Space Coast Chamber of Commerce

🇺🇸 What an incredible evening welcoming home our veterans this past weekend! Our team had the best time celebrating at the Space Coast Honor Flight ❤️✈️

Start your morning with an important conversation about the future of education! Join us June 23 as Dr. Mark Rendell shares a look ahead to the 2026–2027 Brevard school year at the Space Coast Chamber of Commerce 📚

Big ideas. Bold moves. Real stories! 🔥 Join us for Founders on Fire and hear how local entrepreneurs transformed their ideas into reality. Network with fellow professionals, enjoy light bites and a complimentary first drink, and walk away inspired!

📅 July 23 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Crowne Plaza Melbourne Oceanfront
RSVP + more info on our website now!

What’s better than fresh, warm bagels?! 🥯 Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning as we celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting for PopUp Bagels Rockledge/Viera. Congratulations to the entire team 🎉 we’re thrilled to welcome you to the community and wish you much success in the years ahead!

On June 3rd, the Space Coast Chamber was proud to join regional partners--EDC of Florida's Space Coast, Accelerate Brevard, LEAD Brevard, Space Coast Association of Realtors, Space Coast Black Chamber of Commerce, Space Coast Builders Association, The Greater Palm Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce--in signing the Space Coast Brand Partners Council MOU, formalizing a shared commitment to promote and strengthen the Florida’s Space Coast brand through Tomorrow Launches Here®.

This collaboration brings together organizations from across Brevard County to tell a bigger story: one centered on innovation, opportunity, entrepreneurship, quality of life, and regional pride.

For the Space Coast Chamber, this alignment is especially meaningful.

Space Coast Chamber President & CEO, Anne Conroy-Baiter wrote, “The decision to rebrand as the Space Coast Chamber this year was about clarity and alignment with the Tomorrow Launches Here® brand. Together, the partners give voice to that momentum, reminding the world that Florida’s Space Coast is not only a place of historic achievement, but a place where innovation and opportunity are building a better future.”

AI is reshaping the Aerospace & Defense industry, but the real challenge lies in moving from experimentation to measurable, mission ready impact.

Mission Ready AI: Navigating the Path to Measurable Outcomes is an exclusive event hosted by Infosys, in partnership with Dassault Systèmes, Cognition, the Space Coast Chamber, and Salesforce, specially curated for leaders across the Aerospace & Defense community.

The keynote session, “Where AI Is Headed in Aerospace & Defense,” features Venice M. Goodwine, CISSP, PMP, Chief Information Officer and AI Product Owner at Arlo Solutions, and former CIO of the U.S. Air Force & Space Force. Drawing on decades of leadership at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, data, and workforce transformation, Venice will share a frontline perspective on how organizations can scale AI securely, responsibly, and at pace, without slowing mission outcomes.

Expect candid insights, real world lessons, and practical guidance for leaders navigating high stakes environments, focused on turning AI strategy into ex*****on across the Aerospace & Defense value chain.

📍 Hotel Melby, Downtown Melbourne, Florida
🗓️ June 24, 2026
⏰ 3:00–7:00 PM ET

👉 Register Now! https://tinyurl.com/MissionReadyAI

PLEASE NOTE This event is limited to professionals who are employed in the technology, aerospace, aviation, or defense industries; organizations that directly supply those sectors like manufacturers or payload; or investors and capital providers actively financing companies in these industries.

Interested in how transportation is planned and executed on the Space Coast? The public is invited to the Space Coast Transportation Planning Organization Annual Open House: Funding the Future! on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, from 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Center for Collaboration, 1100 Rockledge Blvd., Rockledge, FL 32955. This interactive community event offers a behind-the-scenes look at how transportation planning shapes the future of mobility in Brevard County. Attendees will learn more about who the TPO is, what they do, and how planning decisions made today help fund and prioritize the transportation projects of tomorrow. Register at www.spacecoasttpo.com/OpenHouse.

Good Morning Space Coast: The Power of Partnership! Huge shoutout to and a very special thank you to our featured speakers, Dr. John Nicklow; President of Florida Tech, Leslie Tibbets; Board of Advisors at , and Samantha Miles; executive director at for sharing their insights on collaboration, innovation, and strong community partnerships!

And thank you to our sponsors Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott 🌟