CED - Center for Entrepreneurial Development

The Idea Village
2026-02-10 - 2026-02-12 | NC

State of Capital in North Carolina Dinner (Invite Only)
2026-02-12 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | NC
CED is excited to host the third annual “State of Capital in North Carolina” Dinner – a small, invite-only investor dinner to discuss the 2025 venture investment landscape. This will include our analysis from the CED Venture Report as well as thoughts on trends from the larger group.
This dinner is invite-only and unfortunately we are unable to extend additional invitations.

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

Quarterly FORGE Networking (Members Only)
2026-02-26 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/
Please note: This was rescheduled from February 5th, due to the weather.

BIO Investment & Growth Summit
2026-03-02 - 2026-03-03 | NC

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

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

Free Coworking Day at The Junction
2026-03-06 08:30 - 17:00, 2026-04-03 08:30 - 17:00 | Innovate Carolina, 136 E Rosemary St, Chapel Hill, NC, 17514, United States

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

Startup Storytelling — powered by RDSW
2026-03-09 13:00 - 16:00 | NC

The Montgomery Summit
2026-03-10 - 2026-03-11 | 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

GCVI Summit
2026-03-17 - 2026-03-19 | 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

NCSU AI in Agriculture
2026-03-31 - 2026-04-02 | NC

BioAgTech World Congress
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-10 | NC

11th IdeaFest Business Pitch Competition
2026-04-08 | NC

Duke Startup Showcase
2026-04-09 16:00 - 19:00 | Duke University – Fuqua School of Business, 100 Fuqua Drive, Durham, NC, 27708, United States

VCIC Global Finals
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-11 | UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, 300 Kenan Center Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, United States

Raleigh-Durham Startup Week
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-26 | NC
