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April 16, 2025 | Tom Ballard

2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit scheduled for next month in Nation’s Capital

Last year’s event brought together more than 5,000 participants

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has announced the first wave of global business leaders and U.S. Governors participating in the 2025 SelectUSA Investment Summit, scheduled for May 11-14 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

The event is a platform for new announcements by foreign investors detailing their expansion plans in the United States and economic development organizations (EDOs) spotlighting new investments in their local area. Last year’s SelectUSA Investment Summit brought together more than 5,000 participants, including EDOs representing all 56 U.S. states and territories and Washington, DC, more than 2,500 business investors and delegates from more than 90 international markets, and industry experts who provided insights and advice on how to successfully invest in the United States.

The SelectUSA Investment Summit has directly helped generate more than $135 billion in new U.S. investment projects, supporting over 105,000 jobs across the United States and its territories.

The first two main stage speakers announced were:

  1. Ashley Magargee, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Genentech; and
  2. José Muñoz, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor Company.

The SelectUSA Investment Summit agenda can be found here.



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