East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month Celebration Social

On 30 September 2024, the BAME Planners Network had the privilege of hosting our first in-person event in celebration of East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month. This special evening brought together planning professionals from all backgrounds to celebrate diversity, exchange insights, and learn from one another.

We were delighted to have industry leaders @Wei Yang, @May Lam and @Michael Chang take the stage, and generously share their professional journeys and personal reflections. 

In his opening remarks, steering group member Ransford Stewart expressed his pride in the profession’s evolution, "Forty years ago, I couldn't have imagined being in a room with planners from such diverse backgrounds. The profession has changed—and that speed of change is only accelerating."

During the panel discussion, the speakers shared their early inspirations and paths to planning, reflecting on how their cultural heritage has shaped their careers and approaches to planning.

Dr Wei Yang, who grew up…