NEXT Awards and Entrepreneurs’ Hall of Fame is entrepreneurship’s biggest night to honor the up and comers, the game-changers and those that have left a legacy in their wake.

October 2026 Dinner Meeting $0.00 - $25.00 Monday, October 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT 210 Badger Ave Oak Ridge, TN 37830 October 2026 Dinner Meeting with speaker Dr. Mark Peters at the Pollard Center Professionals - $25 prepay, $30 at the door Students - FREE

Innovation Crossroads is now accepting applications for its next cohort through October 30. Starting an energy technology company is challenging. The experts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can help you launch your hard-tech business. Learn more about this fellowship that offers access to ORNL’s world-class scientific facilities, equipment, and expertise—empowering innovators to accelerate the development...

Join us on October 20, 2026 Building on the strong foundation established at the inaugural Pathway to Trades Summit in May 2026, ORAU is hosting Next Steps for the Nuclear Workforce. This focused mid-cycle gathering will bring together regional and national partners committed to growing the skilled trades and nuclear workforce Tennessee needs. We are...

Attention nuclear companies, regional trades, higher education and technical training institutions, students, and job seekers: The Oak Ridge Chamber’s third annual Nuclear Science Week Career Fair returns to Roane State Community College on Tuesday, October 20, from 4:00–7:00 p.m. This year's event is hosted in partnership with the American Job Center, and generously sponsored by...

Join us for the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute’s Third Annual Convergent Research Initiatives Symposium. Dates: Wednesday, October 21 – Thursday, October 22, 2026 Location: University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Student Union Join us for a two-day scientific conference to learn more about the work underway in each of our UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Convergent...

Join us for the next Small Business Peer-to-Peer Group meeting on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:30 a.m. at Lambert's Southern Pie & Bake Shop. This group is designed for small business owners and operators to connect in a confidential, supportive environment. It is not a referral or sales group—our focus is on sharing knowledge, resources,...

AI:AF - Artisans & Founders You have already made something with AI. Now bring the build you would show in a job interview, a founder conversation, or the group chat where everyone asks, “Wait—how did you do that?” This event is designed for the opposite end of the spectrum from July’s beginner-friendly build night: people...

We're gathering tech infrastructure and software engineering professionals from around the Knoxville region to discuss how AI is changing DevOps. Matthew Park will lead a conversational session on what happens when AI accelerates dev output while introducing new challenges around code quality, testing, and security.

ETEC/TN² will present the New Nuclear Dirt Tour on Thursday, October 22, ~8:00am-3:30pm, organized and hosted by the AMSE and the Atomic History Center at K-25. Board a bus for a firsthand look at the companies, projects, and sites shaping the new nuclear industry across the Oak Ridge Corridor. Company representatives will join the tour...