Event Announcement

Detroit – October 16, 2026 -- Benzinga has opened submissions for its 12th annual Benzinga Awards, charging $250 per single award entry or $500 for unlimited entries per company, with the portal closing October 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern.

DALBAR joins as independent judge for the 2026 program

The digital awards program, which recognizes companies, innovators and professionals across financial services and fintech, is judged in collaboration with DALBAR. Steve Worthy, Managing Director of DALBAR, said the firm will contribute independent research and analytical rigor, assessing nominees against objective standards of excellence, innovation and client impact.

San Francisco – October 16, 2026 -- Novogradac will convene attorneys, developers, investors, lenders, tax insurance providers and advisors at the Fairmont Washington, D.C. Georgetown on Nov. 5-6 for its 2026 Fall Renewable Energy Tax Credits Conference, held immediately after the 2026 mid-term elections.

Federal policy changes drive the agenda

Sessions will cover recent federal developments affecting clean energy tax incentives, technical tax considerations in deal execution, and the evolving clean energy development landscape. Further topics include what is driving investor interest in certain properties and tax equity structures.

Conference chair Tony Grappone, a partner in Novogradac's North Andover, Massachusetts, office, said the renewable energy tax credit (RETC) sector has been shaped this year by "major changes in federal policy and guidance."

San Antonio – October 16, 2026 -- PayrollOrg will host its 39th Annual Educational Institutions Payroll Conference (EIPC) October 18–21, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio, gathering payroll professionals from colleges and universities across the United States to address AI, legislation and financial compliance.

AI and regulatory change drive the EIPC agenda

Dan Maddux, Executive Director of PayrollOrg, said higher education payroll teams "can't afford to fall behind" as regulations evolve and artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace.

Sessions will cover AI in payroll, federal and state legislative developments, payroll and data governance, nonresident alien taxation, and IRS fringe benefit regulations specific to higher education.

New York – October 16, 2026 -- The inaugural Lumara Film Festival, presented by MoonPay and Venice, has named six finalists for a Grand Prize worth $32,000 and 3.2 million Venice AI credits, after receiving more than 700 submissions from filmmakers worldwide.

The Jury Selection award carries $20,000 and 2 million Venice AI credits. Winners will be announced live on October 26 at the Roxy Hotel Cinema in New York City. The festival has also named 16 nominees across five category awards.

Submissions drew 700+ films in a seven-week free-entry window

Submissions ran from July 24 to September 15. Entry was free and open worldwide, and filmmakers could use any AI filmmaking platform. Judging criteria were the strength of the idea, the quality of the storytelling and how well the filmmaker used AI.

Columbus – October 16, 2026 -- Core Molding Technologies (NYSE American: CMT) will present to investors on June 10 from 3:20 to 3:55 PM ET at the 16th Annual East Coast IDEAS Investor Conference at The Westin New York at Times Square.

CEO Palomaki and CFO Panda represent Core Molding at the New York event

Chief Executive Officer Eric Palomaki and Chief Financial Officer Alex Panda will attend on the company's behalf. Core Molding will also hold one-on-one investor meetings throughout the conference day.

Investors can book those meetings through the Three Part Advisors conference team, which organizes the event.

Molded structural products span building, utilities, truck and powersports

Core Molding is an engineered materials company that makes molded structural products. Its main end markets are building products, industrial and utilities, medium and heavy-duty truck, and powersports, across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Columbus, Ohio – October 16, 2026 -- Core Molding Technologies (NYSE American: CMT) will take investors through its roughly 600,000-square-foot Matamoros, Mexico, plant, which runs 22 large and ultra-large presses, as part of a two-day investor event on September 29-30, 2026.

Event opens in Brownsville with a 1:00 pm CT webcast on September 29

Management presentations begin at 1:00 pm CT on Tuesday, September 29, in Brownsville, Texas. An investor Q&A session and a dinner with management follow. The webcast will be available through the Events & Presentations section of the company's investor relations website. A replay and presentation materials will be posted there after the event.

Ljubljana – October 16, 2026 -- Slovenia presented its pavilion concept for EXPO 2027 Belgrade at a Ljubljana networking event, as bilateral goods trade with Serbia stood at approximately USD 2.04 billion in 2025, according to Serbia's Statistical Office.

Slovenia's Expo commissioner and tourist board director present the pavilion concept

Saša Lavrič, General Commissioner for EXPO 2027 Belgrade, and Mag. Maja Pak Olaj, Director of the Slovenian Tourist Board, presented the concept at the "Visit Serbia B2B Networking" event. More than 50 business and tourism representatives attended, linking Slovenian companies and travel agents with Serbian partners.

Opening remarks came from Danilo Jerinić, CEO of EXPO 2027 Belgrade; Blaž Cvar, President of Slovenia's Chamber of Craft and Small Business; and Mag. Leon Korošec, State Secretary at Slovenia's Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport.

Shenzhen – October 16, 2026 -- C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN, FILM & TAPE EXPO and a wider program of co-located industrial technology exhibitions will run October 27-29, 2026, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, with a 240-hour visa-free transit policy open to eligible visitors from 57 countries.

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY features a TGV glass substrate zone in Hall 16

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN 2026 will cover AI+AR smart glasses, Micro LED, OLED, automotive displays, smart cockpits and advanced semiconductor packaging.

The TGV Glass Substrate Advanced Packaging Zone in Hall 16 will show manufacturing processes spanning glass materials, micro-via processing, metallization, copper filling and inspection. Industry conferences will address AI computing and optical interconnection, smart glasses, TGV technology and emerging display applications.

Washington – October 16, 2026 -- Two hundred Slovak and Slovak American professionals, entrepreneurs, scientists, technology leaders, diplomats and creatives will convene on Oct. 23 for Slovak PRO Summit 2026, which the organization calls the largest in its history.

The invitation-only event takes place at George Mason University's Mason Square in Arlington, Va. Slovak PRO is marking 25 years of its community alongside the 250th anniversary of the United States. Executive Director Jana Trnovcová Ragucci said the group aims to connect Slovaks and friends of Slovakia across generations, industries and borders.

Portland – October 15, 2026 -- Michael Lubitz, founder and Senior Managing Director of Global Technology Transfer Group (GTT Group), will moderate a 50-minute masterclass on structuring high-return patent deals at IAM Live: Patent Transactions 2026 on October 22 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.

Session targets buy-sell deal structuring with five corporate and funding panelists

The session, titled "Masterclass: Buy-Sell Patent Transactions That Pay," runs from 11:30 AM to 12:20 PM PDT. Lubitz, who also founded Ideaship, will lead a panel that draws on executives and funders from across the IP market.

The co-panelists are: