Innovate Mississippi

Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce Technology Expo
2018-04-16 08:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino, 875 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS, 39530, United States
Learn the tools of technology and trends of tomorrow at the 2018 Technology Expo. From social and digital trends in the workplace to understanding “The Cloud”, this technology event will not be one to miss. Gain all of the tools you need to strive in a technology-growing world at the inaugural Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Technology Expo. Keynote speakers will present during breakfast and lunch, and there will be breakout sessions on specific technology topics for discussion.

2018 Rural Entrepreneurship Forum
2018-04-05 13:30 - 2018-04-06 17:00 (America/Chicago) | The Innovation Hub at Insight Park, 850 Insight Park Avenue, University, MS, 38677, United States
The 4th Annual Rural Entrepreneurship Forum is as part of the “Catalyzing Entrepreneurship and Economic Development” (CEED) initiative at the McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement. The annual forum brings people together to promote entrepreneurship and economic development in rural areas throughout the state of Mississippi. Free of charge.
Day One:

Teresa Hubbard, Mississippi Business Journal’s 2018 Business Woman of the Year, will hold a “meet and greet” from 1:30-2:30 pm.
The Mississippi Small Business Development Center will host a pre-forum workshop on small business setup at 2:30 pm. Email Judy Forester at judy@olemiss.edu to sign up.
Vince Jordan, Lobaki, Inc., will showcase Virtual Reality from 2:30-4:00 pm.
The forum registration table will open at 3:00 pm. You will receive a nametag and program at this time.
At 4:00 pm, there will be an opening session with a panel discussion on entrepreneurship and economic development in Mississippi. Jon Maynard, Oxford-Lafayette Economic Development Foundation, will moderate a panel with Josh West, Blue Delta Jeans; Haleigh Hurt, Rent-A-Reb; Allyson Best, UM Division of Technology Management; and Denotee Martin, Minority PUL Alliance.

Day Two:

The forum will start at 9:00 am and end at 4:00 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Speakers include: Janet McCarty, Cotton’s Café; Phillip Ashley Rix, Phillip Ashley Chocolates; Karen Kurr, NoTime2Cook; Leonard Brown, Brown’s Farm and Shiitake Mushroom; Eli Gross, Trustmark National Bank; Alan Branson; Hope Credit Union; Tasha Bibb, Innovate Mississippi; Clifton Williams, Guaranty Bank & Trust Company; Sheena Allen, Capway; Ryan Snow, CEED Innovation Fellow; Vince Jordan, Lobaki, Inc.; Bethany Cooper, Base Camp Coding Academy; Taeisha Gambrel, Sisters of Faith; Eli Harnett, Aerial Production Photography; Lee Ingram, Collegiate Tutoring; Albert Nylander, McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement.

Legislative Reception & Meet the Coders
2018-03-06 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago) | 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 the Mississippi Coding Academies and meet the coders currently in Jackson’s inaugural cohort.

Discovery Luncheon - Oxford - Powered by C Spire
2018-02-16 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us for a luncheon featuring local entrepreneurs and innovators in Oxford from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16th. Powered by C Spire.

Meet The Coders
2017-12-11 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Meet the Jackson cohort of the Mississippi Coding Academy! We’ll have Innovate Mississippi open to welcome you, including light snacks and non-alcoholic drinks.

State Street Open House - Mississippi Mile
2017-12-09 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Coalesce, 109 North State St, Jackson, MS, 39201, United States
Join Team Jackson, Visit Jackson, Innovate Mississippi and Mississippi Cold Drip Coffee at the Coalesce co-working space in downtown Jackson to help launch the Mississippi Mile. Start here across from the Old Capitol Museum on your photography journey down Capitol Street—and all around Mississippi, as nearly 100 storytellers offer their story in photos.

1 Million Cups
2017-11-01 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-09-20 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-09-13 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-09-06 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-08-30 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-08-23 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-08-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2017-08-09 09:00 - 10:00 UTC and 2 more dates

Conference on Technology Innovation
2017-10-18 08:00 - 19:00 UTC

New Venture Challenge
2017-10-17 12:30 - 19:00 UTC

Defense Innovation Technology Acceleration Challenges
2017-10-03 08:00 - 2017-10-05 17:00 UTC

Startup Weekend Gulf Coast
2017-09-22 17:30 - 2017-09-24 21:00 UTC

Nada Yoga (Yoga of Sound) Mindfulness Weekend Retreat with Dr. Igor
2017-09-22 17:00 - 2017-09-24 17:00 UTC

GJAC Creative Impact Luncheon
2017-08-24 12:00 - 13:30 UTC | The Westin Jackson, 407 South Congress Street , Jackson, MS, 39201, United States

Oceans In Action 2017 Workshop
2017-08-16 08:00 - 2017-08-17 15:30 UTC

Gulf Coast Regional Technology Summit and SBIR Proposal Workshop
2017-08-10 08:00 - 2017-08-11 16:00 UTC

Shared Tech Space, Flowood - Grand Opening
2017-07-28 10:30 - 12:00 UTC

2017-07-27 17:30 - 19:30, 2017-07-27 17:30 UTC
State Street Open House

Jackson Area Web and App Developer Meetup
2017-07-25 18:30 UTC

Rural Entrepreneurship Forum
2017-07-20 08:00 - 2017-07-21 17:00 UTC

Marine Industries Science & Technology (MIST) Cluster Small Business Summit
2017-07-11 09:00 - 15:00 UTC | John C. Stennis Space Center, 39556, United States
