The presenters include the Chief Scientist for a private company, an ORNL Research Scientist in Quantum Physics, and a UTC faculty member who is building a research facility for quantum optics.

The second annual "Fly for Researchers Faculty Pitch Competition" featured five faculty start-up ideas that have significant commercial potential.

The former Oak Ridge National Laboratory "Innovations Crossroads" program member is being recognized as one of the '12 Climate Tech Innovators Building a Net Zero World' by BloombergNEF.

A product of Big Slate Media, this content storage and management software won the top prize at the 2023 What's the Big Idea? Pitch Competition.

100Knoxville is a program dedicated to helping Black-owned businesses in Knoxville grow by $10,000,000 in 5 years through the investment of time and talent, and access to social, political, and financial capital.

The first was an opportunity for the Knoxville Chamber's "Premier Partners" to meet the start-ups. There was also a community opportunity two days later.

The three-year-old "EnergyTech Accelerator" will also relocate to the city's iconic Innovation Depot before the next cohort starts in September.

IACMI will be receiving federal funding across five fiscal years, with a first-year investment of $6 million to further technological R&D and accelerate commercialization in the domestic composites manufacturing sector.