2024 marked our inaugural celebration of Asian American leadership in New York City.

Hosted by Council Member Shekar Krishnan and Council Member Linda Lee

2025 2026

In 2024, we heard from leaders across industries, including Museum of the Moving Image, PBS, American Express, Sesame Workshop, Ford Foundation, and more.

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Hosted by Council Member Shekar Krishnan and Council Member Linda Lee

2024 marked our inaugural celebration of Asian American leadership in New York City.

Ascent Over the Years

HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST CELEBRATIONS

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Photo Highlights

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The Program

Hosted at Lincoln Center, Samuel B. & David Rose Building

Opening Remarks

Council Member Shekar Krishnan and Council Member Linda Lee
Executive Director, Museum of the Moving Image, Aziz Isham

Origin Stories & Conversation on Corporate Leadership

Alex Chi (Goldman Sachs BDC) and Naureen Hassan (UBS Americas)
Moderated by Mitra Kalita (URL Media)

Media & Changing Public Narratives

Vivian Lee (CUNY-TV), CeFaan Kim (WABC-TV), and Narmeen Choudhury (PIX11)
Moderated by Hari Sreenivasan (PBS)

Lunch Keynote & Conversation

Council Member Krishnan and GRAMMY®-nominated artist Chandrika Tandon, introduced by Deepti Sharma

Lunch provided by Mokbar

Our Mental Health

Jo-Ann Yoo (Asian Americans for Equality), Narae Yun (American Express), Chai Jindasurat (Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP)
Moderated by Linda Lee (NYC Council)

Leading in Law

Charan Sandhu (Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP), Muhammad Faridi (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP), Alice Hsu (Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP)
Moderated by Chris Lee (Reuters News)