We are pleased to invite you to attend the tenth Committee of 100 Conversations – “Recollections, Pioneers and Heroes” event on that will feature BD Wong, the famed and versatile American actor and activist.

He is regarded as one of the country’s most versatile performers, appearing in hits including “Law & Order: SVU,” “Oz,” “Mr. Robot,” “Gotham,” “Jurassic Park” and “Jurassic World” during an entertainment career that stretches back more than two decades. His Broadway debut in “M. Butterfly” earned him a Tony Award, an Outer Critic’s Circle Award, a Theatre World Award, a Clarence Derwent Award and a Drama Desk Award as he became the only actor to ever win all five major New York theater awards for a single role. Wong has appeared in more than 20 films, including notable roles in both “Father of the Bride” movies, “Seven Years in Tibet,” Disney’s “Mulan” and the HBO adaptation of “The Normal Heart.” He has starred in the widely celebrated revival of the musical “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Pacific Overtures.”

Chinese Americans have contributed greatly to advance the success of this country in many walks of life – science, the arts, agriculture, philanthropy, political leadership, architecture, business, and more.

This Committee of 100 Conversations program features interviews of Chinese Americans who have contributed to the success of America through their pioneering efforts, heroic achievements, or recollections of important events. Each interview will feature a live broadcast. The video and podcast recordings of the interview will be made available as part of a library of the interviews.

Peter Young, Committee of 100 Member and Board Member and Chair of the Conversations Program will moderate. The broadcast will be on February 11 from 6 pm Eastern Time to 6:45 pm Eastern Time. There is no fee for the webcast. Please register at https://c100-2-11-2026.eventbrite.com. The video recording and podcast will be published thereafter and will be available on the Committee of 100 website.

We hope you will join us. Thank you!

Best regards,
Committee of 100

Committee of 100 Conversations
Recollections, Pioneers and Heroes

February 11, 2026 Webcast

▦ Speaker

BD Wong

American Actor and Activist

▦ Moderator:

Peter Young, CEO, Young & Partners

Committee of 100 Member and Board Member
Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program

▦ Time:

6:00 pm Eastern Time

The interview will be moderated by Peter Young, Committee of 100 member and Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program. The broadcast will be 45 minutes long.

There is no fee and you can register at: https://c100-2-11-2026.eventbrite.com.

▦ Speaker Bios:

BD Wong

American Actor and Activist

BD WONG won the Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Theater World Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Tony Award for his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly. Other Broadway includes the revivals of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown and Pacific Overtures. Off-Broadway and regional includes Atlantic Theater, Drama Dept., La Jolla Playhouse, American Conservatory Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival, McCarter Theater, The Public Theater.

He has appeared in more than 20 feature films, including Bird Box, Focus, Seven Years in Tibet, 4 Jurassic films, 2 Mulan films, and 2 Father of the Bride films. On television, he has been featured on Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, Mr. Robot (Emmy and Critics’ Choice Award nominations), American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Gotham, 11 seasons of Law & Order: SVU, Oz, and All-American Girl.

He has received recognitions from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian American Journalists Association, Asian AIDS Project, PFLAG, GLAAD, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, The Anti-Violence Project, Lambda Legal, Museum of Chinese in America, and Marriage Equality New York for his presence and participation in his communities. He has received honorary degrees from School Of Visual Arts, American Conservatory Theater and San Francisco State University, given the commencement speech at many graduations and officiated many weddings.

He sits on the Boards of Trustees of The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors’ Fund), American Conservatory Theatre, and Rosie’s Theater Kids. He was born and raised in San Francisco and lives in Brooklyn, New York.

▦ Moderator and Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program

Peter Young

CEO, Young & Partners

Committee of 100 Member and Board Member

Chair of the Committee of 100 Conversations Program

Peter Young is CEO of Young & Partners, a boutique investment banking firm focused on the life science and chemical industries. He manages the firm and is actively involved in client transactions and financings. Under his leadership, Young & Partners has established and maintained its position as a highly regarded firm serving the corporate strategy, M&A, restructuring and financing needs of clients worldwide. He was previously head of industry groups at Salomon Brothers, Schroders and Lehman Brothers, a senior private equity executive with J.H. Whitney & Co. and a senior member of Bain & Co., the corporate strategy firm.

Mr. Young received a BA in Economics from Yale, an MS in Accounting from NYU, and MBA from Harvard Business School where he graduated with Distinction as a Baker Scholar. He is a CPA and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He serves on a number of boards of directors, both corporate and non-profit and is President and a board member of Société de Chimie Industrielle, a leading life science and chemical industry non-profit organization and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Pharmaceutical Executive.

The Committee of 100

The Committee of 100 (C100) is a non-profit, non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts founded 36 years ago.

The Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and act as a constructive force in the dual mission of:

• Promoting the full participation of all Chinese Americans in American society and acting as a public policy resource for the Chinese-American community
• Advancing constructive dialogue and relationships between the peoples and leaders of the United States and Greater China

To learn more about the organization, please go to https://www.committee100.org.

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