Event Announcement

Providence – October 29, 2026 -- U.S. defense software company Havoc and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan, the island's largest shipbuilder, will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 10:30 a.m. Taiwan time at MATURE Taiwan in Tainan, as they advance licensed co-production of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs).

Joint press conference and demonstrations are set for booth M501

Havoc CEO and Co-Founder Paul Lwin and CSBC President Kun-Tsung Tsai will speak at the CSBC booth (M501). The session starts at 9:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 2. Havoc will also run virtual demonstrations of its collaborative autonomy software during the event. Times and locations for those demonstrations have not yet been released.

MILWAUKEE – October 29, 2026 -- Wipfli has named resilience researcher Courtney Clark as keynote speaker for the 2027 Stronger to Serve Conference, set for July 12-15, 2027, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. It will be the event's first year in Anaheim.

Keynote targets nonprofit leaders facing funding and workforce pressure

Kathleen DuBois, partner and leader of Wipfli's nonprofit, government and education practice, said nonprofit leaders are navigating funding pressures, workforce challenges and rapidly changing expectations. She said Clark's message centers on knowing when to evolve rather than simply persevering.

Clark said her research found leaders have been "over-indexing on the 'grit' side of resilience," which has made many people less adaptable to change. She will present a framework for strategic adaptability.

SYDNEY – October 29, 2026 -- Kazia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: KZIA) will put its CEO and its head of corporate strategy in front of investors at the Guggenheim 3rd Annual Healthcare Innovation Conference in Boston on November 9, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. EST.

Fireside chat features CEO John Friend and strategy head Jeffrey Kraws

John Friend, MD, Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffrey Kraws, Head of Corporate Strategy & Development, will take part in a fireside chat on the conference's opening day. The conference runs November 9 to 11, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts. A live webcast of the session will be available.

Paxalisib carries multiple FDA designations across brain tumor indications

Kazia's lead asset, paxalisib, is an investigational oral, brain-penetrant dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor. It is in development for central nervous system cancers, advanced breast cancer and colorectal cancer. In the U.S., it holds the following FDA designations:

Wilmington – October 29, 2026 -- Brand Engagement Network (NASDAQ: BNAI) Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Dr. Patrick Nunally, who holds more than 160 patents, will speak at a Vatican City discussion on artificial intelligence on Friday, Nov. 20, 2026, at 2:30 p.m.

Three-speaker panel responds to Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical

The session, titled "Artificial Intelligence & the Human Spirit," will address faith, technology and the reflections on AI in Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Nunally will appear alongside Jonathan Pageau, an Orthodox thinker, artist and commentator, and Dr. Hank Wuh, a surgeon, inventor, investor and World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.

Robert Moynihan, founder and editor-in-chief of Inside the Vatican magazine, extended the invitation. The panel closes three days of gatherings in Rome, Nov. 18 to 20, of AI pioneers, entrepreneurs and thinkers. International media are expected to attend.

Toronto – October 29, 2026 -- Deloitte Consulting LLP will demonstrate live how AI-enabled case intake can handle incoming adverse event data in pharmacovigilance during an Xtalks webinar on Wednesday, October 29, 2026, at 1pm EDT (10am PDT).

Deloitte executives to demo ElevateSafety and Detective on Converge

Cyle Connell, Associate Vice President of Product Management for ElevateSafetyTM, and Ellen O'Dea, Senior Manager, both of Deloitte Consulting LLP, will lead the session. The demonstration covers ElevateSafetyTM and Detective, powered by ConvergeTM by Deloitte. It will show AI-enabled detection, data structuring, quality checks and routing across diverse data sources.

Louisville – – October 29, 2026 -- Eagleview will run its Futureview customer conference as two flagship events, starting with Futureview East on September 22–25, 2026, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown.

Futureview West follows in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 12–15, 2027. The split replaces the single-event format with two regional conferences.

Event targets government, GIS and infrastructure users

Futureview East is aimed at government, GIS, assessment, public safety, public works and infrastructure professionals. Eagleview lists assessment and appraisal staff, GIS leaders, emergency response teams, IT and data leaders, department heads and agency executives among intended attendees.

The program centers on expert-led training, product deep dives, workflow innovation, and customer and sponsor presentations, according to Eagleview's March 2026 announcement. Sessions focus on practical use of imagery, software and geospatial data.

NEW YORK – October 29, 2026 -- The Power Hour and the Power Play Impact Fund have started a 365-day countdown to a Guinness World Records attempt in October 2027, aiming to synchronize 60 minutes of physical movement across countries, communities and companies.

Launch event at TikTok's New York headquarters opened Advertising Week

The initiative was announced at a gathering hosted at TikTok Headquarters in New York City on the opening day of Advertising Week New York. Attendees included professional athletes, business leaders, family offices, health and wellness leaders and innovators. October 5 was day one of the countdown.

Participation is free and open to any form of movement

Walking, running, dancing and yoga all count. There is no qualifying time, required sport or athletic threshold. The organizers describe the project as an inclusive global movement rather than a traditional fitness event, and participation costs nothing.

BELGRADE – October 29, 2026 -- Specialised Expo 2027 Belgrade expects more than four million visits, over 140 international participants and 8,000 events when it opens on 15 May 2027, with 200 days left on the countdown.

Seven exhibition halls take shape at the Surčin site

Construction is progressing across seven exhibition halls at the Surčin exhibition site. Pavilion spaces are scheduled for handover by 1 December. Organisers are also preparing transport, security and visitor services.

The exhibition runs from 15 May to 15 August 2027 under the theme "Play for Humanity: Sport and Music for All".

Organisers plan 50,000 business meetings and 175 business events

The programme includes around 50,000 business meetings and more than 175 business events. Organisers say these are designed to help companies of all sizes establish international partnerships.

New York – October 29, 2026 -- Two student ventures, a custom bag-strap cushion and a wearable LED social-battery pin, earned places at the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) named the winners from its Capital Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase.

Perfectly Padded and Social Charge advance from the Capital region

Celia Salsbury and Giabella Catello of Frances Scott Key Elementary-Middle School in Baltimore advance with Perfectly Padded, which makes custom strap cushions for heavy bags. Bria White of Oxon Hill High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, advances with Social Charge, a wearable LED pin that displays the wearer's social battery level.

The national event may lead to the World Finals on Nov. 19 at 787 Seventh Avenue in New York City.

New York – October 29, 2026 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named two West region students to advance to the U.S. National Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase on Nov. 18, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The finalists were chosen from NFTE's 2026 West Youth Entrepreneurship Showcases in Los Angeles and the Bay Area.

Two student ventures win top honors in Los Angeles and the Bay Area

Elian Gutierrez of Florence Nightingale Middle School in Los Angeles advances with Little Miss, a period product pouch. Saumit Pathak of Silver Creek High School in San Jose, California, advances with LeftoSense, an AI-powered app that scans and analyzes food to determine whether it is safe to eat.