The Texas Summit
When
Thursday, March 6, 2025
8:30AM-1:30PM
Where
Capital Factory
701 Brazos St.
Who
CEOs and Directors from the most important venture ecosystem players in Texas in 2025 across startups, venture capital, higher education, and government.
Why
Government programs such as Army Futures Command, ARPA-H, and the CHIPS Act have created incredible opportunity for the venture ecosystem in Texas and attracted billions of dollars in funding for entrepreneurs and innovators.
No one organization or city wins these opportunities on its own – only by working together can we compete against other highly organized and coordinated regions.
This is our moment to make the most of ties to the new administration, the CHIPS Act 2.0, the Texas Stock Exchange, and other emerging opportunities in 2025.
Join us in Austin as we continue the conversation we started last December.
Will you be going?
Featured Speakers
Representative Greg Bonnen
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
Representative Greg Bonnen is Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and is currently serving his seventh term as State Representative for House District 24. Prior to serving as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, he served as Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher and Public Education and as a member of the Insurance Committee. Dr. Bonnen is a practicing neurosurgeon and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Houston Physicians’ Hospital.
Joe Lonsdale
Founder and Managing Partner, 8VC
Joe Lonsdale is the Founder and Managing Partner at 8VC, an early-stage venture capital firm managing over $6 billion in capital. In 2003, he founded Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR), a global software company known for its work supporting US and its allies’ defense and intelligence. Since then, he has founded over a dozen prominent companies, including Addepar, a wealth management platform helping investors manage over $7 trillion, and OpenGov, the leading cloud software provider for local governments which recently sold for $1.8 billion. He continues to create and scale companies through the 8VC Build program.
Agenda
8:30
Welcome Breakfast
9:00
Introductions
We will introduce everyone in the room with the following questions:
What is your name, title, and organization
What is your quest? (Monty Python accent encouraged)
What government program or initiative in the past decade has had the biggest impact on your organization?
What is a major upcoming initiative from your organization in 2025 or 2026 that others can help with?
10:00
Fireside Chat with Chairman Bonnen and Joe Lonsdale
Topic: Opportunities for Texas in the new administration
10:45
Roundtables
Join your Roundtable focused on Health, Space, Venture Capital, Defense, or Education on the 16th Floor.
This is your chance to strategize with the group what your most important priorities and events are for 2025, what programs you would like to collaborate on, and any other suggestions you have for the group.
11:30
Regroup and Report Out
One person from each group will share what they discussed and any action items.
12:00
Lunch
Enjoy great food and engaging follow-up conversations to keep the dialogue going.
March 7-11
Capital Factory House
(not a SXSW-badged event)
Invited partners...
Station Texas helps catalyze and coordinate the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem across Texas to create more rising tides that lift all boats. The 8th largest economy in the world with fifty F500 companies headquartered in some of the largest and fastest growing cities in the country. Each city has many strengths individually, but together we form an unmatched opportunity for world-changing innovation and life-changing business opportunities. Station Texas brings together leaders from academia, corporations, government and venture capital across the state to collaborate on programming and apply for regional investments that bring more opportunity for all.
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