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Darrin Mylet

Ausitn Broadband
Co Founder
Austin TX

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

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

12:30pm

FinTech Track | How Austin Tech is Disrupting Real Estate (@ Capital One Café Downtown) Capital One CaféWill Mitchell • Marc Smookler • Holly Tachovsky • Capital One Café

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

9:30am

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

Smart Cities Track | Smart Cities = Smart Business: How Connecting our Urban Landscape Spurs Innovation, Entrepreneurism and Economic Development Austin Chamber of CommerceBrad Bush

12:30pm

Defense Innovation Track | Army Futures Command Mission & Partnering with Startups Capital FactoryArmy Futures Command

2:00pm

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

Defense Innovation Track | Autonomous Mobility with Army Futures Command Capital FactoryArmy Futures Command

5:00pm

Smart Cities Track | How to Help Local Businesses Amidst Changing Urban Dynamics Austin Chamber of CommerceSiri Chakka • Silva Gentchev • Stephanie Gutierrez • Sam Hollin

6:15pm

Power: Providing More Energy for More People - While Sustaining Our City and Protecting Our Planet Austin Central LibraryKarl Popham

8:00am

EdTech Track | The Importance of Soft Skills in a High Tech World (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryBrittany Hicks • Edgenuity

11:00am

International Track | Finding Opportunities in Emerging Markets (Capital Factory) Capital FactorySebastian Gomez • Michael Henderson • Diego De Stefano • Alliance Abroad Group • Colombia Bring IT On

12:30pm

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

AR and VR Track | Fail or Fly: What the Future for Enterprise AR Looks Like (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryJeff Jenkins • Tim Porter • Roger Skidmore • Chen Zhang • Bose

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

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

8:00am

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

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

Marketing and Branding Track | Your Brand is Customer Experience (@ The Refinery) The RefineryDenise Antoon • Craig Crisler

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

12:00pm

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

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