Korean American leaders gather for national summit in Washington, D.C.
USC School of Social Work NetKAL gala on Friday, Sept. 24, and summit on Saturday, Sept. 25
WHAT: National gathering of prominent Korean Americans from business, politics, education, non-profit, entertainment, and social innovation, sponsored by the Network of Korean American Leaders (NetKAL), which is in the Center for Asian-Pacific Leadership at the University of Southern California School of Social Work.
More than 450 are expected to attend the gala to honor outstanding achievements of Korean-American leaders and Asian American community partners.
About 150 Korean American influencers and those with an expressed interest in Korean American and U.S.-Korean affairs were specially selected to participate in the thought-leadership summit.
WHEN: NetKAL Gala: 6 p.m.-10 p.m.. Friday, Sept. 24,
NetKAL Summit: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25
WHERE: NetKAL Gala: National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, Washington, D.C .
NetKAL Summit: Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.
WHO: Gala speakers include:
• Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce
• Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
• Duk-Soo Han, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States
• Elaine L. Chao, former Secretary of U. S. Department Labor
• Keynote Speaker: Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Sarah Lee, CNN Washington Correspondent
• Raymond Rivera, Director, External and Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Summit participants include:
• H.E. In-Kook Park, Ambassador of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
• H.E. Young-Mok Kim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in New York
• Norman Mineta, former Secretary of Transportation and Commerce Departments
• Michelle Park Steel, member of the California Board of Equalization and the highest-ranking Korean-American elected official
• Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U. S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Shinae Chun, former Director of the Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
• Grace Chung Becker, former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, U. S. Department of Justice
• Kiran Ahuja, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacfic Islanders
• Bill Hwang, Founder & CEO of Tiger Asia Management LLC
• Richard Kang, Executive Vice President of MTV Networks / Viacom Company
• David Eun, President, AOL Multimedia and Studio
• Don Liu, General Counsel and Secretary, Xerox Corporation
MORE: Visit: http://www.netkalsummit.net.
Contact: Eddie North-Hager at (213) 740-9335 or edwardnh@usc.edu.
Angela Killoren at (626) 391-1145 or killoren@usc.edu
