More than 120 aerospace and other technology industry professionals met with Long Beach and Japanese officials last week for an event intended to strengthen global partnerships and regional economic growth.<\/p>\n
The event, dubbed \u201cLong Beach \u2013 Japan: A Space, Aerospace and Advanced Technology,\u201d took place on Aug. 12 at the Museum of Latin American Art. It featured representatives from the city\u2019s Department of Economic Development and Opportunity, Invest Long Beach and the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles. The nonprofit Invest Long Beach is the city\u2019s private-sector economic development partner.<\/p>\n
\u201cLong Beach is helping shape the future of aerospace and advanced technology,\u201d Mayor Rex Richardson said in a press release, \u201cby bringing together leaders, innovators and businesses from across sectors and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Japan, meanwhile, is one of Long Beach\u2019s most significant foreign investment partners, Invest Long Beach CEO Courtney Russell said in the press release.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis collaboration reflects how deeply integrated our economies already are,\u201d Russell said. \u201cTogether, we are building a more connected and competitive aerospace economy that will drive discovery, investment and opportunity for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Presentations and panel discussions on trends and emerging technologies featured various industry leaders, including from Mitsubishi, Nikon and Relativity Space. The event included more than 70 chief executives, founders and other leaders from companies such as Boeing, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, SpaceX and the U.S. Space Force\u2019s Space Systems Command.<\/p>\n
The event sought to support innovation, investment and workforce development, fostering collaboration with public and private partners in Japan and beyond.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile Japan has built strong capabilities in academic research and is ramping up defense, the commercial side still has much room to grow compared to the U.S. and other countries,\u201d Consul General Kosei Murota said in the press release. \u201cMy hope is that more Japanese companies take on that challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guests toured the Signal Hill headquarters of aerospace company Vast, receiving an inside look at the company\u2019s advancements in commercial space technology and infrastructure like space stations.<\/p>\n
One of the country\u2019s fastest-growing hubs of space, aerospace and advanced technology, Long Beach \u2014 which, when discussing this industry, refers to itself as \u201cSpace Beach\u201d \u2014 creates thousands of jobs while advancing sustainable technology. The city is home to more than 36 space and aerospace companies, employing more than 7,000 people in engineering and advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Space Beach continues to thrive, we are creating new pathways for businesses to invest, expand and drive lasting economic prosperity for our community,\u201d Economic Development Director Bo Martinez said in the press release. \u201cPartnerships like this demonstrate the power of collaboration to spark innovation, strengthen international relations and create new opportunities for businesses, workers and residents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than 120 aerospace and other technology industry professionals met with Long Beach and Japanese officials last week…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[141,7,23,131,133,132,137],"class_list":["post-437508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-aerospace","tag-california","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}