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Ariel Kayne

Jin Brumley Texas Venture Labs
Program Administrator
Austin, Texas Area

Aviation, Skiing, Startups, Entrepreneurship

6:30pm

Austin Startup Week Pre-Event - Startup Weekend Austin | Veterans, presented by Grow With Google Galvanize

8:00am

Free Coworking at MELD - All Day MELD CoworkingFULL

9:00am

Fundraising Track | Demystify Your Deal: Term Sheets 101 Capital FactoryRosa McCormick

9:30am

FinTech Track | Simplification Is The New Disruption In FinTech (@ Capital One Café Downtown) Capital One CaféTrey Robinson • Andy Ambrose • Will Trout • Henry Yoshida • Erin Young • Capital One Café

11:00am

FinTech Track | Bank Accounts are the New Credit Scores (@ Capital Factory, Johnny 5) Capital FactoryJames Garvey

2:00pm

Fundraising Track | Investing in Texas from the Coasts: A Discussion with Non-Texas VCs Writing Checks in Texas Capital FactoryChris Abshire • Gordon Daugherty • Esteban Reyes • Danielle Steinman

3:30pm

Blockchain Track | Blockchain for Business Enterprises - AMA Panel Capital FactoryJames Beecham • Karyl Fowler • Pete Harris • Brandon Thomas • Jay Williams

5:00pm

Austin Startup Week Kickoff Party with Capital Factory and Startup Games Capital FactoryBrex • Chargbee • TriNet • Army Futures Command • Tarmac TX

6:00pm

Defense Innovation Track | Austin Startup Week Opening Night Keynote with General John M. Murray Capital FactoryJoshua Baer • General John M. Murray • Brex • Chargbee • TriNet • Army Futures Command • Tarmac TX

7:45am

Health Tech Track | Health Tech Showcase Capital FactoryMartin Rodriguez • Kim Bridges Rodriguez • Chris Dauw • Estelle Garcia • Jerold McDonald • John Porterfield, PhD • Janis Powers • Allison Schiekel • Ramesh Srinivasan • David Zakariaie • Health Tech Austin

8:00am

Defense Innovation Track | Bunker Labs Breakfast Capital FactoryCourtney Byrd • Shaydi DeJesus • Ian Folau • Johnathan Wojtewicz • Sabrina Wojtewicz • Army Futures Command The Importance of Non-Technical Talent at a Startup / How to Make an Impact as a Non-Founder and Non-Coder Capital FactoryLarissa Maranhao Rocha • Brex

9:30am

Defense Innovation Track | Learn More About How the SBIR Program Can Help You AFWERX-Austin on the Capital Factory 1st FloorEric Frahm • Craig "Yogi" Leavitt • Jorge Manresa • Jennifer Marrs • Matthew Scott Social Impact Track | How Austin Becomes the Nation's Capital for Diverse, Homegrown Tech Talent The Center for Social InnovationRuben Cantu • Preston L. James II • Ada-Renee Johnson • Jan Ryan • Matt Stephenson

11:00am

Developer Track | Inside a High Scale Data Platform Engineering Team Capital FactoryMike Borsuk • Evan Weiss • Optimizely Social Impact Track | Impact Investing in Austin: How Austin VCs Approach Cause-Based ROI The Center for Social InnovationKate Herrmann • Trevor Boehm • Oksana Malysheva • Juan Thurman

12:30pm

Defense Innovation Track | Army Futures Command Mission & Partnering with Startups Capital FactoryArmy Futures Command Developer Track | Lunch Tech Talks: Getting Started With Augmented Reality & DOCKER! CONTAINERS! KUBERNETES! GAAAAH! Capital FactoryMando Escamilla • Tricia Katz • Optimizely Smart Cities Track | Austin Smart Home Meetup Austin Chamber of Commerce

2:00pm

Defense Innovation Track | Learn More About How the SBIR Program Can Help You AFWERX-Austin on the Capital Factory 1st FloorEric Frahm • Craig "Yogi" Leavitt • Jorge Manresa • Jennifer Marrs • Matthew Scott Developer Track | Learn to Code: Taste of PIE-thon (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeOptimizely Smart Cities Track | Transportation Startups: Connecting People to Healthcare Austin Chamber of CommerceSherri Greenberg

3:30pm

Defense Innovation Track | Autonomous Mobility with Army Futures Command Capital FactoryArmy Futures Command Developer Track | Engineering Excellence: Technological Communication & Best Practices of High-Performing Teams Capital FactoryAdam Coulon • Shaun Martin • Optimizely

5:00pm

Intro to the Austin Startup Scene: Female Founders & Women in Tech Capital FactoryAutumn Manning • Mellie Price • Claire Vo What Silicon Valley is Missing Capital FactoryLarissa Maranhao Rocha • Brex Social Impact Track | The Future of Austin's Social Impact Ecosystem + Happy Hour The Center for Social InnovationBrent Wistrom • Trevor Boehm • Dan Graham

8:00am

University Track | Dorm Rooms to Startup Showcase (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessHerb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

9:30am

University Track | The University’s Role in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessAshley Jennings • David Altounian • Dr. Hector Gomez Macfarland • Bob Metcalfe • Kristin C. Spindler • Melissa Taylor • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

11:00am

University Track | Emerging Tech Off College Campuses (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessVan Truskett • Bart Bohn • Eric King Frey • Greg Pogue • Nishi Viswanathan • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

12:30pm

AR and VR Track | Assistive Reality & Augmented Intelligence (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryFrank Roan • Bose International Track | International Interns: An Untapped Source to Acquire Talent (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryAlliance Abroad Group The Future of Agile Manufacturing for Hardware Startups Austin History CenterCorey Boelter • Chris Church • Tim Uys • Drew Vigen University Track | 10 Legal Mistakes Every Startup Makes (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessBrad Gold • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

2:00pm

Food and CPG Track | Your First 1000 Foodies: How to Market and Bootstrap Growth For Your CPG Company (The Refinery) The RefineryJack Meredith

3:30pm

EdTech Track | EdTech Happy Hour Sponsored by Edgenuity (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryEdgenuity Food and CPG Track | The Intersection of Food, Technology, and Wellness (The Refinery) The RefineryJenni Lee • James Coffman • Joe Kerby • Stephanie Scherzer • Danielle Sobel

4:45pm

AR and VR Track | Bose XR Community Happy Hour (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryBose

5:00pm

Food and CPG Track | Beyond Vodka - Austin's Liquor Startup Scene, Panel Discussion followed by Tasting / Happy Hour (The Refinery) The RefineryArianne Sclerandi • Jessica Leigh Graves • Chris Hofbauer • Mark Koelsch • Kathryn Loeffler • Natalie Merrick • Lawrence Sasso

5:30pm

University Track | MoneyTalks by Herb Kelleher Center - The State of Tech Fundraising (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryAndrea Kalmans • Arjun Chopra • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

6:30pm

University Track | MSTC + Herb Kelleher Center Entrepreneurship Night (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryHerb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

9:00am

AI and Data Science Track | The Future of AI Policy in the US (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeAndy Cates • David Edmonson • Lisa Zolidis • Zoho

9:15am

HR and Culture Track | Beyond Ping-Pong and Culture Clubs: What Makes Culture Click (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXApril Downing • Rachel Feferman • Autumn Manning • Eugene Sepulveda • Hired International Track | Foreign Government BizDev Resources in Austin/CenTex Capital FactoryCity of Austin • Alliance Abroad Group

10:00am

AI and Data Science Track | Can AI Save the World?: Social Impact and AI (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeMadhavi Rao • Ruben Cantu • John King • Matt McDonnell • Zoho

10:30am

HR and Culture Track | The Road to Remote (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXNicki Bellington • Ashley Kujawski • Hired

11:00am

AI and Data Science Track | Stories of AI In the Real World (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeMatt Glazer • Noah Rippner • Holly Tachovsky • Jaya Zenchenko • Zoho

11:45am

HR and Culture Track | Lunch & Learn: Avoiding Burnout - Basic Lifestyle Guidelines & Kinesthetic Team Building (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Technology CenterOlivia Jimenez • Amanda Martin O'Brien • Hired International Track | Country Spotlight: India and Texas Capital FactoryShakeel Rashed • Eunice Chendjou • The City of Austin • Alliance Abroad Group Marketing and Branding Track | From Idea to Execution: Selling Without Selling Out (@ The Refinery) The RefinerySteven Blustein • Zachary Maurais

12:00pm

AI & Data Science Lunch Sponsored by Zoho (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeZoho

1:00pm

Design Track | Designing Systems to Support People of Color in Tech - A Workshop with The Design Thinking Social (@ WeWork Barton Springs) WeWork Barton SpringsNina Ho • Paula Nguyen • Ikechi David Nwabuisi • Rachelle Oribio • WeWork Marketing and Branding Track | Marketing to Millennials and Gen Z (@ The Refinery) The RefineryAaron Fox • Kelly Grizzard • Mark Hennings • Jeff Noel • Caroline Stewart

2:00pm

AI and Data Science Track | What Investors Want to See in AI (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeShakeel Rashed • Oksana Malysheva • Lanham Napier • Zoho

2:15pm

HR and Culture Track | Walking the Walk: Being Intentional with Diversity & Inclusion (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXJennifer Aldoretta • Ruben Cantu • Marcus Carey • Naji H. Kelley • Christine McCarey • Hired Marketing and Branding Track | SXSW 2019 Preview & Strategies for Startups (@ The Refinery) The RefineryHugh Forrest

3:30pm

HR and Culture Track | Your Employer Brand: Strategies that Attract Top Tech Talent (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXRudi Ngnepi • Joy Schwartz • Amy Winebright • Hired Marketing and Branding Track | The Shark Tank Effect: Lessons from becoming a $15M business overnight (@ The Refinery) The RefineryJulia Cheek

4:00pm

ATX Startup Crawl Various