AACC Asian American Business Summit and Jewels of Asia Awards Gala

AACC’s 17th annual Asian American Business Summit and Jewels of Asia Awards Gala shares Thursday, October 22, 2026 at CrystalView Weddings & Events Center, 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway in Fairfax. The daytime business summit runs roughly 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM; the evening Elite Titan and Jewels awards gala runs 5:30 to 9:30 PM ET. Attire for the gala is black-tie optional or cultural attire. Decide before you buy whether you need summit-only, gala-only, or combined access so you do not assume evening awards with a daytime pass. Confirm live ticket packages on Glue Up and the AACC save-the-date page.

The Asian American Chamber of Commerce is a durable Northern Virginia and DMV host for Asian American owners, corporate partners, and civic allies. Stacking a full business summit with a Jewels of Asia awards night is why Fairfax clears Circuit: daytime B2B programming plus an evening awards graph that compounds sponsorships and tables. Lee Jackson Memorial Highway traffic and CrystalView parking both need buffers for morning arrival and the late-afternoon handoff into gala attire. Pack clothes that work for summit rooms and a black-tie-optional or cultural evening without a full hotel change if you bought both halves.

This is right for Asian American business owners, professional-services partners, and corporate supplier-diversity teams in Northern Virginia and the wider DMV. Skip it if you only need a Downtown DC bar gala or a free Maryland resource morning. Bring one partnership or sponsorship ask for the summit floor, and know your table or seat tier before you wire. Stay through the evening only if your ticket covers gala access.

If you already attended APABA-DC’s Georgetown gala the week before, use this Fairfax day for chamber business and Jewels awards density rather than treating both as the same legal room. Register on Glue Up, cross-check asian-americanchamber.org, and keep confirmations for both summit badge and gala check-in. Re-check schedule and attire notes closer to October 22.