Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Dinner 2026

The Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Dinner 2026 is the sponsorship dinner for the AANHPI Summit 2026. The AANHPI Summit 2026 was offered FREE for any in-person or virtual attendee.

This dinner covers costs incurred for the event including providing food for all guests and transportation for some out of town speakers and production.

The Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Summit 2026 is a national convening designed to elevate leadership, strengthen belonging, and amplify the collective impact of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Grounded in lived experience and cultural respect, this summit recognizes the vast diversity within AANHPI identities—across ethnicity, culture, language, generation, immigration history, and geography—while honoring the shared threads of resilience, contribution, and community.

This special dinner will include exclusive networking for 80 people.

Agenda at a Glance:

5:00pm – Doors Open after AANHPI Summit ends, appetizers, networking, AANHPI music

6:00 pm – Organzier John Chen, CSP introduces Lego Serious Play facilitator Leo Chan in a special experience.

6:45 pm – Networking Dinner inspired by Leo Chan's experience

7:45 pm - Special evening presentations and performances

9:00 pm - AANHPI Dinner ends

Leo Chan, Chief Innovation Igniter at Abound Innovation, is a people and heart-first entrepreneur who believes everyone can innovate. With over 55 US patents and 20+ years of experience, Leo has trained over 130,000k global professionals and is a 5x LinkedIn Learning Instructor.
Leo Chan, Chief Innovation Igniter at Abound Innovation, is a people and heart-first entrepreneur and a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® trainer and facilitator. With over 55 US patents and 20+ years of experience, he has empowered organizations — from nonprofits to Fortune 500s — across industries from automotive to wastewater — to unleash their employees’ creative potential.
This program is accessible by Light Rail from the Symphony Station, 3 blocks away.

Parking underground is available for $32 for 5-24 hours.

2 Blocks away, 575 Seneca St - Crowne Plaza - Valet Garage, $16

Meet the recognized thought leader on engaging meetings.

He's the author of #1 Amazon Engaging Virtual Meetings – he’s been virtually meeting since 1977.

He’s 1 of 600 National Speakers Association Certified Speaking Professionals in the world.

He's the founder to Asian Pacific Islander Event Professionals (APIEventProfs) and Asian Pacific Islander National Speakers Association (API+ NSA)

He is the Wiley and Sons author of “Engaging Virtual Meetings” and “50 Digital Team Building Games”, top selling business books.

His work has earned him multiple awards and his more than 450,000 clients across the United States and in countries including Spain, France and Taiwan have experienced breakthrough results.

He is sponsoring all the meeting planning and hybrid production of this AANHPI Heritage Month Summit

BIO:

Leo Chan, Chief Innovation Igniter at Abound Innovation, is a people and heart-first entrepreneur who believes everyone can innovate. With over 55 US patents and 20+ years of experience, he has empowered organizations — from nonprofits to Fortune 500s — across industries from automotive to wastewater — to unleash their employees’ creative potential.

Leo has trained over 130,000k global professionals, unleashing breakthrough thinking at the world’s most innovative companies.

A 5x LinkedIn Learning Instructor and speaker at conferences like TEDx, SXSW, ATD, WEC, SHRM, STORY and FEI, Leo combines his industry-experience and joyful enthusiasm to make innovation accessible and practical for all.

As a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® trainer and facilitator, he helps teams unlock curiosity, creativity, and professional fun in the workplace.

Leo’s mission is to ignite innovation in everyone, empowering individuals and organizations to thrive.

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