Global Chamber Los Angeles End of Summer Social

Join us for Global Gold Rush, a special in-person, end-of-summer social and business exchange focused on unlocking cross-border business potential including between India and California — two innovation and growth powerhouses.

This gathering brings together business leaders, experts, and professionals for a focused conversation on opportunities in trade, investment, and collaboration across sectors such as energy, technology, infrastructure, and mining.

More special guests include Ambassador Ezra Chiloba - Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Kenya, Los Angeles.

Sponsor: Redac Gateway Hotel

Featuring 

Gunjan Bagla, MBA - CEO, India Practice at Amritt, Inc. | Expert in U.S.-India Business Strategy

Amb. Ezra Chiloba - Consul General

Consulate General of the Republic of Kenya, Los Angeles

Mr. Ezra Chiloba is a distinguished public sector leader with a fervent belief that a progressive society is shaped by a facilitative government. Before his appointment as Kenya’s Consul General in Los Angeles, he served as the Director General and CEO of the Communication  Authority of Kenya (CA), a leading regulatory body for the ICT sector in Kenya. Prior to joining CA, he was a principal partner at Chil & Kemp Strategies Ltd, a management consulting firm  focusing on strategy and risk management, policy and regulatory analysis, and leadership and  management effectiveness.

His career has spanned several esteemed organizations, including the United Nations  Development Programme (UNDP), Oxfam International, Kenya National Commission on  Human Rights (KNCHR), South Consulting Ltd, and the Centre for Minority Rights and  Development. He also served as a board member of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund.  In summary, Mr. Chiloba boasts over 20 years of significant public sector experience at both  local and international levels, demonstrating an ability to work across borders for the collective  benefit of all.  

Sarita D. Jackson, Ph.D.

President and CEO at GRIIT (Global Research Institute of International Trade)

Sarita D. Jackson, PhD is the founder, president, and CEO of the Global Research Institute of International Trade (GRIIT), a US-based think-tank and consulting firm. Her firm saves firms time and money, as well as mitigates risks, as they expand globally via up-to-date, data-driven, customized market research and strategy development.

Dr. Jackson is also an author, TEDx speaker, and business school instructor. Her book, International Trade in Services: Effective Practice and Policy, was recently published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group. She received her B.A. degree in broadcast journalism and Spanish from the University of Southern California and earned a Ph.D. in political science (emphasis on international political economy) from Brown University.