CED - Center for Entrepreneurial Development

From Founder to Thought Leader: The Playbook for Building Influence + Audience Trust
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)

FORGE CEO Dinner (Invite Only)
2026-01-29 18:00 - 21:00
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/

Quarterly FORGE Networking (Members Only)
2026-02-05 08:00 - 10:00
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/

First Friday at Raleigh Founded - North Street
2026-02-06, 2026-03-06, 2026-04-03, 2026-05-01, 2026-06-05, 2026-07-03 | Raleigh Founded – North Street, 509 W North St, Raleigh, 27603, United States

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

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

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

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

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

SXSW
2026-03-12 - 2026-03-18

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

LSI USA
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-20

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

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

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

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

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

Startup Grind Global Conference
2026-04-27 - 2026-04-29

Seed the South Capital Summit
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-19 | Bank of America Stadium, 800 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC, 28202, United States

International Carrot Conference
2026-06-02 - 2026-06-04

Dig South Tech Summit
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-12

BIO International Convention
2026-06-22 - 2026-06-25
