Nexus Maine

Maine Community Bank's 2025 LaunchPad Live Event
2025-10-21 16:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | UNE’s Innovation Hall – Portland Campus, 772 Stevens Avenue, Portland, 04103, United States
Save your seat at Innovation Hall for Maine Community Bank’s LaunchPad, Maine’s premier competition for innovative small businesses. Who will earn our $50,000 grant? See finalists pitch live to, and field questions from, an independent panel of judges, on Tuesday, October 21 to find out. Join us in-person at 4:30pm for a social hour before the 5:30pm competition. UNE’s Innovation Hall (Portland Campus), 772 Stevens Ave – get directions . Free parking on campus. Also, see pitch videos from additional finalists as they compete for our $20,000 Emerging Business

Maine Visionary Leaders
2025-10-28 16:30 - 18:00 | Roux Institute at Northeastern University, 100 Fore St., Portland, ME, 04101, United States
The NACD New England Chapter, The Roux Institute at Northeastern University and the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce are pleased to present a special Visionaries event celebrating the far-reaching vision of Maine and New England business leaders.
The event will bring together CEOs from a diverse set of Maine businesses together with key leaders from State Government to discuss how businesses in the region are navigating the new world of uncertainty. From changing patterns of trade and tariffs to AI and emerging technologies.
For boards and their directors, building an agile and resilient environment has never been as important as it is today. Decisions made today will have widespread impacts. Some decisions lead to consequences that cannot be predicted or clearly defined. What framework for decision-making have leading boards adopted in the current environment? What are the current issues at the top of boards’ agendas? What do boards need to understand? How can they stay current and where should they focus?
