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David Gamez

St. Edward's University
Recent MBA
Austin, Texas Area

linkedin.com/in/davidbgamez

8:00am

Austin Startup Week Basecamp and Badge Pickup Capital FactoryBumble Bizz

9:00am

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

11:00am

Fundraising Track | Landing Your First Investor: Raising from Angels and Angel Networks Capital FactoryKelsey August • Claire England • Ryan Murdock • John Paulos • Liang Xia

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

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

Austin Startup Week Basecamp and Badge Pickup Capital FactoryBumble Bizz 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 Health Tech Track | Branding a Technology, a ‘How To’ Workshop - Part One Capital FactoryScott Creamer • Amy Dowell • Ashley Jones • Health Tech Austin 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

Health Tech Track | Branding a Technology, a ‘How To’ Workshop - Part Two Capital FactoryScott Creamer • Amy Dowell • Ashley Jones • Health Tech Austin 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

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 Social Impact Track | Building Community Engagement and Impact Through Strategic Partnerships The Center for Social InnovationKatie Hall • Jonathan Barona • Austin Buchan • Matt McDonnell

3:30pm

Social Impact Track | Meet the Faces of Impact in Austin - Four Entrepreneurs Leading the Charge The Center for Social InnovationStephen Aarons • Sophie Kwok • David J Neff • Ashley Phillips

5:00pm

Social Impact Track | The Future of Austin's Social Impact Ecosystem + Happy Hour The Center for Social InnovationBrent Wistrom • Trevor Boehm • Dan Graham

5:30pm

gShowdown: Will Artificial Intelligence Take Over the World? GalvanizeCharlie Burgoyne • Byron Reese,

8:00am

Austin Startup Week Basecamp and Badge Pickup Capital FactoryBumble Bizz EdTech Track | The Importance of Soft Skills in a High Tech World (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryBrittany Hicks • Edgenuity

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

Food and CPG Track | Finding Investors for Your Food Company (The Refinery) The RefineryCurt Nelson • Shawn O'Keefe • Hema Reddy • Manuel Rosso 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

Food and CPG Track | From 0 to 1, Starting your Food Business and Earning your First $100,000 (The Refinery) The RefineryGenevieve Gilbreath • Lindsey Crouch • Alyson Eberle • Kyle Koehler • Albert Swantner 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 University Track | The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion within Startup Culture (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessDr. Luis Martins • Preston L. James II • Charlie Jackson • Blanca Lesmes • Christine McCarey • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

3:30pm

Food and CPG Track | The Intersection of Food, Technology, and Wellness (The Refinery) The RefineryJenni Lee • James Coffman • Joe Kerby • Stephanie Scherzer • Danielle Sobel

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

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

8:00am

HR and Culture Track | Workshop: Team Building and Cultivating Empathy (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXDerek Beairsto • Erik Leslie • Jess Lowry • Hired

9:15am

Design Track | Oh the Vanity! How Personal Biases Ruin the Best of Intentions (@ WeWork Barton Springs) WeWork Barton SpringsAnnie Hardy • Krystal Webber • WeWork 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 Marketing and Branding Track | Your Brand is Customer Experience (@ The Refinery) The RefineryDenise Antoon • Craig Crisler

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

Design Track | Inner Technology: Using Improv and Meditation for Effective Design (@ WeWork Barton Springs) WeWork Barton SpringsAmar Dev • WeWork

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 Marketing and Branding Track | From Idea to Execution: Selling Without Selling Out (@ The Refinery) The RefinerySteven Blustein • Zachary Maurais

1:00pm

Marketing and Branding Track | Marketing to Millennials and Gen Z (@ The Refinery) The RefineryAaron Fox • Kelly Grizzard • Mark Hennings • Jeff Noel • Caroline Stewart

4:00pm

ATX Startup Crawl Various