The Committee
of 100 convened its 22nd Annual Common Ground Conference April 24-25 in
Washington, D.C. The 2013 Conference Co-Chairs were Howard
Li, Theodore
Wang, and Benjamin Wu. The Platinum Sponsors for the Conference included J.T. Tai & Co.
Foundation, represented by Ming Hsu, and Wells Fargo, represented by
Nancy Wong.
The conference events began with the Opening Reception, held
at the Kennedy Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. Congresswoman
Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, and
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Representative of the 8th District of
Illinois, welcomed C-100 participants to the historic space and discussed the
contributions of C-100 to strengthening U.S.-China relations.
Following
the conference, the Committee hosted its 22nd Annual Awards Gala. Clive Crook,
Bloomberg View columnist, highlighted the professional impact of the C-100
China Delegations and Nancy Poon Lue discussed the impact of the C-100
Leadership Development Initiative on her career.
Madam Li Haifeng,
Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference, received a Special Acknowledgment of Appreciation for
her work with overseas Chinese. The Committee remembered C-100 members Charlie
Sie and Zheng Cao; C-100 Advisory Council Member Irene Hirano Inouye thanked
C-100 for its posthumous tribute and long-standing friendship with former
Senator Daniel Inouye.
On March 1, Dominic
Ng, C-100 Chairman and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West
Bank, met with Tan Tianxing, Deputy Director of the
Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, People’s Republic of
China, at the Pasadena headquarters of East West Bank to discuss issues of
common concern.
On May 11, Vice Chair of
the Bay Area Jay Xu hosted San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, his
wife, and two daughters at a private meeting and discussion on U.S.-China
relations. C-100 members joined the gathering:
Dan Chao, Kenneth Fong, George
Koo, Bob Lee, Larry Low, Jenny Ming, Anna Mok, Tony Sun, Linda Tsao Yang,
Stanley Wang, and Dennis Wu.
On April 26, the Committee of 100 hosted its inaugural Annual Leadership
Summit at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. An integral part
of the Committee's Leadership Development Initiative (LDI), the Summit offered
mid-level professionals a unique opportunity for career development and
networking.
The one-day program included an exclusive Executive Leadership
Training facilitated by Columbia Business School Professor William Klepper and
roundtable discussions with C-100 members on developing leadership skills.
