Mr. Yu is the founder of Lunar New Year Celebration™ (LunarNYC) and has dedicated his life to helping inner city programs that help promote sports through education. Mr. Yu’s unconventional and unlikely journey from humble beginnings as a “sweatshop baby,” to eventually becoming a leading DeepTech & NuclearTech entrepreneur with a background in capital markets (Wall Street). He has a vision to make energy more accessible, affordable and sustainable for the world. He is the founder of the first Vertically Integrated Advanced Nuclear Microreactor company publicly listed in the U.S. Under his leadership, the company acquired one of the highest technology readiness level (TRL) & patented advanced microreactors in development, reached over $3 BILLION Market Capitalization in value, raised over $600 MILLION, 1 BILLION of future financing structured and became Wall Street’s Cinderella story of 2024 as the #1 Top IPO Performer in the U.S. Mr. Yu brings strong work ethics and appreciation to “Pay it Forward.”

He is a self taught and private self investor, his relentless passion for international business has helped him develop key, strategic and valuable relationships throughout the world. Previously, Mr. Yu worked as an analyst part of the Corporate & Investment Banking Division at a Premier Wall St. Investment Bank in New York.

Mr. Yu holds a BA in Psychology from City College of New York and has taken specialty courses in various New York City Colleges. He is a member of Nu Alpha Phi, where he helps mentor college students and new graduates. His belief that “the more you help others, the more blessings you will receive,” whether through friendships or business ventures. He leverages his expertise in corporate structuring, capital fundraising and recruiting world class talent. He is passionate about building relationships & creating value for his partners and stakeholders. In 2021, Mr. Yu was honored as one of The Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business, the highest award in the Asian American community.

He is responsible for all of LunarNYC’s executive decisions, executive level talks and the growth into a Global Brand across the world.

Steven is an experienced entrepreneur that runs a multi-million dollar E-Commerce business that he helped found during his undergraduate years. After receiving a Bachelors degree in Finance and Investments from the City University of New York-Baruch College, he was able to explore other opportunities. His knowledge of international business, primarily in Asia, adds great value to LunarNYC. He is skilled in identifying customer needs and how they can be addressed in a profitable way for both the client and the company.

He is also experienced in marketing, specifically social media marketing, online marketing, advertising, marketing strategies, and digital marketing. He has many other qualifications including social and digital media, web analytics, new business development, management, and search engine optimization.

Steven is proficient as a native speaker of English and has a rudimentary understanding of Chinese. When he is not working, he enjoys many interests, which include: gadgets, digital photography, traveling, weight lifting, and music. He also enjoys investing and keeping an eye on those investments.

Born in Punjab, India, Shawn Nagpal came to New York at a young age. Currently a successful entrepreneur in the Hospitality & Philanthropy Industries, Shawn has been honored to have been featured in the likes of Forbes Magazine (Under 30 Summit), Entrepreneur.com (GrowthCon), & The New York Times.

A Graduate of Iona College, Hagan School of Business, his International Business & Finance background adds a valuable arm to LunarNYC- especially in South Asia. Out of college, Shawn worked as the Finance Manager for BMW North America, overseeing locations in Westchester, NY & Greenwich, CT. His passion for philanthropy started when he noticed a severely under served South Asian community which needed the guidance and support of other successful, young individuals. Using his background as a restaurateur, he has been able to bring together conferences of the next crop of game-changers over the comfort of Food & Wine. As Shawn puts it, “motivating others to achieve their dreams, is the reason I exist- and being there to see them accomplish their goals, is my ultimate achievement.”

Aside from his passion for business, Shawn is immersed in the South Asian culture away from the office. A native speaker of Hindi, Punjabi, & English, he is also fluent in French. When he is not working, he enjoys time with his family, dining out at the latest restaurants, and enjoying all of the unique culture NYC has to offer.

Kenny comes from a real estate finance background and has been practicing in the industry for over 16 years. He is also an investor in distressed properties. Prior to forming Blue Ocean Property Group, he has built and mastered experience in all three of the major mortgage origination platforms. These platforms include mortgage broker, mortgage banker and retail banking institutions (JP Morgan Chase, Capital One & Citibank) for residential and commercial financing. He has a proven track record of success in self originations and building high producing origination teams. In his career, he has generated in excess of 500 Million Dollars in loan volume. He also dedicates his own time and resources back to the
local community by serving on the Board of Directors of two major real estate trade organizations in the New York City area. These organizations include: 

• (CAREA) Chinese American Real Estate Association
• (AREAA) Asian Real Estate Association of America

He also serves on the Board of Directors Planning Committee for Pinktie.org, which is a non-profit, 100% pass-through organization that supports breast cancer awareness in Long Island, NY. The organization builds networking events with real estate professionals to raise funds for breast cancer awareness and research. The organization currently has over 2,500 real estate professional attendees for its annual event.

Bill Chan, whose sports background included 5 years as the proprietor of Pro Bound Publications, a NFL draft scouting analysis magazine, as well as being founder and president of U.S. Asian Basketball since 2001.

Under the guidance of Bill Chan, over 140 of the U.S. Asian Basketball members made their high school teams.  Additionally, 25 of those players have played collegiate basketball.  Bill Chan has actively spent the last thirteen years conducting research for the betterment of Asian basketball in America and particularly New York City. Mr.  Chan previously owned a sports memorabilia company for 27 years.

His passion and love for helping youth in the urban community through sports has had a huge impact in the Asian community. He is a loyal fan to the New York professional teams, especially the Giants and Islanders. He currently resides in the suburbs of New York City, where we have been for the last 21 years with his lovely wife and three children. He is a true New Yorker in every sense.