Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum - September 23, IN PERSON in DC

Big Idea CONNECTpreneur Forum

Washington DC - IN PERSON

September 23, 2026

CONNECTpreneur Forums are bi-monthly in person networking mashups, which have been attended by over 45,000 business leaders over the past 15 years.

Space is very limited at this venue, and this will another Sold Out in person event, so there will be no on-site registration.

All attendees must be pre-registered.

Program Highlights:

- We are capping attendance at 180+ business leaders, including 75+ angels and private investors, family offices, etc.

- Showcase of Emerging tech companies: A dedicated session for companies to showcase their groundbreaking ideas and innovations to a captivated audience of investors and industry experts.

- Investor spotlight: 3 leading investors speaking about current investment trends

- Heavy networking before, during, and after the event

Beverages and light fare will be provided.

Special Guests and Speakers:

TIEN WONG, Founder and Host, CONNECTpreneur; CEO, Opus8, Inc.

TAMI HOWIE, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator Office of Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

ELLEN GRANBERG, President, The George Washington University (Invited)

NINA ALBERT, Deputy Mayor, Planning and Economic Development, Government of the District of Columbia (Invited)

Companies will be introduced by:

ANTHONY MILLAN, Partner, Shulman Rogers

DEBBIE CLINE, Founder and Chief of Customer Success, Buzzy Rocket

EVENT PARTNERS

GW Technology Commercialization Office

GW Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

NEXT, powered by Shulman Rogers

BuzzyRocket

NFP

Northern Virginia Technology Council

Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services

Montgomery County Economic Development Corp.

CIM Securities

StartupGrind

BioBuzz

Blu Venture

Cybersecurity Association

Keiretsu Forum

Dingman Center Angels

MIT Alumni Angels

Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative

Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Founder Institute

Annual Wharton DC Summit

Center for Advancing Innovation

Enterprise Transformation Solutions

Ryan & Wetmore

Click here to view TESTIMONIALS and MEDIA

Click here to view PREVIOUS INVESTOR PARTICIPANTS (partial list)

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