President & Founder of the Asian American Business Development Center AABDE

Sheena Iyehgar, Professor Columbia University

Coca-Cola Executive Nancy Quan

Reshma Kewalramani , President and CEO, of biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Rose Lee, President and CEO, Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. to receive the Pinnacle at the Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC) Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award.

NEW YORK, NY – 9/22/2022 – Asian American Business Development Center is celebrating its 21 Anniversary by honoring the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award at a black-tie dinner gala; recognizing excellence in corporate professionals and entrepreneurs.

This year,AABDC hand the Pinnacle Award to Reshma Kewalramani, President and CEO, of biotech company Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and Rose Lee, President and CEO, Cornerstone Building Brands Inc, the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America.

Each year, the Outstanding 50 award committee identifies and selects outstanding leaders who have built a successful business or who have distinguished themselves in their community. Of those, the committee also identifies a top Pinnacle Award recipient who has reached the acme of his/her professional career and is widely acknowledged as a leader in their industry.

WHERE: Cipriani Wall Street, 55 Wall St New York, NY 10005 TIME: 6PM – 9:45pm

BACKGROUND: Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC): The Asian American Business Development Center, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1994. It assists Asian American businesses in strengthening their capacity to compete in the mainstream market, to expand business opportunities and to promote recognition of Asian American businesses’ contributions to the general economy. For further information visit: aabdc.com.or call Honglin He at 212-966 .0100.

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January 17, 2019 – New York, NY – Premier Event Management Inc. and Harvard Wealth Strategy & Management, LLC announce New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins’ participation in the Fifth Annual Chinese New Year Spectacular concert at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall to ring in the Year of the Pig on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., offering a special program that celebrates both Chinese and American cultures. A highly anticipated annual performance, Spectacular has become a NYC tradition to mark the beginning of the New Lunar Year.

“The celebration is a reminder that our city is a gorgeous mosaic of many cultures. The evening is a great opportunity to celebrate the diversity that helps to make New York City so vibrant,” said NYC Mayor David N. Dinkins.

Mayor Dinkins will read excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address with piano accompaniment by Jie Chen. New to the 2019 program, Chinese Pianist Jie Chen and Shanghai Soprano Quan Chen will perform, as well as returning artists, American violinist Deni Bonet and tenor Dr. William Weimin Cai. Joining Dr. Cai during his performance this year will be Dominican tenor Francisco Casanova, Chinese tenor Honghai Tang and a special choir of nearly 100 voices.

The evening’s program will feature a wide variety of musical compositions, ranging from: Fantasy Impromptu by Frederic Chopin and Zueignung by Richard Georg Strauss, along with Butterfly Lovers by He Zhanhao and I Love You China! by Zheng Qiufeng.

The annual Spectacular is produced by Premier Event Management Inc. and Harvard Wealth Strategy & Management, LLC, two American organizations which share the common goal of bridging the culture gap between Chinese and American cultures. The two groups have collaborated on a series of successful projects that bring Chinese culture to the U.S. including Tong Ren Tang, the world’s oldest brand of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) which opened its first U.S. location in New York City. Premier Event Management Inc. and Harvard Wealth
Upper Left: Jie Chen; Lower Left: Quan Chen; Upper Right: Dr. William Weimin Cai; Lower Right: Deni Bonet

Mayor David N. Dinkins at Chinese New Year Spectacular IV
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Strategy & Management, LLC have worked together to sponsor American high school students and New York-based Police Athletic League (PAL) teens to attend “Joy Dancing Beijing,” a cultural event put on by the Beijing government.

Tickets start at $28 and are available online or by phone at (212) 247-7800. Children under 12, seniors over 60 and active duty military members are eligible for a 25 percent discount.

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ABOUT PREMIER EVENT MANAGEMENT, INC. Our vision is to provide effective professional event management services including production of major events such as those on the main stage of Carnegie Hall, charity events for smaller audiences like those we have produced on the rooftop lounge of the Peninsula Hotel in New York City, academic events such as those we have produced for visiting executive MBA students from China at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge, Massachusetts and business seminars such as those we have produced for delegations of entrepreneurs visiting from China and Europe at the Harvard Club of New York City. Visit www.premiereventmgt.com for more information.

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