The Leadership Convention, presented by the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), will be held on August 14-16, 2025 at the Loews Kansas City Hotel at 1515 Wyandotte, KC, MO.. The 3-day event consists of thought leadership keynotes, professional & executive workshops, a Career Fair, and the KC Gala featuring NAAAP 100 & Inspire & PRIDE awards. From 2010 – 2024, the annual Leadership Convention has drawn a range of 350 – 1,000 attendees and 20-50 sponsors and partners. The Career Fair is FREE to attend and will be open to the public and attendees from the Leadership Convention on Friday, August 15, 2025 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM at the Loews Kansas City Hotel with value-add activities for attendees such as complimentary résumé review by certified HR specialists and on-site professional headshot services. Upload your resume at NAAAP Career Center PROFESSIONAL JOB SEEKERS: Are you seeking – A company that values YOU? An upward or lateral move within your current industry? A complete career / industry shift? EMPLOYERS & RECRUITERS: Exhibiting opportunities for Employers to showcase your Company workplace. Email to Michael Tieu, at CareerFair@naaap.org for rates and space availability. For more information and for a list of recruiting companies, visit www.LeadershipConvention.org.
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Once-vacant warehouses now house carefully curated galleries in the Crossroads. It’s here that visitors can truly take in the arts, both hanging in showrooms and spray-painted onto building exteriors—while restaurants, breweries and speakeasies round out the neighborhood that the arts built.