
A day of inspiration and celebration of the transformative power of giving!
The Giving Summitâ„¢ brings together community-minded Korean Americans from across the country, including nonprofit leaders, social impact innovators, and philanthropists.
We're thrilled to be bringing it to Los Angeles for the first time ever as we expand our impact nationally and ignite an even greater philanthropic movement by and for our community!
explore how our own giving can be reimagined to make a meaningful change in our communities
engage with trailblazers and innovators in philanthropy and social impact
connect with other community-minded Korean Americans from across the country
Speakers
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James An
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Cathy Cha
President & CEO
Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund -
Julie Ha
Journalist & Filmmaker;
Director, Free Chol Soo Lee -
Emanuel Hahn
Photographer & Director
Koreatown Dreaming -
Congressman Andy Kim
NJ-03
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Kymber Lim
Founder & Chair
Korean American Leaders in Hollywood (KALH) -
Yanghee Paik
CEO & Co-Founder
Rael -
Jeannie Park
Board Chair
Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) -
Jennifer Park
Executive Director
Opportunity Accelerator -
Alexandra Suh
Executive Director
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) -
Katherine Yeom
Executive Director
KFAM -
Kyung B. Yoon
President & CEO
Korean American Community Foundation (KACF)
Agenda
Please note that this agenda will continue to be updated.
9:00-9:50 AM
Check in and breakfast
9:50-10:00 AM
Welcoming Remarks by Kyung B. Yoon, President & CEO of KACF
10:00-11:00 AM
Plenary: The Power of K-Giving
11-11:15 AM
Break
Lightning Talks: Reimagining Giving (Panel discussion and Q&A to follow.)
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
12:15-1:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
Lunch
1:15-2:15 PM
2:15-2:30 PM
Break
2:30-3:30 PM
Panel: On the Front Lines of Change
3:30-3:45 PM
Closing
3:45-5:00 PM
Reception
Steering Committee
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Somi Downey
Chief of Staff at Revolve
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Andrew Kim
Retired Chief Legal Officer, SVP Corporate Development, Corporate Secretary at NETGEAR & Board Member of KACF-San Francisco
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Terry Kim
Director of Government Relations & Advocacy at Children's Institute
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Catharina Min
Partner at Covington & Burling LLP & Board Member of KACF-San Francisco
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Chris Park
Founder & CEO of Echo Group Holdings
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Jeannie Park
Board Chair of KACF
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Jennifer Park
Executive Director at Opportunity Accelerator
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Bonnie Rhow
Public Interest Attorney
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Ekwan Rhow
Principal at Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim LLP