News Releases

USPAACC’s National Innovation Competition Creates Pipeline of Promising Startups for Investors and Corporations

The annual national innovation competition “What’s Your Pitch: Innovations Meet the Market,” created by the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC), is now in its fifth year. Its mission is to shine the spotlight on promising and innovative startups from diverse and emerging industries, and put them on the radars of potential investors, Fortune 1000 corporations, and the business community.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: National Innovations Competition Now Open for Applications

The 5th Annual National Innovations competition “What’s Your Pitch: Innovations Meet the Market” is open for applications.

Nationwide's SVP, IT CFO and CPO Angie Klett is Chair of Country's Largest B2B Conference Convened by Pan Asian Americans

The country’s largest and most established business-to-business conference convened by Pan Asian Americans – CelebrAsian 2019 Business & Procurement Conference – will be chaired by Angie Klett, senior vice president IT CFO and chief procurement officer at Nationwide.

CPO/VP Panel on Global Business & Supply Chain Disruptors to be held at Howard University School of Business

Seven Chief Procurement Officers and Vice Presidents from Fortune 500 Corporations and a non-profit conglomerate representing various industries – Nationwide, Charter Communications, Ingersoll Rand, Boeing, Caesars Entertainment, TIAA, and AARP – will hold a panel discussion on “Global Business and Supply Chain Disruptors – What Are They and How Can Students Prepare to Help Address These Disruptors?”

USPAACC Leadership Kurt Nguyen and CEO of TULU Systems, LLC is in the News

USPAACC leadership Kurt Nguyen and CEO of TULU Systems LLC is in the news. Its product, TULU PRO, has been named in GOVCIO as one of the Top 10 Emergency Management Solutions for 2018.

USPAACC and Denny's Partner for Hungry For Education Scholarship Program

USPAACC in partnership with Denny's, Inc., is pleased to announce the 2018 launch of the Hungry for Education scholarship program. Now Open for qualified student applicants, the scholarship program will award scholarships to deserving candidates who share unique, actionable ideas on ways Denny's can help end childhood hunger in the student's local communities.

USPAACC's CPO Council Offers Platform for Peer-to-Peer Discussions on Procurement Issues, Trends, and Outlook

USPAACC’s newest program, the CPO Council Meeting, was a two-hour consultative discussion held among Chief Procurement Officers of Fortune 1000 corporations held on May 30 during CelebrAsian Procurement & Business Conference.

CelebrAsian Procurement & Business Conference 2018 Puts Spotlight on Smart World of Business, Talents, and Technology

Held from May 29 to June 1, 2018, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland, CelebrAsian turned the spotlight on the transformative effects of today’s technology-smart world.

C-Suite Executive Academy: Breaking the So-Called "Bamboo Ceiling"

The CEO Academy is the latest program developed by USPAACC to embellish Pan Asian American business skills.

PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Holds Fireside Chat on Leadership, Innovation and the Global Economy

​PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, Conference Chair of CelebrAsian Procurement & Business Conference, held a fireside chat on a wide range of topics on leadership and business growth through innovation in the global economy at the Excellence Awards Dinner on May 30.

Hilton Wins USPAACC’s Most Distinguished Corporation for Diversity Award

​Global hospitality company Hilton has won the Most Distinguished Corporation for Diversity Award from the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC).