2025
Virtual Innovation Spotlight
webinars

RVA757 Connects highlights innovations taking place in the I-64 Innovation Corridor megaregion from Richmond to Hampton Roads through its monthly webinars called Virtual Innovation Spotlight.

The webinars are held on the first Wednesdays of every month from noon to 1 p.m. There are no webinars in July and August. The webinars are free, but registration is required.

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Virtual Innovation Spotlight

Join RVA757 Connects on Wednesday May 7 at noon to discover how Virginia Beach-based DroneUp is confronting America’s growing airspace crisis with next-generation traffic management technology. Founder and CEO Tom Walker will break it all down during the webinar.

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Airspace crisis: Virginia Beach-based DroneUp tackles the growing threat in low-altitude airspace

Virginia Beach-based DroneUp is confronting America’s growing airspace crisis with next-generation traffic management technology.

Low-altitude airspace is on the edge of collapse. Over one million drones now operate in the U.S. and most fly without real-time oversight or deconfliction. Near-misses are climbing. Emergency missions have been disrupted. Unauthorized flights near critical infrastructure are surging. This isn’t a future risk — it’s a current failure. DroneUp has already deployed a real solution.

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Soaring to new heights of innovation: Tidal Flight is revolutionizing coastal transportation

Tidal Flight is revolutionizing coastal transportation with its innovative Polaris Amphibian aircraft — a modern, composite, hybrid-electric seaplane that reduces fuel burn by 85% and operating costs by 40%.

Gain insights into the future of sustainable coastal transportation and the exciting path Hampton-based Tidal Flight is charting in advanced aviation.

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Powering the future: The world’s first grid-scale fusion plant coming to Virginia

Join a free webinar on Wednesday March 5 at noon to about the world’s first grid-scale fusion power plant that will be coming to Chesterfield County. Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is at the forefront of revolutionizing clean energy through its planned commercial fusion power plant, called ARC. The plant is designed to generate 400 megawatts of zero-carbon electricity, or enough to power 150,000 homes.

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Richmond region’s path to AI readiness and a thriving tech workforce

Join a free webinar on Wednesday February 5 at noon to explore how the Richmond region is positioning itself as a national leader in IT and technology. This webinar will spotlight two organizations – AI Ready RVA and RVATech (the Richmond Technology Council) – that are at the forefront of this transformation and shaping the Richmond region’s future as a thriving IT and technology hub.

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Norfolk-based startup revolutionizing integration of robotics and software

Join a free webinar on Wednesday January 8 at noon to learn about how Norfolk-based SVT Robotics is revolutionizing industrial robotics and automation with its innovative software platform that simplifies and accelerates the deployment of robotic and autonomous systems in warehousing, manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, and even defense.

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