Asia Society Northern California

Signature program future us china conference - for six consecutive years, asia society northern california members, vips, and guests have come together for a full day of live programming for our annual future of u.s. & china conference, part of our seeking truth through facts u.s.-china program series. This conference consists of multiple panels featuring approx. 20 top leading voices across the fields of business, government, technology, academia, and entrepreneurship to discuss, analyze and debate the pressing issues facing the world including generative ai, trade, the economy, geopolitics, and more. This year's conference included an additional post-conference roundtable debrief event in seattle.

Executive roundtables - asia society northern california & seattle host private executive roundtables every month with industry leaders in san francisco, silicon valley, seattle and online. Program topics are around headline news, business analysis, and critical issues coming out of asia. Launched in september 2017, these monthly briefings have grown in popularity to generate wait-lists. Most events are off-the-record to encourage open debate and discussion.

Signature half-day india conference - for three years, asia society northern california has hosted a half-day conference in silicon valley on the topic examining u.s.-india relations. Launched in april 2022, this series pays tribute to the legacy of our long-time and beloved advisory board member, naren gupta (1948-2021) and addresses the topics closest to his heart: business, entrepreneurship, and cultivating the next generation of innovative leaders, especially those hailing from india. Our 2024 conference agenda included sessions on india's elections, the u.s.-india partnership, a.i. Investment & tech, and a keynote by the u.s. Ambassador to india. Sam talks: seattle speaker series. Our seattle center developed this series with the seattle asian art museum designed and dedicated to promoting understanding of asia and the asia diaspora. With three events each year, we host speakers, artists, musicians and live performers for an audience of 200 people.