1st Annual Leadership Symposium
AAPIs On the Rise: Activating Our Power
For the videos of each panel, please visit the Leadership Symposium Videos page.
The Symposium will present a forum for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) leaders to discuss our leadership pipeline and strengthening our community in a variety of sectors. Participants in the symposium will include congressional, state and local elected officials, representatives from state and local AAPI commissions throughout the country, key staff in President Obama’s Administration, community advocates, and corporate leaders.
time and location
Tuesday, May 3rd
10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Lunch Provided
The Sphinx Club @ Franklin Square
1315 K Street, NW
Washington DC
sponsors
:: LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM SUPPORTERS ::
State Farm
National Association of Realtors
:: LUNCH KEYNOTE SPONSORS ::
Toyota
Verizon
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panels and speakers
:: Opening Remarks ::
(10:30am)
US Rep. Judy Chu
Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
:: Panel on AAPI Commissions: Our Voice in Executive Policymaking ::
(10:45am - 11:30am)
Moderator: APAICS Alumna: Kendee Yamaguchi
Executive Director of the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Nina Ahmad
Chair, Mayor’s Commission on Asian American Affairs, Philadelphia, PA
Daphne Kwok
Chair of the White House Commission on AAPIs (former APAICS Executive Director)
Tana Lepule
Member, California Commission on Asian American & Pacific Islanders
Lily Qi
Vice Chair, Governor’s Commission for Asian Pacific American Affairs
:: Luncheon Keynote Panel on Strengthening the Political Pipeline: AAPIs in Elected Office ::
(12pm - 12:45pm)
Moderator: APAICS Alumnus: Jay Chen
President of the Hacienda La Puente School Board
Ravinder Bhalla
Hoboken, NJ, City Council Member
Mark Keam
VA State Delegate
APAICS co-founder, former board member, and alumna Susan Lee
MD State Delegate
:: Panel on Federal Agency Outreach to AAPI Communities ::
(12:50pm - 1:35pm)
Moderator: Former APAICS Executive Director Francey Youngberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations,
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tammy Duckworth
Department of Veterans Affairs
Bryan Jung
Director of Special Projects, White House Office of Public Engagement
David Kim
Department of Transportation
Paul Monteiro
Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement
:: Panel on AAPI Presence in Journalism & Media ::
(1:50 - 2:35)
Moderator: Catalina Camia
Past National President of Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), & Staff Writer for USA Today
Julie Choi
SVP Programming and Development, Mnet
Richard Lui
Dayside News Anchor, MSNBC
Giancarlo Pacheco
President, Plan C Agency
Tejinder Singh
AAJA-DC Board Member, White House Correspondent, All Headline News Media Corp.
:: Panel on AAPI Business Ownership and Development ::
(2:40 - 3:25)
Moderator: Jamie Borromeo
The E & J Commission LLC
Bel Leong-Hong
President and CEO, Knowledge Advantage Inc
Duy Nguyen
CEO & Executive Director, Asian Chamber of Commerce
Chiling Tong
Advisory Council Member, Minority Business Development Agency
:: Closing Remarks ::
(3:30pm - 4pm)
APAICS Alumna & US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa
CAPAC Whip
US Rep. Mike Honda
CAPAC Chairman Emeritus
Opening Remarks
10:30am
Judy Chu
US Congresswoman (CA-32)
Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Panel on
AAPI Commissions:
Our Voice In Executive Policymaking
10:45am - 11:30am
:: SPEAKERS ::
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Lily Qi |
Former APAICS Exec. Dir. Daphne Kwok |
Nina Ahmad |
Tana Lepule
Member
California Commission on Asian American & Pacific Islanders
:: MODERATOR ::
Kendee Yamaguchi
Executive Director,
Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
Luncheon Keynote Panel on
Strengthening our Political Pipeline:
AAPIs in Elected Office
12pm - 12:45pm
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Mark Keam |
APAICS Alumna Susan Lee |
Ravinder Bhalla |
APAICS Alumnus William Tong (could not attend)
State Representative
Connecticut House of Representatives
APAICS Alumnus Jay Chen
President,
Hacienda La Puente School Board
Panel on
Federal Agency Outreach to AAPI Communities
12:50pm - 1:35pm
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Tammy Duckworth |
David Kim |
Rebecca Cokley (could not attend) Director Office of Priority Placement, White House |
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:: MODERATOR ::
Former APAICS Exec. Dir. Francey Youngberg
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations,
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Panel on
AAPI Presence in Journalism & Media
1:50pm - 2:35pm
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Tejinder Singh |
Giancarlo Pacheco |
Julie Choi |
Richard Lui
Dayside News Anchor
MSNBC
:: MODERATOR ::
Catalina Camia
USA Today Staff Writer
Past National President of Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)
Panel on
AAPI Business Ownership & Development
2:40pm - 3:25pm
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Duy Nguyen, MBA |
Chiling Tong |
Bel Leong-Hong |
Ro Khanna (could not attend)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations
U.S. & Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
:: MODERATOR ::
Jamie Borromeo
The E & J Commission LLC
Closing Remarks
3:30pm - 4pm
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Colleen Hanabusa |
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Mike Honda |
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