WE'RE BREAKING-out these out these curated events in Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville, as a service to VNC Readers:

February 20 - The Roaring 20 First Annual Awards and Celebration Banquet, sponsored by Tennessee Chapter, Association for Corporate Growth; and, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. Details. Hutton Hotel Nashville.

February 20 - Jump-Starting America, How Breakthrough Science can revive Economic Growth and the American Dream, co-author Jonathan Gruber PhD, MIT, Edney Innovation Center, Chattanooga, details here.

February 25 - Greater Memphis Chamber thought leadership program with Byron Reese, author, The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity, at Memphis Botanic Garden, Breakfast, details here.

February 25 - 26 - "Day on the Hill" (Capitol) by Launch Tennessee, LifeScience Tennessee, Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council, EO Nashville, and Nashville Technology Council. Here is LaunchTN's Reception Feb. 25 registration form.

February 27 - Smart Business Dealmakers Conference, Westin Nashville, sponsored by UBS. details.

February 27 - Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 5 p.m. - Project Healthcare showcase. Advance Registration here.

February 28 - UBS Financial Services: "My Business, My Legacy" event exclusively for entrepreneurial founders and business owners who contemplate a future private-business exit. A halfday morning program At Wellspire in the Gulch. Topics include pre-exit and sales strategies; planning for after the exit; plus, a panel discussion by entrepreneurs who have exited their businesses. Required: Requests for further details and Confirmed advance registration requests should be addressed to: Kris dot Kirby at UBS dot com

February 28 - March 1 - Knoxville Entrepreneur Center 'What's the Big Idea?' startup dev and pitch weekend, details.

See longer-range events 2020 events calendar here. VNC

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