🇺🇸 America House: Startup & Tech Ecosystem Leaders Gather From Across the United States
Save-the-date for America House 2027 here.
America House during SXSW showcases "the G20" of innovation ecosystems from across our country. Join us as the states unite, and leaders deliver regional briefings for hundreds of builders, backers, and others in the innovation community. Panelists will discuss the lay of the land, insights from building their networks, shared lessons and fresh observations that shaped and will continue to shape, the past, present, and future of America.
These briefings draw from a full range of leadership perspectives: university innovators, venture/startup association leaders, tech & startup week founders, government, corporate innovators, fellows, chambers & economic development executives, national & global innovation hub organizers, investors and more, with distinguished Texan guests to kickoff this special experience.
VENUE: Upon entry to the building, guests must pass security screening. A video guide walking from the Texas State Capitol entrance to the Auditorium is here.
2PM: Doors Open
2:30PM: WELCOME TO TEXAS:
Introduction by CS Freeland, Texas Venture Gala, & Texas Venture Fest Founder & Executive Director:
-Texas House of Representatives District 48 (Austin); Innovation & Technology Caucus Policy Committee Member, Representative Donna Howard
-Texas Monthly's "Texas Capitol's Ultimate Insider", The Quorum Report Owner & Editor, Harvey Kronberg
3PM: OHIO, MASSACHUSETTS, ILLINOIS:
-Moderator: Ohio Startup Network, Director of Veale Entrepreneurship Lab & LaunchNet Entrepreneur in Residence at Case Western Reserve University, William Tavel
-Massachusetts: Startup Boston Founder, Stephanie Roulic
-Illinois: World Business Chicago, Vice President of Innovation & Venture, Nicole McCarthy
3:30PM: COLORADO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA
-Moderator: Colorado: German Accelerator Global Project Lead & Start2 Group, Americas Lead, Annika Pierson
-Oklahoma: Build In Tulsa, Director of Programming, Desiree Frieson
-New Mexico: New Mexico Startup Alliance Founder, Sandra Hirschberg
-Pennsylvania: 1Philadelphia Executive Director & Host of Philly Tech Week, & Coded by:, CEO, Danae Mobley
4PM: TEXAS (Austin, North Texas, Houston)
Moderator: The Building Texas Show Host, Justin McKenzie
-Houston: Invincible & Latin Startup Alliance Founder, Jesse Martinez
-North Texas: The Founders Arena President, Pamela Cytron
-Austin: DivInc Cofounder & CEO, Preston James
4:30PM: CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, TENNESSE, FLORIDA
-Moderator: California: 776 Fellow & Sotria Founder, Amrita Bhasin
-Florida: Startup Grind Global Community Director; Ganas Ventures Deal Partner, Ecuador Tech Week Cofounder, Guillermo Vizcaino
-Tennessee: Memphis Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Ted Townsend
-Georgia: Infosys US Lead Senior Director: AI-Driven Marketing Strategy, Nakeya Bennett
5PM: NETWORKING
6PM: CLOSE