Speakers
Each year we gather some of the world's top thinkers and doers for a one-day exploration into the new innovations to come. The Imagine Talks event started in 2014 and focuses on women empowerment, entrepreneurship, and social impact.
The success of Imagine Talks is based on bringing together some of the world's most amazing speakers, spanning many different fields of expertise converging into unique connections, ideas, and opportunities—limited only by imagination.
Amy Chua
New York Times Best Selling Author
Amy is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School. The author of numerous books, her latest is the fictional thriller, The Golden Gate. In 2011, she also wrote The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, an international best-seller that has been translated into 30 languages.
Cynthia Gouw
Award Winning Model and Actor
Cynthia Gouw is an American actress, an Emmy-winning television news anchor, and a top fashion model. A sought-after speaker for leadership and foreign policy organizations, she is also a lifestyle and beauty influencer with 400k followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest.
Abigail Hing Wen
New York Times Best Selling Author
Executive Movie and Film Producer
Abigail is the New York Times bestselling author of Loveboat, Taipei, which is being adapted for film. She holds a BA from Harvard, a JD from Columbia Law School, and an MFA from the Vermont School of Fine Arts. She also works on artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, where she lives with her family.
Thia Megia
International Performer and Actor
Thia is a Filipino-American singer and television actress. She is known for being a contestant on the tenth season of American Idol and for starring as Haley Chen on Days of Our Lives. She has held concert tours where she headlined in Manila, Taipei, Bali, Jakarta, and Kuala Lumpur
Kate Moshika
Beauty Entrepreneur and Influencer
Influential beauty entrepreneur and PhD candidate, Kate Moshika (@Kate_Moshika) got her start as a part-time makeup artist in college. Her viral videos led her to become a brand ambassador for major beauty brands. As a U.S. immigrant she overcame adversity and found her calling.
Kylie Chang
Miss Asian Global
Kylie is passionate about promoting the arts and cultural awareness in her community. As the current titleholder of Miss Asian Global, she shares her love for dance and fashion in support of various community causes, hoping to utilize her platform to bring people together.
Ashlyn Tsui
Miss Chinatown USA
Ashlyn is a freshman at Oberlin Conservatory and strives to bring together a broader and inclusive community. She hopes that her love for music and performing arts can inspire musicians of tomorrow to aim for musical excellence.
Alexis Yoo
Miss Imagine Talks
Alexis is an audiobook content creator and aspiring novelist and is focused on giving life to more Asian voices and storytelling. She is a student of the Gotham Writers Workshop and will be attending Master of Fine Arts programs in New York.
Angela Van
Miss Asian Global 2nd Princess
As a teacher, Angela’s mission to provide students with the emotional, physical, and financial resources they need to thrive. She is building her new business called ‘Scholar Bites’ to provide nutritious school lunches for students and faculty in public schools.
Hilary Lo
Miss Asian Global Entrepreneur
Hilary focuses on bringing awareness to the glass ceiling and the bamboo ceiling. She volunteers with the Asians’ Connection and Women’s Connection groups at Wells Fargo to cultivate a supportive environment for women in finance.
Kelly Dare
Miss Imagine Talks
Kelly has worked and volunteered in the San Francisco Bay Area since the age of 8. Recently she has focused more on public safety to empower the community and raise awareness to combat hate crimes.
Quynh Nguyen
Miss Imagine Talks
Quynh is focused on addressing mental health, especially in the area of depression and anxiety. As a Military Transition Counselor, she helps to build a more constructive and healthy society with access to mental health services.