DJ

Ironfist, DJ Kid Stylez

EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT FOR

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and get 15%

OFF on ALL

COMEDY NIGHT, LEADERSHIP

CONFERENCE, and STAR PASSES to

experience the best of what AAPIs are doing in entertainment!

THAT’S JUST:

Kollab

COMEDY NIGHT ONLY $12.75 (normally

$15!)

EMPOWER CONFERENCE

ONLY $51

(normally $60!)

STAR

SHOWCASE General Admission ONLY $25.50 (normally

$30!)

STAR SHOWCASE Premium

Admission ONLY $42.50 (normally

$50!)

PLATINUM PASS – ALL

ACCESS ONLY $85 (normally $100!)

for the full 3 days!

TO

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ABOUT

EMPOWER:

Taking place in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo

neighborhood, Kollaboration EMPOWER Weekend will consist of three inspiring

days of events celebrating and advancing the talents and achievements of Asian

American Pacific Islanders in arts & entertainment.

ABOUT

KOLLABORATION:

Kollaboration’s mission is to build

bridges, out-create negative stereotypes, and promote diversity.  We

are a global platform to discover, empower, and connect the next generation of

artists and leaders to reach mainstream media prominence and improve diverse

representation.

We see artistry as one of the most

effective and inspiring forms of activism.  We focus on empowering

passionate, talented artists to DREAM BIG and pursue creative careers.

 We have a grassroots meets mainstream approach with our live events,

artist & leadership development, partnerships, and media content.  We

don’t just talk about change, we create it.

REGISTER

NOW:

Be sure to use discount

code EMPOWERINFO

and get 15%

OFF when you register at: https://empower.kollaboration.org/attend/