Two-day in-person AI summit in New York, November 9-10 2026 at Borough of Manhattan Community College, bringing together Latino leaders, builders and professionals for responsible-AI talks and hands-on workshops. Seating is limited.
From the site: Join the Latino AI Summit NYC, November 9–10, 2026 at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Our first in-person AI event brings together Latino leaders, builders, professionals and allies for responsible AI conversations, community and hands-on AI workshops. Limited seating.
Details: A rare in-person AI event aimed at community rather than vendors. Check the ticket page before you plan travel - seating is limited and the site does not publish a price on the live page.
A free four-week online business competition starting 24 October 2026, with over $1 million in prizes, live expert support, tools and business playbooks for people starting or growing a business.
Details: Free to enter and the four weeks of playbooks and live sessions are worth it even if you never place. Sign up early so you get the pre-work.
Oct 21, 2026The Startup StationRegister by Oct 15, 2026
The fifth edition of The Startup Station's Speed Pitch in New York: 36 startup spots, each matched into guaranteed one-to-one meetings with investors instead of the usual keynote-and-mingle format. Confirmed funds include New York Ventures, New York Bay Capital, Hexa-AI, Vamos Ventures, Gaingels, Yan Ventures, Lightscape Partners, Valued Ventures, BuenTrip Ventures, Zavo Ventures and Ensemblex Venture. Wednesday, October 21, 2026, 4:30–8:30 PM; registration is by host approval and closes October 15. Investors apply through a separate link.
Details: Guaranteed meetings are rare — come with a two-minute version of your pitch and a clear ask, because 1:1 slots here are short.
Zapier's annual virtual conference on September 23, 2026 at 9AM PT: live workshops, keynotes, and playbooks on connecting AI agents to the apps a business already runs on and automating critical workflows.
Details: Free and virtual, so the only cost is your morning. Go for the workflow sessions, not the keynotes — automating two repetitive tasks is worth more than another AI overview.
Free SCORE workshop on October 13, 2026 covering where small business grants actually come from, which ones you qualify for, and how to search federal, state, corporate, and foundation sources without wasting time on scams.
Details: Grant hunting eats time. Start with a session like this so you only chase the ones you can actually win.
Free SCORE workshop on October 20, 2026 on writing the grant application itself: structuring the narrative, budget, and supporting documents reviewers expect.
Details: Take this one right after the finding-grants session — the pair works as a short course.
Nov 20, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026University of Florida Student InfoSec Team
Free 48-hour online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag competition November 20-22, 2026, run by the University of Florida Student InfoSec Team, with challenges in pwn, reverse engineering, forensics, and cryptography.
Details: Student-run CTFs are usually the most welcoming. Team up with two or three people and split the categories.
Free online hackathon for ages 13+ building AI projects for mental and physical health and concussion recovery, with cash and non-cash prizes and public voting on submissions.
Details: Social-impact hackathons are the friendliest entry point if this is your first one — judging rewards the idea as much as the code.
Free two-day online student hackathon building next-generation cybersecurity solutions, with about $6,600 in cash prizes, open to ages 13+ working solo or in teams of up to four.
Details: A weekend hackathon gives you a finished project to talk about in interviews. Ship something small and complete.
Free virtual career fair for Women in Cybersecurity members on September 23, 2026, connecting attendees directly with WiCyS strategic partners hiring for internships and part- and full-time roles at entry, mid, and senior levels.
Details: Members only, so join WiCyS first. Bring a one-page resume and a two-sentence introduction you can paste into chat.
One of the oldest and largest capture-the-flag competitions, designed as an entry-level jeopardy-style CTF for students breaking into security, with a September qualifying round and a November final round. Run by NYU's student security group.
Details: A CTF placement is real, checkable evidence of security skill. Enter the qualifier even if you only solve a couple of challenges.
Canada's largest beginner-only hackathon, run by nwPlus on November 7-8, 2026, built for first-time hackers with hands-on workshops and no coding experience required.
Details: Beginner-only means nobody there expects you to know anything yet. This is the one to start with.
The GatherVerse Women's AI Summit 2026 is a free virtual global gathering of women building the future of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, running September 15-17 and September 22-23, 2026, starting 8:00 AM PT each day. Sessions span technology, healthcare, education, business and community work, with a humanity-first focus on experiences, opportunities and what comes next at the intersection of AI and people.
Details: Free, online, and five days of it across two weeks — pick the two sessions closest to your field rather than trying to attend everything. The speaker list is also a ready-made list of people to follow afterward.
Free virtual community gathering from Medium with over 100 sessions of writing and publishing insight from writers, editors, and experts, plus live product demos, writing workshops, and meetups with Medium staff and writers. Speakers include Medium CEO Tony Stubblebine and writers such as Zulie Rane.
Why I recommend it: A good low-risk day to invest in your writing if you are building a personal brand. Pick two or three sessions rather than trying to watch everything, and use the meetups to actually meet editors.
Free Workiva webinar for students on landing a software engineering internship: resume tips that clear automated screening, interview tactics, application deadlines, and a Q&A with current interns.
Details: If you are a student targeting an engineering internship, this is the kind of session where recruiters say out loud what they actually screen for. Go and take notes.
A Supermoon Playbook session on using live events as a growth channel: how to design gatherings that build community, generate leads, and compound over time. New York, September 29, 2026, 5:30-7:00pm.
Details: Good one if you are building an audience without an ad budget. Events are the cheapest trust you can buy.
An in-person tech social hosted by Supermoon with Avahi and Concord Visa: casual networking for founders, operators, and technologists. September 22, 2026, 5:30-8:30pm.
Details: Show up with one sentence about what you are working on and two questions. That is the whole prep.
Free live conversation with Matt Wilson, CEO of Jack & Jill, on where hiring is heading, hosted by Hung Lee's Brainfood community. September 15, 2026, 2:00 PM BST.
Details: Listening to recruiters talk shop tells you more about how hiring really works than most job-search advice does. Free, and the replay is usually up afterwards.
A curated community for fathers with young children (under 5) who are building ambitious careers in the middle of beautiful chaos.
Details: I love seeing communities built around real life constraints. If you are a dad juggling toddlers and ambition, peer support like this can be a real game-changer.
Free two-day virtual professional development summit on AI in education, co-hosted by the AI Pedagogy Project and the Data Nutrition Project: keynotes, hands-on workshops, course policy, assessment, and career readiness. Sept 16 12:00-3:30pm ET and Sept 17 1:00-3:30pm ET.
Details: If you teach, train, or support educators, this is a good place to see how AI policy is being translated into practice.
The Sustainable Media Center hosts a live debate at Mintz in New York on September 23, 2026: Gen Z is fluent in AI but anxious about the future it is creating, while Gen X and older bring experience, skepticism, and sometimes more optimism. Free registration on Eventbrite.
Details: Cross-generational conversations about AI are rare and usually more honest than either side's echo chamber. Worth the trip if you are in New York.
Free Entrepreneur session on validating a business idea before spending money building it.
Why I recommend it: Validation before building is the single cheapest business lesson available. Bring one real idea and test it against what they lay out.
Free 30-minute live session for job seekers, hosted weekly with a guest recruiter or expert: what is working in the market right now, open sharing, and LinkedIn networking. Cameras optional.
Details: Laid off, burnt out, or getting ghosted — this is a low-pressure room where you hear what is actually working from people in it with you.
Free online workshop from Nervous System Mastery on working with AI without burning out: the four ways of relating to AI, spotting AI-driven dysregulation, and body-first practices between work sprints.
Details: Burnout is a career problem, not just a wellness one. If AI work leaves you wired and drained, this is a practical place to start.
Recurring free live webinar covering five high-impact resume improvements you can make in under five minutes each, aimed at today's tighter hiring market.
Why I recommend it: Bring your current resume to the session and edit live. Watching without applying the changes wastes the hour.
A free weekly live webinar where startup founders pitch and receive real-time public mentoring feedback from veteran advisor Sramana Mitra. Open to anyone to attend; pitching slots limited to IT/IT-enabled-services startups.
Details: Recurring weekly on Thursdays - 8:00 AM PDT
