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July 2 • Application deadline for Nashville Technology Council's Emerging Leaders in Technology (ELITE) program, details.

July 4 • Fourth of July. Downtown Nashville celebration details here.

July 4 • Application deadline for business Skills Accelerator programs offered by Chattanooga's The Company Lab, powered by gener8tor. Details.

July 8 • Summer Series of "Lighthouse" entrepreneurial events curated by Haley 'Zap' Zapolski begins, topics spanning raising capital, becoming an Angel investor, SAFE-to-A raises, and then a wild-west hackathon. Details.

July 10 • EPICENTER ZeroTo510, Memphis medtech accelerator virtual info session, more info here.

July 10 • 2025 Memphis Business Conference, City of Memphis. Venue: UMemphis FedEx Institute of Technology. Topics include navigation of procurement opportunities and the program promotes businesses-government collaboration. Details.

July 11 • Application deadline Epicenter Memphis - Alchemist Accelerator Med Device ops cohort application deadline, details here. Related post.

July 12-13 • Scopes 'Monkey' Trial Centennial Symposium, Vanderbilt University, National Center for Science Education. Details.

July 13-18 • IEEE Nuclear & Space Radiation Effects Conference (NSREC), Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Details here. The event is supported by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and its Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS), Radiation Effects Steering Committee (RESG), et al. The event's Technical program chair is Andrew Sternberg PhD, an alumnus of both Vanderbilt University and Lipscomb University who works for the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics.

July 15 • CEO Bill Dunavant addresses "Why Memphis: Changing the Narrative," Society of Entrepreneurs event at JA, Noon Central Time, details.

July 15 • Nomination deadline for Memphis Next-Gen Awards (candidates age 22-40), with winners TBA Sept. 1.

July 19 • Sustainability Summit by American Hospital Association. JW Marriott. Details.

July 20-22 • American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, Nashville.

July 22-23 • East Tennessee Economic Council 2025 Nuclear Opportunities Workshop, Knoxville, details.

July 31 • Greater Nashville Private Capital Association, "Navigating the Modern Family Office Investment," details.

July 31 • Annual "New Emerging Leaders Awards," presented by Belmont University Massey College of Business and the Nashville Area chamber of Commerce. Venue: Marathon Music Works. Details.

FUTURE EVENTS

August 1* LifeScience Tennessee Scipreneur Challenge applications window opens for Scipreneur Challenge, for those interested in learning more about the entrepreneurship and IP commercialization. *Details TBA here. The closely aligned LifeScience Venture Program is also taking applications from mentors and from lifesci startups. VNC LifeSci Venture Program coverage here.

August 2-7 • JSM - Joint Statistical Meetings of data scientists and statisticians, Music City Center.

August 6 • Nashville Entrepreneur Center Capital Session on determining the valuation of your business, at any stage. Details.

August 5-6 • Southest Energy Policy Forum, Knoxville, hosted by the Center for Energy, Transportation and Environmental Policy of the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at UT. Industry leaders, nonprofits, ORNL, TVA, and government officials gather for "accessible policy analysis, insights on policy process, and policy-centered technical discussions about emerging technologies." Details.

August 11 • State of Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Council meeting, 1pm Central, Tennessee Tower.

August 13-15 • Southeast Turnaround Management Association Regional Meeting, Clearwater Beach. Details.

August 14-15 • Nashville Technology Council Innovation Summit. Music City Center. Details.

August 20 • Demo Day - The Works incubator, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center. Details.

August 26 • TheCO regional innovation hub in Jackson, Tenn., hosts Alex McCandless for a session on finding grants for your business, and more. Details.

August 28 • Association for Corporate Growth, "Roaring 20 Awards," venue: Conrad Nashville. Details.

FALL DEMO DAY date TBA for Accelerate Appalachia Beta Tech Accelerator Demo Day, Johnson City. Backed by East Tennessee State University Research Corporation, Synch Space Entrepreneur Center, Tennessee Small Business Development Center at ETSU, and Tennessee Technology Development Corporation dba Launch Tennessee. Five startups have been chosen to present. Release here.

Sept. 1 • Labor Day Holiday.

Sept. 8-10 • Oracle Health Summit - Orlando. Details.

Sept. 8 • "InvestTN Summit" exclusive program within 3686 this year: TN Technology Development Corp dba LaunchTN convenes the InvestTN Summit, "a private day-long, invite-only event on Monday, Sept. 8 for Launch Tennessee portfolio companies and their co-investors, convening the roster of startups with LaunchTN backing, alongside the investor community and top venture firms from across the country for exclusive programming and connections."

Sept. 8-10 • 3686 Festival by Tennessee Technology Development Corp. aka Launch Tennessee. Festival site.

Sept. 14-17 • Spark Health Group annual Retreat, Marriott W Hotel, Nashville. Spark Health was fka RISE Health Group.

Sept. 16 • Innov865 Alliance presents 865 Fest, Knoxville, details here.

Sept. 16-18 • Autodesk University 2025, details. Music City Center.

Sept. 17 • Circular Economy Innovation: "Game Change Summit V," convening at Lexmark Intl., Lexington, Ky., details here. MidSouth GC Alliance members.

Sept. 17-19 • Annual Tennessee Governor's Conference on Hospitality and Tourism, Kingsport, Details.

Sept. 17-19 • D.A. Davidson Industrials & Services Conference (M&A, finance, advisory, etc.), Contact.

Sept. 20-21 • Sun Day nationwide, lifting opportunities in Sun-derived energy. Details.

Sept. 22-24 • ProofPoint Protect User Conference. Gaylord Opryland. Details.

Sept. 24-26 • RALLY Pitch Competition, Indianapolis Convention Center, with potentail $5MM investment across Ag-Food, Healthcare, Sportstech, Software, Hardtech. Details.

Sept. 25 Fall "Capital Sessions" begin at Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Details on three in the series here.

Sept. 26 • Military Veterans in Nashville: Owen Graduate School of Management - Panel discussion, career-path breakouts, open networking. Details.

Sept. 29-30 • Nashville Healthcare Sessions. Nashville Health Care Council.

Oct. 8-10 • New conference: DelTech hosted by Epicenter Memphis, details here.

Oct. 13-15 • NCQA Health Innovation Summit, Chula Vista, San Diego. Details.

Oct. 19-22 • HLTH conference in Las Vegas. Details. (Nashville Health Care Council networking reception Oct. 20.)

Oct. 19-22 • Proptech: MRI Ascend North America 2025, details. Gaylord Opryland.

Oct. 22-24 • Tennessee Economic Development Council, Knoxville, details.

Nov. 4 • ZeroTo510 (backed by Epicenter Memphis) and partner Alchemist Accelerator hold Demo Day for its Medical Device Operations Challenge (MDOC). Details.

Nov. 4-5 • GOVCON TN Governor's economic development conference, Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro. Details.

Nov. 6-8 • Startup Mountain Summit, Johnson City, details.

Nov. 10-12 • Amazon Unboxed Nashville.

Nov. 11 • "How to Talk with Talk with Endowments," Greater Nashville Private Capital Association, details.

Nov. 12 • Power of Ten Summit, Cumberland Region Tomorrow. Details TBA.

Nov. 16-19 • Open Text Enterprise World Conference, Music City Center.

Nov. 17-19 • Five9 2025 DX Summmit, details.

Nov. 18 • Life Science Tennessee annual conference. Details TBA.

Nov. 19 • Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) hosts Advanced Energy Opportunities event, Knoxville. Details.

Nov. 25 • Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, Fedex Insitute, University of Memphis, Details.

2026 EVENTS

Jan. 7-10 • National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education, Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University. Details.

Jan. 11-15 • Hyland Software - Hyland Alliance Partner Summit. Venue TBD.

Jan. 27 • Chattanooga: The Company Lab's deadline for applications for 2026 Sustainable Mobility Accelerator. Details. Portfolio.

March 9-12 • HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, Las Vegas. Details.

April 15-17 • DealCatalyst US Private Credit & Direct Conference on Direct Lending, a major draw for investors. Details TBA.

April 21-23 • Angel Capital Association & Rockies Ventures Club convene Summit of Angel Investing, Westminster, Colo.

April 22-24* • Fourth annual Vanderbilt University Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. (*VNC fact-checking)

ENDNOTES:

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