Accelerate Brevard

Mahalo for an Amazing Rubber Duck Regatta! 🐥💦🌺

What a perfect evening of tropical fun, networking, great food, hula dancers, fire dancers, signature drinks, and an exciting duck race! Thank you to everyone who joined us at and helped kick off summer in style.

We are so grateful to all of our sponsors whose generosity made this event possible:

✨ Presenting Sponsor:
🌺 Hula Dancers Sponsor:
🌐 Signature Drink Sponsor: .fiber
🍴 Food Sponsors: & Cancer Care Centers of Brevard
🎶 Music Sponsor: .lande.group
📸 Photo Sponsor:
🏨 Venue:

🏆 Congratulations to our Grand Prize Winner, who took home a prize package valued at over $500 and earned ultimate duck-racing bragging rights until next year! Special thanks to Texas Roadhouse and Zonta International for donating raffle baskets, and to for keeping the party going all night.

🌴 Vendors:fiber • •
• • .lande.group • Cancer Care Centers of Brevard • • •
• • • • • • • • • • A Touch of Basil Beachside • • Tarzen Tikis • •

Most importantly, thank you for supporting and its mission to empower women and girls through advocacy, education, and service.

Until next year... keep those ducks ready! 🌊🦆💛

Curious about how AI can actually help your business?

Join us for the Excellence in AI Workshop: Putting AI to Work in Your Business — a hands-on session designed to help business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals learn practical AI tools they can start using immediately.

Bring your laptop and leave with:
✅ AI workflows that respond to leads and missed calls
✅ Automated review requests
✅ A live AI-generated website for your business
✅ Real tools and strategies you can apply right away

This workshop is focused on practical implementation — simple systems that can help save time, improve customer response, and support business growth.

OPEN TO ALL CHAMBER MEMBERS!
🎖 Eligible veterans, active-duty military, and military spouses may attend FREE using promo code: SERVICE

Presented by Ascend Brevard SBSC in partnership with Veterans Florida and facilitated by NewRev.AI.

Whether you are just getting started with AI or looking to better understand how it fits into your business, this workshop could be a game changer.

Register today — we’d love to see you there!

OPEN TO ALL. Veterans and Spouses at no cost. Hope to see you there!

Accelerate Brevard Accelerate Brevard is a dynamic business organization dedicated to fostering economic growth, advocating for policy advancements, and building strong connections within Brevard County.

We are so glad you could make it!

🦆 Get Ready for the Most Quack-tastic Night of the Summer! 🦆

Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for the Rubber Duck Regatta — an unforgettable evening packed with fun, laughter, community, and a little friendly competition!

Watch hundreds of rubber ducks dressed in festive Hawaiian flair race down the lazy river as guests cheer on their adopted ducks for prizes and bragging rights! 🌊🏁

✨ What to Expect:
🌺 Hawaiian-themed fun
🎶 Live DJ & entertainment
🔥 Fire dancers & hula dancers
🍴 Delicious food
🎁 Exciting prizes & surprises
🤝 Networking with local professionals & community leaders
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly atmosphere for all ages

Most importantly, this event supports the incredible mission of Zonta International — a global organization dedicated to empowering women and girls through advocacy, education, and service projects that create lasting change in communities around the world. All proceeds from the event go directly to supporting their mission.

Adopt your duck, bring your friends and family, and help us make waves for a great cause! 🦆💛

For Tickets & Event Info, visit www.acceleratebrevard.org

Curious about how AI can actually help your business?

Join us for the Excellence in AI Workshop: Putting AI to Work in Your Business — a hands-on session designed to help business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals learn practical AI tools they can start using immediately.

Bring your laptop and leave with:
✅ AI workflows that respond to leads and missed calls
✅ Automated review requests
✅ A live AI-generated website for your business
✅ Real tools and strategies you can apply right away

This workshop is focused on practical implementation — simple systems that can help save time, improve customer response, and support business growth.

🎖 Eligible veterans, active-duty military, and military spouses may attend FREE using promo code: SERVICE

Presented by Ascend Brevard SBSC in partnership with Veterans Florida and facilitated by NewRev.AI.

Whether you are just getting started with AI or looking to better understand how it fits into your business, this workshop could be a game changer.

Register today — we’d love to see you there!
https://business.acceleratebrevard.org/chamber-events/Details/sbsc-presents-excellence-in-ai-workshop-1733767?sourceTypeId=Website

What an incredible afternoon at the 4th Annual State of Space hosted by ! 🚀✨

We’re still humming from the energy, innovation, and insightful conversations that filled the room. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this year’s event such a memorable celebration of the future of space, technology, defense, and collaboration across Florida’s Space Coast.

A huge THANK YOU to Blue Origin, our amazing photo booth sponsor, for helping us create such a fun experience for our guests, and to TSS Photography for capturing all the incredible moments throughout the evening! 📸

Be sure to tag yourself, your friends, and your colleagues in the photo booth gallery — we loved seeing everyone celebrate, connect, and enjoy the night together.

The Accelerate Brevard 4th Annual State of Space was a tremendous success today at the Kennedy Space Center’s Heroes & Legends Conference Center 🚀🌌

This year’s discussion, “America’s Launch Pad: Florida’s Role in the New Space Economy,” brought together leaders from across the space community, government, and industry to explore how civil, commercial, and national security partnerships are driving innovation, investment, and mission growth on the Space Coast.

A special honor was also given to former NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director, Robert Sieck, who was recognized with the Space Coast Legacy Award. It was a privilege to have him in attendance and to celebrate his contributions to space exploration and the enduring legacy he represents within the aerospace community.

We extend our sincere thanks to our moderator, Lynda Weatherman, and our distinguished panelists:

• Brian Baluta
• Col Brian L. Chatman
• Col Shannon DeSilva
• Michael Farro
• Jeremy Graver
• Col Terrence McCaffrey

We also extend our gratitude to all sponsors who made this event possible:

Platinum Sponsor:edu

Program Sponsor:


Stage Sponsor:


Photo Sponsor:


Gold Sponsors:
Amentum_corp

Zel Technologies


Silver Sponsors:



Bronze Sponsors:
Apogee Leadership


Edward Jones - Office Of Daniel Ciuro

Venue Sponsor:


We also thank the incredible staff at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and the Accelerate Brevard team for their outstanding work in executing this event.

Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to a meaningful discussion on the future of the space economy on the Space Coast.

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Leadership. Advocacy. Action.

Today, Accelerate Brevard’s Investors Council welcomed Mark Wilson, President & CEO of the Florida Chamber, for a powerful conversation on Florida’s future, business competitiveness, and the importance of strong advocacy.

Success doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when organizations invest the time, talent, and resources to build relationships, engage decision-makers, and ensure business has a strong voice at the table.

Thank you to Mark Wilson and leaders from Gregory’s, Health First, Andrew Cain, Cape Canaveral Hospital, and others committed to advancing our region’s future.





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Everyone is welcome. Those who invest help shape what’s next.

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