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Cristina Rodriguez, co-founder of Mind&Melody, has been nominated as a finalist for the 2018 Coors Light Lí der of the Year. Each year, Coors Light Líderes honors twelve outstanding Hispanic individuals for their vision, commitment to service and ability to inspire their communities.

Mind&Melody is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for those experiencing neurological impairments, such as Alzheimer’s disease through music. The winner will receive $25,000 to implement a project to benefit the community.

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TEDx Boca Raton

TEDx is coming to Boca Raton, 6 – 10:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at the FAU Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium. The event theme is Innovation: Reinventing Yourself. A captivating group of panelists include Raichelle Aniceto who works at Space Systems and MIT AeroAstro and Facebook Connectivity Lab.

To purchase tickets, click here. To watch an interview with Erik Mintz, TEDx Boca Raton organizer, click the link below.

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Startup Palooza

Startup Palooza is now accepting applications for their pitching contest. Fifty startups will have the opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of expert venture capitalists and top industry judges. The top three startups will receive a share of $25,000 in cash awards.

Pitch application due Sept. 3. Click below to apply.

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Palm Beach Tech Talks | West Palm Beach

6 – 8 p.m. Aug. 6

Voltaire, West Palm Beach

vBeers Ft. Lauderdale

6 – 9 p.m. Aug. 8

Axis Space, Ft. Lauderdale

Creative Mornings Palm Beach

8:30 – 10 a.m. Aug. 17

Culture Lab, West Palm Beach

Product Council

6:30 – 9 p.m. Aug. 22

The Lab Miami

August Xero Hour

6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Aug. 23

Palm Beach Tech, West Palm Beach

Techstars Startup Weekend Miami

6:30 – 10 p.m. Sept. 7 - 9

CIC Miami

Research Park Annual Awards and Celebration

6:30 – 9 p.m. Oct. 3

The Addison, Boca Raton

SFBJ 2018 Technology Awards

5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11

The Signature Grand, Davie

2018 BioFlorida Conference

Oct. 14 – 16

Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

Arts Warehouse

Applications due: Aug. 16

The Unbou nd 50 Zone

Accepting applications now

Envolve Award USA

Accepting applications now

The Sikorsky Entrepreneurial Challenge

Applications due: Sept. 21

FAU Entrepreneur Boot Camp

Applications due: Sept. 22

PILOT Innovation Challenge

Applications due: Sept. 22

Mastercard Start Path Female Founders Challenge

Applications due: Oct. 10

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