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San Francisco,
California—The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC)
held its 22nd Anniversary CelebrAsian ’07 Business
Opportunity Conference at the Westin St. Francis hotel in San
Francisco on May 9 to 11.
As the largest
annual national Asian American business conference in the United
States, the three-day event attracted hundreds of Asian American
entrepreneurs and suppliers from all over the country to connect
with buyers from Fortune 500 corporations, the federal government,
and the minority business community.
 
With Fortinet,
Verizon and Wells Fargo as corporate co-chairs, the conference
featured summits and plenary sessions that gave participants the
necessary tools, strategies and opportunities to become more
competitive in today’s marketplace. Sessions included “Prepare to
Win Business”, “The International CEO Forum”, “The Do’s and Don’ts
of Selling to Corporations”, “The 7 Habits of Successful Small
Government Contractors”, “Summit of Supply Diversity
Directors/Managers and Buyers”, and “Suppliers Summit”, among
others.
The conference
featured speakers from the government of California, including State
Secretary Debra Bowen and State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, the
“Majority Whip” and the highest ranking Asian American woman in the
California Legislature.
Outstanding Asian
Americans were honored at The Excellence Awards Dinner on May 11.
This year’s honorees were Rocky Aoki, Founder of Benihana “Japanese
Steakhouse” restaurants, Aron Govil, President and CEO of the Ducon
Group of Companies, Dr. Heng Wang, Medical Director, Physician at
Researcher at the DDC Clinic for Special Needs Children, and
Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology Officer of Motorola. The special
guest for the evening was Yao Ming, the 7’6”-tall Center of the
Houston Rockets, who flew in to San Francisco to grace the occasion.
Click here for comments and
pictures from the conference.
Get ready for CelebrAsian 2008
held in
Washington, District of Columbia!
Asian Business Owners:
Apply By March 12, 2008 For A Chance To Win $5,000!
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