2025 AACC Jewels of Asia Gala

A Night of Celebration & Inspiration – 2025 Jewels of Asia Awards Gala

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a spectacular evening honoring excellence and leadership in our vibrant Asian American business community!

We were honored to hear from:

Sanjeev "Sonny" Bhagowalia, Assistant Commissioner & CIO, U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Ranitya Kusumadewi, Trade Attaché, Embassy of Indonesia
Anil Sharma, CEO, 22nd Century Technologies

Congratulations to our outstanding awardees. Your dedication, innovation, and impact continue to uplift and inspire.
Elite Titan Awardees: Sanjeev "Sonny" Bhagowalia, Grace Rong Wang, David Nguyen, JD, MBA, CISSP, PMP, SAFe, CSM , Linh Nguyen, Manish Malhotra, George D Thomas,Kaschit Pandya,Ambreen Javed, Jill Martin,Vinh Nguyen, CIPS, CRB Sheryll Manoj,Michelle Khalili Yuhas.
Member of the year: Sovon Mookerjee, 22nd Century Technologies Inc.
Small Business Awards
International Solutions Group (Ravi Puli)
SimonComputing, Inc. (Danaiya Woo)
Chamber partner of the year: Simon Mall

Gratitude to all sponsors, partners, attendees, committee members and volunteers for making this gala a memorable success!

A special thank you to our emcee Nilima Mehra, GTV Broadcasts on FOX5 PLUS, DC whose energy and charm guided the evening seamlessly and made the night unforgettable.