Led by Christelle Lorene Adibeyi, the 3-day forum shifts focus from panels to a “soft-landing” platform for high-level B2G and B2B dealmaking.

For African and diaspora founders, the US market is a notoriously tough nut to crack. “The Global Exchange Business, Innovation & Impact” (November 7-10, Los Angeles) is engineered to be the solution.

Promoter Christelle Lorene Adibeyi, CEO of Lilas Staffing Agency, has structured the event not as a typical conference, but as a pragmatic “soft-landing” accelerator. The vision is to deliver on its slogan: “Where cities, capital, and founders meet.”

This isn’t just talk. The event provides rare B2G (Business to Government) access, including a strategic tour of the Port of Los Angeles to decode logistics and a high-level briefing at the Inglewood Mayor’s Office.

The speaker lineup is curated for action, not theory. Mayor James T. Butts Jr. (Inglewood) and procurement expert Jack Ochoa will provide a roadmap for winning government contracts. Greg Cullen (Harvard Investment Group) will tackle access to capital. Critically, Alfonso Washington (Africa USA Chamber of Commerce) and Tadios Belay (U.S Africa Institute) are integrated to provide the vital Africa-USA market linkages.

The takeaway is clear: “The Global Exchange” is an accelerator, not a symposium. Christelle Lorene Adibeyi hasn’t just opened the door to Los Angeles; she has built the guided pathway to walk right through it.