ASCEND LA 2026 Mixer

The ASCEND LA Mid-Program Mixer brings together ASCEND alumni, procurement professionals, public-agency partners, corporate sponsors, and small-business operators working on equitable contracting and supplier inclusion across Los Angeles. LISC LA hosts with partners that have included CMG Alliance, JPMorgan Chase, Capital One, and Get In The Game LA. Inglewood’s Cosm venue sits south of the Westside tech map - this is a civic-economy and supplier-diversity room. Ascend Leadership’s pan-Asian Post-Engage socials later in August are a different host and a different audience.

Friday, August 14, 2026, 12:00-3:00 PM at Cosm Los Angeles, 1252 District Drive, Inglewood, with arrival from about 11:30 AM. The program mixes remarks, alumni stories, lunch networking, and partner intros. General admission is free on Eventbrite; capacity is limited. AscendLA.org carries cohort context.

People building or buying with LA small businesses, working procurement or supplier diversity, or looking for accelerator-alumni and partner density belong here. The lunch block is programmed: remarks, alumni stories, then partner intros. Free RSVP still requires a seat; rooftop capacity is the constraint. Check the program page so you know which cohort or partner lane you are walking into. Arrive from 11:30 if you want remarks, alumni stories, lunch networking, and partner intros in order. Procurement and supplier-diversity people who buy from LA small businesses belong here as much as alumni. Check AscendLA.org so you know which cohort or partner lane you are walking into. Free RSVP still requires a seat; rooftop capacity at Cosm is the constraint. The program runs through 3:00.

RSVP on Eventbrite before you plan around the Inglewood lunch. Arrive from 11:30 if you want the full remarks-to-lunch arc; the program runs through 3:00, and Cosm will not hold an unlisted rooftop seat.