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Updated 24 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 • TN Economic and Community Development budget hearing with Gov. Bill Lee (hybrid), Hearing link.
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. 9 • DEADLINE EXTENDED to 5pm CT Sunday November 9 for applying to pitch during SXSW Pitch in Austin, March 13-14, 2026. Deets.
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 • Angel Capital Association program on putting retirement capital to work investiog, details.
Nov. 17 • TN AI Advisory Council meets 2:30pm-4:30pm (hybrid). Coverage.
Nov. 17-19 • Five9 2025 DX Summmit, details. Gaylord Opryland.
Nov. 17-20 • OpenText World 2025 Tech conference, Music City Center, details.
Nov. 18 • • Community Equity Partners members and other accredited investors gather in both Knoxville and Nashville, program 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 • Portfolio companies get taxation tips on navigating year-end and forward-looking tax matters. In Nashville 5pm-7pm. Association for Corporate Growth, Tennessee Chapter, 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. Boulevard Bolt annual event details here.
FUTURES
Dec. 1 • Nashville Game Dev Demo Day @ Nashville Technology Council, 6pm-8pm. Details. Partners: Global Health Connector,
Dec. 2 • Global Health Innovators Virtual Event (no charge), details. Partners: Global Health Connector, Systems Evolution Inc. (SEI), Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Leeds Nexus Innovation Hub. Collaborators: Digital Den Accelerator (Montenegro), West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Leeds Innovation Hub, Nashville Entrepreneur Center Project Healthcare.
Dec. 3 • Calvetti Ferguson "The Funding Flywheel" focused on Angel-Founder dealings, 0830-1030, details.
Dec. 3 • Nashville Entrepreneur Day, 12:45p-6pm, GEODIS Park, details.
Dec. 4 • Synergizing Wellness and Prosperity: The Intersection of Health, Healthcare, and Business, convened 0745-1200 by Nashville Health. Details.
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. 11 • Black Dog Venture Partners investors and entrepreneurs fast pitch LIVE event, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 6pm-9pm, details here.
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.
Dec. 14 • NOVA Entrepreneur Center "Innovators in Action" program with UT Southern, at Makeshift, 5pm-7pm CT, Gault Fine Arts Center, Pulaski. Details.
Dec. 16 • "Nowhere but Up" workshop centered on Dave Delaney's Root Down Framework. Program "designed to help professionals prepare for change, reignite momentum, build meaningful connections, and grow with purpose. 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. 28-29 • AI Tennessee Summit, Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, details.
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 • Nashville Health Care Council Wall Street View of Healthcare Industry, details.
Feb. 5 • SmartBusiness DealMakers Conference, Hillwood Country Club, Nashville, details TBA.
Feb. 7 • Women in AI Summit, Vanderbilt University School of Law, by VU AI Law Lab, details.
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. 19-20 • Life Sciences: Phase Capital Frontiers Summit (II), Noah Liff Opera Center, 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 12-18 • South by Southwest SXSW Austin, more here.
March 13-14 • SXSW Pitch - Austin - South By Southwest, details.
April 16-17 • Direct Lending Conference by DealCatalyst, details. Grand Hyatt Nashville.
April 18-26 • San Francisco Climate Week, speakers to include Former VPUS Al Gore, more here.
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.
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 27-29 • BITCOIN 2026, Las Vegas.
April 28-30 • Siemens "Innovations for Healthcare" conference, Gaylord Opryland, Nashville. Deets.
June 4-7 • CMA Fest. Nashville. Details.
June 15-18 • HLTH Europe, details tba.
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.
Sept. 14-15 • Nashville Health Care Council Sessions, details. (2025 recaps 1 & 2)
Sept. 16 • Global Health Innovators conference, Nashvillel, tentative, details TBA.
Oct. 1-2 • Gov. Bill Lee's GOVCON annual conference, Chattanooga Convention Center, details TBA.
Nov. 15-18 • HLTH Las Vegas, details TBA.
ENDNOTES:
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. last updated 24 November 2025
