LIVESTREAM AGENDA
All times listed are Central Standard Time (CST).
10:oo AM
The State of the State:
Sponsored by Ryan LLC
Featuring the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Workforce Commission and Interns Unite
G. Brint Ryan
CEO, Ryan LLC
Glenn Hegar
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Aaron Demerson
Commissioner Representing Employers, Texas Workforce Commission
10:20 AM
Texas Workforce Development Case Study: Port San Antonio
Aaron Demerson
Commissioner Representing Employers, Texas Workforce Commission
Marcel Johnson
Vice President, Business Development, Port San Antonio
Ed Curtis
CEO, YTexas
Jim Pershbach
CEO, Port San Antonio
10:25 AM
RELOCATION SPOTLIGHT:
Featuring Corporate Relocation International and WinMax
Anthony Horton
CEO, Corporate Relocation International
Vinnie Bandla
CEO, WinMax
10:30 AM
The Future of Sports, Technology & Entertainment
Sean Collins
Esports Reporter, Dallas Morning News
Adam Rymer
CEO, Envy Gaming
Alexandra Botez
Chess & Variety Streamer
Michael Valore
Director of Accounts, Tribe Gaming
10:40 AM
The Race to Space in Texas
Lesa Roe
Chancellor, University of North Texas System
Eric Salwan
VP, Firefly Aerospace
Sam Gunderson
Lead, Partnership Development for NASA Johnson Space Center
Jimmy Spence
Sr. Business Development Specialist, Ellington Airport and Houston Spaceport
10:50 AM
RELOCATION SPOTLIGHT:
SPONSORED BY TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Featuring Texas Mutual Insurance Company and OnRobot
Jeremiah Bentley
VP, Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Kristian Hulgard
GM, Americas, OnRobot
10:55 AM
The Future of Autonomous Vehicle Technology
Chad Sparks
Director of Strategy & Business Development, Bell Flight
Gerardo Interiano
VP of Government Relations & Public Affairs, Aurora
Robert Brown
Sr. Director, TuSimple
Ty Harmon
CEO, 2THEDGE
11:05 AM
Made in Texas:
Sponsored by Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Ed Latson
CEO, Austin Regional Manufacturers Association
David Stewart
Vice President of Global Operations, HID Global
Brian Regan
Director of Manufacturing Execution Systems, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics
Mark Hunter
Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain, Luminex Corporation
11:15 AM
The Great Texas Migration – South & Border Texas:
Sponsored by Corporate Relocation International
Featuring Texas Association of Business
Glenn Hamer
President & CEO, Texas Association of Business
Josh Schneuker
Executive Director, Seguin Economic Development Corporation
Raudel Garza
CEO, Harlingen Economic Development Corporation
11:30 AM
International Relocations:
Sponsored by Corporate Relocation International
Ruth Ruggero Hughs
Former Texas Secretary of State / Partner, Kelly Hart
Daniel Barel
CEO, REE Automotive
Francesco Pantaleone
Executive VP Business, Roboze
11:40 AM
The Great Texas Migration – Rural Texas:
Sponsored by Corporate Relocation International
Featuring Texas Economic Development Council
Carlton Schwab
President & CEO, Texas Economic Development Council
Misty Mayo
President & CEO, Development Corporation of Abilene
Nancy Windham
CEO, Texas Forest Country Partnership
12:00 PM
Texas Companies Going Public
Elizabeth Hocker
Managing Director, NASDAQ
Scott Leonard
CEO, Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp.
12:10 PM
Inc. 5000:
Texas companies named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies In America
Steve Tierney
Brand Partnership Director, Inc. Media
Jessica Nunez
Founder & President, TruePoint Communications
Cassie Brown
Founder & CEO, Smart City Apartment Locating
Steven Kinder
Founder, Loftwall
12:20 PM
Building The Innovation Economy
Paul Leggett
Managing Director, Mithril Capital Management
Sarah Duggleby
CEO & Co-Founder, Venus Aerospace
Bob Metcalfe
Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, University of Texas at Austin
12:35 PM
Tech in Texas: Why Texas?
Featuring Google, Oracle, Dell, IBM, UiPath and Aible
Krishna Edathil
Director of Enterprise Solution Services, Texas Department of Information Resources
Janet George
Group Vice President Autonomous Enterprise, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Oracle
Chris Hein
Head of Customer Engineering for State/Local Government, Google
Charles Henderson
Global Managing Partner and Head of X-Force, IBM
Joseph Flynn
Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, Dell Boomi
Arijit Sengupta
Founder & CEO, Aible
James Walker
Chief Technology Officer for Public Sector, UiPath
12:45 PM
The Texas High Speed Rail:
Featuring Carlos Aguilar, CEO – Texas Central Partners
Bill Jones
Founding Partner, The Jones Firm
Carlos Aguilar
CEO, Texas Central Partners
1:00 PM
Texas Intelligent Infrastructure
Bill Mannel
VP & GM, High Performance Computing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
David O'Reilly
CEO, The Howard Hughes Corporation
Jeffrey DeCoux
Chairman, Autonomy Institute
1:15 PM
The Energy Gateway to the World:
Sponsored by Port of Corpus Christi
Featuring Port of Corpus Christi, Port of Houston and Texas Association of Oil & Gas
Sean Strawbridge
CEO, Port of Corpus Christi
John Moseley
Chief Commercial Officer, Port Houston
Todd Staples
CEO, Texas Oil & Gas Association
1:25 PM
Texas: Leading in Industry 4.0
Norman Anderson
Chairman & CEO, CG/LA Infrastructure
Ross Guieb
Executive Director, George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Ed Curtis
CEO, YTexas
1:40 PM
Powering Texas:
Sponsored by CPS Energy
Paula Gold-Williams
CEO, CPS Energy
Dr. Michael Webber
Josey Centennial Professor in Energy Resources, University of Texas at Austin
Eric Sudol
President & CEO, ProStar Energy
1:50 PM
The State of the Future:
2022 YTexas Summit Preview
G. Brint Ryan
CEO, Ryan LLC
Yana Kolmakova
Director of Marketing, YTexas