Daily networking breakfast open to BCS Business PRO conference badge-holders, artists, speakers and delegates, media, and industry guests.

Sep 14

Welcome remarks from BCS Founder and Executive Producer Parag Bhandari and a virtual “Welcome to the Bull City” message from Durham Mayor Elaine O'Neal.

Sep 14

A conversation on the state of women’s health rights and gender inequality in tech, with Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code, Marshall Plan For Moms, and New York Times Best Selling Author of the books Brave, Not Perfect, and Pay Up. Interviewer Brooke Markevicius (Founder/CEO Allobee).

Sep 14

BCS welcomes a presentation plus Q&A from Coprata, a Durham-based seed-stage company pursuing non-invasive physiological monitoring that easily, safely and discreetly tracks digestive health with little or no change to daily routine through proprietary smart-toilet technology.

Sep 14

Presentation from Allobee, a woman-led Durham-based startup that provides innovative support to businesses doing good things in the world, through an artificial intelligence-based freelance workforce platform.

Sep 14

Daily business lunch and drinks open to BCS Business PRO conference badge-holders, artists, speakers and delegates, media, and industry guests.

Sep 14

Daily networking breakfast open to BCS Business PRO conference badge-holders, artists, speakers and delegates, media, and industry guests.

Sep 15

The independent live music marketplace. A presentation by David Baird (CEO/Founder, Gigmor) on serving the independent creative community with new technologies that spark artist development in the secondary touring markets.

Sep 15

Amie Thompson, President/CEO of North Carolina's Creative allies, discusses the role of personal branding in music entrepreneurship.

Sep 15

An Interview with JooseLord: A fireside chat on the state of North Carolina hiphop with Mir.I.Am and JooseLord.

Sep 15

Daily business lunch and drinks open to BCS Business PRO conference badge-holders, artists, speakers and delegates, media, and industry guests.

Sep 15

A conversation on the state of live music touring and festival consolidation as the world of live music recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and enters a new era of artist development.

Sep 15

Non-Fungible-Tokens ('NFTs') are increasingly establishing themselves as legitimate pillars of art and business. New marketplaces and platforms of all kinds have emerged offering the latest exclusive digital content, content whose purpose, value, and ironically - authenticity - is still highly speculative and difficult to understand for most. Yet, according to Financial Times, art NFTs have become a $50B industry, and shows no sign of its growth ending. This panel will discuss how NFTs have changed the practice of artistic expression, creating digital art, commerce's role in art, and where this exciting - and challenging - new frontier is headed.

Sep 15

Industry Happy Hour supported by Botanist & Barrel, The Glass Jug Beer Lab, and Tito’s Handmade Vodka featuring a live performance by BCS Showcasing Artists TBA. Sponsored by Ally Financial Service.

Sep 15

Featuring Lexington, Kentucky based 5-piece blues and roots act Magnolia Boulevard, with opening BCS Showcase Artists TBA!

Sep 15

Featuring Vacant Company, Weird God and Brutal Jr!

Sep 15

A-Trak, a.k.a. Alain Macklovitch, is the quintessential cultural connector. His 20-year career has seen him take turns as an internationally renowned turntablist, Grammy-nominated producer, innovative remixer, globetrotting DJ and more. As a founder of New York's celebrated Fool's Gold Records, half of the legendary house duo Duck Sauce and, more recently, The Brothers Macklovitch alongside his brother Dave 1 of Chromeo, A-Trak is one of the most prolific names in music today.

Sep 15

DJ Bagaceiro's Carnaval Constante! DJ Bagaceiro spinning a unique mix of latin dance, disco and funk. 9PM talk with Naomi Kraut plus screening of "Advanced Maternal Rage". Complimentary to BCS Business PRO Badge Holders or $5 Suggested Donation at the Door.

Sep 15

Daily networking breakfast open to BCS Business PRO conference badge-holders, artists, speakers and delegates, media, and industry guests.

Sep 16

Tlee Cooper, founder/CEO, presents Zroverse, a new type of e-commerce platform that changes the way we look at shopping and interacting online through immersive, virtual-world built retail experiences.

Sep 16

A presentation by Joseph McKinney of the Catawba Indian Nation, a Native American Tribe located in South Carolina, that has established a ground-breaking program to regulate and expand business activities in its territory, as the General Council of Catawba citizens created the first Digital Special Economic Zone in the United States.

Sep 16

A conversation on the post-pandemic state of investment with Mark W. Yusko (CEO and CIO Morgan Creek Capital Management, Managing Partner – Morgan Creek Digital). Moderated by Austin Davis.

Sep 16

Daily business lunch and drinks open to BCS Business PRO conference badge-holders, artists, speakers and delegates, media, and industry guests.

Sep 16

The 2020 pandemic and following years have turned the digital investment landscape upside down, with crypto’s rollercoaster ride, and with 2022 seeing the industry consolidate immensely including several companies previously thought to lead the industry dissolving in bankruptcy. This panel discusses Blockchain’s reset and new opportunities in a post-pandemic world. Moderated by: Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures General Partner).

Sep 16

Industry Happy Hour and BBQ featuring The Blue Note Grill’s award-winning signature southern fare, supported by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and featuring a live performance by JIVES!

Sep 16

Live Glassblowing Demos! Local Art Vendors - Glass, Paintings, Textiles, Sculpture + More! On View in The Little Gallery: Happy Little Nightmares: The Psychedelic Works of Michelle Smith / Sugar Cadavers plus Immersive art experience created by BSC artist Michelle Smith aka Sugar Cadavers featuring a brand new collection of stained glass pieces and color shifting paintings. Free food and beverages!

Sep 16

Jamie McLean Band is a triple threat. The group’s energetic and captivating live show is undeniable. McLean’s fiery guitar has joined the ranks of Derek Trucks, Gregg Allman, Aaron Neville, Dr. John and more on stages from from Madison Square Garden to Japan’s Fuji Rock. Jamie McLean Band creates a musical gumbo that incorporates New Orleans soul, middle Americana roots, Delta blues and New York City swagger.

Sep 16

Raised on the beaches of Southern California, Aaron Smith is a rapper, actor, musician, and father who became known to the world simply as Shwayze following a massive music breakout in 2008. ‍ The Malibu native released his debut album Buzzin’ that summer with singer-producer Cisco Adler. The duo hit the road immediately on the Vans Warped Tour wearing skinny jeans, and singing about lost weekends in Hollywood, all while bringing the most legendary parties with them wherever they went.

Sep 16

Featuring Night Night, Zephyranthes and Venray!

Sep 16

BCS welcomes Tommie Sunshine - legendary electronic music producer, DJ, label owner, and host of the Netflix series After The Raves, for a night of North Carolina - based artists producers curated by his seminal Brooklyn Fire Records label imprint.

Sep 16

The Floor DJ Collective! Feat. special guest Kultur and residents Thefacesblur and Marshall Jones. Complimentary to BCS Business PRO Badge Holders or $5 Suggested Donation at the Door.

Sep 16

Free 3PM Panel and Discussion on the State of Artist Development! $1 off German lagers for BCS Business Pro Badge holders.

Sep 17

With deep roots in Durham, North Carolina, Katie Basden grew up in a home full of musical influences. She started her solo career at just 15, and migrated to Nashville, TN after high school in 2010 and has been traveling to play ever since. Katie most recently placed as a Top 20 finalist on NBC’s show The Voice with her coach Blake Shelton, after working with Adam Levine. Erin McLendon is a walking, talking poster child for “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Her brand-new self-titled album delivers a grittier, more honest side to McLendon that not only paints a picture of her own experiences but also, her family history.

Sep 17

Sacred: Walking on Hallowed Ground! Night of goth, industrial, post punk and edm with the master of goth, DJ Fifi Hi-fi. Complimentary to BCS Business PRO Badge Holders or $5 Suggested Donation at the Door.

Sep 17