This Week in 757 (Events) September 29, 2025

A curated list of upcoming business and innovation events in the 757.

September 29, 2025

MONDAY September 29
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: REaKTOR: Turbocharging Your Business Operations with AI Employees [Register] 

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Norfolk.js x Tim Baines: Git On The Trail — A Workshop on Version Control Basics [Register]

TUESDAY September 30
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Portsmouth Economic Development: Brick & Mortar Bootcamp [Register]

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: The AI Collective HR • Connecting Hampton Roads AI Enthusiasts [Register]

WEDNESDAY October 1
9:00 am - 12:00 pm: BizConnect BizTools Workshop – Ditch the Pitch [Register]

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Jake Maines: Networking Happy Hour with Jake Maines [Register]

Start Peninsula’s final Micro Pitch of the season is Wednesday, October 8 at 6 PM online. Three winners will each earn $500 and advance to the November championship for a shot at $5,000 — apply now to secure your spot.

THURSDAY October 2
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Hampton Roads Unity User Group: Skillshare Thursdays Kick-off – Optimization in Unity 6 [Register]

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: Newport News SWAM Business Services: Navigating Government Contracting – I [Register]

FRIDAY October 3
10:00 am - 1:00 pm: The Hampton Roads Workforce Council (HRVECs): DOD Skillbridge EXPO (Peninsula) [Register]

We’d like to thank our Showcased Honor Sponsors for 757 TechNite: KPMG for Entrepreneur of the Year, Wall Einhorn & Chernitzer for Emerging Company, Bluewave for 757CIO Technical Executive of the Year, Marathon Consulting for the Dan Bell Innovative Tech Builder Award, and Williams Mullen for the John “Dubby” Wynne Regional Innovation Champion award. Their support helps us celebrate leadership, innovation, and excellence across Hampton Roads.

Be sure to explore our full event calendar for upcoming happenings. CLICK HERE to check out everything coming in the future.

FERVENT FOUR

Episode #281: Guardrails for AI—Enabling Reliable and Transparent Decisions with Jeana Bolanos

This week on The Fervent Four Show, we’re joined by Jeana Bolanos, founder of SalesE, a company building guardrails for AI to ensure reliability, transparency, and compliance in high-stakes industries.

Starting in semiconductor distribution by cutting quote responses from weeks to seconds, SalesE has proven its technology and is now scaling to energy, defense, and government.

Jeana shares how SalesE blends proprietary rule engines with human-in-the-loop workflows to enforce governance, compliance, and trust in AI-powered decisions.

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