Conferences, workshops, summits, and networking dates worth putting on your calendar, with the prep you need before you go.
Miami’s second annual Vertical Software Summit, Nov. 4 to 5 at the Rubell Museum, is built for vertical-SaaS and AI founders, embedded-finance builders and investors. Here is who belongs in the room, and which South Florida owners should start with Get Equipped, Mandel or AI 305 instead.
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Quantum Beach is Oct. 22 in West Palm, the same day as Mandel’s Intro to AI. Who should go, what it costs ($125/$45), and how to choose or do both.
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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.
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Miami AI Summit hits Loews Coral Gables Fri Oct 23: Standard $250 / VIP $600, both need approval. Owner map for who goes, Delangue VIP exclusive, and prep before the queue fills.
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Mandel Library’s Intro to AI in Small Business is Thu., Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Clematis St. Registration is open; no price listed. Call (561) 868-7760.
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Free Oct. 3 Miramar lab at FIU I-75: Broward/PB owners test Google, Maps, and AI visibility, score the gaps, and start one in-room fix — Meetup/Eventbrite still open on this pull.
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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.
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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.
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As of Thursday, Oct. 8, the Greater Delray Beach Chamber lists Chasing AI Session #1 for Friday, Oct. 16, 8:30 to 10 a.m. in its Board Room. Its pricing line reads "FREE for All to Attend!" and registration runs through the Chamber's online form.
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The 20th Annual Palm Beach Partners Business Matchmaker Conference & Expo took place Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. A record of the procurement day: workshops, Power Talks, Bankers Row and the owner packet buyers ask for.
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Broward County Library’s free four-week AI For Small Business course at AARLCC (Sept. 9 to 30) and SCORE Broward’s free Sept. 9 AI webinar have both passed. Here is what each offered, what free programs can and cannot promise, and where to find upcoming South Florida AI events.
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September 10, 2026 | Fort Lauderdale | The Haller Club at The Parker
