Nona Tech: Innovation & Technology

Q: What makes Lake Nona a technology hub?

Lake Nona was planned as a smart-city living lab. It's home to a Verizon 5G Innovation Hub, the Medical City health-science cluster, corporate campuses like KPMG Lakehouse, an aviation sector, and pilots such as the Move Nona autonomous shuttles.

Q: What is the Lake Nona Impact Forum?

An annual, invitation-only think tank that gathers leaders in health, science, technology, and policy to shape the future of global wellness.

Q: Does Lake Nona have an aviation industry?

Yes. Lake Nona is home to the global headquarters of Signature Flight Support, the SIMCOM Aviation Training Center, and the Lake Nona Vertiport for future urban air mobility.

Lake Nona was designed to be a living lab. From the ground up, Tavistock built it as one of the country's most connected communities — a real-world testbed for smart infrastructure, health science, and the technologies shaping how we'll live and move next.

Here's a tour of the innovation happening across Lake Nona, from 5G and Medical City to corporate campuses, aviation, and driverless shuttles.

A Smart City & Living Lab

Lake Nona was planned as a proving ground for next-generation infrastructure — smart homes, connected streets, and one of the region's most advanced networks.

Verizon 5G Innovation Hub — engineering the future of connectivity, using Lake Nona as a live proving ground for 5G applications

Health & Life-Sciences Innovation

Medical City — the cluster of hospitals, research institutes, and medical schools that anchors Lake Nona's innovation economy
Lake Nona Impact Forum — an annual, invitation-only think tank gathering global leaders in health, science, technology, and policy

Accelerators & Corporate Campuses

KPMG Lakehouse — the global firm's landmark corporate learning and innovation campus, built in the heart of Lake Nona
leAD Sports & Health Tech Accelerator — a startup accelerator at the crossroads of sports, health, and technology

Aviation & Air Mobility

Signature Flight Support — the global headquarters of the world's largest private-aviation terminal network
SIMCOM Aviation Training Center — a leading pilot and flight-simulation training facility

Autonomous & Future Transit

Move Nona & the Beep Shuttle — Lake Nona's driverless autonomous shuttle service, a hands-on look at the future of local transit

For the full picture of getting around, see Nona Drives: Roads & Transportation.

Keep Exploring Lake Nona

See where the innovation lands in daily life — Health & Wellness and Roads & Transportation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Lake Nona a technology hub?

It was planned as a smart-city living lab — home to a Verizon 5G Innovation Hub, the Medical City health-science cluster, corporate campuses like KPMG Lakehouse, an aviation sector, and pilots such as the Move Nona autonomous shuttles.

What is Move Nona?

Move Nona is Lake Nona's driverless autonomous shuttle service, using Beep shuttles to connect points within the community.

What is the Lake Nona Impact Forum?

An annual, invitation-only think tank that brings together leaders in health, science, technology, and policy to shape the future of global wellness.

Does Lake Nona have an aviation industry?

Yes — the global headquarters of Signature Flight Support, the SIMCOM Aviation Training Center, and the Lake Nona Vertiport for future urban air mobility.

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