Clark Hunt
Chairman and CEO of Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas sports teams

A Conversation with a Champion
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

The State of Venture Capital and Financing
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

Defending Tomorrow: Innovations and Collaborations for Defense Technology
Scott Harper
Co-Founder and CEO, Dialexa

Lyndsey Harper
Founder and CEO, Rosy

Dallas Success Stories: Lyndsey and Scott Harper
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

Venture's Role in Advancing Human Health: North Texas Biotech Success Stories
Startup Award Presentation
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

Swinging for Success: VC, Sports, and Tech
Melbourne O'Banion
CEO and Co-Founder, Bestow

Jamie O'Banion
CEO and Founder, BeautyBio

Dallas Success Stories: Jamie and Melbourne O'Banion
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

CVC and Corporate Innovation, A Discussion with Fortune 500 Innovation Leaders
Nirav Tolia
Founder, NextDoor

Fireside Chat with Nirav Tolia
Dirk Nowitzki
Special Advisor, Dallas Mavericks & Hall of Fame player for NBA World Champion Dallas Mavericks

A Conversation with a Champion
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


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