US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce to kick off annual conference on June 8

MANILA, Philippines — US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce (USPAACC), the most established and experienced national non-profit Asian American chamber of commerce, has announced its annual signature CelebrASIAN Business + Procurement Conference with an emphasis on creating an equal opportunity platform for minority and diverse businesses through allyship and inclusion. 

With a focus on Together Tomorrow, the conference is happening from June 8 to 10. It will feature Eric Toda, global head of Social Marketing at Facebook and a free-spoken advocate of the Asian American Advisory Council. He will be in conversation with the four largest national, most established and effective minority and diverse chambers of commerce in the United States.*

Also joining the three-day virtual event are speakers from government, education and NGOs such as Dr. Wayne Frederick, President at Howard University, America’s top Historically Black College and University; US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee Ben Cardin; US Small Business Administrator Isabella Guzman; Minority Business Development Agency Acting National Director Edith McCloud; AARP Chief Operating Officer Scott Frisch.  

From the Fortune corporations are C-Suite executives and leadership in supplier diversity and procurement such as Amazon, Wells Fargo, T-Mobile, Nationwide, Facebook, Google, Charter Communications, Southern California Edison, AT&T, Caesars, Nissan, The Home Depot and Travel + Leisure Co.

Asian American businesses such as Ampcus, Pyramid, Esolvit, CYNET, Dayblink and MSL Express will be there, leading the way.

Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA), Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA), Erika Moritsuku, Deputy Assistant to President Biden and Asian American Pacific Islander Senior Liaison; and Subash Iyer, Chief Counsel at Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation will be contributing speakers too.

The highlights of the event will be Chief Procurement Officers Forums, doing business with industries such as healthcare, e-Commerce and communications, doing business with the Federal Government, live discussions with major corporations and the supplier diversity virtual expo fair.

Small businesses have contributed so much to the vitality of the country, in financial and innovation achievements but the last 15 months have put a screeching halt on their economic progress. This conference will turn on that engine again in helping the minority businesses with how to get funding, understand the new supply chain operations, and put their foot forward with confidence.

There is no better time for this conversation than now for Asian American businesses who are beginning to come out from their hardest-hit economic and personal experiences in American history.

Register now to get the free tickets, which give you access to visit the virtual expo, network at booths with major corporations, diversity businesses and government agencies.

For details on the conference agenda, sponsors and speakers list, visit celebrasianconference.com.

For more about USPAACC’s work and mission please visit us at uspaacc.com.

*The four largest national minority and diverse chambers of commerce - USPAACC (US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce), National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. (USBC), and U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC).