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Speaker Highlights

Press Release

Speaker Highlights

Press Release

Speaker Highlights

Press Release

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

The Texas Venture Gala & Forum presents a lineup of speakers driving innovation at the national, state, and local levels.

TEXAS VENTURE GALA DINNER KEYNOTE: Presidential Cabinet Member & United States Administrator of the Small Business Administration, Kelly Loefller

TEXAS VENTURE FORUM LUNCHTIME KEYNOTE:
United States Senator & US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Technology Chairman, Ted Cruz

TEXAS VENTURE FORUM BREAKFAST KICKOFF KEYNOTE: Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott; Executive Director, Adriana Cruz

Steve Adler Texas Venture Gala & Forum — Former Mayor of Austin, Texas, & Commonweal Ventures Senior Advisor, Steve Adler

Deep Eddy Vodka Founder, Sweet Leaf Tea Founder, Waterloo Sparkling Water Cofounder, Asto Consumer Partners & CAVU Venture Partners Cofounder, Clayton Christopher

Circuit Founder & CEO; Former Silicon Labs CEO; Texas Stock Exchange & Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Board Director, Tyson Tuttle

Texas Association of Business (the Texas State Chamber of Commerce) President & CEO, Glenn Hamer

Arizona Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Danny Seidman

Memphis Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Ted Townsend

DC Finance’s Family Office & High Net Worth Conferences, CEO, Denny Chared

Ionic Partners, Partner, Tanner Cerand

DivInc Cofounder & CEO, Preston L. James III

Cup of Joey Founder & CEO, Joey Sanchez

MEDIA PARTNER: Demo Day Cofounder & Host, Jackson Fordyce

IA Global Ventures, Managing Partner, Nikos Iatropoulos

Carta Public Policy Counsel, Holli Heiles Pandol

iFly.VC Founding Partner, Han Shen

Baker Botts Partner, Marc Adesso

International Accelerator, Founder & CEO, Angelos Angelou

MEDIA PARTNER: US LEGE Cofounder & CEO, Laura Carr

BDev Ventures Principal, Collin Groves

UT Dallas Senior Advisor of Venture Development, Steve Guengerich

Cyrus Bakhshi — MEDIA PARTNER: La Frontera Podcast Host, Cyrus Bakhshi

Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation VP of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Nathan Alexander Burkhart

Latino Startup Alliance, Founder & CEO, Jesse Martinez

Founder Institute Texas Founding Executive Director, Martin Martinez

MEDIA PARTNER: Austin Technology Council CEO, Thom Singer

FIESTA (Founders, Investors, Entrepreneurs, Techies, Austin Newcomers) Founder & CEO, Cherie Werner

Bayou City Startups, Adrienne Stone

DallasMeetup Founder & CEO, Carson Gibbons

Angel Hub Ventures Fellow; ATX Founder Founder; SolarX App Founder, Eddy Hernandez

VentureFuel Innovation Program Associate; Pro Forma Head of Business Development, Ayo Aigbe

Aurora Equity Partner; Band of Angels Chair & Founder of AgFood Tech Committee, Jaleh Daie

Geek Ventures, Associate, & Texas Venture Gala & Forum Chief of Staff, Sarah Romanko

Texas Venture Newsletter Editor, Texas Venture Gala & Forum Lead Organizer, CS Freeland

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Texas Venture Gala & Forum Disclaimer: We are not in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the account of others. We are not an intermediary, a brokerdealer, an investment advisor, nor a securities exchange. We do not (i) provide advice or services as to the value of “securities” (as such term is defined in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended or the advisability of investing in, purchasing or selling any “securities” or (ii) issue or promulgate analyses or reports concerning “securities.” This event, and all the presentations and contents do not constitute an offer, solicitation, or recommendation to sell or buy any securities or investment products of any kind and is intended for educational and informational purposes only. No part of this event, its presentations or content should be considered investment advice.