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SUMMARY:TEDx Meetup @ MLK
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Become a Better Storyteller! Join us for the TEDxLogan Circle 
 Meetup and unlock the power of storytelling. .\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.i
 nfo/event/12536066
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Hear from our former TEDx speakers\, conne
 ct with fellow innovators\, and learn practical tips to captivate any audi
 ence. Furthermore\, given our opportunity to connect at the Martin Luther 
 King Jr.\, Memorial Library\, we will have a chance to visit The Negro Mot
 orist Green Book and Green Book in D.C. exhibits.</p>\n<h4><br />Agenda</h
 4>\n<p>5:00 pm - 6:20 pm: Registration and Open Networking<br />5:45 pm - 
 6:00 pm: The Negro Motorist Green Book and Green Book in D.C. exhibition t
 our<br />6:10 pm - 6:20 pm: Welcome and Opening Remarks<br />6:20 pm - 7:3
 0 pm: How to be a TEDx Speaker Panel<br />7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Networking</p
 >\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<h4>TEDxLogan Circle Team</h4>\n<ul>\n<li><stro
 ng>Monica H. Kang</strong>\, TEDxLogan Circle\, License Holder and Organiz
 er</li>\n<li><strong>Grady Lynn</strong>\, TEDxLogan Circle\, Speaker Coor
 dinator [Moderator]&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<h4>Paneli
 sts and TEDx Speakers</h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Christopher Chin</strong>\, 
 2024 TEDxLogan Circle Speaker</li>\n<li><strong>Kristin Malek</strong>\, 2
 024 TEDxLogan Circle Speaker</li>\n<li><strong>Evelyn Chou</strong>\, 2024
  TEDxLogan Circle Speaker</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<h4>Abou
 t TEDx Meetups</h4>\n<p>We love bringing good people together!&nbsp\;</p>\
 n<p>To build a community for all DC innovators to connect and collaborate\
 , TEDxLogan Circle hosts regular community TEDx meetups.&nbsp\;Each gather
 ing will incorporate a mix of&nbsp\;open networking\, learning\, and some 
 interactive programming.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<h3>Speaker Bios</h3>\n<h4
 ><strong>Christopher Chin</strong></h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libne
 t.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Christopher_Chin.png" alt="Christo
 pher Chin" width="175" height="175" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 
 20px 0px\;" />While working in the tech industry\, Chris saw extremely tal
 ented colleagues struggle to get the opportunities they deserved because t
 hey couldn&rsquo\;t present\, tell a story\, and speak with confidence. He
  decided to make it his mission to close that communication gap. Now he wo
 rks as Founder &amp\; CEO of The Hidden Speaker\, a training consultancy t
 hat puts tech professionals on the path to confident communication. In a p
 oetic full circle\, he used to work at Fortune 500 companies &ndash\; now 
 he trains technical teams at those companies and around the world with hig
 hly specialized communication workshops. As a speaker\, coach\, and traine
 r\, his work has helped thousands demonstrate leadership through communica
 tion\, and he is passionate about convincing every introverted\, techie ou
 t there that they\, too\, can bring out their hidden speaker.</p>\n<h4><st
 rong>Kristin Malek</strong></h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/
 frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Kristin_Malek.png" alt="Kristin Malek" wi
 dth="175" height="175" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" /
 >Kristin Malek serves as the Director of Business Diversity at CDW. In thi
 s role\, Malek has firmly established an innovative business diversity str
 ategy that aligns with CDW&rsquo\;s core values.</p>\n<p>As the architect 
 of CDW&rsquo\;s diverse supply chain with more than 1100+ suppliers\, Male
 k ensures CDW&rsquo\;s continued investment in diversity\, equality\, and 
 inclusion within their businesses. She is responsible for the firm&rsquo\;
 s total spend with diverse partners that in 2022 alone reached more than $
 3Billion. Under Kristin&rsquo\;s leadership\, CDW was inducted into the pr
 estigious Billion Dollar Roundtable and was named a Supplier Diversity Exc
 ellence Champion by Gartner.</p>\n<p>Malek is a member of the National Min
 ority Supplier Diversity Council (NMSDC)\, an advisory board member for Ch
 icago Blend\, and serves as Vice Chair of the Chicago Minority Supplier Di
 versity Council. As a proponent of women in technology\, she is involved w
 ith Tech Scale\, an advocacy group for diversity in supply chain within te
 ch and is an executive board member for SheTek\, a non-profit in New York 
 City focused on women and young girls participating in STEM.</p>\n<p>She h
 as been featured in Professional Woman Magazine\, Diversity Professional M
 agazine\, and Women&rsquo\;s Enterprise. Malek is a Cornell University gra
 duate\, a native of Illinois and has held leadership roles in Canada durin
 g her 20 year tenure at Target.</p>\n<p>Malek is mother to two young girls
  and fosters their curiosity\, independence and education but most of all 
 grit and a will to succeed. Kristin Malek has been named one of the Top 15
  Women in Power Impacting Diversity by Diversity Professional Magazine\, o
 ne of New York City&rsquo\;s Most Responsible 100 by City &amp\; State NY\
 , and a 40 under 40 New York Rising Star by City &amp\; State NY.</p>\n<h4
 ><strong>Evelyn Chou</strong></h4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.inf
 o/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Evelyn_Chou.png" alt="Evelyn Chou" widt
 h="175" height="175" style="float: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" />E
 velyn is a connector and technologist with over 10 years of experience acr
 oss diverse industries like Marketplace\, MarTech\, and EdTech. She is pas
 sionate about helping others navigate the workplace\, gain professional cl
 arity\, and foster inclusive spaces. Evelyn is a regular speaker at nation
 al technology conferences\, where she shares her authentic voice and ideas
  to drive innovation. Growing up\, Evelyn dreamed of becoming a TEDx speak
 er to share her personal journey of adapting to socioeconomic changes\, pa
 thfinding across industries\, and turning setbacks into learning opportuni
 ties. Aligned with the TEDx theme of &ldquo\;rethinking innovation&rdquo\;
 \, Evelyn has continuously reinvented herself and transformed those around
  her\, as she believes innovation does not happen in isolation.</p>\n<p></
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