2023 Tech Rodeo Schedule presented by 
Sunday February 26 :: 5-8pm
Swag & Brews @ Bad Astronaut
Come pick up your swag, meet the Tech Rodeo team & enjoy some amazing brews
Monday
February 27
Space Tech
The Ion
10:00am - 12:00pm
Open Coffee w/ Capital Factory
TICKETS HERE
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Startup Life in Space Tech
Bart Womack @ Eden Grow Systems
Sassie Duggleby @Venus Aerospace
Christopher Obafunwa @ Cochrane Exoploration
Moderator: Joey Sanchez @ Ion
1:45pm - 2:30pm
Money Talks in Space Tech
Andrew Chang @ United Airlines Ventures
Steven A. González @ Seldor Capital
Rick Tumlinson @ SpaceFund
Moderator: Andrew T. Smith @ Golden Section
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Houston DiverCITY in Space Tech
Salvatore Grignano @ Italian Trade Agency
Christopher Obafunwa @ Cochrane Exploration
3:30pm - 5:30pm
Founders Live Houston - Tech Rodeo Edition
TICKETS HERE
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Future of Space Tech
Thomas Baker @ Blue Origin
Mark Greeley @ Axiom
Jack Fischer @ Intuitive Machines
Moderator: Montgomery B. Goforth @ NASA
6:00pm - 8:00pm
🚀 #LaunchCity Happy Hour
Tuesday
February 28
Global Mindset
HCC Central Campus
9:00am - 10:00am
Navigating the Entrepreneurial Landscape: Accessing the Resources You Need to Succeed
TICKETS HERE
Willy Verbrugghe @ SCORE Houston
April Felton @ MBDA Pandemic Recovery Center
Pearl Cajoles @ City of Houston
Susie Molina @ Houston Community College
Sandra Louvier @ Houston Community College
Moderator: Mohammed Almani @ ARTGRO.com
10:00am - 11:00am
Global Mindsets and Skills: The Impact of Education on the Future Workforce
TICKETS HERE
Ms. Sahar El Hoderi @ Houston Community College
Ms. Rara Ranjiwa @ Houston Community College
Mr. Dharshan Krishna @ Houston Community College
Moderator: Dr. Nithy Sevanthinathan @ Houston Community College
11:00am - 12:00pm
AI & Education: Transforming the Future
TICKETS HERE
Dr. Risa Myers @ Rice University
Dr. G Brown @ Houston Community College
Ms. Aruna Viswanathan @ University of Texas at Austin Texas Innovation Center
Ms. Pamela Singh @ CaseCRTL
Moderator: Igor Lucic @ Houston Community College
Energy Tech
Greentown Labs
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Startup Life in Energy Tech
Jared Moore @ Solid Ox
Corey Thompson @ CarTwin
William Hitters @ Fyskes Bio Solutions
Moderator: Ellen Wilkirson @ Freestone
1:45pm - 2:30pm
Money Talks in Energy Tech
Scott Gale @ Halliburton Labs
Johanna Schmidtke @ RevInnovations
Moji Karimi @ Cemvita Factory
Sean Marshall @ Criterion
Moderator: Melissa Molinski @ Moontower Finance
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Houston DiverCITY in Energy Tech
Kara Branch @ Black Girls Do Engineer
Loretta Williams Gurnell @ SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation
Herb Lozano @ Greentown Labs
Moderator: Juliana Garaizar @ Greentown Labs
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Future of Energy Tech
Dan Pickering @ Pickering Energy Partners
Michele Rossi @ MRC
Barbara Burger
Reid Morrison @ PwC
Moderator: Jane Stricker @ HETI
5:30pm - 8:00pm
🍹 Blue People's Tech & Tequila Talk
Wednesday
March 1
Bio Economy
TMC Innovation
8:30am - 9:15am
Welcome and Coffee
Tom Luby, TMC Innovation
9:15am - 10:00am
Making Medicine from Biology:
“Chemistry is Yesterday”
Sarah Hein, March Bio
Jason Bock, CTMC
Scott Nudelman, Vitrian
10:00am - 10:35am
Bio Industrial:
Talk’in about a
Revolution
Adrienne Davenport, BASF Industrial Enzyme
David Weiner, Solugen
Tara Karimi, Cemvita Factory
Deepak Dugar, Cemvita Factory
10:35am - 10:45pm
The Biowell
Veronica Wu
10:45am - 11:30pm
Startup Showcase
Featuring: BioVerde, Visolis, Aether Biosciences, Phylloceutical, rBio, Systemic Bio, 3d Systems, March Bio, Stellanova, and CTMC
Emerging Tech
The Cannon Downtown
12:30pm - 1:15pm
Startup Life in Emerging Tech
Craig Ceccanti @ T-Minus Solutions
Austin Rolling @ Outfield
Chad Spensky @ Allthenticate
Moderator: Robert Pieroni @ Central Houston, Inc.
1:45pm - 2:30pm
Money Talks in Emerging Tech
Heath Butler @ Mercury Fund
Julian Duncan @ Houston Rockets
Moderator: Ash Dewalt @ The Collectiv
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Houston DiverCITY in Emerging Tech
Damyanna Cooke @ Boozed
Jhana Porter @ Frakktal
Fareed Zein @ Unytag
Moderator: LaGina Harris @ The Us Space
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Future of Emerging Tech
Pagogh Cho @ Adcetera
Josh Smith @ Cart.com
Tyler Gillespie @ Accenture
Moderator: Lawson Gow @ Pokatok
5:00pm
Networking Event
TICKETS HERE
Brought to you by Downtown LaunchPad
Thursday
March 2
Rodeo Finale
Sesh Coworking
9:00am - 10:00am
Networking & Breakfast
10:15am - 1:30pm
Reverse Pitch
713 Music Hall
2:30pm
Doors Open
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Innovation Townhall
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Mayoral Candidates Panel
Chris Hollins
Lee Kaplan
Amanda K Edwards
6:00pm - 9:00pm
🚀 CodeLaunch by Improving
TICKET INCLUDED WITH RSVP
Saturday March 4 :: 10am - 2pm
Softeq Chili Showdown @ Truck Yard
2118 Lamar, Houston | REGISTER HERE
Bringing together the Houston innovation ecosystem to celebrate progress, educate the community, and have some Texas-style fun!