2022 Annual Conference

GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER - DALLAS, TX
NOVEMBER 2nd and 3rd, 2022

Venture Dallas 2022 convened innovators, business luminaries, and investors from around the nation to experience the forces propelling Dallas-Fort Worth as a premier hub of innovation. Through in-depth keynote and panel presentations, including from national VC’s who have invested in Dallas, attendees learned more about early and growth-stage investment climate in the region, how to capitalize on it, and what’s coming next.

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2022 Recap

Profiles of attendees:

  • 25% from outside of DFW and 18% from outside of Texas
  • 34% Investor:   3% – Angel Investor  |  2% – Community Partner |  10% – Early-stage VC |  3% – Family office |  6% – Growth Stage VC |  4% – Other |  5% – Private Equity
  • 11% – Professional Services
  • 54% – Entrepreneur:  32% – PreRevenue |  29% – More than $1m in Revenue |  21% – Up to $1m in Revenue |  17% – Up to $100,000 in Revenue

Sites and Sounds

Coming Soon – A look at the excitement and energy of Venture Dallas 2022

News from the event:
– Tech Talk and Meaningful Connections, Dallas Innovates
– How Family Offices Are Shaping the Venture Landscape,  Dallas Innovates 2023 Annual Magazine


2022 SPEAKERS

2022 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, November 2

An opportunity to mingle with investors and key business leaders at an exclusive location.
This is an invite-only event for Venture Dallas partners and area business leaders.
 4PM – 8 PM – VIP Reception 

Thursday, November 3 

A daylong gathering with investors and high-growth companies to network and learn about
what’s happening in Dallas-Fort Worth.

– Breakfast & Registration: 8:30am
– Welcome: 9:30am – 9:40am

– Conversation with Steve Winn, Former CEO of RealPage: 9:40am – 10:05am
– Conversation with Hana Khouri, CEO of Drive Shack: 10:05am – 10:30am
– Networking Break: 10:30am – 11:00am
– Conversation with John Olajide, CEO of Axxess: 11:00am – 11:25am
– Current State of Web3 & Crypto: 11:25am – 12:05pm
– Lunch: 12:05pm – 1:15pm
– Investor Perspectives: 1:15pm – 1:55pm
– The Alto Story: 1:55pm – 2:25pm
– Building Veryable: 2:25pm – 2:55pm
– Networking Break: 2:55pm – 3:25pm
– Family Offices in VC: 3:25pm – 4:05pm
– Conversation with Troy Aikman: 4:05pm – 4:35pm
– Conversation with Mark Cuban: 4:35pm – 5:00pm
– Happy Hour, sponsored by Munck Wilson Mandala: 5:00pm – 6:00pm

LOCATION

The George W. Bush Presidential Center

The George W. Bush Presidential Center, is nestled on a lush, 15-acre native Texas park on the campus of Southern Methodist University. It’s just minutes away from Downtown Dallas and near many of the startups and capital that are part of the Dallas innovation landscape.  – 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205

2022 Presenting Sponsor

 
University of Texas at Dallas
 

2022 Premier Sponsors

 
City of Dallas
UTSW
McKinneyEDC
BakerTilly
Perot Jain
SVB
 

2022 Headline Sponsors

 
CBRE
ioogo
Munck Wilson Mandala
 

2022 Advisor Sponsors

 
Hunt Club
Connor Group
Medium Giant
Wright Connatser
Improving
Apex
Vela Wood
 

2022 Foundational Investor Sponsors

 
Impact Ventures
HumCap
Green Park & Golf
Columbia Pacific Advisors
Live Oak
DWP
Ballast Point Ventures
S3
Pegasus Park
Cypress Growth Capital
Tech Wildcatters
RevTech
 

2022 Media Sponsors

 
D CEO
Dallas Innovates
 

Thank you to all of our sponsors! If you are interested in adding your brand to this list, please contact us sponsorships@2022.venturedallas.org

Want to see what the 2019 conference looked like? View our recap.

  • ATTENDEE PROFILE
    • 35% attendees were from a Venture Capital or Private Equity firm looking to invest
  •  • 31% attendees were Early Stage or High-Growth Startups
  •  • 10% attendees were High-net worth, Family Office, or Angel Investors
  •  • 18% attendees were Service providers and others actively working with startups, venture capital firms, and other early stage, high growth companies

PAST SPEAKERS INCLUDED (partial list)

Ross Perot Jr – The Perot Group 
Bill Nye – Scientist/Author/Inventor
David Hall – Rise of the Rest
Charlie Plauche – S3 Ventures

Kelly Ford Buckley – Edison Partners
Stephen Bohanon – Alkami
Randy Chappel – Hersh Family Investments
Emmitt Smith – HOF Running Back and Entrepreneur