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

*Crystal awards for Excellence in Philanthropy donated by Tiffany & Co.

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

Press Coverage

• April 14, 2015: Chinese Auto-parts Maker May Be Top Buyer of U.S. Real Estate | Bloomberg
• April 13, 2015: No Room for Election China-Bashing: U.S. Politicians | China Daily
• April 13, 2015: Charity is Changing | China Daily
• April 11, 2015: Consul General Praises C-100 on its Anniversary | China Daily
• April 11, 2015: Committee of 100: Building on Common Ground Towards a Common Future | Black Tie International
• April 10, 2015: Celebrating a Relationship | China Daily World
• April 10, 2015: Kissinger, China’s U.S. Envoy Upbeat About Relations Ahead of Obama/Xi Summit | Asia Times
• April 16, 2015: Committee of 100 Organizes Forum to Celebrate 25th Anniversary (百人会成立25周年 大型论坛活动)| ETTV (东森电视台)
• April 13, 2015: Stapleton Roy: Taiwanese Separatism Lacks International Support (芮效俭语中评：搞台独缺国际支持) | CRNTT (中国评论通讯社)
• April 12, 2015: U.S. Committee of 100 Members: Hope to Promote Cross-Strait Peace and Stability (美国百人会成员：愿促进两岸和平稳定) | CRNTT (中国评论通讯社)
• April 12, 2015: Chinese American Business Leader Invests Money to Strengthen Mutual Trust (中美商业巨子砸钱加强两国互信) | Tencent News (腾讯新闻)
• April 12, 2015: Douglas Paal: Tsai Ing-wen’s Speech Has Too Many Uncertainties (包道格语中评：蔡英文说法变数太大) | CRNTT (中国评论通讯社)
• April 12, 2015: U.S. Unable to Ward off China’s Growing Ambitions (中国野心崛起，美无力招架) | Oriental Daily (东方日报)
• April 11, 2015: Losing Asian American Votes, Alarms Sound for Democrats (亚裔票流失 民主党选举警讯) | World Journal (世界日报)
• April 11, 2015: Cui Tiankai: China Acknowledges and Respects the Important Role of the U.S. (崔天凯：中国承认尊重美国突出作用) | CRNTT (中国评论通讯社)
• April 11, 2015: 25 Year-Old Committee of 100 Will Focus on Philanthropy in the Future (百人會25歲 未來行動聚焦慈善) | World Journal (世界日报)
• April 11, 2015: Rupert Hoogewerf: China has More Invisible Wealthy People than Previously Revealed (胡润：中国隐形富豪远超露财富豪) | World Journal (世界日报)
• April 11, 2015: Henry Kissinger: U.S.-China Relations Are Overall Friendlier (基辛格：美中关系总体更友好) | Wenhui (文汇报)
• April 11, 2015: Henry Tang: U.S. Should Accept China’s Change of Roles (邓兆祥：美应接受中国转换角色) | World Journal (世界日报)
• April 10, 2015: Ambassador to U.S. Cui Tiankai: China’s Development is the World’s Opportunity (驻美国大使崔天凯：中国的发展、世界的机遇) | People’s Daily (人民网)
• April 10, 2015: Cui Tiankai: China’s Development is the World’s Opportunity (崔天凯：中国的发展 世界的机遇) | Xinhua News (新华网)
• April 10, 2015: Chinese American Organization Committee of 100 Celebrates 25th Anniversary in New York (美国华人组织百人会在纽约举行创会25周年庆祝活动) | People’s Daily (人民日报)
• April 10, 2015: Chinese American Organization Committee of 100 Celebrates 25th Anniversary in New York (美华人组织“百人会”在纽约庆祝创会25周年) | iFeng (凤凰网)
• April 10, 2015: Henry Kissinger Attended High Level Chinese American Organization the Committee of 100’s Ceremony and Gave a Speech (基辛格出席美华人精英组织百人会颁奖晚宴并发表演讲) | China News (中国新闻网)
• April 10, 2015: C-100 Annual Conference Speeches – Henry Kissinger: It is the Greatest Thing to be an Old Friend of China; Cui Tiankai: Hope to Build New Type of Great Power Relations with the U.S. (百人会年会演讲：基辛格：当中国老友，最伟大的事；崔天凯：愿与美共建新型大国关系) | World Journal (世界日报)
• April 10, 2015: Joe Wong Gives Clever Metaphor about U.S.-China Relations (黄西脱口秀妙喻中美关系) | World Journal (世界日报)
• March 19, 2015: Henry Kissinger to Speak at the Committee of 100’s Annual Conference (百人會年會 季辛吉將開講) | World Journal (世界日报)