Global Chamber Los Angeles End of Summer Social

Global Chamber Los Angeles’s end-of-summer social is an in-person connecting night for executives, operators, and investors who work cross-border trade, market entry, and international growth. Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Plug, 2236 S Barrington Avenue in Sawtelle. The published program window runs about 5:00-7:30 PM: networking into early evening, a short program block, then more connecting time. The August theme is automotive and around-the-world exchange, framed as a celebration of global business rather than a hard industry gate.

Global Chamber is a multi-chapter network built for CEOs, executives, and investors who need trusted introductions across borders. The Los Angeles chapter uses Plug, an EV wholesale auction platform founded by Jimmy Douglas, as the venue for a Westside trade-and-export conversation room. Named speakers on the listing have included GRIIT’s Sarita D. Jackson on global business updates, Plug founder Jimmy Douglas on the EV marketplace, commercial real estate leader James Huang, local civic representation from Council District 11’s Westside offices, growth operator Bernard Ablola, and Global Chamber CEO Doug Bruhnke. Sawtelle’s Barrington stretch sits closer to UCLA and Santa Monica than to a downtown chamber breakfast.

People entering a corridor or market, or already working trade, export, and cross-border ops, will get more from the chamber platform than someone hunting only drinks. The automotive frame is a theme that can still welcome adjacent sectors; bring a clear corridor or market you are entering so introductions have somewhere to land. Skip if you want a founders pitch stage, a bioscience mixer, or a pan-Asian membership social; those are different hosts on other nights. Free member and non-member tickets still need an RSVP if capacity tightens.

Member and non-member tickets are listed free on the Global Chamber event page, with free parking noted and food and beverage included. Arrive near 5:00 if you want the networking open, or by the program block if you are coming for speakers plus connecting. Confirm RSVP status and any capacity notes before you go, and treat the chamber platform as the follow-up path after introductions rather than relying on a one-night exchange alone.