The 2025 APAICS Legislative Leadership Summit brings together nonprofit and corporate leaders, subject matter experts, as well as local, state, and federal elected officials to discuss important issues that affect the Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander community and the nation at large. Past events focused on issues, policies, practices, and trends in the AA & NH/PI community in an environment that facilitates solution-oriented dialogue and building public service pipelines in communities of color.

The 2025 Legislative Leadership Summit will feature various plenary and breakout sessions on the top issues affecting the AA & NH/PI community and the nation at large.

The titular plenary of this year’s Summit will feature amazing current and former public officials:

Mayor Lily Wu, Witchita, KS
Manpreet Kaur, Vice Mayor, Bakersfield City Councilmember
Esther Kiaʻāina, Honolulu City Councilmember
David Oh, Asian American Business Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Krystal Ka’ai Hetherington, Kaai Consulting Group (Moderator)