Summit gala in the US to be hosted by Indian American group this week

By siliconindia   |   Wednesday, 25 May 2022, 13:10 IST
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Summit gala in the US to be hosted by Indian American group this week

Dream with Ambition summit gala is being hosted by an American Democratic body this week, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, and Raja Krishnamoorthi will address the event.

FREMONT, CA: The "Dream with Ambition" event is anticipated to bring together more than 300 South Asian American community leaders, philanthropists, celebrities, and organisers to celebrate and enlighten. "Indian American Impact" has organised the event during AAPI Heritage Month. According to a media release, the Impact Project’s latest push, "Dream with Ambition," is to engage, elevate, and mobilise the largest growing voting bloc in the country. Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is scheduled to deliver her address through a pre-recorded video, are among the prominent speakers at the event. Two breakout sessions will be included in the "Dream with Ambition" programme itinerary, which will allow guests to select and explore the policy, advocacy, and constituency subtopics that are most interesting to them. There will be a training session for all attendees to learn about running for office, combating misinformation, or mobilising their communities to vote. The summit will be held at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

"Dream with Ambition" will be addressed by Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, who are the four Indian American lawmakers. Pramila Jayapal, an American politician, has been serving as the U.S. representative from Washington’s 7th congressional district since 2017. She represents most of Seattle, as well as some suburban areas of King County, as a member of the Democratic Party. Rohit Khanna is an American politician, lawyer, and academic. He has been serving as the U.S. representative from California’s 17th congressional district since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party and defeated eight-term incumbent Democratic Representative Mike Honda in the general election on November 8, 2016, after first running for the same seat in 2014. Ami Bera, an American physician and politician, has been serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 7th congressional district since 2013. Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi, another American lawmaker to address the event, is an Indian-born American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017.