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Gatherings

Events

Three regular formats, open to different audiences. The network has been meeting since July 2026, past gatherings are at the bottom of the page.

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The next date is not set. Past gatherings are below, write to us to hear about the next one.

The network calendar

The network’s gatherings, and the days one side or the other does not work. Scheduling something on 4 July, or on Canadian Thanksgiving, is scheduling an empty room.

September 2026

Tuesday, September 1 Wednesday, September 2 Thursday, September 3 Friday, September 4 Saturday, September 5 Sunday, September 6 Monday, September 7, Labor Day Tuesday, September 8 Wednesday, September 9 Thursday, September 10 Friday, September 11 Saturday, September 12 Sunday, September 13 Monday, September 14 Tuesday, September 15 Wednesday, September 16 Thursday, September 17 Friday, September 18 Saturday, September 19 Sunday, September 20 Monday, September 21 Tuesday, September 22 Wednesday, September 23 Thursday, September 24 Friday, September 25 Saturday, September 26 Sunday, September 27 Monday, September 28 Tuesday, September 29 Wednesday, September 30

October 2026

Thursday, October 1 Friday, October 2 Saturday, October 3 Sunday, October 4 Monday, October 5 Tuesday, October 6 Wednesday, October 7 Thursday, October 8 Friday, October 9 Saturday, October 10 Sunday, October 11 Monday, October 12, Thanksgiving Tuesday, October 13 Wednesday, October 14 Thursday, October 15 Friday, October 16 Saturday, October 17 Sunday, October 18 Monday, October 19 Tuesday, October 20 Wednesday, October 21 Thursday, October 22 Friday, October 23 Saturday, October 24 Sunday, October 25 Monday, October 26 Tuesday, October 27 Wednesday, October 28 Thursday, October 29 Friday, October 30 Saturday, October 31

November 2026

Sunday, November 1 Monday, November 2 Tuesday, November 3 Wednesday, November 4 Thursday, November 5 Friday, November 6 Saturday, November 7 Sunday, November 8 Monday, November 9 Tuesday, November 10 Wednesday, November 11, Armistice · Veterans Day Thursday, November 12 Friday, November 13 Saturday, November 14 Sunday, November 15 Monday, November 16 Tuesday, November 17 Wednesday, November 18, Independence Day Thursday, November 19 Friday, November 20 Saturday, November 21 Sunday, November 22 Monday, November 23 Tuesday, November 24 Wednesday, November 25 Thursday, November 26, Thanksgiving Friday, November 27 Saturday, November 28 Sunday, November 29 Monday, November 30
  • Network gathering
  • A public holiday somewhere

Later this year

  • Friday, December 25 Christmas Day
  • Friday, January 1 New Year’s Day

Already held

  1. Orlando City Saturday, Real Salt Lake

    A network Saturday around the match, at Inter&Co Stadium. Meet at Gate B, kick-off at 7:30 PM.

    OrlandoInter&Co Stadium

  2. Antoine Griezmann’s Orlando City home debut

    Some thirty French speakers gathered at the stadium for the World Cup winner’s first home game in an Orlando City shirt.

    OrlandoEast Midfield Lounge, Inter&Co Stadium

Newsletter

Hear about gatherings before they fill up

Dates along the corridor, new practical guides, and what the network learns along the way. A letter when there is something to say, never to fill space.

No reselling, no tracking. One word is enough to stop receiving it. How your data is handled.

Les Jeudis du réseau

The network’s Thursdays.

One Thursday a month, one hour, one practical subject covered by someone who has lived it, not by a vendor with something to sell. The format is short because it runs at the end of the day, and an hour of useful content beats an evening of networking.

Open to every French speaker in the region, member or not. It is the program with no barrier to entry, and that is deliberate.

To propose a subject or to speak: contact@fenflorida.com.

Le Groupe des dirigeants

The executives’ group.

Quarterly gatherings for business owners and freelancers, by invitation. A closed format with no outside speaker and no minutes, so that the hard subjects can actually be raised: cash running short, a hire that failed, a decision to leave.

Open to Enterprise and Founding Partner members. See Membership.

Les Premiers Pas

First steps.

Thirty days of mentoring on arrival, by a member already settled in the region. The mentor answers questions, points the way, and saves the newcomer weeks of working out what to do in what order.

It is mutual aid between French speakers: free, with nothing expected in return, and with nothing filed on your behalf. It is not a professional service, and French Executive Network charges nothing for this program.

The Setting up path covers the same subjects in writing.

Events run by other organizations

The calendar will also relay gatherings run by other French-speaking organizations in the region. They will be flagged as such, and you register with the organizer, never with us.

The ecosystem page lists the ones we follow.