YTEXAS

ROBOTS & RACE WEEK

Thursday, October 22nd | 2:00pm – 6:00pm

HICAM (Hays Innovation Center for Advanced Manufacturing)
6201 Quinn Luke Trail
East Austin, TX

Guest - $150Member - $500Ambassador - $1,000

WELCOME TO YTEXAS F1 WEEK 2026

T H E  V I S I O N

Austin is where advanced manufacturing, embodied AI and motorsport culture now share a zip code. As the world arrives for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix (Oct 23–25), we’re gathering the people building what comes next — on the factory floor, on the cap table and on the track.

Expect live robotics demos, supercars on display, and candid conversation with the enterprises, capital partners and founders shaping the next decade of Texas innovation — inside HICAM’s 52,000 sq ft advanced-manufacturing campus.

 
 
 
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FEATURED PRESENTERS

Will Hurd

President - ICON

Brett Alexander Hurt

CEO - Love Conquers Fear

Nick Spiller

Managing Dir - Capital Factory

Ed Curtis

CEO - YTexas

Marcus Metzger

Executive Director - HICAM

SHOWCASE OPPORTUNITIES

SHOWROOM EXHIBIT

  • Demonstrate your technology on the showcase floor
  • Networking meet-ups with vendors and investors at your exhibit
  • Includes photos/video b-roll of your demo

IN-STUDIO PRESENTATION

  • Present to a captive audience in the HICAM studio
  • Host an interview in the high-tech podcast booth at HICAM
  • Includes professional photos and video recording

AGENDA

2:00pm: Opening Event Showcase

  • Networking
  • Robot demos
  • Car show + VIP test drives

3:00pm: VIP Presentations

  • Welcome to HICAM with Marcus Metzger, Executive Director
  • The Future of Robotics with Will Hurd, President – ICON
  • Robotics and AI demonstrations

4:00pm: VIP Presentations

  • Texas: The Next Decade with Ed Curtis, CEO of YTexas and Nick Spiller, Managing Director of Capital Factory
  • The Future of Autonomous Transportation – Test drive testimonials
  • An interview & book signing with Brett Hurt – Author, Love Conquers Fear

5:00pm: Closing Event Showcases

  • Executive Networking – F1 and Circuit of the Americas
  • YTexas 2026: Early Registration and Know before you go
  • VIP test drives + Supercar showcase

WHAT'S NEXT?

YTEXAS 2026: The Next Decade

Dec 1st - 3rd
Texas A&M University - Bryan/College Station
(RELLIS & Hall of Champions)

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