Dr. Ananias Diokno is the Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of Beaumont Health System. He is a urologic surgeon, a medical educator, a clinical researcher and a health system administrator. He was the chairman of the Department of Urology at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI from July 1, 1984 - June 30, 2007 and was the first Peter & Florine Ministrelli Distinguished Chair in Urology for 2006-2007.

Dr. Ananias Diokno qualified in medicine at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. He completed his urologic training followed by the Babcock Fellowship in Neurourology and Urodynamics at the University of Michigan. He has published more than 250 journal articles and book chapters and is the recipient of numerous scientific awards.

He loves the variety of challenges he faces with the four hats he wears. He went into this profession because of his desire to make people well through developing direct care, transfer of knowledge through education, discovery of new ways to diagnose and treat people and by establishing policies beneficial to the patients. He was able to train over twenty five young Asian Pacific urologists at Beaumont, some stayed and opened practices in the U.S. while others returned to their native country where they are now successful practitioners and leaders.

His formula for success is: Know your business and speak out, Lead rather than follow, Be fair and Learn how to play in the sandbox -- Be a team player.  

Ms. Linglong He is the Chief Information Officer of Quicken Loans Inc., a role she has held since 2010. With more than 20 years of experience within technology, Linglong is responsible for the overall vision and leadership for technology initiatives across the business. Since joining the company in 1996, Linglong has served in many roles, including Director of Database and Systems Engineering, Software Engineer, Oracle DBA, Progress DBA and as a UNIX System administrator.

Prior to joining Quicken Loans, she taught Civil Engineering for seven years in China. She earned her Master's degree in Software Engineering from the University of St. Thomas, and a Master's degree in Civil Engineering from Wuhan University with honors. She also obtained an undergraduate degree from Hehai University.

She enjoys and loves technology and is amazed how technology has impacted the world positively. She enjoys what she does and influences the people around her to have the same passion that leads her to her current role, a leader in technology.

Finding the right balance for being "on the business and in the business" at the right time is her business challenge from time to time. However, she believes that by being close to the business, you will find the balance. Life in general is about balance, balance in culture, balance in relationships, balance in effort and outcome.  

Mr. Raj Nair is the Group Vice President of Global Product Development for Ford Motor Company. He has overall responsibility for all aspects of Ford Motor Company's product development system. He also helped lead the development and implementation of the Ford brand DNA. Prior to this role, he served for two years as Vice President of Operations for Ford Motor Company's Asia Pacific and Africa region.

In his present role and in his prior role, he has been deeply involved in the planning & implementation of Ford's significant growth in the Asian Pacific region. As a member of the Asian community he finds this work

             to be particularly gratifying.

Raj Nair is an engineer by background with a degree in mechanical engineering (with an automotive specialty) from Kettering University. He has always had a passion for engineering and all things automotive, and he is very fortunate to be in a 'dream' job - leading Ford's global product development team in designing, developing and delivering great new products that customers want and value.

His biggest challenge is to achieve the vision of being the best product development team in the global automotive industry. He said that they would do this by delivering great products (as measured by external metrics), building a strong business (as measured by product operating margins & profits) and contributing to a better world (as measured by the safety, fuel economy & emission performance of their products). Raj is honored to lead the skilled & motivated global PD team at Ford as they work through the technical and business complexities associated with this challenge.   

Mr. Dominic Pangborn is the President & CEO of Pangborn Design. His multi-dimensional career spans graphic and fashion design as well as his passion for fine art. He has established his own fashion label, the Pangborn Design Collection and his creations have become an American lifestyle. Dominic has also opened his own retail stores, which bear his name - located throughout metropolitan Detroit and St. Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands.

Dr. Shijian Zhou is the President of Institute of Higher Education and Collaboration. He holds many patents, has nearly 50 journal publications and international conference presentations, and has co-authored 3 books in his field.

He established the Institute of Higher Education and Collaboration (IHEEC) in 2009 and Great Lakes Innovation Center (GLIC) in 2011. In the past a few years, he has helped more than 10 universities in Michigan and other states to establish a long term partnership with many universities in China; built a good relationship between his organizations with APACC and other Michigan organizations; supported many activities in both countries; received many important Chinese delegates in Michigan and organized many Michigan delegates in variety fields to visit China; sponsored scholarships for undergraduate and graduate degree at Shanghai University for Michigan graduates. He is the Honorary President of ASUANA, an Advisor of CAGD and DCEA, and the Vice President of North America Chinese Peace and Development Association.

The most unique business challenge for Walter is to find quality family in Shanghai, China to host American students, as well as to ensure there are enough host families in Michigan for Chinese students. By working with many organizations in Michigan, actively promoting and supporting the international educational exchanges among institutes of higher education and research within the ever-increasing globalized education environment, he is building a network between Shanghai and Michigan.

Amerilodge Group is a privately owned company which manages, operates, and owns hotels in the Midwest primarily in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. The majority of their hotels are located in Michigan, with particular focus and concentration of properties in the Southeastern Michigan area, a market where it has substantial expertise.

Amerilodge Group prides itself in their core values of guest quality and employee satisfaction, the foundation for its solid track record. They're excited to be part of other synergies created between corporations and communities, executing the dream of providing warm and expansive accommodations to every traveler.

Since its formation, Amerilodge Group has outpaced the growth of many comparable hotel ownership companies around the United States.   The company's experienced management, combined with its long-term strategy of investing in Michigan and its industry wide affiliations, has made Amerilodge one of the fastest growing hospitality companies in the industry.

ApoLife, Inc is a biotechnology company focused on rapidly bringing new antibodies to patients in partnership with bio-pharmaceutical companies. Antibodies are the newest pharmaceuticals with $56 billion in  sales in 2011 expected to grow  to $70B by 2015. 

ApoLife has developed platform technology to lower the  cost of developing and producing biotechnology drugs for cancer and arthritis using genetically engineered yeast. Their technology has been validated by peer-reviewed grants from NIH and company received over $4 Million in funds. ApoLife's CEO has successfully led venture-backed as well as publicly-traded biotech companies and they are in the process of raising $1.5 Million in next six months.

Their success strategy is to license the technology to biopharma and grow the company. The company has out-licensed its Twin Cassette® yeast platform to 5 biopharma companies. ApoLife's yeast platform has the potential to shorten the discovery phase for antibodies by 30%, and reduce the manufacturing capital costs by 50% and  reduce healthcare costs.

ApoLife is developing relationships with companies in Singapore and India. Their unique business challenge is to attract industry veterans and they were able to achieve this by giving stock options in the company. Their milestones were to attract the powerful CEO, James Kuo, MD, MBA, a biotech veteran, who can lead to company to a commercial success. 

The pilgrimage that led to the creation of Bangkok 96 Restaurant & Thai Feast started when Genevieve Vang was a young child living in Laos. Growing up in the "City of Love", Genevieve continued to develop her love for the culinary arts. After working in the first Thai restaurant in Wayne County (Bangkok Tiger), Genevieve and Guy Vang decided they were ready to start their own restaurant, and that's how Bangkok 96 Restaurant became a reality. Thai Feast was created to show the world how significant Thai cuisine has been to Genevieve Vang's life. Thai Feast allows Asian food lovers to enjoy gourmet Thai cuisine with the simple ease of preparing a frozen dinner.

Her restaurant, Bangkok 96, in Dearborn, MI, is consistently voted #1 Thai restaurant by Channel 4 WDIV-TV, and was awarded two business awards this year: Spirit Leadership Award by the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce, and Business Leader of the Year by the State of Michigan signed by Governor Rick Snyder, Congressman George Dararny of the Fifteenth District and Congressman Morris W. Hood III of the Third District. These two awards are reminders for the entire family on how far they've come, and it continues to encourage them to work harder. Her commitment to healthy, innovative and high quality foods has brought her recognition even in Hollywood.

The restaurant continues to give back to several communities to show their appreciation and respect. The frozen food company is creating buzz about Thai food coming out of Dearborn, Michigan. In addition, their products are gluten-free without MSG. They are also in the process of creating more vegetarian products to promote healthier eating.

One of the challenges they faced was dealing with food brokers across the country. It was trial and error for the first six months because during that time they were just starting to market the brand. Once they replaced old brokers with new brokers who were more cooperative and hungry for success, they were able to fix the problem. Overall, their success strategy is to be different and make healthier food that still tastes good.

Ebinger Manufacturing Company (EMC) was founded in 1966 by Mr. Ned Steinberg. Ms. Janny Lu joined the company in the 1980's and brought along the concept of global sourcing. The business expanded as a master distributor for the electrical, plumbing and HVAC industries and with global sourcing, EMC expanded its core products in the area of  

                                                   fastener, threaded rod,  anchors and various hand tools.

In 1989, EMC engaged in the manufacturing process by setting up the facilities in Fuzhou (Full-howl), China to manufacturing a series of work gloves. In the early 90's EMC engaged in six other joint-venture facilities in fasteners products as well as an inspection/logistic office in suburban Shanghai, China. In 1994, Janny Lu became the sole owner, President and CEO of the company. Ebinger Manufacturing Company is listed as one of the top women-owned businesses and Asian-owned businesses three years a row by Crain's Detroit Business.  

Awards and recognition include:

2011 Chrysler Certificate of Achievement for outstanding quality performance

2012 GM Supplier of the Year Award

Top 10 Oversea Entrepreneur Award from President of Taiwan

Fuyao Automotive North America, Inc. (FANA) was founded in 2008, led by Company President Chris Feng. As a subsidiary of Fuyao Glass Industry Group, FANA is the top glass supplier for auto companies in North America, including General Motors, Chrysler, Hyundai and Kia.

Fuyao Group is a corporation founded in 1987 in Fuzhou, China, specializing in the production of automotive safety glass and industrial glass. Fuyao Group is the largest manufacturer and exporter of automotive glass in China. It has over 18,000 employees and a complete production and sales network across the country. It is also a global company with offices, plants and value-added warehouses in North America, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Australia, Russia, Germany and Italy. Fuyao Group is known for its manufacturing capabilities, high quality products and advanced R&D centers. In China, Fuyao supplies an estimated 65% of the automotive glass to the domestic OEM market. Globally, it is an approved supplier for GM, Chrysler, Hyundai, Kia, Audi, Bentley, VW, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, PSA and Volvo.

Fuyao Automotive North America is dedicated to being a leader in the industry through their commitment to exceed customer needs and expectations.