OPEN Houston Conference SOLD OUT ONLY PARKING PURCHASE AVAILABLE
OPEN Houston is a global organization that focus on enabling the next generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders.
The OPEN Houston Conference has grown into the city's premier gathering for innovation and entrepreneurship. This year's theme: Houston Ecosystem as a Growth Hub — Energy, Health, Tech & Beyond.
What's on the agenda:
Founder Stories — real accounts from the entrepreneurs building Houston's next big companies. The ones you'll be reading about later, meet them first.
Houston Ecosystems — a front-row look at how energy, health, tech, and beyond are converging in this city, right now.
Fireside Chat — a candid, unscripted conversation with a business leader shaping the region.
Panel Discussions — sharp, expert takes on exactly where Houston's innovation economy is headed next.
This is Houston's innovation economy — in one room.
Founders turning ideas into companies. Investors backing what's next. Business leaders driving major industries. Students and young professionals about to lead tomorrow. They'll all be here, and will you?
This conference is built for the connections that actually go somewhere: the partnerships, the mentorships, the deals that start with one conversation. And because OPEN is a global network with chapters across the U.S. and MENA, the relationships you build in Houston don't stay in Houston.
Seats are limited. The room fills fast and so does the room you'd rather be in.
Our annual conference is our marquee event with Agenda includes:
-A keynote by Dr. Azam Kundi, CEO of Kelsey Seybold
-A fireside chat with Company CEOs
-Zero to 100 panel
-The Career Leap panel
-Industries of Tomorrow panel
-Curated industry breakout sessions
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Azam Kundi, Chairman & CEO of Kelsey Seybold
Samina Farid, Managing Director of Golden Seeds
Joe Alapat, Founder & CGO of Liongard
Snehee Chapalot, Founder of the Food Shop
Faisal Bhutto, CEO Alykas
Mustafa Ali, Head of Growth Twilio
Aasher Syed, Founder of Angel Rounds & Angel Investor
Faisal Naseem, CEO, Sorian
Amyn Gilani, VP of Core Technologies, Academy Sports and Outdoors
Salim Gheewalla, Founder & CEO of utilITise
Aater Suleman, Co-Founder of Vixul Studios
Khurram Agha, Head of USA, Cur8 Capital
Dr. Uzma Iqbal, President, Medical Director, Physician, Houston Center of HOPE
Aziz Rahim, President, Wallis State Bank
Mark Winchester, District Director, SBA
Nada Ahmed, Chief Commercial Officer, EnergyTech Cypher
Raazia Ali, VP, Head of Engineering at Securent AI
Tanu Jain, Founder & CFO, FlowCare
Omair Mirza, Vice President, Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank
20. Atif Riaz, Corporate Officer, Treasurer, and Head of Investor Relations
21. Mehrab Momin, Founder, AiCTO Services
22. Tanu Jain, Founder & CFO, FlowCare
23. Omair Mirza, Vice President, Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Presenting Sponsors
1. Wallis State Bank
2. US Bank
3. Geometris
4. Gallivant Ice Cream
5. utilITise
6. Bridgepointe
7. Alykas
8. Golden Seeds
9. Modisoft
10. Omar Khawaja Personal Injury Lawyers