1st Annual Asian Women’s Summit

Co-hosts Aurora Austriaco, Mark Hands, and Clarita Santos

together with

· The Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Chicago (PACCGC)

· The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

· Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)

· Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO)– Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE)

· Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (AACCIL)

· South Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois

· Valentine Austriaco and Bueschel, P.C.

invite you to join the First Annual Asian Women’s Summit on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 8:30-1:00 pm at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago which is located in Chicago’s downtown neighborhood, the Loop, at 230 S. LaSalle Street. Attendees from all backgrounds (genders/ethnicities/races/etc.) are welcome to join us, too!

Given that registration is required to enter the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and with limited seats at the summit, please RSVP on or before Monday, March 18, 2024, before 5:00 pm CST.

Speakers include:

· Grace Hou-Ovnik: Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, Office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker

· Aileen Kim: Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias

· Anna Ninoyu: Owner/Principal/Co-founder, METIS Design

· Clarita Santos: Executive Director of Corporate and Civic Partnerships, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC)

· Danielle Austriaco: Associate, Johnson and Bell, Ltd.

· Erikka Wang: Owner & Co-founder, AKIRA

· Kristy Gonowon: Corporate Counsel, Lowe’s

· Megan Nakano: Executive Director, Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (AACCIL)

· Melanie Matias, Assistant State Attorney, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office

· Michelle Lura White: Women’s Business Development Manager (Illinois’ liaison to women-owned businesses and future women entrepreneurs), Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE) at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)

· Sandra Yamate: President & CEO, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP)

· Susan Patel: CEO, South Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (SAACCIL) | Founder & Owner, Suuprah

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Thank you and we look forward to connecting with you!