At the Table with Ashley Lam: A Dinner Conversation on Corporate Success, Heritage & Creativity
We’ve moved our evening with Ashley Lam to May 21 and are switching the format to a DINNER conversation.
Pull up a chair for an intimate dinner and live conversation with Ashley Lam–Executive Director, senior financial leader, and debut children's book author. Over a shared meal, Sabeen Khan, co-founder of a beauty/wellness/tech startup and ex-Bank of America, will guide a warm, conversational interview that brings you inside Ashley’s world: from her rise in the corporate sphere to the family inspirations behind her new book, Wrapped with Love: Wonton Noodle Day with Grandma.
As you savor the evening’s meal, get to know Ashley beyond her resume–how she carved out time to write a book in the margins of an already-packed life, what she learned through the creative process, and the impact she hopes to make for the next generation. The conversation will unfold, welcoming your questions, just as it might around a family dinner table.
Over shared plates, we’ll explore:
How Ashley made bold moves in business and publishing
The real, behind-the-scenes journey of publishing her first book
The family traditions and cultural stories that inspired her writing
Q&A: Your turn to join the conversation
Evening at a Glance:
~ 6:30 ~ 6:50 pm — Arrivals & Table Seating
~ 6:50 ~ 7:25 pm — Dinner Conversation – Meal and interview flow together, led by Sabeen Khan with Ashley Lam
~ 7:25 ~ 8:30 pm — Open Q&A and more time to connect with fellow guests
📍Venue details will be shared with approved guests one week before the event.
Guest Speaker: Ashley Lam
Ashley Lam is Executive Director, Head of Americas Compliance, Operational & Permanent Control - Risk & Control at BNP Paribas. She is a senior financial technology, compliance and operational risk specialist and strategic advisor with 15 years of experience developing, executing and performing risk assessment programs for global financial institutions that also include JPMorgan Chase and Commerzbank AG.
Ashley is an AABDC 50 Outstanding Asian Americans in Business 2023 Award recipient, a founding member of The Authentic Asian, and an active member of Ascend Leadership, NAAAP, and the Financial Women's Association.
She is also, as of this year, a published children's book author. Wrapped with Love: Wonton Noodle Day with Grandma is her debut — inspired by her mother and her daughter, and created because she didn't see stories that looked like her family, so she decided to change that.
Guest Interviewer: Sabeen Khan
Not long ago, Sabeen Khan was an Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America, specializing in tech, media and telecom. Then she made the leap to co-found and lead Khoobi — a beauty and wellness tech platform that empowers women to discover, book, and get rewarded for the self-care services they already love. Khoobi has been incubated by Dream Ventures, Antler, and Gold House.
Sabeen’s journey bridges both corporate and creative worlds. She previously worked behind the scenes at Refinery29 as a Production Assistant and Social Media Assistant. Today, she openly shares her experiences with tech, business and startup life as a content creator, connecting with nearly 15,000 TikTok followers and amassing over 800,000 likes.
Fluent in Urdu and Spanish, Sabeen brings both a global perspective and a deep appreciation for cultural identity.
Currently pursuing her MBA at Columbia Business School while actively growing her company, Sabeen continues to champion the stories of driven women blazing their own trails.
Follow on IG @thesabway | @khoobiwellness
📚 Pre-Order Wrapped with Love: Wonton Noodle Day with Grandma:
Wrapped with Love: Wonton Noodle Day with Grandma — a picture book about making wontons with grandma, passing down family traditions, and the cultural love that lives in cooking together.
👉 Pre-order here.
Refund & Cancellation Policy: All ticket sales are final and non-refundable. If you need to cancel, you may apply your ticket value as a one-time credit toward a future Midlife Path event with written notice at least 72 hours before the event's start time.
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