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SelectUSA Investment Summit

The federal government's flagship foreign direct investment event: state and metro economic developers meet global companies choosing where to invest in the US.

Dates
May 2 to May 5, 2027
Where
National Harbor, MD
Cost
Paid ticket. Super Early Bird ends Dec 21, 2026; amounts on the application page, not read.
Type
Summit · Paid ticket
Organizer
U.S. Department of Commerce
Audience level
Senior, Executive
Suits
Growing in role, Going for promotion
Last checked
October 25, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Speaking opportunities

Open call for speakers

Site links a Call for Speakers application.

How to apply to speak

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Economic development and planning

Roles: economic development director, site selector

Levels: Senior, Executive

The field it serves: Government & Public Sector

Verified open jobs
about 16,568

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$108,000 a year (middle half $84,000 to $144,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,041 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
42% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
−0.9% in government, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Government & Public Sector snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

  • ADP Sponsoring 2027
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • Arizona Commerce Authority Sponsoring 2027
  • California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • Choose New Jersey Sponsoring 2027
  • Clayco Sponsoring 2027
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Sponsoring 2027
  • Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina Sponsoring 2027
  • Empire State Development Sponsoring 2027
  • Fisher Phillips Sponsoring 2027
  • Georgia Department of Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • GIS WebTech Sponsoring 2027
  • Illinois EDC Sponsoring 2027
  • Indiana Economic Development Corporation Sponsoring 2027
  • Invest Puerto Rico Sponsoring 2027
  • JobsOhio Sponsoring 2027
  • Kansas Department of Commerce Sponsoring 2027
  • Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • Louisiana Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • Maryland Department of Commerce Sponsoring 2027
  • Michigan Economic Development Corporation Sponsoring 2027
  • Minnesota Trade Office Sponsoring 2027
  • Mississippi Development Authority Sponsoring 2027
  • Missouri Partnership Sponsoring 2027
  • Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • New Mexico Partnership Sponsoring 2027
  • Oklahoma Department of Commerce Sponsoring 2027
  • PwC Sponsoring 2027
  • SelectFlorida Sponsoring 2027
  • South Carolina Department of Commerce Sponsoring 2027
  • State of Connecticut Sponsoring 2027
  • State of Iowa Sponsoring 2027
  • Team Texas Sponsoring 2027
  • Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Sponsoring 2027
  • The Haskell Company Sponsoring 2027
  • Virginia Economic Development Partnership Sponsoring 2027
  • Washington DC Economic Partnership Sponsoring 2027
  • Washington State Department of Commerce Sponsoring 2027
  • West Virginia Division of Economic Development Sponsoring 2027
  • Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Sponsoring 2027

Read from the event’s own pages: www.selectusasummit.us.

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in National Harbor, MD. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: May 2, 2027 to May 5, 2027, National Harbor, MD

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