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Cross-border investment decisions begin with a conversation on the exhibition floor — staff a booth that earns the international investor's time.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for SelectUSA Investment Summit 2027 — locally sourced in National Harbor, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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SelectUSA Investment Summit staffing

SelectUSA Investment Summit staffing puts trained booth professionals, brand ambassadors and lead-retrieval talent on your stand at the SelectUSA Investment Summit — the U.S. Department of Commerce's flagship foreign direct investment event, held May 2–5, 2027 in National Harbor, Maryland at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. It connects international companies and investors with economic development organizations, service providers, industry experts and government officials to make U.S. investment deals happen — the previous Summit drew more than 5,500 participants from over 100 countries. TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency, founded in 2005, that recruits, vets, briefs and manages Summit talent locally in the Washington–National Harbor area — trained on your organization before the doors open and run through one dedicated account executive — so exhibitors get a professional, on-message booth without flying in or housing a crew.

Event details

SelectUSA Investment Summit 2027 at a glance

Dates
May 2–5, 2027
Days
Sunday–Wednesday
Venue
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Address
201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD, 20745
Event type
Foreign direct investment summit and exhibition
Scale
5
Official site
www.trade.gov
Why it matters

What SelectUSA Investment Summit asks of an exhibitor

The SelectUSA Investment Summit fills the Gaylord National's exhibition hall with hundreds of economic development organizations, service providers and industry experts, and the audience that decides where global capital lands — international business investors, EDO representatives from U.S. states and territories, site-selection advisors and government officials. The environment is professional and protocol-aware: conversations are appointment-driven, span languages and time zones, and tie directly to site selection, incentives and workforce. The challenge is coverage and credibility on a credentialed floor — investors arrive with packed matchmaking schedules and limited windows, and a booth that can't greet, qualify and route them cleanly loses the meeting to the next organization. The four roles below each address a different piece of running a professional booth that earns and converts those investment conversations.

The scale of the floor

A SelectUSA Investment Summit booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

The SelectUSA Investment Summit fills the Gaylord National's exhibition hall with hundreds of economic development organizations, service providers and industry experts, and the audience that decides where global capital lands — international business investors, EDO representatives from U.S. states and territories, site-selection advisors and government officials SelectUSA Investment Summit draws 5.

Front of the booth

Trade show models for SelectUSA Investment Summit

SelectUSA Investment Summit trade show models work the front of your booth so no international investor or EDO representative reaches your stand unattended on an appointment-driven floor. With business investors, economic developers, service providers and government officials moving through packed matchmaking days, our SelectUSA Investment Summit trade show models greet and qualify arrivals, manage booth traffic around scheduled meetings, and open conversations so your team stays with the prospects ready to discuss expansion. Professional and protocol-aware for a credentialed audience, they keep the booth covered and route serious contacts to the right person. Because they're sourced locally in the Washington–National Harbor area, you skip the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds. The outcome: every qualified contact is met and routed, and your team's limited windows go to the prospects that matter.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for SelectUSA Investment Summit

SelectUSA Investment Summit promotional models drive booth traffic and keep your location or service in front of a professional FDI audience. On a floor where states, regions and providers compete for the same international investors, our SelectUSA Investment Summit promotional models present your offering, hand out materials and fact sheets, and keep the booth active and approachable through long Summit days — pulling in the investors, EDO representatives and service buyers walking your aisle. Each is briefed on your organization, key strengths and the one action you want — a meeting, a materials scan, a follow-up. The outcome: more qualified booth traffic, and more of it captured rather than passing to the next stand.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for SelectUSA Investment Summit

SelectUSA Investment Summit brand ambassadors represent your organization to a credentialed FDI audience where professionalism and command of your message decide the conversation. Across an exhibition floor of international investors, economic developers, service providers and government officials, our SelectUSA Investment Summit brand ambassadors are trained on your location, incentives and talking points so they represent you consistently — walking investors through your value proposition, fielding questions on workforce, sites and incentives, and reinforcing why your region or service fits their expansion. For organizations returning to the Summit year over year, the same ambassadors build familiarity with the audience and your message. The goal they serve: a polished, on-message presence that turns booth conversations into qualified investment leads.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for SelectUSA Investment Summit

As your SelectUSA Investment Summit event staffing partner we field the whole booth team behind the front line. That includes presenters who deliver your investment pitch accurately and repeatably; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan so every investor, EDO and service-provider contact is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; hosts and booth staff for meeting support; registration and check-in staff for matchmaking flow; bilingual talent for the international delegations from 100-plus countries the Summit draws; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks and performance across all four days. Our talent works through show close each day — never an early walk-off — so your booth is covered to the final hour, not abandoned when the floor quiets. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and meeting schedule and manages the team on-site, so your stand stays professional and producing for the international investors, EDO representatives, service providers and officials on the floor.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for SelectUSA Investment Summit

Local talent. Crews sourced in National Harbor — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at SelectUSA Investment Summit — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed SelectUSA Investment Summit booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

SelectUSA Investment Summit staffing FAQs

Yes. TSM Agency places trade show models for the SelectUSA Investment Summit who greet and qualify attendees at your booth, manage traffic around scheduled meetings, and open conversations so your team stays with ready prospects. They're briefed on your organization and the audience you want — international investors, EDO representatives, service providers and officials — before the floor opens at the Gaylord National.

We staff the SelectUSA Investment Summit with a locally based Washington–National Harbor roster. Local talent arrives for pre-show briefings, handles same-day schedule changes, and returns across the multi-day program without travel — and you avoid the airfare, hotels and per-diems an out-of-town crew adds during a Summit week.

Yes. We place lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik and Bartizan who scan badges, qualify contacts, and route high-intent investors to your team, plus presenters who deliver your investment pitch accurately. Both are briefed on your qualification criteria and messaging before the floor opens — important on a floor where matchmaking time is scheduled tight.

Yes. The Summit draws international delegations from more than 100 countries, and we provide verified-fluency bilingual talent — Spanish, Mandarin, French, German and other languages — who can greet, present and capture leads in an investor's own language. Request bilingual staffing when you submit your quote so we can confirm availability for the May dates.

Talent generally runs $50–$85 per hour depending on role, program length and the Washington–National Harbor market, and every booking includes staff selection, a pre-event brand briefing and a dedicated account manager. Quotes are fast — often within minutes once details are confirmed.

TSM Agency is a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency founded in 2005, with 2,000+ events staffed, a 2,000+ talent network, a 5.0 Google rating and MPI membership. We carry $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Our talent are vetted 1099 professionals briefed on your organization before the show, and every Summit program runs through one dedicated account executive reachable on show days.

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We have SelectUSA Investment Summit 2027 on file — venue, dates and roles are pre-filled, so you just pick your team and send. Your account executive replies fast with pricing and hand-picked talent.

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