Practical AI and tech for local owners and creators: tools worth paying for, infrastructure news, and the startups building here.
Three no ticket price AI sessions for South Florida owners ran this fall: FIU Oct. 6, TechFluence Oct. 15, Miami AI Women Oct. 21. What each covered.
Events & Deadlines
FIU’s AI Fundamentals for Your Small Business webinar took place online Tue., Oct. 6. Hosts, what the listing promised and the next AI sessions.
Business & Policy
Vertical Software Summit Miami ran Nov. 4 to 5, 2026 at the Rubell Museum. Owner takeaways plus Vertical SaaS Miami and South Florida AI events hub links.
AI & Tech
Quantum Beach ran Oct. 22, 2026 in West Palm Beach with D-Wave, IonQ and an FBI and CISA briefing. Owners: see what the $125 day covered and who it fit.
AI & Tech
Fort Lauderdale’s Get Equipped AI Summit returns Nov. 13–15 with a virtual Friday, an in-person Saturday and a VIP Sunday. Tickets run $197 to $997. Here’s which South Florida owners belong in which room, and what to bring home.
AI & Tech
FAU’s Oct. 27–29 AI in Business certificate runs three full days in Boca or live virtual for $2,495: no coding, no prior degree, for managers who need a real decision framework before Q4.
AI & Tech
Florida SB 484 sets the 100 MW and $150M path to a state data center sales tax exemption through 2037. What owners need to qualify and plan capital.
AI & Tech
Evoke Strategy's Florida AI Visibility 2026 index found 94% of 28,488 studied businesses absent from AI search. What Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach owners should measure next.
Events & Deadlines
South Florida owners: Miami AI Summit ran Fri., Oct. 23 at Loews Coral Gables, with $250 Standard and $600 VIP tickets. See who it fit and what is next.
Events & Deadlines
Mandel Library’s Intro to AI in Small Business ran Thu., Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Clematis St. See the three session ladder and the next AI workshop.
Events & Deadlines
The 13th Annual Broward Entrepreneur Summit took place Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 at the Levan Center of Innovation in Davie, the same day as FIU’s AI 305. It is kept as a record of the free day’s owner map: who it fit, the published sessions, and next steps for owners.
Events & Deadlines
FIU Business’s AI 305 Conference was set for Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at the Graham Center. Owner-prep notes from that week: the ticket range as published Sept. 14, the schedule, and the rooms for South Florida operators.
