{"id":1320,"date":"2026-02-17T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/?p=1320"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:05:23","slug":"beach_tech_summit_2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/?p=1320","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Beach Tech Summit 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1320\" class=\"elementor elementor-1320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e922f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e922f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c8902e\" data-id=\"4c8902e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1f9df elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6c1f9df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTS-ANNOUNCE.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a21e3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a21e3d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50af5287\" data-id=\"50af5287\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04fe413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04fe413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Press Release: <br>Beach Tech Summit 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4cda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef4cda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42952c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42952c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2316\"><strong data-start=\"2147\" data-end=\"2211\">Beach Tech Summit 2026 Launches August 7\u20139 in Virginia Beach\u00a0<\/strong><br data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2214\" \/><em data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2314\">First-of-its-kind technology summit to take place at Neptune Park and the Virginia Beach Boardwalk<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2793\"><strong data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2357\">Virginia Beach, VA <\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2793\">The future of technology will land on the Virginia Beach oceanfront this summer as the inaugural <strong data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2483\">Beach Tech Summit 2026<\/strong> takes place <strong data-start=\"2496\" data-end=\"2516\">August 7\u20139, 2026<\/strong>, at <strong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2601\">Neptune Park and along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk from 30th to 32nd Street<\/strong>. The two-day summit will gather leaders and innovators across industries to explore emerging breakthroughs in <strong data-start=\"2712\" data-end=\"2790\">medical, military, cybersecurity, business, and entertainment technologies<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"3228\">Attendees can expect an immersive experience, including <strong data-start=\"2851\" data-end=\"2978\">keynote presentations, live vendor showcases, drone shows, and innovation<\/strong> where visionaries will present technologies shaping tomorrow. Satellite events across Virginia Beach, along with<\/p><p data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"3228\"><strong data-start=\"3107\" data-end=\"3157\">VIP-exclusive meet-ups and after-hours parties<\/strong>, will provide opportunities for deeper networking and collaboration.<\/p><p data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3542\">Programming highlights include AI-powered healthcare advancements, biotech startups driving next-generation drug development, autonomous defense and decision-support systems, zero trust security and AI-driven threat detection, as well as generative AI for music, gaming, and immersive VR\/AR storytelling.<\/p><p data-start=\"3544\" data-end=\"3792\">\u201cThis is more than a conference it\u2019s a launchpad,\u201d said Organizer\/Spokesperson Rob Devinney. \u201cBeach Tech Summit 2026 will showcase the innovations transforming our world while creating a new space for collaboration right here in Virginia Beach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fccdfd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fccdfd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff19c33\" data-id=\"ff19c33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7031aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7031aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-1200x1200.png 1200w, https:\/\/beachtechsummit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BTS-TRANSPARENT-1980x1980.png 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elements that compose AI consist of machine learning, and natural language processing and are now a daily part of our lives. 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