Table of Contents
The Lead
Our Community in Action: Scenes and signals from across the ecosystem
Events by Category
Developer Meetups: (1) Where Builders Are Sharpening Their Craft
Networking & Community: (3) Rooms Where New Opportunities Start
AI & Emerging Tech: (2) One Deep Dive Shifting How We Build
High‑Impact Events Worth Planning For: (5) The Big Moments Worth Planning Around
The Insights
Event Recaps: GiveCamp Memphis 2026
Memphis‑Made Spotlight: How George Osei Is Teaching Memphis to Trust Its Own Data
Powered by Community: The People and Organizations Making This Possible
📸 Our Community in Action
Memphis AI Meetup
Epicenter Memphis celebration of Women’s History Month
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Developer Meetups, Workshops, & Tech Talks
🧭 PMI Memphis Chapter Meeting: Leading Technology Transformation
March 11 — 6:00PM (In‑Person)
A Memphis‑focused look at how leaders turn tech strategy into real organizational change. Learn how aligned vision, resilient systems, and empowered teams drive transformation that lasts. Practical insight for PMs shaping the city’s next wave of innovation.
𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
Why These Events Matter This Week:
Memphis moves when its people connect. These events help you sharpen skills, meet peers, and stay plugged into the momentum shaping our tech community. Simple spaces, real conversations, and steady growth for the city’s builders.
🎯 Germantown Career Support & Networking: Career Pivot Options w/ Ron Mann
March 9 — 6:30PM (In‑Person)
A grounded, supportive session for anyone exploring a career shift in Memphis’s growing tech economy. Break down your transferable skills, map real opportunities, and connect with peers navigating similar transitions. A practical reset for your next chapter. We’ll meet at Germantown Presbyterian Church. Doors open at 6:30PM and auto-lock at 6:50PM. Arrive early to settle in and connect.
🍻 Tech on Tap with Lia
March 11 — 5:30PM (In‑Person)
A relaxed mid‑week meetup where Memphis tech folks unwind, swap stories, and build real community. Whether you’re talking code, comics, or the best local eats, it’s an easy way to plug into the scene and meet people who make the ecosystem feel welcoming.
💬 Code Create + Conversate by BDPA Memphis
March 14 — 11:00AM (In‑Person)
A casual, creator‑friendly meetup where Memphis builders share projects, swap ideas, and get inspired. Bring your laptop, grab a coffee, and work alongside peers pushing their skills forward in a supportive, maker‑driven space.
Event held at Anti Gentrification Cxffee Club at 3386 Bowden Ave Memphis TN, 38122.
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Meetups, launches, panels, workshops! If it’s helping grow the Memphis tech scene, we’ll make sure folks know.
𝐀𝐈 & 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡
🚀Oracle Innovation Day Memphis — Presented by Camptra
March 11 — 8:30AM (In‑Person)
A rare chance to see how AI and cloud are reshaping Memphis industries right now. Hear from experts, watch live demos, and connect with leaders applying these tools to real operational challenges. Ideal for decision‑makers driving modernization and impact.
🤖 Memphis AI Meetup — Weekly Coffee & Conversation
March 11 — 10:15AM (In-Person)
Join a 30‑minute, no‑pressure conversation on what’s working with AI in real workflows. It’s a casual, open space for anyone exploring automation, swapping insights, and building community momentum in Memphis tech. All levels welcome. Lead by Scott Finney.
High‑Impact Events Worth Planning For
Why This Section Matters This Week:
These multi‑day events require planning. Here are the high‑impact opportunities Memphis builders should have on their radar.
Oracle Innovation Day Memphis - Presented by Camptra
March 11, 2026 | In-Person
A practical, Memphis‑focused look at how AI and cloud technologies are reshaping operations across regulated industries. Expect expert insight, live demos, and peer conversations designed to help leaders move from exploration to execution.
Memphis AgentCamp
March 16, 2026, | Virtual
A full day dedicated to making AI accessible for every role and skill level. Speaker lineup is still forming, but the event promises hands‑on learning and community‑driven sessions built for Memphis professionals exploring AI’s real‑world impact.
Digital Delta Defense - Cybersecurity CTF Competition
March 28 | In-Person
A hands‑on cybersecurity challenge hosted by UMRF Ventures and Raymond James, at the FedEx Institute of Technology. Build skills by solving real scenarios, collaborate with peers, and contribute to the momentum behind Memphis’s growing security talent pipeline.
Special Note: This is geared towards college-aged individuals!
Dumb Hackathon by BDPA Memphis
April 24-25 | In-Person
BDPA’s Dumb Hackathon invites Memphis creators to try new tools, test weird ideas, and build without perfection. It’s a welcoming gateway into hackathons for anyone curious about making, experimenting, and finishing something real alongside a supportive community.
DevOps Days + AI Nashville 2026
May 14-15 | In-Person
Part of the respected global DevOpsDays series, this regional event blends DevOps and AI insights with practical, practitioner‑led sessions. A strong option for Memphis teams looking to sharpen delivery, resilience, and modern engineering practices.
GiveCamp Memphis 2026
When do engineers stop optimizing code, and start optimizing impact?
At GiveCamp Memphis, developers, designers, and students gathered at the FedEx Institute of Technology to test a simple but demanding premise: can a community of technologists deliver real infrastructure for nonprofits in just 48 hours?
Across the weekend, teams rebuilt and upgraded digital platforms for organizations like The Women's Advocacy Center, Our Youth Memphis, and FILAMemphis Inc. Embedding scholarship forms, redesigning user experiences, and rebuilding entire websites under extreme time pressure.
But the real story wasn’t speed.
It was what happens when technologists operate under mission-first constraints. Where clarity of purpose replaces long product cycles and teams ship solutions that communities immediately use.
What emerged was Impact Engineering: the discipline of building fast, with real stakeholders, where usability and access matter more than perfection.
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What you learned
Who you met
Why it matters
Your perspective helps the whole community learn.
From Accounting Ledgers to Analytics Dashboards: How George Osei Is Teaching Memphis to Trust Its Own Data
Most dashboards in Memphis don't fail because of bad data. They fail because nobody asked what decision the data was supposed to support.
George Osei learned that the hard way, and it changed how he works entirely.
He came to Memphis not through a CS program but through accounting and finance. Disciplines built around controls, risk, and the question of who is accountable for what. When he crossed into data analytics, he brought that lens with him.
BDPA Memphis, the UofM AMIS chapter, and mentors like DeNisha Malone and James Miller didn't just expand his network. They pushed him to stop thinking like a student and start thinking like a contributor. The ecosystem invested in him before he had the credentials to justify it.
What happened next, at St. Jude, inside a live audit analytics initiative with real stakes and immediate feedback, is where the translation work got serious. And where something shifted that's hard to summarize without reading the full story.
Rising Stars of Memphis exists to document exactly this: the emerging technologists already doing consequential work in this city, before the titles are complete, before the room fully knows their name. George's story is one thread in that fabric. If you've ever wondered whether your background is the right one for this ecosystem, his answer is worth reading.
This Month’s Community Feature Theme: Career Journeys
If you’ve made a pivot into tech in Memphis, reply and share your story.
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