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TEXAS VENTURE GALA & FORUM AGENDA,
April 12 & 13

(subject to change)

FRIDAY, APRIL 12TH:
6-9pm Welcome Reception: Featuring Venture Wine Tasting, Presented by In Good Taste Wines


TEXAS VENTURE FORUM


SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH:

730 Forum Opens
8am Welcome Message
815 Breakfast Keynote Texas-Sized Innovation: The Office of the Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Director, Adriana Cruz; Texas Economic Development Corporation President & CEO Aaron Demerson; Texas Chamber of Commerce / Texas Association of Business, President & CEO, Glenn Hamer

9am

[LP] Venture Capital Landscape 2024: Navigating From the LP Perspective, Presented by RevereVC

[VC] Texas Venture Capitalists & Their Value-Add: "All Hat and No Cattle"? How to Actually Be Helpful, and When To Be Hands Off

930

[VC] How VCs Could Collaborate With Texas Accelerators & Incubators

[TX] Texas’ Angel Networks’ History, Progress, & Future: Central Texas Angel Network, Houston Angel Network, Alamo Angel Network

10am

[VC] Texas Dynamism

[TX] Fireside Chat: Innovation & Technology Caucus Policy Committee Member, Texas State Representative Donna Howard; National Security Innovation Council Executive Director, Drew Scheberle

1030

[LP] Family Office Investment Trends

[TX] Cities as Investors & Accelerators, Texas Venture Fest Edition: Builders + Backers, Round Rock (Deep Tech), Brownsville, Arlington (FinTech & WealthTech), Pearland (CPG, Under-Represented)

11am

[VC] Best Practices In a Fast-Changing Environment: Sourcing, Closing, Collaboration, & Capacity-Building

[TX] Houston Investor Spotlight: David Gow, Backing Innovation in Media, Sports, Energy, Coworking, & More

1130

[LP] Success With the Successors: What To Know About Generations to Come

[TX] Corporates Trailblazing in Venture


Noon Fireside Keynote Texas Innovation & Universities:
Texas Higher Education Commissioner Harrison Keller,
& Research Bridge Partners’ Director of Investments, Jim Graham, Presented by Texas Alternatives Foundation

1pm

[VC] Changing Regulatory Landscape for Venture, Presented by Carta

[LP] All That Glitters Is Not Gold: Are Managers Sitting on the Sidelines, or Have They Slowed? How to Spot Real Edge In VCs

130

[VC] Big Updates & New Considerations in Financial, Audit, & Governance, Presented by Eisner Amper

[TX] Rising Star VCs & Future of Venture

2pm

[LP] Trends in Getting Lean & Mean: Emerging Managers, Micro Funds, & SPVs, Presented by Sydecar

[TX] Innovation and Trends in SportsTech, Transportation, & Venture Capital, Presented by FriscoEDC

230

[VC] Exit Strategy Trends: IPOs, M&A, & Secondaries, Presented by Akerman

[TX] The Mayor’s Task Force for Austin Women Entrepreneurs (AWE)

3PM

[TX] Texas Venture Gala 2025: Information Session

TEXAS VENTURE GALA
Theme: Texas Gold Rush



6pm VIP (featuring violinist Ms. Katie Simone Williams)
7pm Gala Opening
8pm Firesides & Keynote
830 Awards & Recognition
11 Gala Close

Purchase Tickets

Welcome Reception, April 12

Texas Venture Forum, April 13

Texas Venture Gala, April 13

All Meals & Drinks

$650 Regular (Ends April 10), $750 Late