Cenfluence Spring Meetup
Cenfluence Spring Meetup: Partnerships in Action
📅 April 7
⏰ 5:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 Dr. Phillips Commons
This year, Cenfluence, in partnership with Plug and Play Florida, brings the community together around one powerful theme: Partnerships.
Innovation does not happen in isolation. It happens when universities, industry, government, and entrepreneurs align around shared goals and real opportunities. Join founders, corporate leaders, investors, and ecosystem builders from across Central Florida for an evening designed to explore how meaningful partnerships are formed — and how they fuel growth.
This is more than a networking event. It’s a working conversation about collaboration across the Florida High Tech Corridor and the broader Orlando innovation ecosystem.
What to Expect
Insight into how cross-sector partnerships are initiated and structured
Real examples of startups working with industry partners
Perspectives from university, government, and corporate leaders
Startup pitches paired with live Q&A
Agenda
5:00 – 5:30 PM | Registration & Networking
5:30 – 5:40 PM | Welcome & Corridor Overview
5:40 – 5:50 PM | Plug and Play Orlando Overview
5:50 – 6:00 PM | Strategic Partner Update
6:00 – 6:30 PM | Panel: How Partnerships Actually Happen
6:30 – 7:00 PM | Pitch & brew: Startups Pitch Competition
7:00 – 8:00 PM | Networking
🎙 Founders: Interested in pitching? Apply by March 27 to be considered for Pitch & Brew.
Hosted By:
Cenfluence is the Florida High Tech Corridor’s industry cluster initiative, designed to fuel innovation and growth for high-tech companies across Central Florida. Our mission is to forge internationally recognized industry clusters that are globally competitive resulting in significant contributions to the region's economy.
Plug and Play works to accelerate meaningful partnerships between high-growth startups and leading industry partners, helping companies pilot technologies, validate solutions, and scale into new markets. By fostering collaboration across sectors, Plug and Play strengthens the region’s innovation ecosystem and creates pathways for startups to engage directly with enterprise and public-sector partners.
🚀 Startups & Founders — Ready to grow? → Join Cenfluence
🤝 Investors & Partners — Want to connect? → Email us and explore ways to collaborate with The Corridor
Food and drinks will be provided by Plug and Play.
Parking: UCF Parramore Parking Garage recommended, a parking pass is required. https://valenciacollege.edu/locations/downtown/documents/downtown-campus-map.pdf