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Summit 2025

WHAT'S NEW

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FIRST KEYNOTE SPEAKER CONFIRMED

Announcing our first confirmed keynote speaker, Mike Maples Jr.
Culturati: Summit features six fireside, panel, and solo talks over two days.

Mike Maples is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate. He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade and was also named a “Rising Star” by FORTUNE and profiled by Harvard Business School for his lifetime contributions to entrepreneurship. Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was involved as a founder and operating executive at back-to-back startup IPOs, including Tivoli Systems (IPO TIVS, acquired by IBM) and Motive (IPO MOTV, acquired by Alcatel-Lucent.) Some of Mike’s investments include Twitter, Twitch.tv, Clover Health, Okta, Outreach, Chegg, Demandforce, and Applied Intuition.

Previous Keynotes & Pillars

Format & Venue

The event begins with a welcome reception and keynote on Sunday followed by our signature, small group CEO dinners around Austin. A full day of programming is scheduled for Monday beginning with lakeside yoga and ending with a sunset dinner cruise. The day typically consists of six keynotes, 15 breakout sessions (choose three), and designated time for connection. Departures are on Tuesday.