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3686 Festival Powered by Launch Tennessee Conference

AN UNMISSABLE NETWORKING EVENT

82Score
September 2026Nashville, TNCannery Hall1,200 attendees

Yellow AI Summary

This is LaunchTN’s entrepreneur festival, with a variety of programming that will feature leading entrepreneurs, tech entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists.

Yellow Score Breakdown

Audience Quality
25/30
Industry Focus
17/25
Attendee Feedback
13/25
Press Reviews
12/20
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Yellow's Take

This entrepreneur festival delivers exceptional audience quality with 1,200 attendees, featuring a strong lineup of tech entrepreneurs and VCs, making it a prime opportunity for B2B marketers targeting the startup ecosystem. While the industry focus is sharp, the absence of exhibitor pricing and detailed booth information limits immediate actionable insights for potential sponsors. The caliber of speakers, including representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce and Cisco, underscores the event's strategic relevance for those seeking to connect with innovation leaders.

Attendee/Press Sentiment

Attendee Feedback Sentiment

Attending 3686 was an incredible launchpad for our startup. We were able to network with other founders, meet venture capital firms and close funding rounds directly on-site

LaunchTN

Press Reviews

3686 conference offers connection point for investors and founders — most angel investors are not only investing for the monetary impact, they want to be along for the journey

Nashville Post

Past events facilitated 770 unique 1-on-1 meetings within a single 6-hour window — averaging over 125 curated investor-founder meetings per hour

LaunchTN

Annual 3686 conference concludes — here's what it says about the state of Tennessee entrepreneurship and the growing Southeast startup ecosystem

Teknovation

About 900 people from 31 states attended — the atmosphere feels more like a collaborative family reunion than a cutthroat corporate conference

3686 Festival

3686 is really key to the mission of Launch Tennessee — we are trying to support and elevate founders all across the state through this premier networking event

LaunchTN YouTube

Topics

entrepreneurshiptechinvestingstartupsinnovation

Speakers

Allegra Baistrocchi

Consulate of Italy Detroit Consul of Italy in Detroit

Andrew Goldner

GrowthX Founding Partner

Braden Stover

Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Chief Policy Officer

Brie Knox

U.S. Department of Commerce Director

Charity Toombs

Tennessee Distillers Guild Executive Director

Cameron Drummond

Mastodon Capital Management Principal

Chris McAdoo

Knoxville Entrepreneur Center WORKS Accelerator Director

Christopher Liljenstolpe

Cisco Sr. Director, Data Center Architecture

Sponsors

Launch Tennessee
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Vanderbilt University
JPMorganChase
Nelson Mullins
Amazon
Edison Partners
Fidelity Investments
EcoMap
EPB
Harbor

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