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Powering AI: Energy Demand, Infrastructure Strain, and Supply Chain This session explores how AI-driven energy consumption is impacting the energy landscape, with a focus on data center load, resource constraints, and supply stack challenges. Attendees will gain insight into how companies are addressing these issues through innovation, strategic sourcing, infrastructure planning, and collaboration across the […]
Comerica’s 2026 Economic Outlook How is the AI revolution transforming the U.S. economy? Is the weakness in hiring cyclical or due to automation and reduced immigration? Will the Fed keep cutting rates in 2026? How will Texas’s property markets perform this year? Bill Adams | Chief Economist, Comerica Bank Learning Objectives: Audience will understand […]
2026 M&A Market Update An in-depth look at current capital markets activity and what’s shaping the deal environment heading into 2026. This session will explore trends in deal flow, evolving investment bank strategies, and valuation dynamics across sectors. We’ll also discuss how shifting macroeconomic conditions, interest rate expectations, and investor sentiment are influencing transaction structures […]
An Evening with Deryl McKissack Leadership Insights from founder, Chairwoman and CEO of McKissack & McKissack, a national architecture and program / construction management firm currently managing over $15B in projects nationwide that includes an ever-growing presence in DFW. During the past 30 years under her leadership, McKissack & McKissack has managed such landmark […]
An in-depth look at current capital markets activity and what’s shaping the deal environment heading into 2026. This session will explore trends in deal flow, evolving investment bank strategies, and valuation dynamics across sectors. We’ll also discuss how shifting macroeconomic conditions, interest rate expectations, and investor sentiment are influencing transaction structures and growth opportunities, with […]
While artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of productivity and jobs, recent macroeconomic research shows that its near-term economic impact is being driven primarily by capital investment—particularly data centers, power infrastructure, and energy-intensive equipment. Drawing on Moody’s AI macroeconomic scenarios, this session examines how AI is reshaping growth through physical investment, how rising infrastructure […]
Artificial intelligence has become part of nearly every technology company narrative, but investors are increasingly focused on separating meaningful AI capabilities from marketing hype. In this panel discussion, venture capital and private equity investors share how they evaluate companies with AI strategies and what differentiates credible AI innovation from superficial adoption. Panelists will discuss how […]
