Senator Mark Warner Greets 3rd Summit Expo

Oct. 16th, 2012

8am to 3pm

George Mason University, Johnson Center

4400 University Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030

The event will feature

1. All Day Business Expo
2. Keynote Breakfast & Luncheon
3. Power Networking with 300 attendees
4. 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

Honorable Chair: Mark Warner, U.S. Senator

Steering Committee:

Co-Chair: Andrew Bittan/The Social Tea House, Marian Carter/Fulton Bank 

Andrew Bittan, Vance Zavela, Silvestre Acedillo, Andrew Yu, Ban Tran, Oanh Henry, Ian Asvakovith, James Mitchell, Cindy Shao

Keynote Speakers:

Craig Allen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, U.S. Department of Commerce, see bio

Mei Xu, Co-Founder and President of Chesapeake Bay Candle, see bio

Dr. Stephen Fuller, Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University,see bio

Theodore Holloman, Deputy District Director, Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, SBA

Program Schedule (tentative schedule)

8:00am-8:30am Registration/Networking/Breakfast

8:30am-9:30am Breakfast

• MC: Dong Xiang, NTDTV-DC
  
• 8:30am-8:40am Welcoming Remarks
• Dong Xiang, Executive Director, New Tang Dynasty Television, Chair, AACC
  
• Dr. Roy Hinton, Associate Dean of Executive Program, GMU
• 8:40am-9:10am Keynote: Mei Xu, Co-Founder and President of Chesapeake Bay Candle
• 9:10am-9:30am Keynote: Theodore Holloman,Deputy District Director, SBA

9:30am-12:30pm  Expo/Networking

9:45am-10:45am Workshop I: Plan for Business Success

11:00am-12:00pm Workshop II: Growing, Competing and Prioritizing

12:30pm-2pm Lunch

• MC: Ban Tran, Merrill Lynch
  
• 12:30pm-12:45pm Welcoming Remarks, Delegate Mark Keam
•                                                         Patricia M. Stevens,Executive Director, Fairfax County OP3
  
• 12:45pm-1:30pm Keynote: Dr. Steven Fuller,Director, Center for Regional Analysis, George Mason University
• 1:30pm-2:00pm Keynote: Craig Allen,Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, U.S. Department of Commerce

2:00pm-3:00pm Expo/Networking/Prize Draw

Workshop I: Plan for Business Success

Moderator: Hung Nguyen, HN Consulting LLC

Panelists: 

• Keith B. Segerson,AVP,Economic Development, George Mason University
  
• Cynthia Mcgee,Vice President, Principal Relationship Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
• Rick Holzheimer, Principle, Cochran & Owen, LLC
  
• Larry Fox, Founder & Executive Officer, The Values Group

Workshop II:  Growing, Competing & Prioritizing

Moderator: Gregory Woodyard, GMU

Panelists

• Suresh Shenoy, Executive VP, IMC
• Patricia Loui, Board Member, Ex-im bank
• Cindy Chatman, Prudential
• Manuel Tagle, Owner, Sweet City Dessert
  
• Steve Chiama, President, ActionCOACH

Vendor table and sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact 703-752-6292

Vendors can set up between 8pm to 10pm on 10/15 or 7am on 10/16, 6' skirted table & 2 chairs will be provided.

Venue Sponsor

Silver Sponsor

Bronze Sponsor 

Media Partner

Supporting Partners

Community Partners

Fairfax Breakfast Club

Greater Mclean Chamber of Commerce

Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce

Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Washington, DC

Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce

Vietnamese American National Chamber of Commerce

Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Parking: Free parking at Lot K at GMU.

For GMU campus map, please visit

http://parking.gmu.edu/pdf%20files/FairfaxMap12_Parking_Final.pdf

Mason Campus map for driving directions are available from here

http://www.gmu.edu/resources/welcome/Directions-to-GMU.html

Volunteer opportunities available, please contact 703-201-3167 if interested.

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