ASIAN, Inc. 2026 Gala

ASIAN, Inc.’s 2026 Gala runs Friday, October 2, 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton, 600 Stockton Street in San Francisco. The business showcase and cocktail reception open around 4:30 PM with LionDanceME photobooth and Yi Yan Society calligraphy; dinner program and awards follow around 6:30 PM. Attire is listed as gala wear in emerald green or business wear. Master of ceremonies is Dion Lim of Dion Lim Media. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi receives the Harold T. Yee Lifetime Achievement Award. Host pages also name Community Reinvestment and Entrepreneurial Champion honors, plus Community Advocate nominees. For ticket and table details, email gala@asianinc.org or call (415) 928-5910 x168 rather than assuming a public walk-up form.

ASIAN, Inc. is a long-running San Francisco nonprofit for Asian American small business development, workforce, and community programs. A Ritz-Carlton gala with a daytime-into-evening showcase is why this clears Circuit: named host, clear corridor audience, and an awards graph that compounds bank, corporate, and civic sponsors. Sponsorship tiers on the gala page run Gold, Silver, and Bronze; firm tables usually buy denser hallway access than a last-minute single seat. Stockton Street and Nob Hill evening logistics still need a rideshare or parking buffer. Treat menu choices posted on the site as directional until your confirmation locks dinner preference.

This is right for Bay Area Asian American business owners, community bankers, corporate community-relations partners, and nonprofit allies who want Chinatown-adjacent SF density with awards attached. Skip it if you need an investor pitch day or a free young-professionals mixer. Bring one concrete partnership or sponsorship ask, and know whether you are buying a seat, a table, or a named supporter package before you wire. Stay for the dinner program if the showcase alone will not answer your relationship goal.

If you are choosing between this Ritz night and Japan Society’s Award of Honor Gala later the same week near SFO, stay here for San Francisco Asian small-business and community-development density; use Japan Society for U.S.-Japan corporate and cultural leadership. Start on asianinc.org/events/gala, email gala@asianinc.org for inventory, and keep confirmation for Ritz-Carlton check-in. Re-check attire and timing closer to October 2.