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SUMMARY:AI Essentials: 2026 Business Innovation Conference
DESCRIPTION:Dive into AI Essentials ’26 and spark your biz innovation with trends\, talks\, and real-world hacks!\nAI Essentials: 2026 Business Innovation Conference\nGet ready to dive into the future of business with AI at this must-attend in-person event! Connect with industry leaders\, explore cutting-edge tech\, and discover how AI can transform your business strategies. Whether you’re a startup or a seasoned pro\, AI Essentials is your ticket to innovation. Don’t miss out on the chance to innovate\, learn\, and network—all under one roof!
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/ai-essentials-2026-business-innovation-conference/
LOCATION:The Ambassador Club of Portsmouth\, 364 Peninsula Ave\, Portsmouth\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Business
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: AI & The Future of Workforce Development
DESCRIPTION:The Virginia Tech Newport News Center will offer Virtual Quarterly Lunch & Learn Sessions in 2026! These sessions will be from noon-1 p.m. on Zoom and are free and open to the public.  \nAI & The Future Of Workforce Development led by Sarah Rodriguez\, Associate Professor\, Engineering Education at Virignia Tech.  This Lunch & Learn explores how AI workforce development can better meet the needs of diverse learners\, with a particular focus on the pivotal role higher education institutions play in opening doors to high‑demand technology fields. Grounded in research supported through a Microsoft AI Economy Institute Senior Fellowship\, it examines emerging models such as micro-credentials\, stackable certificates\, and short‑cycle programs—alongside early evidence and student experiences—to show how institutions can build equitable on‑ramps to data\, automation\, and applied AI careers for a much broader population of learners.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/lunch-learn-ai-the-future-of-workforce-development/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:AI,Tech
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SUMMARY:The AI Collective Hampton Roads | Connections & (grocery) carts
DESCRIPTION:Meet people and pick up your weekly groceries.\nA casual networking hangout in the grocery store cafe\n​Chats\, connections\, & grocery carts is a relaxed\, social-first networking event for curious\, friendly people across Hampton Roads who enjoy good conversation and knocking out life errands at the same time.\nThis is not a lecture.\nThis is not a pitch night.\nAnd you definitely do not need to “prepare” anything.\nIt is simply a low-pressure space to meet new people\, have real conversations\, and casually connect while wandering the aisles and picking up your weekly groceries.\nWhether you are deeply into AI and automation\, adjacent to tech and creativity\, or just someone who enjoys thoughtful conversations with interesting humans\, you belong here.\nWhat to expect\n​Casual\, open networking with a mix of builders\, creatives\, technologists\, founders\, students\, and professionals\n​Easy\, organic conversations while shopping at your own pace\n​Light\, optional conversation prompts to help break the ice if you want them\n​No presentations\, no panels\, no pressure to “network correctly”\n​A friendly\, welcoming environment for all backgrounds and experience levels\n​Come as you are. Grab a cart or a basket. Pick up dinner for the week. Meet a few new people along the way.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/the-ai-collective-hampton-roads-connections-grocery-carts/
LOCATION:Wegmans\, 4721 Virginia Beach Blvd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Meetup
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SUMMARY:AI Collective-HR | AI ideation\, research\, and validation
DESCRIPTION:Using AI to Think Like a Successful Entrepreneur\nAn AI-powered ideation\, research\, and validation workshop\nBuilding ideas is easy. Proving they matter is hard.\nThis hands-on workshop is designed to help you use AI as a thinking partner to move faster from vague ideas to clearer\, validated directions. Instead of guessing or relying on gut instinct alone\, you will learn practical ways to use AI to challenge assumptions\, explore markets\, and pressure-test ideas before you invest too much time or energy.\nThis session focuses on how founders\, builders\, and teams can use AI to think more clearly\, ask better questions\, and make more informed decisions. No hype. No pitch decks. Just practical frameworks you can apply right away.\n🔍 What you’ll learn\nHow to use AI to generate and refine early-stage ideas\nTurning assumptions into research questions instead of guesses\nExploring customer and market perspectives with AI support\nSimple validation techniques you can use immediately\nHow to move from intuition-driven thinking to evidence-informed decisions\nThis is not about memorizing prompts or chasing tools. It is about learning how to think better with AI in the loop.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/ai-collective-hr-ai-ideation-research-and-validation/
LOCATION:ECPI University\, 5555 Greenwich Rd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Meetup
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SUMMARY:From Intelligence to Authority: Securing AI in 2026
DESCRIPTION:Why AI makes security architecture more important\, not less.\nThis is a live\, digital-only event focused on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity\, identity\, and enterprise architecture. No in-person attendance. Join from anywhere.\nAs AI systems become embedded into security workflows\, identity systems\, and automation pipelines\, the real risk isn’t that AI might be wrong. The real risk is giving a probabilistic system authority in places that require certainty.\nThis session reframes AI security from “model safety” to architecture safety.\nWe’ll explore how trust\, identity\, governance\, and control planes must evolve as intelligence becomes non-deterministic.\nIf you work in cybersecurity\, cloud\, or engineering\, this is how you stay ahead of the threat landscape going into 2026. Join Andrew Stafford for a practical\, architect-level breakdown of what secure AI systems must look like at enterprise scale.\n 
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SUMMARY:The AI Collective Hampton Roads | AI After Hours
DESCRIPTION:A social networking night for AI\, automation\, and curious minds\nAI After Dark is a relaxed\, social-first networking event designed to bring together people across Hampton Roads who are curious about artificial intelligence\, machine learning\, automation\, vibecoding\, and the future of technology.\nThis is not a lecture. This is not a pitch night.\nIt is a space to connect\, explore ideas\, and meet others who are building\, learning\, experimenting\, or simply trying to understand where all of this is headed.\nWhether you are brand new to AI or have been working in the field for years\, you belong here.\n​What to expect\nCasual\, open networking with a diverse mix of builders\, creatives\, technologists\, founders\, students\, and professionals\nOrganic conversations around AI\, ML\, automation\, no-code\, low-code\, and emerging tools\nLight\, informal discussion prompts to help break the ice\nNo presentations\, no panels\, no pressure\nA welcoming environment for all experience levels and backgrounds\nCome as you are. Grab a drink or coffee. Talk shop. Talk life. Make real connections.\nAdditional info can be found on the event’s registration page.
URL:https://newportnewsva.com/event/the-ai-collective-hampton-roads-ai-after-hours/
LOCATION:Three Notch’d Craft Kitchen and Brewing\, 4561 Virginia Beach Blvd\, Virginia Beach\, VA\, United States
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