PIONEEERS @ MDC: Demian Bellumio, COO of music-tech startup Senzari, will offer an interactive session on data science in the music world, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Miami Dade College’s Idea Center, Building 8, Wolfson Campus. RSVP here.
MIT ENTERPRISE FORUM: The organization will present “A Smooth Ride for Green Cars,” with a car from Tesla and speakers from Car Charging Group and BuyBook Technologies, 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, Venture Hive, 1010 NE Second Ave., Miami. Details: www.mitforumfl.org.
YOU SAID WHAT?!: Score Miami-Dade presents a workshop on business etiquette, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, Ponce Business Center, 2000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 569, Coral Gables. Fee applies. Details here.
REFRESH MIAMI: “The Future of Healthcare Tech” is the topic of the monthly meetup, 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, Miami Science Museum, 3280 S. Miami Ave. Details: refreshmiami.com
GROWTH CONFERENCE: Barbara Corcoran of TV’s ‘Shark Tank’ is the keynote speaker at Entrepreneur Magazine’s free Growth Conference, with workshops on growth strategy, branding and raising capital, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 4, Miami Beach Convention Center, Palm Ballroom. Register: www.entrepreneur.com/growthcon.
STARTING GATE
A busy week on Starting Gate blog: Read about virtual reality innovators who gathered at the B.I.G. Summit; Titan Paddles of Dania Beach, a startup that won a national Chase grant; Susan Amat’s guest post on Chile’s advances in developing entrepreneurial ecosystem; Minibar, a liquor delivery service, that launched in Miami, and more. Keep up with startup news and community views on the Starting Gate blog at MiamiHerald.com/business.
Nancy Dahlberg @ndahlberg