Austin in 2030 Conversation
Reinvention has always been one of Austin's strongest talents.
Both the conference that defined Austin tech, SXSW, and the center of gravity for entrepreneurship, Capital Factory, are evolving. Meanwhile, the rise of defense and hard tech startups is creating divisions (and tensions) between old Austin and new Austin. And AI is disrupting Austin's enterprise software roots--and everything else.
How is the city likely to evolve over the next few years?
TEDxSouthCongress is bringing together a group of Austin founders, investors, and civic leaders for a panel discussion to map the forces pulling the city toward 2030 and beyond.
Moderated by Hugh Forrest, longtime head of SXSW programming. and including:
Janice Omadeke, Author and the first Black woman in Austin to achieve a venture-backed tech exit as founder and CEO of The Mentor Method, an enterprise mentorship software company whose clients included Amazon and the U.S. Department of Education.
Krishna Srinivasan, Founding Partner of LiveOak Ventures and active investor/board member in Texas startup technology companies for more than 25 years, including DISCO (NYSE: LAW), where he served as Board Chair during its IPO.
Brett Hurt, Serial founder behind Coremetrics (acquired by IBM), Bazaarvoice (NASDAQ IPO), and data.world (acquired by ServiceNow), and podcast host and bestselling author of Love Conquers Fear.
Hosted at the Red Fridge Society. Happy Hour from 5:00-5:40. Panel at 5:45.