Business Beyond Borders at Ontario International Airport

Business Beyond Borders: How Different Cultures Build Trust in Business runs Thursday, September 24, 2026, from about 3:00 to 7:30 PM at Ontario International Airport Terminal 1. Check-in opens around 2:30. A speaker panel runs into mid-afternoon, then a longer mixer with vendor booths and light hospitality into the evening. Co-hosts are the Filipino American Chamber of Commerce Tri-County and COFACC, pulling operators from Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties into one Inland Empire room.

Airport Terminal 1 is an unusual venue on purpose: trade, logistics, and multi-county chamber density without forcing everyone into DTLA. For FilAm and broader Asian American owners who already work the 10/15/60 corridors, Ontario is often closer than a Westside rooftop. Confirm Terminal 1 meeting-point instructions and airport parking in the Eventbrite notes; airport wayfinding is easier with the host’s drop-off language in hand.

This is right for multi-county chamber members, trade-facing owners, and corporate partners who want Inland Empire introductions. Skip it if you need ABA’s DTLA supplier-diversity gala the same evening and can only clear one room. Same-night stacking is a real conflict; choose by geography and ask. Bring cards and one partnership or trade question for the mixer block after the panel.

Airport parking structures and curb rules change with flight banks. Budget time from the lot to Terminal 1, and do not assume you can leave a car in a short-term curb for the whole mixer. If you are driving from the SGV or OC, treat the 3:00 start as a midday commit rather than a late-afternoon hop after another meeting. Vendor booth time after the panel is where most chamber introductions actually stick, so stay past the speakers.

If you are choosing between this and ABA’s 50th gala downtown, stay in Ontario for FilAm multi-county chamber density; use DTLA for the larger Asian business awards floor. RSVP on Eventbrite, then keep the ticket for Terminal 1 check-in. Re-check parking and meeting-point notes the day of so airport security lines do not eat the panel.