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Updated 2 Nov. 2025 - Send events info to Milt Capps via LinkedIn.
NOVEMBER
Nov. 3 • ZeroTo510 (backed by Epicenter Memphis) and partner Alchemist Accelerator hold Demo Day for its Medical Device Operations Challenge (MDOC). Details.
Nov. 3-5 • Athena Health Thrive Summit, details, Music City Center.
Nov. 4-5 • GOVCON TN Governor's economic development conference, Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro. Details.
Nov. 4-5 • Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, Fedex Insitute, University of Memphis, Details.
Nov. 5 • Nashville Health Care Council at Nashville Entrepreneur Center for "How Nashville Became Healthcare City: Marketing, Growth and National Influence." Panel includes NHCC President Apryl Childs-Potter; Vice President Brand and Operations, Sarah Maxwell; Ardent Health SVP-CCO Reed Smith; and and Moderator Anika Gardenhire, Ardent's chief digital and transformation officer. 7:30am-9:00am. Details.
Nov. 6 • WBENC Capital Connections at Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 3pm-6:30pm, details.
Nov. 6-8 • Startup Mountain Summit, Johnson City, details. And, details on the Pitch.
Nov. 7 • DEADLINE for applying for 2026 cohort of Innovation Crossroads in the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program. Details.
Nov. 7 • DEADLINE for applying to pitch during SXSW Pitch in Austin, March 13-14, 2026. Deets.
Nov. 9-10 • AICPA Women's Global Leadership Summit, details. Omni Hotel, Nashville.
Nov. 9-14 • ORNL and Idaho National Lab host in Knoxville the International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, details.
Nov. 10 • Greater Nashville Technology Council Military Veterans Peer Group, details.
Nov. 10-12 • Women's Global Leadership Conference by AICPA, Omni Nashville.
Nov. 10-12 • Amazon Unboxed Nashville.
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Nov. 11 • VETERANS DAY observed.
Nov. 11 • "How to Talk with Endowments," Greater Nashville Private Capital Association, details.
Nov. 12 • Power of Ten Summit, Cumberland Region Tomorrow. Details TBA.
Nov. 12 • St. Louis Startup Week conference, by TechArtista Foundation, details.
Nov. 12 • (Ret.) General Paul Nakasone (U.S. Army) addresses mission of VU Institute of National Security before VU Alumni in London. Details.
Nov. 13 • TN Renewable Energy & Economic Development Council hold Annual conference in Cookeville, details.
Nov. 13 • Network+ Creatives event by Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and Represent. Event Details. More. Venue: Studio 615 (37027).
Nov. 13 • Nashville Chamber of Commerce International Business Council spotlights investment opportunities with Turkey.
Nov. 13 • NOVA Entrepreneur Center at UT Southern, Pulaski, holds its first pitch event, details.
Nov. 16-19 • Open Text Enterprise World Conference, Music City Center.
Nov. 17-19 • Five9 2025 DX Summmit, details. Gaylord Opryland.
Nov. 17-20 • OpenText World 2025 Tech conference, Music City Center, details.
Nov. 18 • EPICENTER Memphis, in partnership with Society of Entrepreneurs, convenes Next Big Thing pitch competition at Fedex Institute of Technology, University of Memphis.
Nov. 18 • Life Science Tennessee annual conference. Details here.
Nov. 18-20 • Stephens annual investor conference Grand Hyatt Nashville, details.
Nov. 18-19 • (virtual) Global Health Connector Digital Healthcare Summit, details.
Nov. 19 • Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) hosts Advanced Energy Opportunities event, Knoxville. Details. TAEBC 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. ET at the Crowne Plaza, Knoxville.
Nov. 20 • Refine Your Pitch Session, 10:30am-1pm, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, details.
Nov. 27 • Thanksgiving Day observed.
FUTURES
Dec. 5 DEADLINE for PRE-applications for Appalachian Regional Initiative for Stronger Economies, details.
Dec. 5 • Tennessee Entertainment Commission meeting, 10am. To attend rsvp here. Details.
Dec. 14 • NOVA Entrepreneur Center "Innovators in Action" program with UT Southern, at Makeshift, 5pm-7pm CT, Gault Fine Arts Center, Pulaski. Details.
Dec. 4 • Synergizing Wellness and Prosperity: The Intersection of Health, Healthcare, and Business, convened 0745-1200 by Nashville Health. Details.
Dec. 11 • Medical device startup Demo Day for ZeroTo510 accelerator backed by Epicenter Memphis. Related info.
Dec. 11 • Greater Nashville Technology Council and NTC Awards finalists unveiling. Details.
2026
Jan. 6-9 • Consumer Technology Association's massive Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas includes Quantum, AI, Blockchain, among many other topics. Details.
Jan. 11-15 • Hyland Software - Hyland Alliance Partner Summit. Nashville venue TBD.
Jan. 22 • AgLaunch 2026 in Memphis: AgLaunch Farmers LLC and AgLaunch portfolio startups convene. Request registration. Attendees will include creative farmers and builders, National Network Partners, aligned investors, agricultural futurists, food system thinkers. More info.
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 • HackMT 2026 - Annual 36-hour Hack-a-thon and Project Expo! at Middle Tennessee State University Department of Computer Science, free registration here. Previous HackMTs. Sponsorship PDF.
Jan. 31-Feb. 1 • Maker City Summit, Knoxville, details and registration.
Feb. 5 • SmartBusiness DealMakers Conference, Hillwood Country Club, Nashville, details TBA.
Feb. 9 • Osaic W Forum for women in financial advisory services. Nashville venue tba. More.
Feb. 17-20 National Religious Broadcasters expo and convention, Gaylord Opryland. Details.
Feb. 18-21 • Safari Club International convenes Gaylord Opryland Hotel, details.
Feb. 19 • Greater Nashville Technology Council Awards Ceremony @ Country Music Hall of Fame, details.
Feb. 22-25 • ViVE 2026, Los Angeles. Details.
Feb. 25-27 • Tennessee Bankers Association, Credit Conference. Omni Hotel Nashville. Details.
March 9-12 • HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Las Vegas. Details.
March 13-14 • SXSW Pitch - Austin - South By Southwest, details.
April 16-17 • Direct Lending Conference by DealCatalyst, details. Grand Hyatt Nashville.
April 20-21 • Southeast Venture Showcase, venue TBA. Related. Features dozens of startups spawned via iCorp and 21 top universities and national labs in the Southeast.
April 21-23 • Angel Capital Association & Rockies Ventures Club convene Summit of Angel Investing, Westminster, Colo.
April 22-23 • Fourth annual Vanderbilt University Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats.
April 27-29 • BITCOIN 2026, Las Vegas.
April 28-30 • Siemens "Innovations for Healthcare" conference, Gaylord Opryland, Nashville. Deets.
June 4-7 • CMA Fest. Nashville. Details.
June 24-26 • Technosolutions Slate Conference, Nashville.
July 13-16 • Cvent CONNECT (technology for meetings, events, hospitality) hits Music City Center after 2 years in Austin. Details here.
Aug. 5-7 • STR Inc. Hotel Data Conference. Venue TBA.
ENDNOTES:
Corporate venture pro's and startup founders, advisors and investors are also advised to checkout the Launch Tennessee network here.
Previous VNC calendars. Venture Nashville news coverage is here. Please send comments via LinkedIn. VNC
. last updated 0858 1 November 2025
