Schedule and Speakers
September 10th
Ross Perot, Jr.
The Perot Group
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VIP Reception
6:00pm - 8:00pm
September 11th
Stan Woodward
MVPindex
J-Si Chavez
National Radio Host + Event Emcee
Emmit Smith
Hall of Fame Running Back and Entrepreneur
Keynote
10:00am - 10:30am
Brad Hunstable
Linear Labs
Lightning Talk - Why give a torque? Electrification 2.0
10:30am - 10:45am
Jackie Kimzey
University of Texas at Dallas
Kelly Ford Buckley
Edison Partners
Seth Harward
Frontier Capital
Investing in Dallas Panel
10:45am - 11:30am
Scott Drennan
Bell
Mike Berry
Hillwood
Wyatt Smith
Uber
The Future of Mobility
12:20pm - 1:10pm
Vik Thapar
Cypress Growth Capital
Stephen Bohanon
Alkami
Charlie Plauche
S3 Ventures
Growth Story of Dallas-based Alkami Technology
1:40pm - 2:30pm
Bruce Parker
Modo
Lightning Talk - Payments are so hot right now
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Randy Chappel
Hersh Family Investments
Lightning Talk - Esports is Everywhere
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Molly Cain
GovCity Group
Ben Lamm
Hypergiant
Bill Nye
Scientist, Comedian, Author & Inventor
Keynote
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Samantha Colletti
Silicon Valley Bank
Closing Remarks
4:15pm - 4:30pm
Happy Hour & Networking Hosted By Munck Wilson Mandala
Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories
Steve Curtis, Director of New Ventures, BrightEdge
Dr. Amy Kruse, General Partner and CIO, Satori Neuro
Gwen Watanabe, Managing Director, H.I.G. BioHealth Partners
Gabby Everett, Director of Business Operations & Strategy and Site Head, BioLabs Pegasus Park
Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper
Scott Harper, Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa
Lyndsey Harper, Founder and CEO, Rosy
Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology
Will Edwards, CEO, Firehawk Aerospace
Dyan Gibbens, Strategic Advisor, AFWERX/SpaceWERX
Sha-Chelle Manning, Chief Commercial Strategist, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Alex Moore, Partner, 8VC
Hal Lambert, Founder, Point Bridge Capital, Founder, Star Castle Ventures
The State of Venture Capital and Financing
Ashraf Hebela, Managing Director, Head of Startup Banking, J.P. Morgan
Michelle Yeh Gillis, Managing Director and Market Executive Technology and Disruptive Commerce, J.P. Morgan
Sara Johnson, Horizon Tech Finance
Kevin Lavelle, CEO, Mizzen+Main
A Conversation with a Champion
Clark Hunt, Chairman and CEO of Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas sports teams
Schedule
Oct 25
Startup Award Presentation
Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech
Keith Bank, Founder and CEO, KB Partners
Arjun Chowdri, Chief Administrative and Innovation Officer, PGA
Ryan Engle, Founder and CEO, Golf+
Artie Starrs, CEO, Topgolf
Adeel Yang, Co-Founder and CEO, Dryvebox
Tammy Meinershagen, CIO, Blackshaw Partners
A Conversation with a Champion
Dirk Nowitski, Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks
Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia
Nirav Tolia, Founder, NextDoor
CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders
Moni Chakravorty, Lead Investment Strategist, 7 Ventures
Terence O'Brien, Investment Lead, Aflac Ventures
Vikram Taneja, Head, AT&T Ventures
Gretchen Seay, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Clearsight Advisors
Dallas Success Stories: Jamie and Melbourne O'Banion
Melbourne O'Banion, CEO and Co-Founder, Bestow
Jamie O'Banion, CEO and Founder, BeautyBio
Aaron Pierce
JF2 Capital
Welcome
9:50am - 10:00am