Small and minority businesses in search of business growth and procurement opportunities took center stage at the recent CelebrASIAN Conference, held in June at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino.
Presented by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC), CelebrASIAN is the organization’s annual flagship event and America’s largest and longest-running business development conference convened by Pan Asian Americans.
This year’s theme, BREAKTHROUGH, spoke to breaking down barriers to build new and stronger connections and helping Pan Asian American and minority businesses break through with excellence, innovation, and resilience to provide opportunity, prosperity, and equality for all Americans.
The Honorable Donald Cravins Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency, and The Honorable Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, were the keynote speakers. They joined over 95 experts and high-level speakers from Fortune Corporations, Government agencies, national chamber organizations, and the Pan Asian American business community who shared their insights and expertise to the conference participants.
Title Chair was Google; Conference Co-Chairs were Amazon, Ampcus, Stratacent, and Wells Fargo.
CelebrASIAN presented more than 20 programs especially designed for businesses to thrive and effectively compete in the mainstream.
Among the highlights of the 3-day agenda included:
USPAACC’s signature 1-on-1 pre-scheduled business matchmaking meetings
An expanded 2-day Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP)
11 CPOs at the CPO Forum panel
Doing Business with Corporations panel, Roundtable, 1:1
All certification leaders of national organizations
Women Initiative for Strategic Empowerment (WISE) networking session
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ChatGPT session
Excellence Awards Gala featuring Fast 100 Asian American Businesses and Supplier Diversity Champions
Scholarship awards; and more
For over 37 years, CelebrASIAN has launched, expanded, and energized thousands of successful business partnerships and opportunities among corporate America, federal, state, and local government agencies, large nonprofits, Pan Asian American and other minority, and diverse enterprises.