Chicago Chapter AANHPI Heritage Month 2025

AAAIM Chicago invites you to an AAPI Heritage Month event recognizing the influence and impact of AAPI professionals across the investment industry. Join us for connection, conversation, and celebration.

Agenda

4:00 - 4:30 | Arrival and Networking

4:30 - 4:45  | Welcome Remarks from Chicago Chapter Leaders, AAAIM CEO Jim Park & Grace Chan, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community 

4:45 – 5:45 | CIO Perspectives on the State of the Markets: 

• Moderator: Sanjiv Shah, AAAIM co-chair
• Dipesh Mehta, Chief Investment Officer, Illinois State Board of Investments 
• Laura Kernaghan, Chief Investment Officer, Chicago Community Trust
• Cameron Mock, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, Laborers’ and Retirement Board Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago
• Irma Wang, President & Chief Investment Officer, Bridge Ventures, LLC

5:45 - 7:00 | Networking & Reception

Thank you to our venue host, Workbox and our sponsors Cabrera Capital and Vedder Price

Event Location

Workbox Chicago - Fulton Market

220 N Green

Chicago, IL 60607

To qualify for AAAIM’s LP Complimentary Registration, you must meet the following criteria:

· You are in a decision-making role at your firm (e.g., CIO, Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager).
· Your firm is a recognized institutional Limited Partner actively investing in or evaluating funds/managers for capital deployment.Examples of qualifying institutions include pension funds, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, corporate LPs, family offices, insurance companies, and fund of funds.

If you are eligible under these criteria, please contact info@aaaim.org to receive your complimentary registration.