The New Majority – Igniting the Future through Inclusion and Partnerships

PASADENA, Calif. - Aug. 10, 2016 - PRLog -- "Building on the success of the inaugural Roundtable Summit in January 2016, this upcoming gathering promises to broaden and deepen the connections, collaboration and contributions amongst America's vibrant ethnic communities," – Mehmood Khan, AABR Summit Co-Chair, PepsiCo Vice Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer of Global R&D. This finding was unveiled at the inaugural Asian American Business Roundtable (AABR) Summit, which gathered more than forty speakers from Microsoft, PepsiCo, MasterCard, Xerox, Cisco, Zappos and more to discuss opportunities for advancing corporate diversity and promoting Asian American talent throughout U.S. business.

Over 200 executives, entrepreneurs and young professionals attended the inaugural AABR Summit, Taking Risks, Changing the Game, designed to help them CONNECT with industry leaders, mentors and peers; COLLABORATE on ideas and initiatives to help foster career/community development; and CONTRIBUTE to the creation of corporate cultures of diversity that include prominent and positive representation of Asian Americans in the C-suite.

Highlights from the AABR Summit program include:

1.       - Address national and global business challenges of the 21^st century

2.     - Assist global corporations seeking to expand their market presence in Asia

3.       - Increase the visibility and presence of Asian Americans in the U.S. business arena

4.       - Assist Asia-based entities seeking to develop partnerships U.S. companies

"AABR Summit was created to leverage the collective knowledge, experience and networks of the most accomplished and forward-thinking professionals in our community for the betterment of all Asian Americans in business," said John Wang, president of Asian American Business Development Center, which founded AABR.  "I am proud of the enthusiastic participation and response and that our first Summit has received and grateful to all of the speakers, sponsors and attendees who came together to make this event such an overwhelming success.  We look forward to continuing to serve our audience with professional support, resources and networking opportunities that enhance individual career development and foster corporate diversity throughout the U.S. and the world."

About Asian American Business Roundtable

Asian American Business Roundtable (AABR) was created as a think-tank entity of the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC). It is intended to leverage the collective knowledge, experience and networks of recognized industry leaders - many identified over the past 14 years as "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business" honorees - to provide a unique and unprecedented source of corporate business intelligence. For more information, visit www.aabusinessroundtable.org