From left to right: Rexille Uy, Director of Programs; Priya Rajan, Moderator; Consul General Prasetyo Hadi; Consul General Neil Ferrer; Consul General T.V. Nagendra Prasad; Deputy Consul General Odette Hampton; and Margaret Conley, Executive Director.

Asia Society Northern California hosted a VIP Reception before the panel discussion for Groundbreaker and Innovator Members and VIP guests. 

The panel discussion begins.  Thank you to Medill School of Journalism for hosting this event! 

Nick Nichles, Consul General and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner in San Francisco for Austrade, asks a question.

Ritu Jha, Founder & Editor of Indica News, takes notes during the program. 

Full house for our program on Emerging Tech in Asia. 

Asia Society Northern California Member, Huw Lester, asks a question. 

Guests help themselves to Filipino lumpia (egg rolls) and pancit (noodles) during the cultural reception!

Vegetarian samosas and laddu contributed by the Consulate General of India in San Francisco. 

Consul General Neil Frank R. Ferrer (middle) poses with the team from Blue Citrus Kitchen, who served the guests ube (purple yam) milk tea with boba.

Jaya Sharma, Director for Dance Karishma Indian Dance Company, entertained the audience with a special performance. 

Jaya Sharma began her training in Kathak, one of the eight major forms of Indian classical dance, at age five. 

Consul General T.V. Nagendra Prasad (right) presents Jaya Sharma with a gift after her performance. 

Thank you to our hard-working volunteers! 

Asia Society Northern California welcomed students from Mills High School at this event. All of our public programs are complimentary for students. 

Thank you to our sponsor, Silicon Valley Bank!  Pictured from left to right: Mussa Seid, Financial Analyst at SVB; Deputy Consul General Odette Hampton; Ella Adhanan, Vice President for Emerging Markets at SVB; and Priya Rajan, Market Lead for India and MENA at SVB.