It’s our pleasure to provide the North Carolina Research Triangle community with the only comprehensive calendar of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Cary technology and business events. We compile events from over 140 organizations spanning entrepreneurship and startups, technology, venture capital, manufacturing, economic development, and civic engagement. The calendar features educational content, conferences, and networking opportunities across North Carolina’s RDU / Research Triangle business ecosystem.
Events for September
1st
Events for September
2nd
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Test Flight Pitch Practice at First Flight – 9/2 8:30-9:30AM HYBRID (First Flight Venture Center)
First Flight Venture Center 2 Davis DrDurham
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Webinar: How Does UNC Innovation Make a Human and Economic Impact? (Innovate Carolina)
Innovate Carolina Junction
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Downtown Techies Durham and Raleigh MERGE FOR THE SUMMER! (Downtown Techies Durham)
Lynnwood Brewing Concern
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
MBA Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital at Fuqua Kickoff (Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Duke Univ - Fuqua School of Business
Events for September
3rd
8:00 am - 10:00 am
New Member Orientation – September 2025 (Raleigh Chamber of Commerce)
Raleigh Chamber
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Economic Development Meeting (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
RTP Headquarters, Bowman Boardroom
Events for September
4th
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Webinar: How Does UNC Innovation Make a Human and Economic Impact? (Innovate Carolina)
Virtual
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Triangle Tech Talks : How is the AI Made? (Triangle Tech Talks)
3000 Centergreen Way
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Summer Beverage User Interface 2025 (Triangle UXPA)
Fullsteam Brewery at Boxyard RTP
Events for September
5th
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Coffee and Connections with Charlotte Business Group (RevTech Labs)
Bitty & Beau's Coffee
Events for September
6th
Events for September
7th
No Events
Events for September
8th
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with Rich Maloy (Raleigh Startup Founder 101)
Virtual
Events for September
9th
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Federal Technology Symposium 2025 (NCDefTech)
Tony Rand Student Center, Multipurpose room at Fayetteville Technical Community College
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ribbon Cutting | Triangle Smart Divorce (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Triangle Smart Divorce
9:15 am - 10:30 am
BUSINESS Mastermind Group – Pinnacle Financial Partners Workshop (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Pinnacle Bank – Cary Preston Corners
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Access to Capital (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Morrisville Chamber of Commerce
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) Overview (The Loading Dock)
Loading Dock Raleigh
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Designing Through Change: How Design Jobs are Evolving (Triangle UXPA)
Duke University, Schiciano Auditorium B
Events for September
10th
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
NC Society of Toxicology 2025 Annual Meeting (RTI International)
RTI International 3040 E. Cornwallis Road Durham
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cyber Insurance 101: Protecting Your Business from Digital Threats (The FENG)
Towne Bank
Events for September
11th
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Coffee & Connections – September 2025 (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
THE WESTIN RALEIGH-DURHAM AIRPORT
9:00 am - 11:00 am
The Pressure Paradox: From Anxiety to Well-Being (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
224 Sunnybrook Road
9:00 am - 11:00 am
The Pressure Paradox: From Anxiety to Well-Being (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
224 Sunnybrook Road
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Startup Sprint || Investor Decks & Storytelling with David Gardner (American Underground)
American Underground
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Introduction to Federal Contracting For the Small Business Owner (NCDefTech)
Virtual
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
TriWiSTEM – AI for All: Building Ethical and Empowered Healthcare Futures (NC Biotechnology Center)
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Events for September
12th
Events for September
13th
Events for September
15th
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Co-working in Fuquay: Mondays at The Mill (NC Triangle Remote Workers)
The Mill Fuquay Varina
11:55 am - 12:55 pm
VC Foundations Workshop Application Deadline (Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Duke Univ - Fuqua School of Business
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
37th Annual Life Experiences’ Golf Tournament (Cary Chamber of Commerce)
Prestonwood Country Club 300 Prestonwood Parkway Cary
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Responsible AI for Startups: Frameworks You Can Apply from Day One (Raleigh Startup Founder 101)
Virtual
Events for September
16th
All Day
10th Annual NVS! With Investor Match Day & the Summit. @ Events at Judson Mill (RevTech Labs)
Events at Judson Mill
8:00 am - 10:00 am
T Palmer Agency’s CLT Blueprint Bites: Breakfast Series (RevTech Labs)
Church and Union Charlotte
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Coffee with Cydney Davis-English of The English Garden Florist (Raleigh Chamber)
Raleigh Chamber
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
First Flight “Itineraries” Tuesday 9/16 HYBRID (First Flight Venture Center)
First Flight Venture Center 2 Davis DrDurham
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
MCAS Cherry Point Program Briefings at Craven Community College (NCDefTech)
Craven Community College, Orringer Auditorium
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Responsible AI for Startups: Frameworks You Can Apply from Day One (Founder’s Institute)
Virtual
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
RIoT Underground Live – A Fireside Chat with Mike Laut, CEO, Laut Design (R!OT)
Raleigh Founded (Gateway Plaza)
5:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Society of American Military Engineers CCP Networking Social and Golf Tournament (NCDefTech)
Firefly Café 901
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Duke I&E Matchmaker (Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
Duke Univ - Fuqua School of Business
Events for September
17th
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Human Edge: Our Future with Artificial Intelligences (RTI International)
RTI International 3040 E. Cornwallis Road Durham
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
SEO in the Age of AI: Navigating the New Search Landscape (AMA Triangle)
North Carolina State University Club
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting – Lumina Dentistry (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
6001 McCrimmon Parkway #200 D
Events for September
18th
7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Construction Quality Management for Contractors at Coastal Carolina Community College (NCDefTech)
Coastal Carolina Community College James Melton Vocational Skills Bldg. Room 104 B/C
8:30 am - 10:00 am
2025 First Responders Appreciation (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
The Depot 220 N Salem Street
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Young Professionals Network New Member Orientation – September 2025 (Raleigh Chamber)
Raleigh Chamber
9:30 am - 6:30 pm
NCBiotech Summit 2025 – Greater Charlotte Region (NC Biotechnology Center)
The Pearl
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco (Founder’s Institute)
Virtual
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
How to Get Investors to Notice Your Startup: AMA with Marta Marrucco (Founder’s Institute)
Virtual
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
NCER Women Executive Group Mixer (NC Executive Roundtable)
ZincHouse Winery & Brewery
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
TTN x Wake Forest: Where Tech Meets Government (Triangle Tech Night)
The Loading Dock - Wake Forest
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
2025 Corporate Leadership Awards (Triangle Business Journal)
Bay 7 American Tobacco Campus
Events for September
19th
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
On the Menu: Employee Ownership for Selling Your Business, sponsored by Segra (Frontier RTP)
Frontier 800
Events for September
20th
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creme School of Morrisville Grand Opening Extravaganza (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Crème de la Crème® School of Morrisville
11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Festa Italiana North! (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
Hunter Street and Town of Apex Government Campus, Apex, NC.
11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Southern Peak Brewery PEAKTOBERFEST (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
950 Windy Road Suite 100 Apex, NC 27502
Events for September
21st
No Events
Events for September
22nd
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Caring Through Culture: End-of-Life Dementia Care Through Storytelling (RTI International)
Virtual
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
NC Manufacturing Council: Why the Big Beautiful Bill Matters for NC Manufacturers (NC Chamber)
Virtual
Events for September
23rd
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Government Affairs Committee- NC Children’s – Emily Atkinson Ziegler (Apex Chamber of Commerce)
Apex Chamber of Commerce
10:00 am - 11:30 am
GovCon Connect: Fall Series – Mastering SAM and DSBS for Government Contracting (NCDefTech)
Virtual
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
AHN: Industry Readiness for the Animal Health Professional (NC Biotechnology Center)
Conference Center at NCBiotech
Events for September
24th
8:00 am - 11:50 am
Design Leadership Demystified with Peter Merholz (Triangle UXPA)
621 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27603
9:00 am - 11:50 am
Yes, And AI: Boost UX Ideation with Improv and Gen-AI (Triangle UXPA)
Marbles Kids Museum
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Founders Local Practice Pitch Night (Free) (Founders Local)
Raleigh Founded - North Street
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Digital Nomad Happy Hour at Vicious Fishes (NC Triangle Remote Workers)
Vicious Fishes Brewery - Cary
Events for September
25th
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Startup Sprint || Modeling Your Startup & Validating Assumptions with David Gardner (American Underground)
American Underground
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Sep 25 – Ag and Microbial Service CRO Showcase (RSVP @ agbioagtech.com) (RTP AgBio + AgTech Meetup)
North Carolina Biotechnology Center
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting – Sip N Spices Morrisville (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
120 Morrisville Square Way Morrisville, NC 27560
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Stablecoins Unpacked: Preparing for the Future of Payments (RevTech Labs)
101 N Tryon St, Floor 15, Charlotte, NC 28202
Events for September
26th
No Events
Events for September
27th
No Events
Events for September
28th
No Events
Events for September
29th
All Day
Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Advance (RTI International)
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
All Day
Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Advance (RTI International)
Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Events for September
30th
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Ag Allies Conference (NC Chamber)
The McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
COLLIDE Data + AI Conference 2025 | ATLANTA, GA (Data Science Raleigh Meetup)
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Ag Allies Conference (NC Chamber)
The McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
2025 State of the County Address Connecting the Dots (Morrisville Chamber of Commerce)
Marbles Kids Museum
Events for October
1st
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Innovation Funding Journey (First Flight Venture Center)
NC Biotechnology Center
Events for October
2nd
Events for October
3rd
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Coffee and Connections with Charlotte Business Group (RevTech Labs)
Bitty & Beau's Coffee
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