Our Past Events
Global:SF Women Meet the CEOS Tatcha & SocialChat
April 13, 2023
Global:SF Women is an initiative for a community of dynamic and accomplished women who are making significant strides in innovation and entrepreneurship. On April 13, Global:SF and Race Capital will be co-hosting an exciting event that will showcase the success stories of these inspiring women and celebrate their achievements.
SelectUSA San Francisco Spinoff: May 8-9, 2023
Hear about how life sciences have grown to an industry that creates more than $160B in economic impact, and employs more than 170,000 people while supporting more than 400,000 jobs in the region.
Japan Food Innovation Tour: March 5-11, 2023
The Japan Food Innovation Tour brought food and biotech companies, novel food brands, chefs, and investors from the San Francisco Bay Area to learn, partner, and collaborate with Japan-based companies, traditional manufacturers, and food tech innovators in each city.
GlobalSF Women Reception
On December 15, 2022, we hosted our second annual GlobalSF Women Reception, celebrating visionary entrepreneurs who are working to tackle global challenges. GlobalSF Women founders drive inclusive and sustainable economic growth in California and globally.
Watch the panel discussion here.
Biotech Regulatory Landscape: Japan
On November 2, we heard from two leading experts from the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (US Embassy Tokyo), Zeke Spears and Dr. Suguru Sato.
This event was not recorded, however; the Japan 2022 Agricultural Biotechnology Report should be released soon. In the meantime, interested parties can find the latest reports on the USDA Japan website and through the Global Agricultural Information Network.
Exporting to Japan: Food & Beverage
On October 27, 2022, GlobalSF & The U.S. Commercial Service co-hosted this virtual event for companies interested in entering the Japanese market.
This panel featured experts from WUSATA, the U.S. Commercial Service, EXIM Bank, and the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (US Embassy Tokyo). Each shared valuable insights on regional trends, differences, and available resources to support your company's expansion into the Japanese market.
Forest Innovation Summit
October 13-14, 2022
A First-Of-Its-Kind Forest Innovation Summit organized by Global:SF and The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco & Silicon Valley.
Bringing Nordic Food Innovation to SF
On July 12, GlobalSF and BLANK hosted “Bringing Nordic Food Innovation to San Francisco” at SHACK15.
We heard insights from award-winning Bay Area chefs, creative and sustainability-minded entrepreneurs, and food system innovators. We tasted delicious products from leading-edge companies that are tackling some of the biggest challenges facing our planet. We discussed the importance of chef-drive food innovation and cross-disciplinary collaboration to transform our global food system.
GlobalSF - How Indonesia is Spicing-Up the World - Starting with San Francisco
Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest country, an island nation with an enormous range of cultural influences, a palate of local flavors intermarried with Arab, Indian, Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese, and English influences. The result is a cuisine of remarkable complexity and intense flavors.
GlobalSF - SFAsia Webinar Singapore: Biotech
Over the past six years, SFAsia has developed a network of partnerships with a wide range of diverse partners from every sector of the economy, including major corporations, startups, NGOs, state and local governments, and international export agencies. One of these important partnerships - Enterprise Singapore – will be showcased in a webinar focused on the biotech industry on May 25.
GlobalSF - How to Export: Nordics and Europe Webinar
GlobalSF and the U.S. Commercial Service co-hosted the virtual event, “How to Export Food: Europe and the Nordics” on April 27, 2022. This event featured a panel of experts who shared valuable insights on regional trends and resources to support your company's expansion into the European market.
ChinaSF & SFAsia Lunar New Year Reception 2022
ChinaSF & SFAsia Lunar New Year Reception 2022 was an in-person networking event and a panel discussion focused on impact investment in the US and China, the investment environment in San Francisco, and current trends for local PE and Impact funds.
Join us for a discussion about impact investing - what it is, how it works, and how to effectively operate in this new economic environment.
GlobalSF Women Launch Event 2021
The inaugural GlobalSF Women Launch event brought together female founders, funders, and allies for an evening of insight, connections, partnership building, and delicious food and beverages. The virtual and in-person “Ask Me Anything”-style panel discussion as leading women investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers explore questions surrounding the critical topic of funding and growth. This impactful conversation was followed by a reception with experts and service provider “pop-ups” designed to maximize learning, resource sharing, and networking.
California & Mexico: A Showcase of Innovation, Economic Opportunity and Friendship
GlobalSF and the Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco highlighted the ever-growing relationship and opportunities between Mexico and San Francisco. They gathered at The Green Room in San Francisco, on Thursday, October 7.
This festive and informative event featured a taste of Mexico as well as remarks from special guests with the arrival of the Mexican Economic Development Delegation from the states of Jalisco, Puebla, and the state of Mexico, followed by a special recognition ceremony for the first Mexican Ballet Dancer to become a Principal Dancer at the San Francisco Ballet, Esteban Hernandez.
GlobalSF - Connecting the Dots on EV and Sustainability
San Francisco has a long history of immigration, trade, and investment with Guangdong Province and the City of Guangzhou. Both Guangzhou and San Francisco are port cities and centers of trade in the heart of regions with a strong emphasis on innovation and emerging technologies. This is particularly the case for the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs).
The San Francisco Bay Area has long been on the cutting edge of automotive technology – Tesla was created here, and Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan-Renault all have research facilities in this region. Apple, Google, and Waymo are all working on driverless auto technology, and Uber and Lyft were both created and headquartered in this region – many in the city of San Francisco.
Brazil and California: Developing Innovation and Business Opportunities
This webinar will focus on the relationship between Brazil and California (specifically San Francisco, and the Bay Area) on developing business opportunities in Innovation & Technology. This online event will be a three-part webinar that will include a conversation between the Lt. Governor of California and the Ambassador of Brazil to the United States, showcasing the relationship between the two regions, followed by a panel discussion on the cooperation between Brazil and California and closing our program will be a discussion on innovation and technology around agribusiness.
GlobalSF-Nestlé Waste Reduction “Pop-up” Pilot
Explore the future of shopping with Nestlé and GlobalSF to shape a waste-free future. The “pop-up” waste reduction pilot includes consumer-friendly refill prototypes to identify innovative solutions to help consumers and businesses reduce the impact of packaging on the environment.
Nestlé in partnership with selected startups, Purcell and TURN, will identify through first-hand observation what shoppers are truly looking for in the refill space.
Canton Trade Fair Promotion
The Canton Fair is a comprehensive international trading event with the longest history, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, and the greatest business turnover in China.
The promotional webinar will discuss how to register and attend the event virtually. Come and hear our speakers talk about their experiences attending the past Canton Trade Fair.
Mid-Autumn Festival ChinaSF Reunion - GlobalSF and United
ChinaSF held its first in-person Advisory Committee Meeting reunion at Harborview Restaurant, on September 21, 2021. GlobalSF celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival as well as reunited, reconnected, and networked with our ChinaSF Advisory Committee members and special guests.
GlobalSF Secures Half a Million PPEs for San Francisco Small Businesses with SBDC and PPE Unite.
GlobalSF Secures Half a Million PPEs for San Francisco Small Businesses. GlobalSF has partnered with PPE Unite, the SBDC Northern California, and the Chinese
GlobalSF and Select USA Event - Future of Food
As the global food system transforms, the San Francisco Bay Area leads as an innovation hub for top agrifood tech and biotech companies, investors, universities, chefs, and farmers to shape the future of food.
Investment in food and agriculture has accelerated globally in the past 12 months. In the first half of this year, total agtech investment reached $2.2 billion and food tech investments reached $4.8 billion, while the plant-based meat market alone is projected to reach $8.3 billion by 2025 (a 93% growth from this year).
U.S. Federal Government and California State/Local Export Programs
This webinar will present U.S. exporters with the latest updates on the available export assistance offered by the U.S. Commercial Service, SBA, the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. along with State and Local export services.
GlobalSF/SelectUSA - Food Innovation Opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area (Chinese Version)
SelectUSA webinar recording now available in three languages!
Innovation that Stick with Stripe
Stripe is one of the most well-funded private Fintechs. With a $36billion unicorn valuation in a sector that is in growth mode, it seems unstoppable. Global e-commerce is currently estimated to be a $4trillion sector with huge upside potential, as it currently accounts for only 8% of total commerce (eMarketer stats reported by CB insights).
New Economy Conference 2021
New Economy Conference - Opening Session : Addressing Challenges and Opportunities Post Covid in California
New Economy Conference - Session Two : The International Dimension
New Economy Conference - Session Three : Investing in the New Economy and Keeping Businesses in California
New Economy Conference - Session Four : Sustainability and Urbanism
New Economy Conference - Session Five : Navigating Chinese Investment, Trade, and Technology
GlobalSF Reception 2020
The export promotion services provided by GlobalSF, U.S. Commercial Service, and SBA
Watch the full recording of the webinar and learn about the export promotion services provided by GlobalSF, U.S. Commercial Service, and Small Business Administration (SBA). Explore export financing options offered by U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) and California State Trade
Food Innovation Virtual Delegation to Israel - GlobalSF
Dealing with a global pandemic has exposed many weaknesses in food supply chains while magnifying the need for greater transparency, resilience, and safety throughout the food system at local and global levels. Today, food waste is estimated around $1 trillion in losses each year.
Future of Work: Managing the Ever-changing HR Landscape with TriNet
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the human resources landscape to America - in just a few months, the unemployment claims filed during the coronavirus pandemic have far surpassed the number of claims filed during the 18-month Great Recession. It has undoubtedly taken a toll on not only American workers but also businesses and business owners, especially owners of small and medium-size businesses.
GlobalSake
Globalsake - Intro and Brady Bruce
Beyond the Bubble: Data-driven Design for Connecting Global Audiences Christian Marc Schmidt
Future of Communication: Google Translate’s Simultaneous Speech Translations with Jeff Pitman
Weaving straw into gold: How visionary global companies stay resilient to counter covid.
On the Spectrum: From content localization, transcreation to the origination and its impact
Dodging AI biases in future-proof MT solutions Konstantin Savenkov, CEO of Intento
Global is the new Local
Forecasting the Future: How will the customer journey evolve
Globalsake - JETRO
International Happy Hour sponsored by Morrison & Foerster
Future of Food: Innovative global solutions in food technology and experiences
Sugar Roundtable: The Race to Redesign Sugar
Supporting Polish Tech Investment
The world is changing, as is the economic landscape. Economies have generally leaned toward more specialized industries in the past half-century, based on the strength of their regional characteristics. While places like Silicon Valley have traditionally been synonymous with technological innovation, other, lesser-known outposts are emerging with real potential to become deep-tech hubs. Recent trends indicate that Poland, and the wider Central and Eastern European region, could reach the same influence level as countries in the G7 in the coming decade.