Tuesday March 6th
8:30 am - 3:45 pm (registration/ breakfast at 8:00)
Hilton Austin Hotel - 6th Floor
SPEAKER SCHEDULE HERE.
This innovative showcase is set up as a series of one-hour meetings with some of the top companies, universities, and organizations in Texas and beyond. Attendees join intimate small meetings to discuss:
- Exit opportunities - meet senior executive from potential acquirers
- Business development opportunities and partnership for angel-backed companies
- Discuss cutting-edge ideas with thought leaders in venture capital and technology commercialization
- Learn about emerging trends from the people creating them
Breakfast and lunch served during the day. Come with your thinking hat, ready to learn and to share. Each session's host will be looking to tell you about their experience and their company's activities as well as to learn from you.
Meetings will be organized into four tracks, and participants may attend specific meetings in each track or across tracks. Showcase speakers and discussion leaders include:
ENERGY AND MATERIALS
-
Danielle Salina Applestone, The University of Texas at Austin - Battery Materials
-
Gary Beall, Texas State University - Graphene and Other Nanomaterials
-
David Cocke, Lamar University - Science & Engineering Capacity at Lamar University
-
Paul Latiolais, Lamar University - Driving Innovation & Commercialization at Lamar University
- Ed Piner, Texas State University - Epitaxial Materials Growth at Texas State
-
Mark Wochner, The University of Texas at Austin - Underwater Noise Abatement Technology
-
Yetkin Yildirim, The University of Texas at Austin - Environmentally Friendly Pavement Materials
HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
-
Bart Bohn, AuNamil Technologies - New gaming technology
-
Jani Byrne, IBM Venture Capital Group - Connecting with IBM
-
Brian Cohen, New York Angels - Investment in Pinterest
-
Christopher Griffin, Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Programs for Entrepreneurs
-
Alan Knitowski, Phunware - Mobile experience and platforms
-
Jon Moeller and Andruid Kerne, Texas A&M University - Optical Multi-Touch Sensing Technology Touchscreen
-
Jon Mogford, Texas A&M University - Engaging with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Joseph Morris and Ben Dyer, Be Home 24/7 - Home Monitoring by Smartphone
-
Bill Morrow, Quarri Technologies - On Demand Web Information Security
-
Dan Street, Loku - Search engine "like Google for local"
-
Ingrid Vanderveldt, Dell Inc - Dell Entrepreneur in Residence Program
-
Sriram Vishwanath, The University of Texas at Austin - Fiber Optic Interconnects 10X Faster
CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY