[Webcast] Virtual Gala Screening
VIEW EVENT DETAILSFollowed by Q&A with the Asia Society Team
In case you missed it and as requested by our members, Asia Society will host a second Virtual Gala Screening on Tuesday, April 28 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific. After screening our 80-minute Virtual Gala, the Asia Society Northern California team will be available live to share recommended tips and best practices, and to answer questions about what it took behind-the-scenes. These screenings are open to the global online community.
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Asia Society Northern California hosted a Virtual Gala via Zoom. The Asia Game Changer West Awards honored CEO of Zoom Eric Yuan, Co-Founder of Enplug Nanxi Liu, Inventor of Manovue Roopam Sharma, and Multimedia Artist Yang Yongliang. Viewers tuned in across the globe to watch and support Asia Society's mission of building bridges - from the United States, Hong Kong, South Korea, Canada, France, China, Vietnam, Australia, India, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Philippines, Pakistan, Austria, Burundi, United Kingdom, Moldova, Palestine, Russia, and Malaysia.
The program featured 16 speakers joining from around the world including California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and Asia Society Global President and CEO Josette Sheeran. COVID-19 updates were shared by Dr. Bonnie Maldonado from Stanford University School of Medicine and Dr. Yongwei Zhang, Group VP of BGI-Shenzhen. Asia Society Global Trustee Duncan Clark also hosted a fireside chat with Eric Yuan, who updated the audience on Zoom's progress and outreach during shelter in place. Speakers joined from their homes and offices in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Stanford Medicine, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Hong Kong.
The Virtual Gala program can be viewed here.
Asia Society Northern California team bios can be viewed here.
AGENDA
Date: Tuesday, April 28 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific
10:00 a.m. Virtual Gala Screening
11:20 a.m. Q&A with the Asia Society Northern California Team
12:00 p.m. Program Concludes
Link to join virtually via Zoom will be emailed to guests the day before and an hour before the program is scheduled to begin.
DONATIONS
Donations are appreciated and will go towards furthering Asia Society's mission. Please contact Palarp Jumpasut, Director of Partnerships, at [email protected] or visit our donate page: https://asiasociety.org/northern-california/support/donate.