September '26 calendar last edited 2 Oct. 2026 1728h /  
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SEPTEMBER 2026

Sarah Trahern

Sept. 1 •  Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern (retiring EOCY 26) speaks during NBJ's Nashville Business Breakfast at Lipscomb University, 7:00am-8:30am, Shinn Center of Lipscomb University. Details.

Sept. 1 •  Greater Nashville Metro Council crucial 3rd vote on passage of Vanderbilt University Innovation Neighborhood, tune-in details.

Sept. 1 •  TNDOT: Tennessee Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Small Business Annual Meeting, Cambria Hotel, BNA, details. Event registration.

Sept. 1 •  Business Organization Fair, dozens of business-related student groups convene to connect with others with business and financial endeavors in mind, an initiative of the Vanderbilt University Hoogland Undergraduate Business Program, details. Related C4E events.

Laura Ritchey

Sept. 2 •  GEODIS Americas CEO Laura Ritchey addresses Tennessee World Affairs Council, at Alliance Bernstein, 11am-1pm, details. Subject: Adaptability as global competitive advantage.

Sept. 2 • (virtual) Maggie Wu of TransAmerica Financial Advisors leads program on Career Diversification in the AI Era, 8PM Central Time, free registration.

Sept. 2-3 • University of Tennessee, Chattanooga 2026 Fall Research Conference, details.

Sept. 2-5 • Business Analytics Corporate Partner Week of Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Details.

Sept. 2-16 • VOL COURT pitch competition, Roe Prize funding, Reverse Shark Tank, details. UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business.

Sept. 3 • Entrepreneur Bobby Hartline (an EOS implementer better known as the exited operator of Absolute Wireless) is among presenters at Music City Work Club, 4pm-6pm, open the full event listing here.

Sept. 3 • Free CoWork Day at Nashville Entrepreneur Center, register here.

Sept. 3 • Greater Nashville Private Capital Association program on Defense Technology sponsored by FirstIn and Ridgeline VC. Sponsored by FirstIn, Rockmont Partners, Ridgeline. Details.

Sept. 3 • (virtual) US PTO highlights International Business Innovation Association, 1pm-3pm CDT, registration. Registration. 

Sept. 5 • "Stand-Up for Global Health," fundraiser for Project C.U.R.E., at Zanie's Comedy Club, Nashville. 4pm showtime.

Sept. 7 • U.S. Labor Day.

Sept. 8 • Women in Entrepreneurship - Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, 10:30am, details.

Sept. 8 • Nashville-based Torch Collective (registered in TN in April 2025) rolls-out Torch Signals Exchange, built to help Torch members "find and act on the right relationships, faster." Related. Torch has said it aims to serve "high-caliber individuals who build, fund and grow businesses".

Sept. 8-10 • Semperis Hybrid Identity Protection HIP Conference, Embassy Suites, Nashville. Related.

Sept. 9 •  "The Works 2026" Demo Day, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, details.

Sept. 9 • (virtual) Blue Oval City Community Impact Ford West TN, TN ECD. Details.

Sept. 9 • Think Tennessee Policy Forum, Music City Center, details. Music City Center 8am-4pm.

Sept. 9 • Periscope Pitch & Artist Entrepreneur Showcase, Arts + Business Council of Greater Nashville, details. 8am-9am

Sept. 9 • Oak Ridge Corridor Development Corporation President Mike Magill addresses Knoxville Chamber "Fueling regional growth through nuclear" program, 8:30AM ET registration.

Sept. 11 • 25th Anniversary September 11, 2001, Memorial and Observances, resource.

Sept. 9-11 • FINOVATE fintech conference, Marriott Marquis Times Square, NYC, details.

Sept. 9-10 • Greater Nashville Technology Council Summit, Bungalow Studios, Omni Nashville. Details.

Sept. 10 • First Annual Summit on Engineering the Elimination of Diseases," Houston, details.

Sept. 10 • Country Music Association (CMA) Awards nominees to be released 8am Central Time, details.

Sept. 10 • AWS hosts healthcare life-sciences meetup downtown Nashville, details. Related.

Sept. 10 • Raising Early-Stage Funding in Nashville, remarks by Phil Shmerling and several founders TBD, registration free. 11:30a-1:30p. Nashville Entrepreneur Center.

Sept. 10 • Women's Renaissance Business Summit, Riverwood Mansion, details.

Sept. 10 • Nashville Creator Summit, Ampersand Studios, 9am-1pm, Details.

Sept. 11 • Deadline Meharry Medical College NSF I-Corps filing deadline, details. Related University of Memphis details.

Sept. 12 • NEXT Health's Inaugural Longevity Summit, Conrad Nashville, details.

Sept. 13-15 • McLeod Software User Conference, transportation and logistics, Nashville.

Sept. 13-15 • Nashville Health Care Council Sessions. (2025 recaps 1 & 2) Full Agenda.

Sept. 13-16 • Administrative Professionals Conference, Gaylord Opryland, details.

Sept. 14-16 • Piper Sandler Growth Frontiers Conference, Nashville.

Sept. 14-16 • TTDC LaunchTN's 13th annual 3686 Festival and sidebar InvestTN Summit. Nashville. 

Sept. 14-17 • VU School of Nursing and International Council of Nurses conduct Advanced Practice Nurses conference. Also, on Sept. 13: Nurse Hack for Health.  

Sept. 15 • DEADLINE nominations for Women of Influence ranking by Nashville Business Journal, balloting here.

Sept. 15 • Upshot Nashville Women's Basketball team reveals Pro Basketball name and logo, ahead of 2027 season. Register.

Sept. 15-Oct. 15 • National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Sept. 15 • The Middle East After Iran War, Mona Yacoubian, director and senior advisor for the Middle East program at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Venue: Bass Berry & Sims. 11a-1pm. Details.

Sept. 15 • Nashville Entrepreneur Center: Pre-Summit workshop for healthtech startups ahead of Sept. 16 Global Health Innovators Summit III, details and registration.

Sept. 15 • (virtual) Noon-1pm CT. "Women's Equality Day" celebration of innovation, by US Patent & Trademark Office, details.

Sept. 16 • The Lighthouse Open House for entrepreneurs, investors, advisors, register.

Sept. 16 • Global Health Innovators Summit, Nashville, The Cannery, homepage here, more info here.

Sept. 16 • CoWrite the Future (3686 Popup) by Nashville Innovation Alliance, with panel of entrepreneurs from Adele Health, Giggs, HeroWear, Opre, Whisper Aero, 4:30p-6p at Monday Night Brewing. Details here.

Sept. 16 • Julia Polk (Curio) and Reed Omary convene Innovators Forum on AI Data Centers as 3686 Popup, Nashville, request registration here.

Sept. 16 • Demystifying Venture Financings, from intro to close, moderated by Evan Prislovsky and featuring panelists from Differential Ventures, Lorimer Ventures, FBT Gibbons, 12:30pm-1:30pm details.

Sept. 16 • Deadline: Applications for Capital Readiness Accelerator, Epicenter Memphis, details.

Sept. 16 • LaunchTN (3686) popup: Grid innovation in Tennessee, 1:45pm-2:45pm. Deets.

Sept. 16 • AgeInnovate Pitch Competition, in association with 3686 event, details here.

Sept. 17 • FintechFutures: Embedded finance and BaaS, webinar, details.

Sept. 17 • Nashville-Israel Health Summit, details. Presented by Friends of the Tennessee-Israel Caucus FTIC.

Sept. 17 • "Next Starts Now" Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce event. "Spirit of the Region Award". Details. 5pm-9:30pm.

Sept. 17-18 • INFOSEC Nashville, cybersecurity conference, Music City Center, registration.

Sept. 21 • 5PM Nov. 19th CT is DEADLINE for applications for "Next Big Thing" pitch competition which occurs Nov. 21, presented by Epicenter Memphis and the Society of Entrepreneurs. Details.

Sept. 21 • HealthTrust Connect, Omni Hotel Nashville.

Sept. 21-23 • USPTO Innovation Expo, Washington, D.C. - details.

Sept. 22 • Entrepreneurship through acquisition: Letter-of-Interest Workshop for buyers and sellers, 8am-9:30am, registration. At VU OGSM.

Sept. 22 • Virtual - Association for Corporate Growth - M&A Mid-Year Recap & Outlook with GFData, 1pm CDT, details.

Sept. 22-24 • Behavioral Health Tech Conference, Gaylord Opryland, details here.

Sept. 23 • Clarksville: Legends of Business: Nashville Technology Council CEO Mark Blaze speaks during program by Austin Peay State University College of Business and Legends Bank, details here.

Sept. 23 • (virtual) Nashville's Reed Omary MD is among webinar panelists focused on "Impact of data centers on environment and health in rural areas," presented by the Association of Health Care Journalists, details. Noon-1pm CT.

Sept. 23-25 • Quantum World Congress, includes Tennessee delegation's presentation. Details 1 & 2.

Sept. 24-Oct. 1 • Nashville Film Festival, details.

Sept. 24 • Leadership Nashville Alumni Association 50th Anniversary Opening Dinner.

Sept. 24 • Founders' Market and Happy Hour for CPG, Food, Beverage entrepreneurs, Nashville Entrepreneur Center, 3p-5p. details.

Sept. 24-25 • D.A. Davidson Diversified Industrials & Services Conference (financial advisory), Nashville. Invitation only.

Sept. 25 • Content Economy Nashville: Sports and gaming Content are topics at Nashville Entrepreneur Center, registration.

Sept. 25 • Fintech @ Rocky Top: Vibe Coding Challenge, through Nov. 20. Details.

Sept. 26-29 • Annual Clinical Congress, American College of Surgeons, Washington, D.C. details.

Sept. 28 • Coresight conference, Tractor Suppply HQ, Nashville, covering "How AI  is Redefining the Possible." Speakers include Coresight CEO Deborah Weinswig, Nashville Technology Council CEO Mark Blaze, et al. Details.

Sept. 29 • 865Fest, Knoxville, entrepreneurial conference with two pitch competitions, details. And more deets.

Sept. 30 • (virtual) Angel Capital Association webinar: Protecting Fiduciaries and Portfolios from AI Compliance Exposure , 11a-Noon, details here.

Sept. 30 • Memphis Logistics Summit, registration. At Peabody Memphis Skyway. Host: Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce. 11am-2:30pm

Sept. 30 • TN World Affairs Council, speaker Douglas Kreulen, president-ceo, Metro Nashville Airport Authority, details.

Sept. 30 • Tennessee Manufacturers Association announces "Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee" winners during annual meeting. 

Previous VNC Calendars here. All VNC news coverage here. VNC

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