2018 Economic Summit
AACG Welcomes You To The 7th Annual Economic Summit.
This year's theme is expanding your business on a global scale. Learn skills to expand your business regionally and globally.
Join our expert panelists as they discuss:
- Resources availalbe from state and local agencies to foster business growth
- International Opportunities - Learn about opportunites in Japan and Indonesia
- Learn about opporunties for diverse owned business with Fortune 500 companies and state, and local agencie
- Ohio Lt. Governor-Elect, Jon Husted
- Derek Kan, Under Secretary, US Department of Transportation
- Dr. Frederic Bertley, CEO COSI
- Kenny McDonald, CEO, Columbus 2020
- Jai Chaibra, Fox News contributor & Managing Director, Mercury LLC
- Jeffrey Johnson, Minority Business Development Chief, Ohio Development Services Agency
- Karmin Bailey, Supplier Diversity, John Glenn International Airport
- Terry Bolden, Adminstrator, Office of Outreach, Ohio Department of Transportation
- Damita Brown, Interim Chief Diversity Officer, City of Columbus,
- Adrian Taylor, Director of Diversity, Premier Health
- Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General India
- Tsutomu Nakagawa, Consul General Japan
- Rosmalawati Chalid, Consul General Indonesia
- Gina Jamoralin, Consul General Philippines
Business exhibits open at 10:30 a.m. The main conference is from 11:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., followed by a business networking reception from 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The purpose of the Summit is to educate entrepreneurs on the government and corporate level programs benefitting minority-owned businesses. This is an inclusive event, marketed to all members of the local business community including Asian-Americans, women, veterans, service-disabled, LGBT, and other communities.
AACG recently obtained its 501c3 status with a mission that states: the Asian American Commerce Group fosters the advancement and creation of synergy among the Asian American business community and its supporters through business networking, education, and inclusion.
