Nonprofit Asian American chamber of commerce USPAACC is hosting a free virtual conference that aims to inspire AAPI business professionals through a series of panels and networking booths with major corporations, diversity businesses and government agencies.
The annual expo: “CelebrASIAN Business + Procurement Conference,” a three-day virtual event from June 8-10, features discussions with prominent executives from government, education and business corporations.
- The topics include Chief Procurement Officers forums, doing business with healthcare, e-commerce, communications and federal government industries, supplier diversity, matchmaking meetings and executive business coaching.
- The conference aims to help minority businesses with funding, understanding supply chain operations and putting their foot “forward with confidence.”
- The event’s theme, “Together Tomorrow,” emphasizes “creating an equal opportunity platform for minority and diverse businesses through allyship and inclusion.”
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The panelists: Facebook’s Global Head of Social Marketing Eric Toda will be in conversation with the four largest minority and diverse chambers of commerce: U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC), National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC) and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC).
- This year’s speakers also include U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA), Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA) and Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick.
- Other panelists include Kevin O’Brien, Isabella Guzman, Edith McCloud, Scott Frisch and Subash Iyer.
- C-Suite executives from Amazon, Wells Fargo, T-Mobile, Nationwide, Facebook, Google, Charter Communications, Southern California Edison, AT&T, Caesars, Nissan, The Home Depot and Travel + Leisure Co will be participating in the event.
- Asian American businesses including Ampcus, Pyramid, Esolvit, CYNET, Dayblink and MSL Express will be leading the event.
Featured Image via Eric Toda (left), Eric Connolly, House Creative Services (right)
This post was created by NextShark with USPAACC.
