Your Guide to the Triangle’s Tech Ecosystem
I diagnose and fix the issues that keep B2B tech companies from reaching their revenue goals, in part to help our local tech community thrive.
Growth happens when the right people connect.
This calendar is built to make that happen.
Enjoy,
Chip Royce
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Events for April
26th
12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
North Carolina Bridal & Wedding Expo (Raleigh Convention Center)
Raleigh Convention Center
Events for April
27th
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Small Business Technology Development Center Seminar – Government Contracts (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
8:00 am - 12:00 am
Industry Day: KIMBROUGH AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, FORT MEADE, MD. (NCMBC)
George H. Fallon Federal Building
Events for April
28th
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Government Affairs Committee – Jake Cashion, VP of Government Affairs at NC Chamber (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
Apex Chamber of Commerce
12:00 am - 5:00 pm
Industry Day: KIMBROUGH AMBULATORY CARE CENTER, FORT MEADE, MD. (NCMBC)
George H. Fallon Federal Building
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
How To Start a Small Business or Side Hustle (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Location Name
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
How to Overcome the Fear of Starting Your Own Company (Founder’s Institute)
Virtual
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Brews + Bytes + Insights: Network With Innovation Pros (Triangle)
MetLife Global Technology Hub, Cary, NC
Events for April
29th
7:25 am - 5:00 pm
SciTechCONNECT Regional Pop-Up event in Greensboro (NCMBC)
299 North Greene Street Greensboro, NC 27401 United States
8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Accessibility Workshop with Miranda Capra @ Lucid Software (Triangle UXPA)
Lucid Software Raleigh @ Smoky Hollow District
1:00 pm - 12:00 am
turING: A Gathering on Humanity, Data, and AI in Research & the Life Sciences (NCBC)
Durham Arts Council
Events for April
30th
3:30 am - 4:30 pm
RIBBON CUTTING: The Ballast on Salem (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
The Ballast on Salem
8:00 am - 10:00 am
Corridors of Opportunity – Edgecombe, Nash, Wilson Counties (Triangle Business Journal)
The Power House at Rocky Mount Mills
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
4th Annual Military Appreciation Luncheon (NCMBC)
Rudolph Jones Student Center, Fayetteville State University
12:00 am - 12:30 pm
turING: A Gathering on Humanity, Data, and AI in Research & the Life Sciences (NCBC)
Durham Arts Council
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Co-working + Free Booze at Frontier RTP (NC Triangle Remote Workers)
Frontier RTP, 800 Park Offices Dr, Durham
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
GenAI for Product Management: Standoff or Tango?
The Fuqua School of Business, 100 Fuqua Drive
Events for May
1st
Events for May
2nd
9:00 am - 11:00 am
CHAMBER OPEN HOUSE during PeakFest @ THE DEPOT (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
220 N. Salem Street Apex
6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Catalyst: 10th Anniversary Celebration (NC Life Sci)
1101 Gorman St., Raleigh, NC 27695
Events for May
3rd
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Mother’s Day Market at The Mayton (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
301 S. Academy St. Cary, NC 27511
12:00 am - 8:00 am
Catalyst: 10th Anniversary Celebration (NC Life Sci)
1101 Gorman St., Raleigh, NC 27695
Events for May
4th
6:00 am - 8:00 pm
Triangle Startup Collective – May 2026 Event (Triangle Startup Collective)
Raleigh Founded
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2026 North Carolina Microbiome Symposium (NC Biotechnology Center)
NC Biotechnology Center
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
How to Get Your First 10 Customers Without a Marketing Team or Budget (Founder’s Institute)
Virtual
Events for May
5th
9:00 am - 10:30 am
79 West May Breakfast Club with Victor Czar, Sanford Assistant City Manager (79* West)
79°West Coworking Space & Innovation Hub
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Downtown Techies Durham and Raleigh MERGE FOR THE SUMMER! (Downtown Techies: Durham)
Lynnwood Brewing Concern
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Remote Workers Happy Hour at Raleigh Brewing Company (NC Triangle Remote Workers)
Raleigh Brewing Company - Neil St. Location
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Lightbridge Academy Cary Outdoor Movie Night (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
655 Reedy Creek Road Cary, NC 27513
Events for May
6th
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ethics and Excellence: Navigating Today’s Business Challenges (NCMBC)
Mitchell Community College, Executive Training Center
10:00 am - 12:00 am
Ladies Lunch & Learn Golf Academy (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Prestonwood Country Club
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Deep Dive Into Slackbot with Mike Reynolds!! (Raleigh-Durham Slack Community chapter)
Raleigh-Durham
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Small Business Outreach Event at Wayne Community College (NCMBC)
Wayne Community College
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Triangle Content Creators Meetup (Triangle Content Creators Meetup Podcast, YouTube, TikTok)
Raleigh Founded
Events for May
7th
8:00 am - 9:30 pm
Coffee & Connections at SamIT Solutions (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
SamIT Solutions
12:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ladies Lunch & Learn Golf Academy (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Prestonwood Country Club
11:00 am - 12:00 am
Ladies Lunch & Learn Golf Academy (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Prestonwood Country Club
1:00 pm - 1:00 pm
RIBBON CUTTING- FOXTAIL COFFEE- SWEETWATER (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
Sweetwater Foxtail location
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
May 7th-Future Proof Agriculture: Critical Competencies for Feeding (RTP AgBio + AgTech Meetup)
First Flight Venture Center
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Triangle Tech Social (Whitley Recruiting & Barfield Revenue Consulting)
Borden Building and Fred Fletcher Amphitheater
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Claude Code for Non-Engineers: Turning AI Into a Real Business Tool (PM Network Alliance)
600 Park Offices Dr · Durham, NC
Events for May
8th
8:30 am - 10:00 am
New Member Coffee with Aaron Nelson, Chamber President & CEO (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
12:00 am - 1:00 pm
Ladies Lunch & Learn Golf Academy (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Prestonwood Country Club
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
NCER Luncheon with Doug Edgeton, President and CEO of the NC BioTech Center (NC Executive Roundtable)
Prestonwood Country Club
Events for May
9th
No Events
Events for May
10th
Events for May
11th
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Small Business Technology Development Center Seminar – Government Contracts (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
The Chamber For a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Events for May
12th
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Cut Through the AI Noise: AI Tools That Drive Real Marketing Results (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Sam IT Solutions
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Shake Shack Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening Celebration (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
1600 Village Market Place Morrisville, NC, 27560
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Anthrokinetics Physic Lab Grand Opening Ribbon-Cutting (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Anthrokinetics Physio Lab
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Anthrokinetics Physic Lab Grand Opening Ribbon-Cutting (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Anthrokinetics Physio Lab
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Gig East Lunch & Learn: Beyond the Press Release: A Modern Playbook (Gig East Exchange)
Gig East Exchange
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Blue Mountain Innovation Roadshow (NC Biotechnology Center)
The Apella by Alexandria
2:00 pm - 12:00 am
Stop Guessing: How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days (Raleigh Startup Founder 101)
Virtual
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
PM Networking – Sponsored by Maynor (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
1000 Goodworth Dr Apex NC 27539
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Quantum Combinatorial Optimization (Quantum Computing RTP Meetup)
Carolina Ale House
6:00 pm - 12:00 am
Raleigh Veteran Connect at The Iron Oaks (NC Biotechnology Center)
Address 3800 Glenwood Ave. Suite 120 Raleigh, NC 27612
Events for May
13th
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Women’s Luncheon – Spring 2026 (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
Chapel Hill Country Club
12:00 am - 4:00 pm
Stop Guessing: How to Use AI to Validate Your Startup Idea in Days (Raleigh Startup Founder 101)
Virtual
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Innovate Carolina OTC: 2026 Celebration of Inventorship (NC Biotechnology Center)
The Rizzo Center
12:00 am - 8:00 pm
Raleigh Veteran Connect at The Iron Oaks (NC Biotechnology Center)
Address 3800 Glenwood Ave. Suite 120 Raleigh, NC 27612
Events for May
14th
8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Context Layer: The Emerging Stack for Context-Aware AI (Data Science Raleigh Meetup)
Virtual
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Build Your AI Executive Team. Free Up Hours for What Matters. (79* West)
79 Degrees West
9:00 am - 10:00 am
The Context Layer: The Emerging Stack for Context-Aware AI (Data Science Raleigh Meetup)
Virtual
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
NCBiotech Life Sciences Intelligence Workshop at Connect Labs Charlotte (NC Biotechnology Center)
The Pearl
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Industry Day Aircraft Arresting System (AAS) and Re-Striping Homestead (NCMBC)
Homestead ARB
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
May 2026 Raleigh Durham | Local & Business Impact of NC Children’s Hospital (ACG Raleigh Durham)
NC State University Club
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Small Business Academy #5 | Leading a Multigenerational Workforce (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Cary Chamber of Commerce
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Knowledgeable Network of Women (KNOW) with Platinum Sponsor Holiday Inn RDU (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Holiday Inn Raleigh-Durham Airport
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Chamber Professional Women’s Luncheon – Lead BOLDly, Part 3: Leadership (Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
The Stockroom at 230
Events for May
15th
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
A2i Immersion Day 2026 (Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Kirby Reading Room, Fuqua School of Business
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Joint Ribbon Cutting for Triangle Painting and Siding + Jim Morgan Music (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
7308 Self Storage Rd Apex, NC 27523
Events for May
16th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Lightbridge Academy Cary Ice Cream Social (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
655 Reedy Creek Road Cary, NC 27513
Events for May
17th
Events for May
18th
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Business After Hours hosted by Naos Hellenic Cuisine (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Naos Helenic Cuisine
Events for May
19th
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Morning Grind: Navigating Transitions & Business Pivots – Brandon Kashani (Morning Grind)
Raleigh Founded
9:00 am - 10:30 am
How to Tell Stories That Win Clients and Investors with Lubna Forzley (Founder’s Institute)
Virtual
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Small Business Outreach Event, Coastal Carolina Community College (NCMBC)
Coastal Carolina Community College James Melton Vocational Skills Bldg. Room 104 B/C
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elevate 2026: The Next Evolution of Local Media (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
800 S Salisbury St Raleigh
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
MAY 2026 PTN | The Growing World of Sports Investing (American Underground)
Office of Charles Aris
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
On the Menu: The Leader Identity Shift: How to Grow into Your Next Level of Leadership (Frontier RTP)
Frontier 800
11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Growth & Development Summit 2026 (Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
Raleigh Marriott City Center
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Business After Hours hosted by TABLE (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
TABLE
Events for May
20th
8:30 am - 11:00 am
Carolinas Event | May Member Drop-In (Private Director’s Association – Charlotte)
Eggs Up Grill
9:30 am - 10:30 pm
North Carolina-Catalonia: Life Sciences Partnership Exchange (NC LifeScie)
Hybrid: In-person/Virtual
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
The Data Reset: Marketing Analytics for the Future (AMA -Triangle NC Chapter)
North Carolina State University
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
May 2026 RDU | Women’s Forum | Hats off to Summer! (ACG Raleigh Durham)
Baker Donelson
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
AgTech Regulatory: “Regulation of Fluorinated Chemistries” (In-Person) (NC Biotechnology Center)
NC Biotechnology Center
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
World Product Day Meetup: Building What’s Next Through Resilience (Product Tank RTP)
Boxyard RTP
Events for May
21st
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
2026 Empowered Women’s Forum (Triangle Business Journal)
The Umstead Hotel and Spa 100 Woodland Pond Drive Car
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Young Professionals Network Program – May 2026 (Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
Marbles Kids Museum
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
ULI Triangle Capital Markets Lunch Event (Private Director’s Assocation – Charlotte)
Dorothy & Roy Park Alumni Center, NC State
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Career Development Network: Resilience in Transition (NC Biotechnology Center)
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Continuous Threat Modeling for Cloud & AI Systems (NC Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
Red Hat Tower
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Case Against Perpetual Transformation (Triangle Digital Product and Technology Meetup)
The Select Group
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
May Low-Key Data Happy Hour (Raleigh Low-Key Data Happy Hour)
Lynnwood Brewing Concern
Events for May
22nd
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Before Hours @ The Junction (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
Innovate Carolina Junction
Events for May
23rd
8:00 am - 10:00 pm
Run to Remember (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
6903 Carpenter Fire Station Rd. Cary, NC 27519
Events for May
24th
Events for May
25th
No Events
Events for May
26th
Events for May
27th
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Effectively Presenting Your Business to the Government, Military & Prime Contractors (NCMBC)
Virtual
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Carolinas Event | Third Annual Sporting Event & Private Reception (Private Director's Association - Charlotte)
Ballantyne Country Club
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Re-Activate EdTech Meetup NC | Hi-Wire Brewery Networking Event (RTP EdTech Meetup)
Hi-Wire Brewing Durham
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Carrboro Business Alliance Social – May 2026 (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
Himalayan Fried Chicken and Bar
Events for May
28th
9:00 am - 10:00 am
YTPN: Leveraging Your Strengths as a Differentiator in the AI Era (NC Tech Association)
Virtual
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The Source Showcase: From Seed to Scale (Gig East Exchange)
Eagles Center, Wilson Community College
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Priority Pet Urgent Care Ribbon Cutting (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Priority Pet Urgent Care
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting – Concierge Medicine of Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill-Carborro Chamber of Commerce)
Concierge Medicine of Chapel Hill
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Business After Hours hosted by Triangle Aquatic Center (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Triangle Aquatic Center 275 Convention Drive Cary
Events for May
29th
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Mental Health Matters: Overthinking The Mental Loop That Won’t Let You Rest (79* West)
120 Mosaic Boulevard
Events for May
31st
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
First Annual Summer Market at The Ballast on Salem (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
1821 Chatham Flats Drive Apex, NC 27502
Events for June
2nd
All Day
DLA Supply Chain Alliance Symposium and Exhibition (NCMBC)
Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
9:00 am - 10:30 am
79 West June Breakfast Club with Bruce Ham, YMCA of the Triangle President (79* West)
79°West Coworking Space & Innovation Hub
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Downtown Techies Durham and Raleigh MERGE FOR THE SUMMER! (Downtown Techies: Durham)
Lynnwood Brewing Concern
Events for June
3rd
All Day
DLA Supply Chain Alliance Symposium and Exhibition (NCMBC)
Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Events for June
4th
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
US Department of Transportation National Small Business Matchmaking Series (NCMBC)
North Carolina State University – McKimmon Conference Center
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Agentic AI in Action: 10-Minute Demo Spotlights from the Frontier Q2 (Data Science Raleigh Meetup)
Virtual
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Deal or No Deal? Evaluating the Pitch (Ladies Investing / Local Angels (LiLa of the Triangle))
Frontier 600
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
YTPN: Spring Networking Hour @ Drive Shack (Triangle) (NC Tech Association)
Drive Shack
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Triangle Startup Collective – June 2026 Event (Triangle Startup Collective)
Raleigh Founded
Events for June
5th
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Boots to Business/REBOOT (NCMBC)
Forsyth Technical Community College at Innovation Quarter
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Lightbridge Academy Cary Outdoor Movie Night(Cary Chamber of Commerce)
655 Reedy Creek Road Cary, NC 27513
Events for June
6th
12:00 pm - 12:00 am
Mimosa Fest (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
301 Fenton Gateway Drive Cary, North Carolina 27511
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