

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
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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
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Luis Alcoser
GM of Future Energy
Chevron Technology Ventures

Moji Karimi
CEO & Co-Founder
Cemvita Factory

Scott Gale
Executive Director
Halliburton Labs
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Juliana Garaizar
Launch Director
Greentown Labs Houston
Game Changers: Houston is Shaping the Future with Innovations in Health Tech
11:00am-11:45am
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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