innovationCAFE San Antonio: Strategic Policy & Ecosystem Development

innovationCAFE San Antonio: Strategic Policy & Ecosystem Development

Join us for the innovationCAFE San Antonio session, a strategic workshop focused on one of the greatest opportunities for the Texas economy: unifying our world-class innovation assets.

San Antonio is a global leader in Defense, Cybersecurity ("Cyber City USA"), and Biomedicine. Yet, these powerful sectors too often operate in silos, missing opportunities for exponential growth. This session is not a policy debate; it's a leadership summit on how to build the bridges—and the policies—to connect them.

The Focus: From Silos to a Unified Tech Super-Cluster

This session moves beyond internal R&D to focus on the strategic ecosystem. We will provide a playbook for using public and private policy to build a self-sustaining innovation engine.

• Keynote & Strategy Session: This session will be led by Adam Rogers, an expert in building high-growth technical ecosystems. Adam will provide a strategic playbook for using policy (tax credits, public-private grants, talent initiatives) to intentionally build robust innovation clusters, specifically targeting the defense, tech, and cybersecurity sectors.

• The Workshop: The session transitions into a high-level executive workshop, centered on the critical question for South Texas leaders:

  "We have world-class assets in defense, cyber, and biomed. How do we as leaders use policy to unify these silos, create a resilient talent pipeline, and win the next wave of federal and private-sector investment?"

  This core discussion will be supported by strategic insights from Cherie Jones (on Commercializing public-private IP) and Damian Smyth (on measuring the Productivity of these new ecosystems).

The innovationCAFE Model

This high-impact, 2.5-hour event is built on the CAFE principle of innovation:

• Collaborate
• Ask
• Flow
• Evolve

Gain crucial strategic insights, network with C-suite peers from across the cyber, defense, and biomedical industries, and collaborate on real-world solutions over quality coffee. Your collaboration will directly contribute to a key policy paper submitted to Government, ensuring San Antonio's unique ecosystem needs are a national priority.

Location: Hilton Palacio del Rio

Speakers: Adam Rogers(Lead), Cherie Jones, Damian Smyth

Duration: 2.5 hours

Action: Build the policy playbook to unify San Antonio's tech ecosystem and secure its economic future.