The Future is Now: Seize It and Win It
June 4-6, 2012 • Bethesda, Maryland • Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center
The Future is Now: Seize It and Win It
June 4-6, 2012 • Bethesda, Maryland • Marriott Bethesda North Hotel & Conference Center
Special Coverage - Franchising Article by Susan Au Allen published in MBE Magazine
Special Media Coverage from Minority Business News/Asian Business News
Selected Media Coverage of the 25th Anniversary CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2010 and USPAACC members
The CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2011 held in Los Angeles was featured in the July/August edition of Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine.
WASHINGTON, DC – May 3, 2011 – The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) will hold its annual flagship event CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2011 on May 23-25 at the iconic Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles, California. This year’s theme is “Together We’re Better.”
Corporate Co-Chairs are Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, PepsiCo, Verizon and Wells Fargo. Asian American Business Co-Chairs are Collabera, Fortinet, Inc., and VIZIO.
CelebrAsian 2011 has currently over 72 Corporate and Asian American Business sponsors, and more than 55 participating Fortune Corporations, 27 Government Agencies, 4 Media partners, and over 45 different types of commodities needed to be purchased across industries.
CelebrAsian is the oldest and largest annual national pan Asian American business conference in the United States. Every year, CelebrAsian provides American and other small and minority businesses wide access to contract opportunities and jobs in growth industries, strategic solutions and best practices to thrive in the current market. It also connects hundreds of top-caliber Asian American suppliers and business owners with buyers from Fortune 1000 Corporations, the Federal, State and Local government, and the small and minority business community, through pre-scheduled one-on-one business matchmaking meetings, informative summits, workshops, and networking events.
“USPAACC has always taken great pride in recognizing and showcasing the continued robust growth shown by Asian American-owned businesses across industries—even during challenging economic times,” said Susan Au Allen, USPAACC National President & CEO. “Thanks to the continued generous support of our sponsors and members, USPAACC—the metaphorical acorn—has now grown into a sturdy oak tree which today reaches out to over 15,000 business-to-business Asian American-owned enterprises nationwide to help them thrive in the mainstream.”
The specially-designed sessions will provide a roadmap to procurement and contract opportunities, growth areas, best practices, and strategic solutions for small and minority businesses in the marketplace. Sessions include: International CEO Forum; Asia Trade Mission Forum; How We Started Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business While Under 30 Years Old; Welcome Reception and California Business Awards; How to Do Business with the Federal Government; Federal Contracts Town Hall Meeting; Supplier Diversity Summit: Measuring Corporate Success – Are You There Yet?; Doing Business with Corporations 101: Challenges and Opportunities; Advanced Procurement: Fast-Track My Business to the Next Level; Green and Renewable Energy: Where are the Opportunities and How to Access Them?; Gala Awards and Appreciation Dinner; Presentation of the Fast 50 Asian American Businesses; Guanxi* Supplier Opportunity Fair • One-on-One Prescheduled Business Matchmaking Meetings; and the Business Leaders and College Scholarship Luncheon (*Guanxi is a business term meaning “connections” or “relationship”).
WASHINGTON, DC – May 3, 2011 – How do you sell to the $500 billion purchases the Federal government makes each year? How do you sell through set aside contracts for 8(a), minority-owned, women-owned and HUBZone firms?
Successful federal contractors will tell you the inside scoop. Be part of the $125 billion federal purchases from small and minority businesses. Be there – How to Do Business with the Federal Government on Tuesday, May 24, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m., Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
Federal Contracts Town Hall Meeting will follow, 9:15 - 11:45 a.m. You will get a full briefing on where the money and opportunities are.
U.S. Departments of Homeland Security, Health & Human Services, Treasury, Interior, U.S. Agency for International Development, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, General Services Administration, California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), and more are buying!
This specially-designed session is part of CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2011, the annual national flagship event of the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC), to be held on May 23-25. CelebrAsian 2011 provides American and other small and minority businesses wide access to contract opportunities and jobs in growth industries, strategic solutions and best practices to thrive in the current market.
Corporate Co-Chairs are Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, PepsiCo, Verizon and Wells Fargo. Asian American Business Co-Chairs are Collabera, Fortinet, Inc., and VIZIO.
Washington, DC – May 3, 2011 – The global shift to clean energy sources provides a wealth of business opportunities. Companies of every size want to change over to cleaner, cheaper energy sources and the supplier market is expected to grow exponentially in the renewable energy field in the coming years.
Over $10 billion is spent each year on energy-using products and services and the Federal government gives special opportunities for companies selling energy-efficient and green products and services. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) uses major contractors to do its work, including: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Oakridge National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratory.
Learn more about these great business prospects at the session on “Green and Renewable Energy: Where are the Opportunities and How to Access Them?” to be held on May 24, 2011 (Tuesday) at 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. at the Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles, California. This forum is ideal for those who want to sell to DOE and are interested in green industry opportunities.
This session is part of CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference 2011, the annual national flagship event of the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC), to be held on May 23-25. CelebrAsian 2011 provides American and other small and minority businesses wide access to contract opportunities and jobs in growth industries, strategic solutions and best practices to thrive in the current market.
Corporate Co-Chairs are Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, PepsiCo, Verizon and Wells Fargo. Asian American Business Co-Chairs are Collabera, Fortinet, Inc., and VIZIO.
WASHINGTON, DC – April 3, 2011 – USPAACC’s CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference, to be held May 23-25, 2011 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, will feature dynamic speakers including Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa; Olympic Speedskating Gold Medalist, Apolo Ohno; California Controller, John Chiang; Collabera Founder & CEO, Hiten Patel; Fortinet Founder & CEO, Ken Xie; and VIZIO Founder & CEO, William Wang.
CelebrAsian 2011 will also include speakers from Fortune Corporations and Government Agencies, including: Jim Costa, V.P. Global Procurement Capital, MRO, PepsiCo; Patrick Yalung, Washington Regional President, Wells Fargo and Federal Reserve Board Member, Seattle; Fred Lona, Senior Director, Supplier Diversity, Hilton Worldwide; Kevin Boshears, Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, OSDBU; and many more.
Collabera, Fortinet and VIZIO are the Asian American Business Co-Chairs. Corporate Co-Chairs are Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, PepsiCo, Verizon and Wells Fargo. CelebrAsian is the only national pan Asian American business conference in the United States. Based on previous attendance records, close to 800 participants are expected to come from all over the country, representing Fortune 500 corporations, Government Agencies and leading Asian American, small and minority businesses.
Conference sessions include International CEO Forum; Asia Trade Mission Forum; How We Started Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business While Under 30 Years Old; Welcome Reception and California Business Awards; How to Do Business with the Federal Government; Federal Contracts Town Hall Meeting; Supplier Diversity Summit: Measuring Corporate Success – Are You There Yet?; Doing Business with Corporations 101: Challenges and Opportunities; Advanced Procurement: Fast-Track My Business to the Next Level; Green and Renewable Energy: Where are the Opportunities and How to Access Them?; Gala Awards and Appreciation Dinner; Presentation of the Fast 50 Asian American Businesses; Guanxi* Supplier Opportunity Fair • One-on-One Prescheduled Business Matchmaking Meetings; and the Business Leaders and College Scholarship Luncheon (*Guanxi is a business term meaning “connections” or “relationship”).
WASHINGTON, DC –– The flagship event of the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) – CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference – is coming to Los Angeles, California on May 23-25, 2011 to help small and minority business enterprises compete in the mainstream.
CelebrAsian, the nation’s oldest and largest business conference designed for the Pan Asian American community, will be held at the iconic Millennium Biltmore Hotel.
Collabera; Fortinet, Inc.; and VIZIO are the Asian American business co-chairs for CelebrAsian 2011.
AT&T, American Airlines, Bank of America, Exxon Mobil, Freddie Mac, UPS and Wells Fargo are among the growing list of committed corporate sponsors for the Conference. For a full list of sponsors, go to www.celebrasianconference.com
“For three days under one roof, CelebrAsian participants will have the unique and custom-made platform to discuss real business opportunities, pressing issues, viable solutions, best practices and relevant industry trends that are critical to succeed in the current marketplace,” said Susan Au Allen, USPAACC National President & CEO. “Through this Conference, we will also continue to build and strengthen business relationships that are highly valued and necessary while our national economy rebounds.”
For 25 years, USPAACC has been serving and will continue to serve as the gateway to large corporate and government contracts, top-caliber Asian American suppliers, key information about Asian Americans, and the dynamic market in the Asia-Pacific region. CelebrAsian 2011 shines the spotlight on these ongoing endeavors.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, USPAACC has regional chapters in California, New York, Texas, Illinois, Georgia and in DC-Maryland-Virginia in the National Capital Area.
Fifty fast growing Asian American-owned businesses from all around the country will be recognized for their growth.
A nationwide ranking of businesses owned by Asian Americans with impressive average revenue growth over the past three years has begun accepting applications and nominations online.
Nationally renowned accounting firm, KPMG, will rank the Fastest 50 Asian American business applicants/nominees. This annual program spotlights the success and contribution to the economic stability and job creation by Asian American entrepreneurs around the country,” said Susan Au Allen, USPAACC National President and CEO.
“The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC) will once again present the ‘Fast 50 Asian American Businesses’ program during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, in May, when their flagship CelebrAsian Business Opportunity Conference will be held in Los Angeles, at the Millennium Biltmore hotel,” said Ken Xie, Conference Co-Chair and President of Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
To qualify for the ranking, small businesses must be owned by one or more Asian Americans with at least 51 percent ownership; at least $1,000,000 in annual revenue in the past three years; have been in business for a minimum of three years; headquartered in the United States; be present at the Awards Ceremony on May 24, 2011; and apply before March 18, 2011.
About USPAACC:
We open doors to contract, professional and educational opportunities for Asian Americans and their partners in corporations, government and the small and minority business community, as the gateway to Asian American suppliers, the corporate and government contracts, information about Asian Americans and to Asia.