Lunch with the Source – Jackson – “Delivering Your Pitch”

BankPlus @ The District at Eastover 1200 Eastover Drive, 3rd Floor, Jackson, MS, United States

"Pitch Perfect: Delivering Your Pitch" Greg Word has spent over a dozen years in the economic development industry, where delivering pitches is a way of life. He brings a design and marketing mindset to developing, fine-tuning and delivering a message crafted to reach and resonate with your target audience. Whether it's for a small project […]

Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame Awards Gala

The Country Club of Jackson

The Mississippi Innovators Hall of Fame Awards Gala will honor Wade H Creekmore, Jr., and James H. Creekmore, Sr., and celebrate a number of other people and companies that represent excellence in innovation in Mississippi. The event takes place on September 13, 2018, at the Country Club of Jackson. 2018 Inductees in the Mississippi Innovators […]

Accelerate: 19th Annual Conference on Technology Innovation

The Westin Jackson 407 South Congress Street , Jackson, MS, United States

Join us in November for our annual conference featuring "big ideas" speakers, breakfast and luncheon keynotes, Innovation Alley and much more.    

2018 Company and Investor Spotlight

The Westin Jackson 407 South Congress Street , Jackson, MS, United States

The 2018 Company and Investor Spotlight is a session dedicated to showcasing some of the cool and interesting startups being developed in Mississippi. Throughout the showcase, we will feature investor panels with educational info for both investors and entrepreneurs on topics such as the investment process and access to remote investors and opportunities. Networking opportunities […]

TEDx Jackson 2019

The TEDxJackson team returns this year to bring you “The Next 200,” an exploration of “ideas worth spreading” about the next 200 years of our city, our state and the world at large. Speakers will examine the ideas, perspectives, challenges and solutions that will shape our future, from both a near term and far-reaching point […]

Startup Weekend Jackson 2019

Coalesce 109 North State St, Jackson, MS, United States

SAVE THE DATE! Startup Weekend allows individuals or teams to go through the process of creating a company, validating a product and presenting to the group. Great practice and experience—and it's tons of fun! Register here >>

2019 Innovate Mississippi Legislative Open House

Innovate Mississippi's Jackson Office 121 North State Street, Suite 500, Jackson, MS, United States

Held at the Innovate Mississippi offices in downtown Jackson, we invite Mississippi legislators and area leaders to learn more about Innovate Mississippi and our initiatives for growing the innovation ecosystem in 2019. Hors D’oeuvres, beverages on the rooftop patio; meet our entrepreneurs; experience virtual reality.

Tech JXN 2019

Tech JXN is a two-day presentation of the value inherent in the City of Jackson and its geographic region as an attractive business hub for Tech. Overview: TECHNOLOGY – Highlight the region as a connected business community with high-speed broadband and an active entrepreneurial tech-innovation ecosystem EDUCATION – Highlight 7 local institutions of higher education as Talent […]

MagnoliaJS

MagnoliaJS is Mississippi's inaugural JavaScript and coding conference. If you are interested in JavaScript or other topics related to web development, this conference is for you. Whether you are a seasoned professional, a bootcamp or college student, a self-taught dev, or anywhere in between, this conference is for you.

$99 – $199

The Health Innovation and Transformation Forum (HIT Forum)

Norman C. Nelson Student Union 2500 N. State Street, Jackson, MS, United States

The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s 2nd Annual Health Innovation and Transformation (HIT) Forum is an interactive event where health innovators from UMMC and across the state will share their ideas for improving the health of Mississippians. The HIT Forum will feature a startup pitch competition for innovative health care solutions from anywhere in the […]