2021 Lunar
New Year

You could say that the Asian American Business Roundtable and its inaugural Summit have been fifteen years in the making. The roots go back to the New York City-based Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) that was established in 1994 to provide advocacy and equal opportunities to Asian American businesses in the New York business environment. In 2001, AABDC organized the first black-tie business awards gala dinner for Asian Americans, called the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards Gala Dinner. As of 2018, this annual event has honored more than 800 elite Asian American entrepreneurs and corporate executives from across the United States.