CED - Center for Entrepreneurial Development

First Friday at Raleigh Founded - North Street
2026-01-02, 2026-02-06, 2026-03-06, 2026-04-03 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

CES
2026-01-06 - 2026-01-09 | NC

Strength in Numbers Coffee Meet-up (Members Only)
2026-01-09 09:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | NC
We hold casual morning coffee meet-ups for members of Strength in Numbers — a growing network of female-identifying founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem champions building meaningful connections and sharing candid conversations.
Please Note: This event is for members only. If you’re not yet a member but are interested in joining, visit our Strength in Numbers member page to learn more: https://cednc.mykajabi.com/strength_in_numbers

J.P. Morgan Health Care Conference
2026-01-12 - 2026-01-16 | The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square, 335 Powell St, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States

NC IDEA Spring 2026 Grants Information Session: Wilmington
2026-01-26 12:00 - 13:30 | UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), 803 College Road Suite G, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States

Morning Grind: Navigating Transitions & Business Pivots - Brandon Kashani
2026-01-27 08:30 - 10:30 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

From Founder to Thought Leader: The Playbook for Building Influence + Audience Trust
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | NC

RDSW Happy Hour
2026-01-29 16:30 - 18:30 | Frontier RTP, 700 Park Offices Drive, Durham, NC, 27713, United States

FORGE CEO Dinner (Invite Only)
2026-01-29 18:00 - 21:00 | NC
An evening designed exclusively for FORGE founders and CEOs—starting with a casual networking hour, followed by facilitated roundtable discussions in industry-specific groups.
Attendance is invite-only and limited. To learn more about FORGE, visit: https://cednc.org/forge/

RIoT State of the Region
2026-02-03 17:30 - 20:00 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

Quarterly FORGE Networking (Members Only)
2026-02-05 08:00 - 10:00 | NC
This quarterly gathering is exclusively for members of FORGE — a peer community of growth-stage founders and operators navigating the unique challenges of scaling a company.
You must be a FORGE member to attend. If you’re interested in learning more, visit our FORGE membership page: https://cednc.org/forge/

GrepBeat "Rising Stars"
2026-02-05 18:30 - 21:00 | 21c Museum Hotel Durham, 111 North Corcoran St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Free Coworking Day at The Junction
2026-02-06 08:30 - 17:00, 2026-03-06 08:30 - 17:00 | Innovate Carolina, 136 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC, 17514, United States

Florida Venture Forum
2026-02-23 - 2026-02-25 | NC

Cowen & Co Health Care Conference
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-04 | NC

New Orleans Entrepreneur Week
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-14 | NC

Smart Cities Connect
2026-03-10 - 2026-03-12 | NC

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
2026-03-11 - 2026-03-12 | NC

SXSW
2026-03-12 - 2026-03-18 | NC

Instant Payment Summit Global Series 2026
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-17 | NC

LSI USA
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-20 | NC

Future Food-Tech
2026-03-19 - 2026-03-20 | NC

All Things AI
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-24 | The Carolina Theatre, 309 W Morgan St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States

Transform
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-25 | NC

Venture Connect 2026
2026-03-24 - 2026-03-25 | DPAC, 123 William V Bill Bell Wy, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Join CED for Venture Connect 2026, the leading conference in the Southeast for scaling startups. Spotlight on: Next-Gen Hardware & Deep Tech, Software Innovation, Human Health: Biotech, Tools & Therapeutics, and Science for a Healthier Planet.

Pendominium
2026-03-24 - 2026-03-26 | Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E South St, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
