VAB Law was so excited to be a part of the First Annual Asian Women’s Summit! This event was put together to celebrate National Women's HERstory/History/Future Month! Our very own Aurora Austriaco co-hosted along with Mark Hands and Clarita Santos. The Summit will took place on Friday, March 22, 2024 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
This 4.5 hour event featured speakers: Grace Hou-Ovnik: Deputy Governor for Health and Human Services, Office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker; Aileen Kim: Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias; Anna Ninoyu, AIA: Owner/Principal/Co-founder, METIS Design; Clarita Santos: Executive Director of Corporate and Civic Partnerships, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC); Danielle Austriaco: Associate Attorney, Johnson and Bell, Ltd.; Erikka Wang: Owner & Co-founder, AKIRA; Kristy Gonowon: Corporate Counsel, Lowe’s, Megan Nakano: Executive Director, Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (AACCIL); Melanie Matias, Assistant States Attorney, Cook County State's Attorney's Office; Michelle Lura White: Women's Business Development Manager (Illinois’ liaison to women-owned businesses and future women entrepreneurs), Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE) at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO); Sandra Yamate: President & CEO, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession (IILP); and Susan Patel: CEO, South Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois (SAACCIL) | Founder & Owner, Suuprah.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all who attended and played a part in making the Summit a resounding success. Your support, enthusiasm, and dedication are what make events like these so impactful.
