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NOVEMBER

Nov. 1 • • • • Fall Back @ 2 a.m. Set clock(s) to Standard Time.

Nov. 1 • Startup Bootcamp begins, The Biz Foundry, Cookeville, details.

Nov. 1 • Nashville Sports Cards Collectibles event for dealmakers, details. 

Nov. 2 • 20th Anniversary activities for Vanderbilt University Institute for Population and Public Health, details.

Nov. 2-4 • AthenaHealth Thrive Summit, Nashville. Details.

Nov. 2-5 • Women's Venture Summit, San Diego, details.

Nov. 3 • VU Center for Entrepreneurship, Firestarter Pitch Competition concludes as VU Owen Graduate School of Management students pitch their ventures, competing for feedback and prizes.

Greg Dyra

Nov. 3 • MidSouth Alternative Investment Association (MSAIA), led by Greg Dyra, Re: Leveraging complementary strategies in innovative structures, panel discussion on blending Japanese Stock Picking +Non-correlated Quantitative Managed Futures. Moderator: Greg Stoner of Twin Oak ETF Company. Presenters from Mitsui Trust Asset Management Americas Inc. (affiliate of SuMiTrust AM), Millburn Ridgefield and Zach Wainwright, CEO of Twin Oak Asset Management. Proceeds benefit Rock The Street, Wall Street. Sponsors: Elliott Davis, Trident Fund Services, Riggs Davie.

Nov. 3 • U.S. General Election Day.

Nov. 3-5 • CBRNe Convergence event addresses emergency threat and incident response for pros in chemical, biologic, radiological nuclear, and high-yield explosives. Mayor players include Oak Ridge National Laboratory and UK-based Falcon Communications. Agenda. Registration.

Nov. 4 • Bevy's CMX Community seminar for enterprise community-builders of all types, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 6pm, details.

Nov. 4 • Annual Neuroscience Business Summit, Union Station Nashville Yards, details.

Nov. 4 • Creative grinder? Apply for acceptance for a possible half-hour session about legal aspects of your arts-related endeavors, by nonprofit Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Greater Nashville Arts & Business Council, details. 

Nov. 5 • Life Science Tennessee LSTCON conference, Nashville, updated info here. 

Nov. 5 • For business owners and entrepreneurs: Register here or just drop in 10AM-2PM. Tennessee Higher Education Supplier Connect at Lane Agri-Park, 315 John Rice Blvd., Murfreesboro, opportunities to connect with reps of Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, University of Tennessee Chattanooga, UT Knoxville Facilities Services, Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, University of Memphis, and Pellissippi State. Drop-in, table-visit format.

Nov. 5 • Operation Stand Down's 16th Annual Nashville Heroes Breakfast, Music City Center, details. Speaker Rocky Bleier, veteran and NFL legend.

Nov. 5-6 • Institute of Health Care Executives and Suppliers (2) meetings of Council of Supply Chain Executives, led by Hays Waldrop of Franklin, at Hilton Nashville Downtown, details.

Nov. 5-8 • Indie Memphis Film Festival. Details.

Nov. 5-6 • "1776 Labs at Vanderbilt: 24-hour Challenge. Challenges to VU Students come from officials of Metro Nashville, members of the Tennessee General Assembly and the State of Tennessee agencies. Virtual Kickoff Nov. 5. In-person pitches Nov. 6 in the Great Room, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University. The 1776 initiative was launched in Pennsylvania by OnGov Founder Silas Deane Jr., who grew up in the Nashville area and is a VU alumnus. It concludes with project-prototype showcase Nov. 6. Details.

Nov. 6 • 17th Annual Haslam College of Business Alumni Awards Gala, details.

Nov. 8 • • • • Some studies suggest most of us have adjusted to Standard Time by now, but children, teens, shift workers or others with pre-existing sleep or health conditions might take two more weeks. Close relationships are often more strained, particularly if partners have mismatched schedules.

Nov. 9-11 • ACG NY "Middle-Market Week," New York City, Assoc. for Corporate Growth, details.

Nov. 10 • Tennessee World Affairs Council, "the Best and the Worst: 250 Years of US Foreign Policy." Details. 

Nov. 10 • DEMO DAY - Medical Device Operations Challenge, Epicenter Memphis, at Regions Bank, 6:30pm. Details.

Nov. 11 • U.S. Veterans Day.

Nov. 12 • (Virtual) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Intellectual Property Awareness briefing for founders, researchers, et al. 1pm Central. Details.

Nov. 12 • Bits In Bio, a social meetup for those focused on the intersection between biotech and informatics, ML Rose at Sylvan Park, begins 5:30pm, details. Global BnB site.

Nov. 12 • Dyersburg at The Mill Workspace, Christmas Market at the Mill, details.

NVCA's Bobby Franklin

Nov. 12 • (Virtual) National Venture Capital Association President & CEO Bobby Franklin addresses members-only Greater Nashville Private Capital Association, details.

Nov. 12 • The Biz Foundry, Cookeville, luncheon speaker Lisa Garcia, founder of Cleanse Wellness Spa, details. Register.

Nov. 12 • Scott Kelly's Black Dog Venture Partners hosts 2nd VC Fast Pitch in Nashville. Nashville Entrepreneur Center. 5pm. Details.

Nov. 12 • Epicenter Memphis and Society of Entrepreneurs hold 9th "Next Big Thing" pitch competition, details. McEniry Family Foundation is presenting sponsor. Six startups presenting: Arbo's Cheese Dip, Corami Biotech, Routes & Jobs, Trucker Buddy, Velotoro, Visalaw AI.

Nov. 12-13 • Hack 4 the Community - Greater Nashville Technology Council partners with local nonprofits to partner with GNTC member companies for possible assistance. Details.

Nov. 12-13 • Tennessee Bar Association 38th Annual Health Law Forum, details.

Nov. 12-14 • ORACLE Open House & Community Day, 2300 Bowline Ave. (37207). Details.

Nov. 13 • Lipscomb University, Nashville: "The Well Coffeehouse Story: Past, Present & Future," presented by The Well Co-founder Rob Touchstone, executive director of LU Center for Vocational Discovery. Details. Venue: Longview Mansion. Details.

Nov. 13-15 • Tennessee Quantum Hackathon, Chattanooga - hosted by The Company Lab (CO.LAB) in partnership with the Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative (CQC) and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). Details. Also here.

Nov. 14 • Big Night for the Arts, venue: Studio 615, hosted by Arts + Business Council of Greater Nashville, details. This is A+BCGN's signature fundraiser.

Nov. 15 • DEADLINE for applications for Teacherpreneur student-education innovation teams, in program backed by Amazon and Nashville Public Education Foundation, and 3 winners in new cycle will win Seed funding. Details.

Nov. 15-17 • FINTECH: Kinections 2026, Omni Nashville Hotel, sponsors include FISERV, Jack Henry, et al. Details.

Nov. 15-18 • HLTH Las Vegas, details TBA.

Nov. 16-22 • GLOBAL Entrepreneurship Week activities.

Hon. Bill Haslam

Nov. 17 • Bill Haslam, Tennessee's 49th Governor, investor and Chairman of Nashville Predators discusses 'what Nashville should be thinking about now," as well as reflecting on decision-making, leadership and partnerships, and second acts. Moderated by Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Stephanie Coleman MBA MA. Details.

Nov. 17 • DEADLINE Kentucky Inno asking nominations of startup companies for possible inclusion in 2027 Startups to Watch, details.

Nov. 17 • 'Seeding Greatness' meetup for purpose-driven entrepreneurs, details.

Nov. 17 • Bull City Venture Partners "Founders First" event, Durham, NC, details.

Nov. 17 • Cumberland Region Tomorrow (comprised of 10 counties) produces Power of 10 conference at Music City Center, details here. 

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. 17-20 • World Affairs Councils of America, 2026 National Conference, Washington, DC. (Related: Tennessee WAC). Details. 

Nov. 18 • [Live] Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security conducts "Convening in the Capital: Autonomy at Scale," in Washington, D.C. Details.

Nov. 18 • TheBizFoundry, Cookeville, Start Here Pitch Competition, 6p-8pm, details.

Nov. 18 • NEXT LEVEL Women's Conference 2026, sponsored by Amazon, Belmont University, First Horizon, details.

Nov. 18 • Country Music Association, 60th CMA Awards, Bridgestone Arena, ABC Network, 7 CDT, details.

Nov. 18-19 • 7th Battery Gigafactory Summit USA 2026, details. 

Nov. 19 • Greater Nashville Technology Council partnering with the Middle TN Chapter of ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association). Panel Moderated by Sam Aiello PhD of Vickery Cyber Consulting, alongside GNTC President Mark Blaze and leaders from ISACA, Koda Security, Vanderbilt University and Lenovo. At a Tractor Supply location, Brentwood. 11AM CT. Details.

Nov. 19 • EpicenterU in Memphis holds Innovation Showcase alongside Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, details.

Nov. 19 • NANODay, Vanderbilt Institue of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, details. 

Nov. 19 • Nashville Technology Council "Tech Education Summit," details.

Nov. 19 •  Knoxville UT Research Park-based Spark Accelerator Cohort 5 concludes, details. 

Nov. 19 • Hack for Nonprofits, 121 Tech Hub, Knoxville, details.

Nov. 19 • AI for Marketing, workshop, The CO, Jackson, Tenn., 5pm Central. Details.

Nov. 19-21 • City Summit 2026: National League of Cities, registration. Music City Center, Omni Nashville, details. (Exec. workshops precede Nov. 18)

Nov. 20 • Lipscomb University and Colorado-based BoodleBox (a dba for Boodle Inc.) partner for "Campus AI Summit," Details.  

Nov. 20-21 • WriterFest, Belmont Universitiy, details.

Nov. 20-22 • Swift Sonic Conference, Nashville, details. Loews Nashville Hotel.

Nov. 26 • Thanksgiving.  

DECEMBER

Dec. 1-3 • Docks EXPO and Marina Conference, Music City Center. Details.

Dec. 3 x  "Chattanooga AI Summit: Human First, AI Next," event by The Enterprise Center, Chattanooga Technology Council, Hinton & Company, and BigSelfSchool, with sponsors including City of Chattanooga, EPB, Maclellan, and University of Tennessee Chattanooga Center for Professional Development." Venue: Erlanger Park. 8:30am-6pm ET. Tickets.

Dec. 3 • (virtual, free) Via TN World Affairs Council with The Economist Deputy Editor Tom Standage. Details.

Dec. 3 • Nashville Entrepreneur Day, Accelerator teams report, venue TBD. Details.

Dec. 4 • East TN Economic Council Annual Awards Breakfast, details. Alcoa, Tenn.

Dec. 8 • TheCO, Jackson, Tenn., Mini-Strategy Workshop, 5:30pm. Details.

Dec. 9-11 • "Edge" conference focuses on virtual care policy environment, American Telehealth Association (ATA), Watergate Hotel, Washington, D.C., details.

Shelton Mercer III

Dec. 10 • Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Network+ Tech & Innovation, speakers include serial entrepreneur Shelton Mercer III of Mercer Innov8tion™ (New York City). At Noah Liff Opera Center, details.

Dec. 10 • Zero To 510 Demo Day, Epimemphis, Fedex Event Center, Memphis, 5:30pm. Details.

Dec. 11 • SCORE: Tennessee's State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), Music City Center, details.

Dec. 28 • International Conference on Business Law & Economics, details. Nashville. Organized by the Canadian Association for Scientific Research and Publication, details.

ALL VNC Calendars here. All VNC news coverage here. VNC

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