Conference Agenda
Networking and Coffee
7:30am-8:30am
Welcome Remarks
8:30am-9:00am
Sandy Guitar
Managing Director
HX Venture Fund
Stephanie Campbell
Managing Director
Houston Angel Network; The Artemis Fund
Brad Burke
Managing Director
Rice Alliance for Technology and Entreprenuership
Harvin Moore
President
Houston Exponential
Amy Chronis
Houston Managing Partner
Deloitte
A Conversation with Steve Case: How the Third Wave will hit the Third Coast
9:00am-10:00am
Steve Case
Chairman & CEO, Revolution;
Co-Founder, AOL
Gina Luna
CEO
Luna Strategies
Moderator
Guillermo Borda
Managing Partner
HX Venture Fund
Introducer
Venture Capital: High Octane Fuel Driving Returns and Innovation Among Institutional Investors
10:00am-10:45am
Blair Garrou
Managing Director
Mercury Fund
Moderator
Paul Hobby
Managing Partner & CEO
Genesis Park LP
Allison Thacker
President
Rice Management Company, Rice University
Mike Pia
Chief Investment Officer
Texas A&M Foundation
Materials Science: The material role of hardtech in the next wave of innovation
10:45am-11:30am
Wogbe Ofori
Principal & Founder
360APPROACH
Moderator
Adam Sharkawy
Founder and Managing Partner
Material Impact
Vanessa Wyche
Deputy Director
Johnson Space Center, NASA
Gaurab Chakrabarti
CEO & Co-Founder
Solugen
Nic Radford
Founder, CEO & President
Houston Mechatronics & Jacobi Motors
Driving a Culture of Innovation: Key To a Startup's Success
11:30am-12:15pm
Dan Castagnola
President
Quanta Capital Solutions
Moderator
Joe Alapat
Founder and CEO
Liongard
Tom Ball
Founding General Partner
Next Coast Ventures
Larry Shaffer
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Business Development
Insperity
Sid Upadhyay
Co-Founder & CEO
WizeHire
Scaling Startups in Houston: A VC & Entrepreneurial Perspective
12:15pm-1:00pm
Anup Sharma
Senior Vice President
LyondellBasell
Moderator
Dana Settle
Founding Partner
Greycroft
Jon Seeber
General Partner
Updata Partners
Sashi Narahari
Founder & CEO
HighRadius
Ben Weinberg
Managing Director
Susquehanna Growth Equity
Networking and Expo Break
1:00pm-1:40pm
Pitch Competition Semi Finals
1:40pm-5:00pm
Networking and Coffee
7:15am-8:15am
Diversity: A Force Multiplier in Venture Capital
8:15am-9:00am
Michael Lipe
Managing Director; Brand and Marketing
Insperity
Moderator
Stephanie Campbell
Managing Director
Houston Angel Network; The Artemis Fund
Heath Butler
Managing Director, Mercury Fund; Co-Founder, Urban Capital Network
Thinking Past a COVID World. What Changes to the Life Sciences Are Here to Stay? How is the Business of Healthcare Changing?
9:00am-10:00am
Corey Goodman
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
venBio Partners
Moderator
Dr. Marc Boom
President & CEO
Houston Methodist
Dr. Paul Klotman
Executive Dean
Baylor College of Medicine
Chris Rizik
CEO
Renaissance Venture Partners
What's Next For Houston?
10:00am-10:45am
Rakesh Agrawal
CEO & Founder
SnapStream
Introducer
Jay Zeidman
Managing Partner
Altitude Ventures
Moderator
John "JR" Reale
Managing Director
Integr8d Capital
Susan Davenport
Senior Vice President, Economic Development
Greater Houston Partnership
Dr. Stephen Klineberg
Founding Director
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Houston VC: Truths, Trends, and 2021 Predictions
10:45am-11:00am
Aleece Hobson
Venture Partner
HX Venture Fund
Moderator
Josh Pherigo
Research Director, Data Analytics
Greater Houston Partnership
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in Energy Transition
11:00am-11:45am
Ernst Sack
Partner
Blue Bear Capital
Moderator
Luis Alcoser
GM of Future Energy
Chevron Technology Ventures
Moji Karimi
CEO & Co-Founder
Cemvita Factory
Scott Gale
Executive Director
Halliburton Labs
Juliana Garaizar
Launch Director
Greentown Labs Houston
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in Health Tech
11:00am-11:45am
Jim Pavlik
Partner
Baird Capital
Moderator
Alex Baqui
Co-Founder & CEO
Valhalla Healthcare
Juliet Breeze
CEO & Founder, Next Level Urgent Care; VP, Vantage Hopice
Roberta Schwartz
EXP & Chief Innovation Officer
Houston Methodist
Emma Fauss
CEO
MIC Healthcare
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in Property Tech
11:00am-11:45am
Krishna Srinivasan
Co-Founder
LiveOak Venture Partners
Moderator
Kristy Simonette
CIO & SVP of Strategic Services
Camden Property Trust
Mark Schmulen
VP of Smart Access
Realpage, Inc
Ben Johnson
Founder & CEO
Spruce
Constance Freedman
Founder & Managing Partner
Moderne Ventures
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in Consumer/Product Led Growth
11:45am-12:30pm
Peter Weed
Partner
OpenView
Moderator
Omair Tariq
CEO & Co-Founder
Cart.com
Emily Keeton
CFO
Mercato
Topper Luciani
Founder & CEO
Goodfair
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in Cybersecurity
11:45am-12:30pm
Greg Dracon
Partner
.406 Ventures
Moderator
Andy Grolnick
CEO
Graylog
Ted Gutierrez
CEO & Co-Founder
SecurityGate.io
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in FinTech
11:45am-12:30pm
Tim Bemer
Principal
Lead Edge Capital
Moderator
Bryan Sansbury
CEO
AEGIS Hedging Solutions
Les Rechan
COO
PROS.com
Kim Raath
Co-Founder & CEO
Topl
Sheel Tyle
Founder & CEO
Amplo