UPDATED: TN REGIONS • West | • Central | • Eastern | • Other
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April 1 • Dialogue Vanderbilt hosts "Who Speaks For Nashville Now? Local Journalism and Democratic Accountability," at Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, details.
April 2 • Memphis's Epicenter Live innovation, entertainment celebration, details.
April 2 • (virtual) Noon-1pm CT. Nashville Public Library briefs entrepreneurs on FREE access to business-research tools, details. Event sponsored by Nashville Business Incubation Center (NBIC).
April 2-3 • HealthCare Foundations program for rising healthcare executives, Nashville Health Care Council, details.
April 7 • Knoxville Chamber President & CEO Mike Odom discusses Knoxville Regional Innovation Growth Strategy (RIGS), covering recommendations in talent, infrastructure, business climate, prosperity, innovation. Registration. Background here and here.
April 7 • Innovation & Manufacturing Summit, 11a-5p, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, The Factory at Franklin. Backed by Laborup and Centrus Energy Corp. Details.
April 8 • Freedom Forum Freely Fest at Bridgestone Arena, 5:30pm, details here and here.
April 8 • Innov865 holds forum featuring candidates for Mayor of Knox County, to air candidates views on issues related to entrepreneurship, economic development and opportunity. Venue: 121 TechHub. Details.
April 8 • Deadline for appls for Johnson City's Founders Forge Avante Bootcamp, details here.
April 8-9 • UT Haslam College of Business Marketing and Sales Conference, Knoxville, details.
April 8-10 • Association for High Technology Distribution event focuses on enhancing "the productivity and efficiency of high technology automation solution providers / distributors (ASPs) and manufacturers through connection, collaboration, and education." Omni Nashville.
April 9 • Capital Conversations Martin, to help founders connect with capital, by The Mill Workspace, Pathway Lending, Pinnacle Financial Partners, 3pm-5pm, details.
April 9 • "Inside the Cap Table: What every leader should know before joining," by Intellicap, Functional Pathways, Chamber Cardio execs at Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Details.
April 9 • Memphis: Society of Entrepreneurs, Family Business: The Good, Bad & Ugly, details. Founder Denise Stewart and CEO Bryan Burnett of Travel Nurses Inc.
April 9 • Crews Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Memphis, Venture workshop (part 3) on "Investor-ready storytelling," details.
April 9 • The Vanderbilt Quantum Forum: Technology, Policy and the Economy, Grant Hyatt Nashville, 9am-6:30pm. Details. More here.
April 9 • FLY! Pitch Competition, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, details TBD. 3PM ET Max Fuller Theater on campus.
April 9-10 • "Codestock" technology and information exchange, Knoxville Convention Center, details.
April 10 • The Frank M. Norfleet Forum for the Advancement of Health was established at UT Health Science Center holds 2026 Norfleet Forum on violence prevention in the Greater Memphis area. Details.
April 10 • Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce THRIVE: Economic Inclusion Conference, details.
April 10 • TechVision conference (Quantum, AI, cybersec, etc.), MiddleTN State University, Miller Education Center, Murfreesboro, hosted by Jones College of Business, free registration.
April 10-12 • The 2nd "Animation Y'all" industry expo event at Shinn Center, Lipscomb University, includes industry leaders pitching their own big ideas and attendees invited to participate in industry classes with professional animators. Details.
April 14 • "Bridge to Excellence 2026", Center for Nonprofit Excellence of Middle Tennessee, details here.
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April 14-15 • Intrepid Investment Bankers and MUFG Global Healthcare Finance convene Healthcare RPM 26 (Revolutions Per Minute) at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame. Details. The Intrepid initiative is led by Nashville's Duncan Dashiff.
April 15-17 • U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Summit, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, details.
April 16 • Board meeting, Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee.
April 16 • ABBYY Ascend conference on enterprise AI, Virgin Hotel Nashville, details.
April 16 • "What Investors need to know about Quantum," with moderator and panelists from Vanderbilt University, EPB (Chattanooga), IonQ. Greater Nashville Private Capital Association. All planned events.
April 16-17 • Direct Lending Conference by DealCatalyst, details. Grand Hyatt Nashville.
Aprill 17 • "Capitalism: A global history," Conversation with Prof. Sven Beckertd of Harvard Univ. Details.
April 18 • Society of Entrepreneurs, Memphis, Annual Awards Ceremony and Dinner, details.
April 18-26 • San Francisco Climate Week, speakers to include Former VPUS Al Gore, more here.
April 19-21 • REAG M&A brokers' Exit Planning Summit, details. Gaylord Opryland.
April 20-21 • Southeast Venture Showcase, Renaissance Hotel Nashville. Related. Features dozens of startups spawned via iCorp and 21 top universities and national labs in the Southeast.
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April 21 • Nobel Laureate and Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore delivers keynote address for San Francisco Climate Week.
April 21-23 • Angel Capital Association & Rockies Ventures Club convene Summit of Angel Investing, Westminster, Colo.
April 23-24 • Fourth annual Vanderbilt University Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.
April 27-28 • Project Voice 2026: A decade of conversational AI, Chattanooga Convention Center, details.
April 27-29 • BITCOIN 2026, Las Vegas.
April 27-30 • Environmental Markets Conference, Chattanooga, details.
April 28-30 • Siemens "Innovations for Healthcare" conference, Gaylord Opryland, Nashville. Deets.
April 28-30 • 2026 AAPCP National Healthcare Provider Compensation & Workforce Strategy Conference. Embassy Suites, Nashville.
April 30 • Nashville Technology Council Spring Fest, details TBA.
April 30 • San Francisco - McDermott Will & Schulte health tech investment forum, Four Seasons, details.
MAY
May 1 • Deadline for nominees, NEXT Awards, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, details.
May 6-10 • Business Professionals Association National Leadership Conference, Gaylord Opryland, details. The Awards event is Oct. 19 at the Schermerhorn.
May 7 • Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce MidTN Apprenticeship Network Kickoff, details.
May 12 • TennSMART's Tennessee Smart Mobility Expo, GEODIS Park, Nashville. Details.
May 13 • Nashville Technology Council "State of Tech" event and Hall of Fame induction, details TBA.
May 13-14 • "Memphis in May International Festival," River Run, Bar-B-Q Cooking Contest and more.
May 14-15 • Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Tennessee, MidSouth Capital Connection, Omni Nashville, details.
May 15 • Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Hermitage Golf Course, 11:15am-1:15pm. Details.
May 19 • "Accelerating AI Innovation - From Lab to Marketplace", Tennessee Technological University, details.
May 20-21 • McDermott Will & Schulte's HealthEx 2026, Renaissance Nashville Hotel,
May 21 • Nashville Entrepreneur Day, location to be determined. Nashville Entrepreneur Center.
May 25 • Memorial Day.
May 27-29 • Turnaround Management Association Southeast event, Asheville, NC, details here.
May 28-29 • Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit, Chattanooga, details.
May 28 • Banking Tech Awards, New York City, details. Fintech.
JUNE
June 4-7 • CMA Fest. Nashville. Details.
June 8-10 • Investment Company Institute ETF Conference, Renaissance Nashville Hotel, details.
June 11-12 • DIGSOUTH technology summit, Charleston, SC, details.
June 11-14 • Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tenn., details.
June 15-18 • HLTH Europe, details tba. Amsterdam.
June 15-18 • Informa MedTech Summit, Berlin. Details.
June 23-26 • Forrester CX Summit (hybrid), Gaylord Opryland, Nashville.
June 24 • Sloss.Tech Pitch Competition, Birmingham, Ala., registration here. $135K aggregate prizes. Pitch-app window closes April 10, 2026.
June 24-26 • Higher EDTECH: Technosolutions Slate Conference, Nashville.
JULY
July 4 • 250th U.S. Independence Day. See the Semiquincentennial Commission info here.
July 13-16 • Cvent CONNECT (technology for meetings, events, hospitality) hits Music City Center after 2 years in Austin. Details here.
July 18-19 • Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix Race, NTT INDYCAR Series, Nashville, details.
July 22-24 • Xello convenes FUTURE WORLD 2026, "a national gathering of educators, employers, higher-ed leaders, and innovators defining what it means to be future ready." Omni Nashville Hotel, details here.
July 22-24 • National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling 2026, Nashville (venue TBA). Registration opens April 8, 2026. More info.
July 27-29 • Third Party Administrators TPA Summit by Health Care Administrators Association. Nashville, venue TBA.
July 29-Aug. 1 • The 2026 National Urban League Conference convenes at Nashville's Music City Center, details.
AUGUST
Aug. 1 • The Small Business Matters Entrepreneurship Summit (free), National Urban League, Music City Center, details.
Aug. 5-6 • Global Business Summit, Memphis, details.
Aug. 5-7 • STR Inc. Hotel Data Conference, Nashville.
Aug. 17-20 • SOLVER 2026 ASCEND, Embassy Suites Hilton,, Nashville. Financial Planning-Analysis solution provider.
SEPTEMBER
TBD Autumn • Nashville Technology Council's Nashville Innovation Summit.
Sept. 7 • U.S. Labor Day.
Sept. 8-10 • Semperis Hybrid Identity Protection HIP Conference, Nashville. Related.
Sept. 13-15 • McLeod Software User Conference, transportation and logistics, Nashville.
Sept. 13-15 • Nashville Health Care Council Sessions, details. (2025 recaps 1 & 2)
Sept. 14+(?) • TTDC LaunchTN's customary annual 3686 Festival and sidebar InvestTN Summit. Nashville. Details may not be released til June '26.
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 • National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Sept. 16 • Global Health Innovators conference, Nashville, The Cannery, homepage here, more info here.
Sept. 21 • HealthTrust Connect, Omni Hotel Nashville.
Sept. 22-24 • Behavioral Health Tech Conference, Gaylord Opryland, details here.
Sept. 24 • Leadership Nashville Alumni Association 50th Anniversary Opening Dinner.
OCTOBER
Oct. 1-2 • Gov. Bill Lee's GOVCON annual conference, Chattanooga Convention Center, details TBA.
Oct. 7-9 • Customer Contact Week, Omni Nashville, details.
Oct. 10-13 • Xerox Partner Summit, Nashville.
Oct. 12-13 • Startup Mountain Summit, Johnson City, Tenn. Details. Major Pitch event.
Oct. 14-16 • Epicenter Memphis holds DelTech II, dates + venue to be announced. More info.
Oct. 18-21 • AdvaMed MedTech Conference, Boston, details.
Oct. 19 • Nashville Entrepreneur Center NEXT Awards, Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, details.
Oct. 19-21 • America's Credit Unions annual Attorneys Conference, Conrad Nashville, details.
Oct. 20-22 • FINTECH: MultiState User Group, for banking executives who manage Fiserv, IBM or Unisys systems and solultions, Nashville, details TBA.
Oct. 27-28 • AMAZON Business Reshape 2026. Nashville. More info.
Oct. 27 • Salute to Excellence Awards 2026, Center for Nonprofit Excellence of Middle Tennessee, details.
Oct. 27-28 • Future of Freight Festival, FreightWaves, venue: The Signal, Chattanooga, more info.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 2-4 • AthenaHealth Thrive Summit, Nashville. Details.
Nov. 3 • U.S. Mid-Term General Election Day.
Nov. 5 • Life Science Tennessee LSTCON conference, Nashville, interim info.
Nov. 5-8 • Indie Memphis Film Festival. Details.
Nov. 6-8 • Startup Mountain Summit and The Pitch. Johnson City. More here.
Nov. 11 • U.S. Veterans Day.
Nov. 15-18 • HLTH Las Vegas, details TBA.
Nov. 17 • ITIF National Power Industry Trade-War Conference (U.S.-China face-off), in D.C., register here.
Nov. 17 • Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council "Opportunities in Energy" conference, Knoxville, details.
Nov. 26 • Thanksgiving.
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.last edited 1602 31 March 2026