May 12, 2011 8:00am to 3:30pm Waterford at Fair Oaks 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway Fairfax, VA 22033 Take Your Asian-American Business
Connections Up a Whole New Level. Now is the time for you to connect, engage and succeed with leading local Asian and Pacific businesses and organizations. Join us for a day of power networking, thought-provoking business seminars and opportunities to build strong partnership with this growing-and highly profitable market. Keynote Speaker Craig Allen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, U.S. Department of Commerce Bridget Bean, Director at US Small Business Administration Bill Fairl, President of U.S. Operations, CACI Dr. Stephen Fuller, Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University More speakers to be confirmed The event will feature -All Day Business Expo
-Keynote Breakfast & Luncheon
-Power Networking with 300 to 400 attendees
-Series Informational Workshops ‧Connect and engage with leading Asian & Pacific American businesses and organizations ‧Expand your business education ‧Grow your business contacts, grow your business ‧Build great partnerships Program (Tentative) 8:00am Registration 8:30am-10:00am Breakfast Pastry 8:45am Opening Session Master of Ceremony: Ian Asvakovith, Piedmont Fund Services Welcoming remarks
Congressman Frank Wolf (to be confirmed)
Congressman Gerald Connolly (to be confirmed)
Sharon Bulova, Chairman of Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
Ambassador John Malott, President & CEO, Japan-America Society of Washington, DC 9:10am Keynote: Craig Allen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia,U.S. Department of Commerce
Bridget Bean, Director at US Small Business Administration 10am-12pm Business Expo 12:30pm-2pm Luncheon 12:45pm Master of Ceremony: Ban Tran, Merrill Lynch Welcoming Remark: Cindy Shao 12:55pm Keynote Speaker: Bill Fairl, President of U.S. Operations, CACI Dr. Stephen Fuller, Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University 1:55pm Rich Nilsen representing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli 2:00pm Break
2:15pm-3:20pm Expo, Networking
3:20pm Wrap up/ Raffle
3:30pm Adjourn
Workshop: Workshop Topics 10:00am to 11:00am Workshop I: Resources for Asian Business Workshop II : Marketing/Social Media 11:15am to 12:15pm Workshop III: Government Contracting/Supplier Diversity Workshop IV: Export Resources for Asian Business Moderator: Istvan Pribilovics of Pribilovics & Associates Panelists: Hatice Murphy – Chairman; International Committee of the NVTC Vance Zavela – Partnership Developer, Fairfax County OP3 Karen Smaw – Director, small and minority business development ,FCEDA Michael Estelle –Supply Diversity Coordinator, Fairfax County, Department of Purchasing and Supply Management Marketing/Social Media Moderator: Morrie Kayanan, BB&K Panelists: Jennifer Alderman, President, the Project Fox Steven O’Dwyer, Client Services Consultant, Reach Local Government Contracting/Supplier Diversity Moderator: Hong Hitchings, Managing Partner, Whole Health Medical Center Panelists: Ida McPherson, Director, Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (DMBE) Angela Chiang, Director of Operations, ISO, Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise Gregory Woodyard, Supplier Diversity Manager,George Mason Univeristy Bob Kucharuk, CEO, Eagle Wins LLC Export Moderator: James P. Mitchell, President, StrategiConneX International, LLC Panelists: Heyward B. Davenport,Northeast Regional Director, MBDA
Tamara Maxwell, Sr. Business Development Officer, Small Business Development Group, Export-Import Bank of the United States Planning Committee Marian Carter, Fulton Bank
Kevin Lee, EVO Merchant Services
Andrew Bittan, The Social Tea House
Ian Asvakovith, Piedmond Fund Services
Ki Wilson, Verizon
Vance Zavela, Fairfax County OP3
James Mitchell, StrategiConneX International, LLC
Andrew Yu, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Ban Tran, Merrill Lynch
Cindy Chatman, Prudential
Jenet Ahn, Annalee's
Nancy Han, Long & Foster
John Cabrera,Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Metro Washington DC
Jianmei Yu, NTDTV
Ethar Darwish, State Farm
Rose Hong, Whole Health Medical Center
Song Hutchins, Asian Real Estate Association of America, DC metro chapter
Cynthia Mcgee, Bank of Georgetown
Bing Mcbranigin, Manila Mail
Lisa Barbieri, Ameriprise
Farideh Mullafiroze, First Virginia Community Bank Cindy Shao, Asian American Chamber of Commerce Sponsor   
Partner Sponsor   
Media Partner   
Community Partner VietAmCham
MyBizCouncil
Korean American Woman's Chamber of Commerce USA
Asian Community Service Center
Asian Real Estate Association of America, DC Metro Chapter
Thai Alliance in America
Voice of Vietnamese Americans Cost for Event: Admission Ticket: (including breakfast and lunch, expo, workshop, networking) $60 for Member $75 for Non-Member Exhibit Table (Including two tickets to events) $295 for Member $395 for Non-Member For limited access (including Expo, workshop, networking) $20 per person |
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