Ascend North Texas ERG and BRG Summit

Ascend North Texas hosts an employee-resource-group and business-resource-group summit on Friday, November 6, 2026, from noon to 3:00 PM at TIAA, 3965 Dallas Parkway in Frisco. TIAA is the retirement and financial-services firm. The chapter calls the afternoon a working session for people who already lead those groups: how to show business impact, keep members involved, and compare notes across companies. It is three hours, on a weekday, inside a corporate office.

Ascend is the pan-Asian professional network founded in 2005. The North Texas chapter is the Dallas-Fort Worth room, and this summit is narrower than a full IAG conference. Houston's IAG the same Friday runs 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and is built for a wider crowd. Frisco is built for ERG and BRG leads. If you have never sat on one of those committees, this is the wrong door. If you run one at a Plano, Frisco, or Dallas employer, it is the room that matches the job.

The public page does not list speakers or a price. Register from the Ascend listing and read the checkout. The chapter describes peer conversation among group leaders: how to show business impact, keep members involved, and compare notes across companies. The page does not set a dress code, and it does not mention a meal.

3965 Dallas Parkway is on the tollway in Frisco. A noon start from Uptown Dallas is a real drive. Plan to eat before you arrive. The afternoon ends at 3:00 PM, which makes a return before evening traffic the practical close. The copy is addressed to people who lead the groups. TIAA is the retirement firm whose Frisco office is lending the room. If an agenda appears in the last week, read it before you bring a guest. Three hours is the whole commitment, from noon to 3:00 PM.