About the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC) supports Asian-owned and allied businesses across Central Texas through programs focused on Advocacy, Connection, and Education.

SILENT AUCTION

WHAT: 2024 GAACC Ovation Gala - Awaken The Dragon

WHEN: Saturday, November 16th, 2024 | 5-10 pm

WHERE: Hyatt Regency Austin

208 Barton Springs Rd. Austin, Texas 78704

For additional information, including event schedules, parking information, and what to expect, check out our Know Before you Go message:

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APA DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT

Among each of the five counties in the Greater Austin area, Asians are the fastest or second-fastest-growing ethnic group.

The Asian population in Greater Austin doubled in the last decade, from approximately 82,000 in 2010 to approximately 160,000 in 2021.

Texas’ Asian population is projected to grow by 60.9% by 2050.

Austin’s Asian community is highly diverse, with significant subgroup shares from Indians, Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, and Filipinos.

Growth among Asian ethnic groups is not homogenous. Asian Indians added over 22,000 people to Central Texas from 2015 to 2021, more than five times the growth seen among other Asian ethnicities

GAACC's WORK

WE SERVE LOCAL

A fundamental value of GAACC's work is building opportunity for local businesses to grow. From mom'n'pops and startups to established local players, we can help.

WE THINK GLOBAL

Austin is poised to take the next step building international business ties to strengthen our region's economy. The GAACC is among the local organizations spearheading this work.

WE HELP YOU GROW

Whether through networking events, referrals, business development workshops, masterclass events, or marketing support, we create nurturing spaces to help your business bloom.

OUR LANDSCAPE

1,450+

MEMBERS

4,700+

MEMBER

REPRESENTATIVES

11,000+

SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS & EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS

25+

GAACC EVENTS

IN 2023

GAACC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Guiding the direction and work of the GAACC takes a lot of talent. Our Board of Directors brings that talent to the table and mixes it with dedication, experience, and leadership. As a group of Austin business leaders, our Board’s reach and impact is powerful. As a team of guiding hands, they nurture GAACC’s strategic direction and make what we do possible.

Pilar Castillo

Senior Vice President

First United Bank

Clifford Chiu

Senior Advisor and External Corporate Director

Vista Equity Partners, Austin

Min Choe

CEO

Tso Chinese Takeout & Delivery

Naoko Cole

Director, Business Operations

Tokyo Electron

Mojdeh Gharbi

VP of Marketing & Operations and Co-Owner

Certain Affinity

Helen Haman

Strategic Program & Operations Senior Manager

Accenture

Shanaz Hemmati

COO & Founder

ZenBusiness

Jessica Huynh, Secretary

Senior Associate Attorney

Smith & Vinson Law Firm

Rashed Islam, Past Chair

Senior Vice President,

Regional Transportation Director

HDR Engineering, Inc.

Kannan Kaliyur

CEO

Connect Tech+Talent

Ali Khataw, Chair Emeritus

President and CEO

Encotech Engineering

Harrison Kim

Senior Vice President of Business Strategy

Austin FC

Wan Kim

Senior Investment Strategist & Vice President

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Ahmed Moledina, Past Chair

CEO

SOAL Technologies

Sharad Mudhol

Founder & CEO

smartDigs Austin

Kurian Panicker

Director, Consulting Services

CGI

David Teo

CEO

Centauri Capital Group

Minh Tran, Chair

Founder

EmmyEvan

Yuen Yung

Co-Founder & Partner

Halbar Partners

2024 GAACC CORPORATE PARTNERS

IMPACT PARTNERS

GOLD PARTNERS

SILVER PARTNERS

PROGRAM SPONSORS

DECA PARTNER

The Diversity Ethnic Chamber Alliance (DECA) is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Austin LGBT, Greater Austin Asian, Greater Austin Black, and Greater Austin Hispanic Chambers of Commerce. The City of Austin Economic Development Department is a generous supporter of DECA.

GAACC develops and executes numerous programs to connect, educate, and advocate for the Asian and Asian-allied business community in Central Texas.

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Silent Auction

Bidding is open for the Ovation 2024 Silent Auction, including offerings from Ali Khataw Photography, Chef Uyen Pham, Wanderlust Wine Co., Kasama Tastings, White + Warren, and Camaroncito EcoResort & Beach.

Anyone can bid online for these fantastic packages - not just Ovation attendees!

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