2015 Annual Conference

2015 Annual Conference

Guoqing Chen
David D. Ho
Clarence Kwan
Howard Li
Charlie Woo
Conference Co-Chairs

2015 Annual Conference

We were honored to be joined by so many long-time supporters and distinguished guests at our 25th Anniversary Gala and Summit on April 9 and 10, 2015. Immense gratitude to our members, speakers and sponsors for making it all possible. Click here for the press release. Click here and here for full sets of event photos. Watch video footage online and download the 25th Anniversary Executive Summary here.

Photo Highlights

Conference Co-Chairs

Guoqing Chen, Co-Founder, HNA Group
David Ho, M.D. CEO & Scientific Director, Aaron Diamonds AIDS Research
Clarence Kwan, Chairman, Committee of 100, Senior Partner, Sino-Century Partners
Herman Li, Vice Chair & CFO, Committee of 100; Chairman, C&L Restaurant Group
Howard Li, Chairman & CEO, Waitex
Charlie Woo, CEO, Megatoys

Planning Committee Members

David Chang, Professor Emeritus, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Lanhee Chen, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, Stanford University
Anla Cheng, Managing Director, Sino-Century China Private Equity, LLC
Henry Tang, Managing Partner, Carnegie Towers Strategic Investment Advisory, C-100 Governor
Linda Tsao Yang, Chair, Asian Corporate Governance Association
Mei-Mei Tuan, Managing Partner, Notch Partners
Benjamin Wu, Vice-Chair, US-Asia Institute
Dennis Wu, Co-Founder, WuHoover
Jeremy Wu, Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Census Bureau
Shirley Young, President, Shirley Young Associates, C-100 Governor

C-100 Staff

Holly Chang, Acting Executive Director
Michael Jee, Director of Administration
Eric Ding, Program Associate
Jennifer Welch, Washington, D.C. Regional Coordinator
Winston Chen, Senior Associate and Greater China Coordinator
Sharon Owyang, Senior Associate for Research
Lisa Spivey, National Development Manager & Northern California Coordinator
Maxine Hu, Southern California Regional Assistant

Conference Support

AG Events
Albert Cheung Photography
BLJ Worldwide
Elegant Affairs
Fernando Alonso Films
Gotham Hall
Grand Hyatt New York
Kono Designs
LMN Printing
Nancy Moran
Spoon+Fork, Inc.
Toto Images
Xoom Inc.

Special Acknowledgements

Tyler Bleuel
Clara Chiu, AAAJ-LA
Cat Crandall
Johnny Din
Theresa Gawlik
Ninghao Ho
Susan Li, Waitex
Barbara Ng, Waitex
Candice Wong, Waitex
Benjamin Xia

Volunteers

Kathleen He
Jordan Hayward
Tom Hoffecker
William Jockers
Katie Keith
Charlotte ( Yu Fei) Li
Leslie Martinez
Natalie Nagorski
Tammy Tian
Chun Cheng Tao
Lavon Wong

Promotional Partners

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Project Pengyou

Participating Organizations

AARP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Alibaba Group, American Association of Political Consultants, APIAVote

Ascend
Asia Society
Asia Times
Asian American Legal Defense Fund
Asian Financial Society
Asian Real Estate Association of American
Asian Republican Coalition
Asian Women in Business
Associated Press
Blackstone Group
Blank Rome
Bloomberg
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brunswick Group
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Cathay Bank
China Business Knowledge
Cheung Kong School of Business
China Daily
China Institute
Citi Private Bank
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
C&L Restaurant Group
CCTV
CNBC
Coulter Foundation
Crazy Fresh Chinese
DCH Investments
Deloitte
Democratic National Committee
East-West Bank
Embassy of the P.R. China in the United States
Facing History
FP / Tea Leaf Nation
General Motors
Golden Bridges Foundation / Project Pengyou
Goldman Sachs & Co.
H&Q Asia Pacific
Hang Lung Properties
Highridge Partners and Long Family Foundation
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office NY
Hopkins-Nanjing Center
International Leadership Foundation
International Music Institute of China
Irell & Manella
J.T. Tai & Co. Foundation
AARP
Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Lao Niu Foundation
Little Dragon Foundation
LOUIS XIII
McKinsey & Co.
MSNBC
Museum of Chinese in America
National Committee on US-China Relations
National Council of Asian Pacific Americans
New York Republican State Committee
Newscorp
Newsweek
OCA
Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipal People’s Government
Campbell Soup
Pei Partnership Architects
Phoenix TV
Rhodium Group
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Sentinel Real Estate Investment Corporation
Sino – Century China Private Equity
Synopsys
The Earth Institute, Columbia University
The Nature Conservancy
Three Oaks Investments
Tiffany & Co.
Time Magazine
UBS
United Airlines
United Nations
University of Virginia
VIZIO
Waitex
Wall Street Journal
Walmart
Wanxiang America
Wells Fargo
World Journal
Xerox
Yale University

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