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The 2022 recipient of the Roy M. Huffington Award for Contributions to International Understanding is the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, who redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first South Asian woman and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company, and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our time, Nooyi transformed PepsiCo with a unique vision, a vigorous pursuit of excellence, and a deep sense of purpose. She did it all while managing a growing family, and now makes a clear call for improving company and community support for young family builders which will help unleash the economy's full potential. Mikki Hebl, Rashmi Kumar, Janet Matsushita, and Hong Ogle will serve as honorary chairs for the 2022 Huffington Award Dinner.

Named after Asia Society Texas' co-founder Roy M. Huffington, the award distinguishes outstanding leaders who have made significant contributions advancing international diplomacy and cultural, social, or economic understanding. It is the highest honor granted by Asia Society Texas, with past award recipients including President George H. W. Bush and former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III.

Please contact Erin Elwin at [email protected] or 713.496.9921 with any questions.

Dress for this event is business, cocktail, or international attire.

Schedule

6 p.m. Registration and Cocktail Hour
7 p.m. Program and Dinner

About the Honoree

Indra Nooyi served as CEO and chairman of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2019. Her prescient strategic thinking, insight into consumer behavior, and wisdom on managing a vast, global workforce make her one of the world’s most sought-after advisors to entrepreneurs, executives, and governments. She is also revered as a role model for women and immigrants, and celebrated for her empowering messages on inclusivity. At PepsiCo, she was the chief architect of Performance with Purpose, the company’s mission to deliver sustained growth by making more nutritious products, limiting the company’s environmental footprint, and empowering its associates and people in the communities it serves. 

She has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honor, the U.S. State Department’s award for Outstanding American by Choice, and 15 honorary degrees. In 2021, Indra became an elected member of the American Philosophical Society and joined the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art. She was also inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame and National Women’s Hall of Fame. She is also the author of the book, My Life in Full: Work, Family and Our Future, a highly-anticipated memoir that offers insight and a call-to-action from one of the world’s most-admired business leaders on how our society can blend work and family – and advance women – in the 21st century. She is married to Raj Nooyi and has two daughters, Preetha and Tara. 

About the Moderator

Laura Arnold is the co-founder and co-chair of Arnold Ventures, a national philanthropy focused on maximizing opportunity and minimizing injustice through public policy change. For the past 10 years, Laura, her husband John, and their team have worked to advance bipartisan policy solutions to complex problems in America’s criminal justice, health care, education, and democratic systems. Before founding Arnold Ventures, Laura served as a corporate lawyer and executive in the energy industry.  

Laura has been a leading voice in criminal justice reform, advocating for solutions to fix a system that she has described as deeply broken, inefficient and unjust. She is a founding partner of the REFORM Alliance, a national criminal justice advocacy organization dedicated to reducing the number of individuals needlessly ensnared in a punitive system of mass incarceration, the revolving door of probation and parole and the penalizing nature of fees and fines. She also serves on the advisory board at Stanford PACS, a research center that seeks to explore and share ideas that drive social change.

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Table Underwriting

Presenting Sponsor: $50,000

• Seating for two at head table
• Public recognition from podium at dinner
• Inclusion of an individual/company representative on event host committee
• Featured logo or name placement on invitation, print program, promotional materials, and on-site signage
• Admission for two to the VIP Cocktail Reception and all other guests to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• One premier dinner table (seating for 12)
• Complimentary valet for all guests

Platinum: $25,000

• Public recognition from podium at dinner
• Featured logo or name placement in invitation, print program, promotional materials, and on-site signage
• Inclusion of an individual/company representative on event host committe
• Admission for two to the VIP Cocktail Reception and all other guests to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• One premier dinner table (seating for 12)
• Complimentary valet for all guests

Gold: $15,000

• Logo or name placement in invitation and print program
• Inclusion of an individual/company representative on event host committee
• Admission for two to the VIP Cocktail Reception and all other guests to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• One priority dinner table (seating for 10)
• Complimentary valet for all guests

Silver: $10,000

• Logo or name placement in invitation and print program
• Inclusion of an individual/company representative on event host committee
• Admission for all guests to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• One priority dinner table (seating for 10)
• Complimentary valet for all guests

Bronze: $5,000 (Limited Availability)

• Logo or name placement in invitation and print program
• Inclusion of an individual/company representative on event host committee
• Admission for all guests to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• One dinner table (seating for eight) OR sponsorship of a table for students
• Complimentary valet for all guests

Tickets

VIP Couple: $2,500

• Inclusion of couple on host committee
• Priority dinner seating for two
• Admission for two to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• Complimentary valet

VIP Ticket: $1,250

• Inclusion of individual on host committee
• Priority dinner seating for one
• Admission to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• Complimentary valet

Single Ticket: $500

• Dinner seating for one
• Admission to the pre-dinner Cocktail Hour
• Complimentary valet

Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Mikki Hebl and David Harvey

Platinum

Anonymous
Muffet Blake
ExxonMobil

Gold

Chinhui and Eddie Allen | Eagle Global Advisors
Contreras Family

Silver

Nancy C. Allen
Bank of America
Kathy and Marty Goossen
Marie and Vijay Goradia
Reinnette and Stan Marek
Susan D. Sarofim
Chuu Jen and Paul Sheng
Westlake Corporation
White & Case

Bronze

Margie Van Elten and Joe Blommaert
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Leela and Nat Krishnamurthy
Anu and Shirish Lal
Lyondell Basell
Sue and Randy Sim
Asha and Farid Virani
Theresa Wanat and David P. Young
Lulu and Anthony Wang

Official Airline Sponsor

United Airlines

Host Committee

Alvin Abraham
Chinhui and Eddie Allen
Nancy C. Allen
Muffet Blake
Margie Van Elten and Joe Blommaert
Mike Burr, East West Bank
Anne and Albert Chao
Donna Fujimoto Cole
China and Roberto Contreras IV
Molly and Jim Crownover
Jaleh Daie
Charles Foster, Foster LLP
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Kathy and Marty Goossen
Marie and Vijay Goradia
Mikki Hebl and David Harvey
Susan Cho Jhin
Leela and Nat Krishnamurthy
Rashmi Kumar, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Anu and Shirish Lal
Sabria and Kevin Lewis
Esau Liu, East West Bank
Reinnette and Stan Marek
Shazma and Arshad Matin
Janet Matsushita, ExxonMobil
Hong Ogle, Bank of America
Laura and Steve Otillar
Jose Perez, Foster LLP
Regina Rogers
Chuu Jen and Paul Sheng
Sue and Randy Sim
Rishi Varma, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ann and Richard Vaughan
Asha and Farid Virani
Theresa Wanat and David P. Young
Lulu and Anthony Wang
Shiang-Ling and Dr. George C. Yang