Dallas Startup Week has multiple special events and summits that happen throughout the week. The purpose of the special events and summits are to bring together our community all in one place as well as provide special programming for women and minority entrepreneurs. Summits will have multiple sessions and happen during the day, while special events will be one singular event and happen every evening at 6pm.
SPECIAL EVENTS & SUMMITS
DISRUPT DALLAS
Sunday, August 30, 1:00 pm
Hopin Main Stage, Sessions, and Expo
Disrupt Dallas kicks off DSW on Sunday as a celebration and educational program for the champions that are disrupting the diversity pipeline, minority entrepreneurial market, and overall landscape. The main program will be live streamed from SPACES on Sunday. There will also be various Disrupt Dallas sessions throughout the week to keep the celebration going.
DISRUPT DALLAS
Monday, August 31, 1:00 pm
Hopin Main Stage, Sessions, and Expo
Disrupt Dallas kicks off DSW on Sunday as a celebration and educational program for the champions that are disrupting the diversity pipeline, minority entrepreneurial market, and overall landscape. The main program will be live streamed from SPACES on Sunday. There will also be various Disrupt Dallas sessions throughout the week to keep the celebration going.
LAUNCH PARTY AND STARTUP ALLEY
Monday, August 31, 6:00 pm
Hopin Main Stage, Expo, and Networking
The official Launch Party and Startup Alley brings all DFW innovators together to celebrate the start of Dallas Startup Week. Hear from CEO of Hint, Kara Goldin, followed by virtual networking on the Hopin platform. Be sure to stop by the virtual expo hall to check out Startup Alley, a showcase of local startups and the innovation behind them.
PREMIERE KEYNOTE EVENT
Tuesday, September 1, 6:00 pm
Hopin Main Stage
Join us for the main keynote event and hear from some of DFW’s athletes turned entrepreneurs including former Cowboy Darren Woodson, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Nastia Liukin. They’ll talk about the similarities between athletics and entrepreneurism as well as the challenges and successes they faced during their entrepreneurial journeys.
WOMAN OF INNOVATION SUMMIT
Tuesday, September 1
Hopin Main Stage and Expo
The Women of Innovation Summit celebrates, inspires, and connects women innovators and change makers. This year hear from Amber Venz Box of rewardStyle, Jamie O’banion from BeautyBio, and many others who have demonstrated the courage and passion to transform their ideas and ambitions into a reality. On Wednesday, also take time to stop by the Expo tab in Hopin to shop small at the Women’s Marketplace where local female entrepreneurs will be selling their products.
WOMAN OF INNOVATION SUMMIT
Wednesday, September 2
Hopin Main Stage and Expo
The Women of Innovation Summit celebrates, inspires, and connects women innovators and change makers. This year hear from Amber Venz Box of rewardStyle, Jamie O’banion from BeautyBio, and many others who have demonstrated the courage and passion to transform their ideas and ambitions into a reality. On Wednesday, also take time to stop by the Expo tab in Hopin to shop small at the Women’s Marketplace where local female entrepreneurs will be selling their products.
STATE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Wednesday, September 2, 6:00 pm
Hopin Main Stage
Back for a sixth year, The State of Entrepreneurship has become a tradition for celebrating the people, places, and passions that keep the DFW startup ecosystem thriving. The entire community comes out to cheer on the launches, fundings, exits, and overall wins of the entrepreneurial community from the past year. You’ll hear from city officials, Fortune 500 executives, and founders of some of this year’s breakout small businesses.
CORPORATE INNOVATION SUMMIT
Thursday, September 3, 9:00 am
Hopin Main Stage
The Corporate Startup Innovation Summit mobilizes small business owners and corporations to participate in Dallas Startup Week by sharing how they can work together and what they can learn from each other to implement into their own organizations for further innovation and success. This day will serve as a collision point resulting in new ideas, business models, investment trends, connections, and opportunities for business growth and acceleration.