The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), a dynamic public research university and academic health center in Birmingham, Alabama, stands as an engine of innovation and economic vitality in the Southeast, driving $12.1 billion in annual impact through its comprehensive ecosystem.
Located in the dynamic heart of downtown Nashville, Tennessee—Music City—the Renaissance Nashville Hotel offers an ideal setting for the Southeast Venture Showcase 2026 (SVS), blending modern sophistication with the city's vibrant energy. This premier 4-star Marriott, standing 31 floors tall since 1987, features 697 stylish guest rooms and suites with plush bedding, spacious workstations, and stunning views, perfect for entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators attending SVS.
Virginia Tech, a leading public land-grant research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, is renowned for its innovative integration of technology across all disciplines. With over 30,000 undergraduate students and a research portfolio exceeding $531 million, the university fosters a collaborative environment that drives impactful solutions for the commonwealth, nation, and world.
Petram provides the most energy efficient rock breaking technology on Earth. When compared to traditional jackhammers, Petram's High Power Electric Pulse System provides 20x the speed at 50% of the cost and 1% of the noise, vibration and dust. It was originally licensed from an Auburn Patent based on NASA funding for rock breaking on the moon. Company has two Fortune 500 customers serving utility infrastructure, oil and gas, and construction and is beginning to commercialize.
We are making the world more accessible by giving transportation businesses the Artificial Intelligence they need for vehicle scheduling, routing, and energy-use management.
We developed SANDI (Simulator for Advanced Neurodiverse Driving Instruction), an AI-driven virtual reality driving simulator designed to help individuals on the autism spectrum build confidence, learn driving skills, and overcome driving anxiety through adaptive training and physiological feedback systems.
Repurpose and reuse of excess industrial & agricultural technical fibers by intercepting them from landfill and transforming them into high performance nonwoven wet laid preforms for usage in composite manufacturing for transportation automotive, aerospace, marine, construction, defense and sports & leisure markets; while maintaining double the length of the fibers in contrast to competition to achieve maximum performance.
ElectraMet removes and recovers dissolved metals from industrial waste and recycling streams, helping customers to hit discharge compliance and purity standards while generating a value-added product.
