Events
Let's Brew Connections in Seattle
Let's Brew Connections
Join us at Ounce Taproom and Beer Garden for an evening where craft beers inspire crafty networking. Brew new connections in a relaxed atmosphere!
🗓 Date: Wednesday, May 10
⏰ Time: 7 PM
📍 Location: Ounce Taproom and Beer Garden, 3809 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106
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Dress Code: Business Casual
MNG Summit SF Area Happy Hour
Let's kick off 2024 with new friendships, opportunities, and memories. Be part of this exciting new chapter!
📅 Date: Friday, February 2, 2024
📍 Venue: San Francisco Brewing Company, 3150 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109
🕖 Time: 6-9 PM PTS
Welcome 2024 with us on Friday, February 2, at our special annual gathering of Mongolian professionals and students in San Francisco! 🇲🇳🎉
Join the celebration at the lively @San Francisco Brewing Company and start the year by forging new connections in our vibrant community. This is not just an event; it's the beginning of many inspiring journeys and friendships. 🤝
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Dress Code: Business Casual
MNG Summit 2024 Happy Hour
Let's kick off 2024 with new friendships, opportunities, and memories. Be part of this exciting new chapter!
📅 Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024
📍 Venue: Titos@Tito Murphy's, 346 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036
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Welcome 2024 with us on Thursday, January 18, at our special annual gathering of Mongolian professionals and students in NYC! 🇲🇳🎉
Join the celebration at the lively @TitoMurphy's and start the year by forging new connections in our vibrant community. This is not just an event; it's the beginning of many inspiring journeys and friendships. 🤝
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Dress Code: Business Casual
Summer Networking Happy Hours
MNG summit invites you to join our summer networking event hosted across Chicago, New York City, and Ulaanbaatar.
Join us on Friday, August 12th @5PM local time.
UB Summer Happy Hour
MNG summit invites you to join our summer networking event with our guest Munkhsukh Sukhbaatar, Managing Director at Rio Tinto, to hear about his career and personal development experience.
Join us on Saturday, August 7th @5PM UB time at AND Global office’s outside terrace (location). Please have a proof of full vaccination ready when you arrive. We will be closing registration when we meet our limited capacity, so be sure to sign up as soon as possible.
Agenda:
5:00pm – Welcome / Registration
5:30pm – Guest speaker + Q&A
6:00pm-8:00pm – Networking
Guest Speaker:
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The Basics of the Mongol Empire
Join MNG Summit and The Mongolia Society for a virtual speaker series event to learn about the Mongol Empire. Our guest, Professor Christopher Atwood, will share basic facts about the Mongol Empire from research and answer any questions. We are also excited to welcome Ambassador Slutz, a former U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia and current president of The Mongolia Society, for opening remarks.
Please join us on Wednesday, July 21st @7PM CST or Thursday, July 22nd @8AM UB time. Sign up below!
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Mongolian Women Trailblazers
Join us this International Women's Day to celebrate Mongolian women who are trailblazing in their respective industries and paving the way for the next generation of Mongolian women and girls.
Please join us on Saturday, March 6th @7PM CST or Sunday, March 7th @9AM UB time.
Agenda:
1 hour | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Marla Munkh-Achit
30 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
Guest Speakers include:
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How to Successfully Fundraise for Your Startup
Join MNG Summit and Irbis Ventures for a session on how to fundraise for your startup with guest speakers including Mongolian founders and venture capitalists. Our panelists will shed light on best practices for building a successful fundraising strategy and share their learnings along the way.
Please join us on Wednesday, January 27th @7PM CST or Thursday, January 28th @9AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Tsengel Chimeddorj, CEO & Director at Irbis Ventures
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
Guest Speakers include:
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Holiday Networking Happy Hour
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Spend your New Year's Eve (or Eve Eve) with us and get to know other Mongolian professionals and students around the globe! We'll do a couple of rounds of breakout rooms, so you can virtually meet as many new people as possible!
Please join us on Wednesday, December 30th @7PM CST or Thursday, December 31st @9AM UB time.
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Mongolians are IT Professionals
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For our next virtual speaker series event, we will learn from Mongolian IT professionals. If you are looking at IT as a potential career path or just interested in learning more, sign up below!
Please join us on Wednesday, December 9th @7PM CST or Thursday, December 10th @9AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Khangai Tserenraash, Associate Banker at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
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Appreciation Event: Mongolian Healthcare & Frontline Workers
We all know 2020 has been an unprecedented year to say the least. For this event, we will bring together Mongolian healthcare workers to say thank you, listen their stories fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines, acknowledge their hard work, and simply network with one another.
Please join us on Wednesday, November 25th @7PM CST or Thursday, November 26th @9AM UB time.
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Virtual Networking Happy Hour
Spend your Halloween Eve with us and get to know other Mongolian professionals and students around the globe! We'll do couple rounds of breakout rooms, so we you can virtually meet as many new people as possible! Please note we will not have a panel speaker for this event. Halloween costumes optional. 🙂
Please join us on Friday, October 30th @6:30PM CST or Saturday, October 31st @7:30AM UB time.
Mongolians are HR Professionals
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Our next virtual speaker series event will learn from Mongolian human resources professionals. If you are currently looking for a job 💼 or interested in HR as a potential career path, you need to be at this event!
Please join us on Friday, October 16th @6:30PM CST or Saturday, October 17th @7:30AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Alta Batsaikhan | Partner Insights Manager - Amazon
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
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Mongolians are Creatives
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Our next virtual speaker series event will dive into creative industries with Mongolian artists, muralists, art directors, and cartoonists.
Please join us on Friday, October 2nd @6:30PM CST or Wednesday, October 3rd @7:30AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Yanjinlkham Munkhbat, Consultant at United Nations
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
Meet our Guest Speakers
Mongolian Language | Virtual Roundtable
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For this special roundtable discussion, we will dive into the Mongolian language history and current events.
Please join us on Tuesday, September 22nd @6:30PM CST or Wednesday, September 23rd @7:30AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Ganaa Zagdbazar
45 minutes | Q&A
Meet our Guest Speakers
Mongolians Are Nonprofit Leaders
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Our next virtual speaker series event will dive into Non-profit organizations operating in Mongolia.
Please join us on Friday, September 18th @6:30PM CST or Saturday, September 19th @7:30AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Temuulen Tumurbat
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
Meet our Guest Speakers
Mongolians Are Policy Analysts
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Our next virtual speaker series event will dive into Public Policy world with Mongolian Policy Analysts.
Please join us on Friday, August 21th @6:30PM CST or Saturday, August 22th @7:30AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Jantsan Damdinsuren, MPA
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
Meet our Guest Speakers
Mongolians Are Entrepreneurs
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We are excited to present to you our next virtual speaker series event! Entrepreneurs drive innovation and positively impact our communities. We are thrilled to hear from their journey and experience.
Please join us on Friday, August 7th @6:30PM CST or Saturday, August 8th @7:30AM UB time.
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Tuya Enkh-Erdene , A&M Accounting Manager | PepsiCo
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for an open Q&A and networking.
Meet our Guest Speakers
Mongolians Are Educators
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Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Ganaa Zagdbazar, BIM Project Engineer at Hathaway Dinwiddie
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for open Q&A and networking.
Guest speaker panelists include:
Thanks to our sponsor Egulen Systems, for supporting our virtual speaker series events!
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Live Q&A with Lawyer
Understanding recent ICE announcement and its implications for Mongolian students
Recording:
Agenda:
15 minutes | Updates on ICE Announcement | Moderated by Jantsan Damdinsuren, MPA
45 minutes | Open Q&A | Attorney Duka will address your questions during this time.
Guest speaker:
References:
7/6/20: ICE News Release
7/7/20: FAQs from ICE
7/8/20: Lawsuit from Harvard & MIT
7/9/20: Letter from Congress to ICE
We advise that you stay in contact with your school’s international students office.
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Mongolians are Banking Professionals
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Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Temuulen Tumurbat, Private Equity Investment Professional at Resource Capital Funds.
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for open Q&A and networking.
Guest speaker panelists include:
Thanks to our sponsor Egulen Systems, for supporting our virtual speaker series events!
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Mongolians are Mining Professionals
RECORDING:
For our next virtual event, we have invited Mongolian Mining Professionals!
Agenda:
45 minutes | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Temuulen Tumurbat, Private Equity Investment Professional at Resource Capital Funds
45 minutes | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for open Q&A and networking.
Guest speaker panelists include:
Thank you to our panelists and attendees for "Mongolians are Mining Professionals" virtual event! Check out the live recording for interesting insights into the mining industry. See you all in two weeks for "Mongolians are Investment Bankers" event on July 10th.
Thanks to our sponsor Egulen Systems, for supporting our virtual speaker series events!
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Mongolians are Filmmakers
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For our third virtual event, we have invited Mongolian Film Directors, Producers, Actors, and Actresses!
Agenda:
1 hour | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Minjin Altansukh
1 hour | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for open Q&A and networking
Guest speaker panelists include:
Bat-Amgalan Lkhagvajav | Director, Producer, and Writer at Media Crackers
Bat-Amgalan (Amga) Lkhagavajav is a director, producer, and writer at Media Crackers. Amga graduated from the Mongolian University of Mongolian University of Science and Technology as a Radio Communication engineer. He then began working in television and advertising. Amga had the pleasure of working and producing numerous international productions for BBC, National Geographic Channel, Discovery, CNA, UNICEF, World Bank, and so on. His most recent work includes directing the fourth and last installment of the popular Mongolian movie, “Single Ladies 4”. His past film, “They Sing Up on the Hill”, premiered at one of the significant film festivals in Asia at the Busan International Film Festival in 2018.
Chinguun Sergelen | TV Actor on Nickelodeon
Chinguun Sergelen is best known as a 14-year-old TV Actor. An Asian American actor who is best recognized for his leading role in the 2019 Nickelodeon reboot of the popular variety and sketch comedy series All That. He is also known for having played Gerald in the made for TV feature film Miskits. Chinguun is a Chicago born Mongolian American boy who loves to entertain people. At the age of 6, Chinguun started performing in community theatre. By 9, he discovered his love of being on stage and attended acting school. Since then he pursued an acting career professionally and has appeared in multiple commercials, short films, and professional theater productions. Then at 11 years old, Chinguun started his comedic training as a member of the Youth Ensemble at Laugh Out Loud and Second City theaters in Chicago. This led to his 2019 debut on the iconic series All That. Chinguun is honored to become the first Asian American series regular in the eleventh season of the otherwise ethnically diverse cast of All That. Chinguun is thrilled to be represented by the A3 Agency and his manager Cinda Snow of Snow Entertainment. Chinguun’s hobbies include comedy, ping pong, piano, anime, soccer and video gaming. Chinguun has been homeschooled the past year.
Dulguun Batjargal | Executive Principal and Producer at Three Flames Pictures
Duluun Batjargal (Alexa Khan) is a producer and an actress. She is an award-winning Producer who produced the epic “The Steed”, four-time award-winning children’s sci-fi “A World Away” and more. Dulguun is also known for the role as a bad alien captain in A World Away, Anxiety in Monochopsis, and more. She also narrated the audiobook "The Eagle Huntress” by Aisholpan Nurgaiv. She was born and raised in Mongolia, grew up performing on stage as an actress, dancer, and aerobics gold medalist. Khan studied Finance Real Estate and Law in Los Angeles and upon receiving her bachelor’s degree, she quickly pursued careers with wealth management firms UBS Financial Services and Merrill Lynch. Dulguun’s work ethic, passion, and courage have allowed her to achieve her life goals quickly which include not only her mastery of finance but also her passion for film and theater. Throughout her financial career, she has continued to perform in theater productions, short films, commercials, and music videos. She enjoys her free time with her family, 2 children, and a french bulldog.
Emily Norovsambuu | Producer
Emily Norovsambuu is a freelance producer based in Los Angeles, California. She graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration option in Business Law from Cal State University, Northridge in 2015. She has been producing commercials and has been shifting to films over the last two years. She has worked on private and public brand commercials such as Honda, Lowes, Western Digital, Splendid, and Hawai. During the last two years, she has been producing, managing, and coordinating on independent features, short films, and tv shows. She is currently working on BET’s show, The Family Business (Season 1 was in the Top 10 shows according to The Hollywood Reporter in 2019).
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Black Lives Matter | Virtual Roundtable
We stand in solidarity with those seeking justice, and advocate for a more inclusive society. Please join us for a special virtual roundtable conversation on Black Lives Matter movement.
Agenda:
30 mins | Roundtable Discussion | Moderated by Ganaa Zagdbazar
15 mins | Open Q&A
Guest speaker:
Antoinette Scully | Black Feminist Scholar, Literary Project Consultant, and Social Justice Educator
Antoinette is a Justice Educator and Literary Consultant dedicated to creating inclusive spaces. She speaks publicly on issues of racial justice and literary activism, as well as a vocal advocate for various other social justice topics. The mother of two was raised in the historic, all-Black town of Eatonville, Florida, and grew up immersed in the rich heritage of Black arts and humanities. She holds Master of Arts in Teaching, Bachelor of Arts degrees in Humanities and Philosophy, the founder of Black & Bookish and co-founder of the Los Angeles-based nonprofit, More Than Sex-Ed. Her work is built on the principles of inclusivity, equal access, education, and building a better community. By providing resources that advocate for a just world, Antoinette looks to a future where her specialized work is no longer needed.
Mongolians are Software Engineers
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For our second virtual event, we invited Mongolian Software Engineers across top companies including Uber, Facebook, Google, and Amazon.
Agenda:
45 mins | Panel Discussion | Moderated by Alta Batsaikhan | Partner Insights Manager - Amazon Insights | LinkedIn
45 mins | Small group discussions in breakout rooms | Each breakout room will have one of our guest speakers present for open Q&A and networking
Guest speakers:
Argynbyek (Bek) Shyegyebai | Software Engineer at Facebook
Argynbyek (Bek) Shyegyebai is a software engineer at Facebook. Bek has extensive experience in full range of web development from back to front end. Prior to joining Facebook he has worked for Rio Tinto, Samsung Electronics and MobiCom Corporation. Bek holds B.S in Computer Science from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (formerly SPbSTU or SPbPU) and Master’s degree in CS from Maharishi International University (formerly MUM). Bek is a passionate runner. He also enjoys learning languages, playing chess and international checkers in his free time.
Khaliun Enkhtaivan | IT Support Engineer at Amazon
Khaliun has a degree in Network Engineering Technology and Bachelors in Applied Information Systems Technology. Her career in Information Technology started in Tokyo, Japan as Datacenter Technician at IBM, where she administered numerous servers and datacenter equipment. After moving to Canada, Khaliun continued her career with company called F12. She started as a help desk technician and made her way up to system analyst and to advanced computing analyst. She currently lives in Seattle and work as an IT Support Engineer at Amazon. At Amazon, Khaliun implements, supports, and administers Linux and Windows servers, Cisco networking equipment, datacenter and amazon robotics equipment inside their biggest fulfillment center in Washington State. In her spare time, she likes watching thriller movies and shows, reading self-improvement books, studying towards her next certifications and taking care of her houseplants. 🌱
Angie Erdenebileg | Software Engineer at Uber
Angie is a software engineer at Uber Australia where she worked on innovation products such as Uber pets, Uber parcel, and expanded services to include hourly drivers. She is passionate about user experience with focus on interface site design, development, testing, and optimization. Angie received her bachelors in Information technology from South Cross University in New South Wales. When she isn’t building Uber’s newest product, she is a mom to an energetic toddler.
Unubold Yura | Software Development Engineer at Audible
Unubold recently joined Audible as a Software development engineer. His team owns the Audible experience on Amazon surfaces to drive strong Audible membership growth and engagement through contextual, best-in-class customer experiences. Prior to joining Audible, Unubold was working on Google cloud marketing platform as a Senior developer which accelerates GCP user base growth. Unubold holds BS in Computer Science from Computer Science and Management School of Mongolian University of Science and Technology and MS in Computer Science from Maharishi International University. In his free time, Unubold enjoys basketball and strength training. However, currently learning how to bake a cake.
Solongo Munkhjargal | Senior Software Engineer at Google
Solongo is a senior software engineer and tech lead at Google, NYC. Since joining the company in 2016, Solongo's worked on speech recognition, Google Docs back-end, and Google Finance back-end. She holds B.Sc in CS from the University of Pune, India, and M.Sc in CS from the Washington State University, Vancouver, USA.
Summary:
We had a great turnout for "Mongolians are Software Engineers" virtual event! Our panelists discussed their career journey in top tech companies including Google, Facebook, Uber, and Amazon. We had 80+ attendees from all around the world - from Mongolia, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Canada to the United States. Thank you to our guest speakers for sharing their experiences with us!
See recording of the event here: https://youtu.be/OoUXEFzYxKs
Mongolians are Researchers
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To kick off our bi-weekly virtual series event, we have invited Mongolian research professionals across various industries including astronomy to clean energy. The event will kick off with a panel discussion followed by small group discussions and networking opportunities. Please be prepared to turn on your camera and microphone during the discussions.
Guest Speakers:
Tuguldur Sukhbold | NASA Hubble Fellow at Ohio State University
Tuguldur is an astrophysicist, currently working as a NASA Hubble fellow at the Ohio State University. He is interested in theoretical and computational high-energy astrophysics, with an emphasis on massive stars and supernovae. His research is focused on understanding the mechanism of supernova explosions, the formation of neutron stars and black holes, and the origin of heavy elements. He came to the U.S. in 2007, and holds degrees from University of Arizona (BSci, 11') and University of California Santa Cruz (PhD, 16').
Uuganbayar Otgonbaatar | Corporate Strategy Manager at Exelon
Ugi Otgonbaatar is a corporate strategy manager at Exelon Corporation. Since joining the company in 2016, Ugi has been working for Exelon’s corporate R&D Partnership program focusing on early stage energy technologies including clean hydrogen generation, energy storage, and technologies for repurposing the existing nuclear fleet. Ugi holds B.S and Ph.D. in Nuclear Science and Engineering from MIT with research experience in thermal hydraulics, computational materials science and has previously worked for the R&D groups of Electricité de France, General Electric and Tokyo Electric Power company.
Oyut Amarjargal | Research Associate, Spatial and Economic Analysis at Earth Innovation Institute
Oyut holds a Master’s degree in Geographic Information Science and a dual Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Geography from Clark University. Throughout her academic career, she has developed a passion for socioeconomic inquiry and analysis, and for looking at how environmental issues impact our world. At EII, Oyut works on economic and spatial analyses for research projects related to sustainable development, climate change, and deforestation. She also focuses on the linkages between the design and evaluation of both local and national policies for reducing deforestation and accelerating reforestation. In her free time, Oyut enjoys playing soccer with friends, strumming the ukelele, and learning languages.
Tsatsral Batstengel | Chemical Engineering PhD Candidate at University of California Santa Barbara
Tsatsral Battsengel is a chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate at the University of California Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on understanding atomic-scale environments of heterogeneous zeolite catalysts. She is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the University of Michigan with B.S. in chemical engineering in 2016. Born and raised in Mongolia, she co-founded the Mongolian Cultural Organization (MCO) to raise awareness about the Mongolian community at the University of Michigan through community service and cultural and social events. Tsatsral is an avid runner and currently training for her next marathon.
Summary:
Our first virtual event was so insightful and fun at the same time. Mongolian researchers are passionate professionals and their discoveries impact the world around us in many ways. We’ll share the panel discussion recording soon on our YouTube channel.