World Trade Center San Diego and Mayor Todd Gloria to Host Investment Summit in Tokyo

More than 100 Japanese and San Diego-Tijuana business leaders to advance investment and partnerships

  

Strictly Invitation Only
 August  31, 2026

      

Contacts 
Bree Burris, World Trade Center San Diego

[e-mail] | [phone]

Eric Gan, MCW [e-mail]
 

 

SAN DIEGO / TOKYO - World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD), together with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and U.S. Congressman Scott Peters, will lead a delegation of more than 40 senior government officials, industry executives, civic leaders, and academics on a trade mission to Japan in September 2026. During visits to Tokyo, Yokohama, and Osaka, the delegation will pursue investment and business partnerships in defense and dual-use technology, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, fusion energy, life sciences, and maritime industries. The mission will also support major employers, open new opportunities for growing companies, and strengthen ties between the San Diego-Tijuana region and Japan.

 

A centerpiece of the mission will be the San Diego-Japan Investment Summit at the Tokyo American Club. The program will feature remarks from civic and business leaders, an overview of San Diego's innovation economy, and focused presentations on investment and partnership opportunities. A networking reception will connect the San Diego delegation with Japanese executives and investors seeking opportunities in California and the broader U.S. market.

 

WHAT:

      

San Diego-Japan Investment Summit and Networking Reception, featuring remarks and presentations by Mayor Todd Gloria and senior business leaders

      

WHO:

      

Todd Gloria, Mayor, City of San Diego

  

Nikia Clarke, PhD, Executive Director, WTCSD; Chief Strategy Officer, San Diego  Regional EDC

  

Hala Madanat, Vice President for Research and Innovation, San Diego State  University

  

Adriana Eguia, Board Chair, Tijuana EDC

  

Dan Magy, Co-Founder and CEO, Firestorm Labs

  

Eric Gan, Founder, MCW Japan (an affiliate of GANMI Corporation)

  

 Selected company representatives will be available for interviews following  the program.

  

 WHEN:

      

Tuesday,  September 8, 2026 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. JST | In person

  

 

WHERE:

      

Tokyo  American Club

  

2-1-2  Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8649, Japan
 
 

Media attendance is by advance registration. Please RSVP to [e-mail].
 
 

VISUALS:

      

Remarks by government and business leaders; presentations on San Diego innovation, investment opportunities, and the San Diego-Tijuana binational economy; networking with Japanese and U.S. executives