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SUMMARY:Technology SIG AI and the Investment Lens: How Investors Evaluate Technology Companies in 2026
DESCRIPTION: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 AI is influencing investment decisions\, due diligence\, valuations\, and portfolio company strategy. Attendees will gain insight into how investors assess AI opportunities and what finance leaders should consider when positioning their organizations for AI-driven growth. \nVicent Hsieh | Managing Director\, Cypress Growth Capital  \nAliraza Momin | Vice President\, Fulcrum Equity Partners \nDavid Evans | Managing Partner\, Sentiero Ventures \nMike Marcantoni | Partner\, LiveOak Ventures \n  \nLearning Objectives: After attending this session\, participants will be able to: \n• Identify key factors venture capital investors consider when evaluating companies with AI strategies\n• Distinguish between credible AI capabilities and superficial AI adoption in technology companies\n• Understand how AI trends are influencing investment diligence\, valuations\, and growth strategies\n• Recognize practical considerations CFOs and finance leaders should evaluate when implementing AI initiatives within their organizations \n  \nSCHEDULE \n5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails \n6:00 – 6:50 p.m. Program | 1 CPE credit in Information Technology \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nBaker Tilly \nRHSB \nVOGEL \nBravo Tech \nMossAdams \nComerica \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Monday 4/6/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members\, and non-members with financial or executive roles in the technology sector.
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/technology-sig-ai-and-the-investment-lens-how-investors-evaluate-technology-companies-in-2026/
LOCATION:Baker Tilly\, 17 Cowboys Way\, Frisco\, TX\, 75034\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Ehlers":MAILTO:nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T183000
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SUMMARY:Energy SIG: AI’s Economic Impact Starts With Infrastructure: Data Centers\, Power Investment\, and the Macroeconomic Outlook 
DESCRIPTION: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 and energy costs can influence inflation and regional competitiveness\, and why energy availability is becoming a critical factor in where AI-driven economic growth ultimately occurs \nSohini Chowdhurry | FRM / Senior Director\, Moody’s Analytics \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nExplain how AI’s recent contribution to economic growth is being driven primarily by demand-side channels\, especially business investment and wealth effects\, rather than broad productivity gains to date.\nDescribe the paper’s decomposition of AI-driven growth that includes investment tied to data centers and “electric power construction\,” and why this matters for the near-term macro outlook.\nIdentify why measured GDP can understate AI’s true investment footprint due to accounting/measurement challenges around vertically integrated infrastructure and own-account investment.\nCompare the paper’s scenario framework (baseline and alternatives) and articulate how different AI adoption paths change outcomes for GDP\, inflation\, jobs\, and financial markets.\nAssess how AI-related investment can pressure economy-wide input costs-including energy and construction-related costs-creating potential headwinds for non-AI sectors in downside scenarios.\nTranslate these scenario-based macro outcomes into implications for business planning (capital allocation\, cost of capital\, and risk management) for firms exposed to large-scale infrastructure buildouts.\n\n  \nSCHEDULE \n4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails \n5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Program | 1 CPE in Information Technology \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nUSI \nWhitley Penn \nMoody’s \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Friday 4/3/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members and non-members with financial or executive roles in the energy sector.
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/10947/
LOCATION:Maggiano’s Little Italy\, 6001 W Park Blvd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75093\, United States
CATEGORIES:Energy SIG
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Ehlers":MAILTO:nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260224T163000
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SUMMARY:2026 M&A Market Update
DESCRIPTION: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 insights into what market participants should be watching as we move through 2026. \nJack Sadden | Co-Founder & Partner\, Valesco Industries \nLindsey Wendler | Managing Director\, 414 Capital \nWayne Vacek | Managing Director – Head of Consumer\, Founders Advisors \n  \nLearning Objectives: \n• Understand current capital markets trends and how they are expected to evolve in 2026 \n• Analyze recent deal flow activity and what it indicates about market momentum and sector opportunities \n• Evaluate how valuation methodologies are shifting in response to macroeconomic conditions \nSCHEDULE \n4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:30 – 6:20 p.m. Program | 1 CPE in Finance \n6:20 – 6:45 p.m. Networking & Wrap-up \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nS+H Consulting \nGreenberg Traurig \nWeaver \nUSI \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Monday 2/20/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members\, and non-members with financial or executive roles in the private equity sector.
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/2026-ma-market-update/
LOCATION:USI\, 14241 Dallas Pkwy.\, Suite 700\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Private Equity SIG
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Ehlers":MAILTO:nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
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SUMMARY:Real Estate SIG | An Evening with Deryl McKissack
DESCRIPTION:An Evening with Deryl McKissack \nLeadership 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. \n  \nDuring the past 30 years under her leadership\, McKissack & McKissack has managed such landmark projects as the Smithsonian’s: African American Museum of History and Culture\, the Obama Presidential Library\, MGM’s National Harbor Casino\, and multiple Navy Pier Centennial Projects. McKissack was also the architectural firm of record for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington\, DC. \nDeryl McKissack | Founder & Chief Executive Officer\, McKissack & McKissack \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nHere are a few topics for Deryl’s discussion (in no particular order): \n\nLeadership Through Cycles (Booms\, Busts & Disruption)\nBuilding and Protecting a Multi-Generational Brand\nCapital Stewardship & Long-Term Value Creation\nRisk Management Beyond Insurance\n\n  \nSCHEDULE \n4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres & Cocktails \n5:30 – 6:20 p.m. Program and Q&A | 1 CPE Credit in Personal Development \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nBaker Tilly \nMcGriff \nGray Reed \nCMI \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Monday 2/9/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members\, and non-members with financial or executive roles in the real estate sector. \n  \nFEI Members – Register on this page. \n  \nNon-FEI Members (including Strategic Investors) – Contact Nancy Ehlers at nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org with the following information by the registration deadline. \nName \nCompany name \nJob title \nAddress\, City\, State\, ZIP \nEmail \nPhone \nMobile phone (if different) \nLinkedIn address \n  \nCPE CREDIT \nThis event offers 1.0 CPE credit via FEI’s CPE Center to attendees who complete pre-registration and sign in/out at the meeting. \n  \nInstructional Method: Group-Live \nRecommended CPE Credits: 1.0 credit in Personal Development \nExperience Level:  Basic \nPrerequisites/advance preparation:  None \n  \nFinancial Executives International is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. \n  \nFor FEI CPE credits\, one credit hour equals 50 minutes according to NASBA guidelines.  Some States boards may differ on how many minutes constitute a credit hour. Contact your state board for more information. \n  \nCONTACT \nNancy Ehlers \nFEI Dallas CPE Manager & Event Support \nnancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/real-estate-sig-an-evening-with-deryl-mckissack/
LOCATION:Bent Tree Country Club\, 5201 Westgrove Dr.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75248\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Ehlers":MAILTO:nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
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SUMMARY:Private Equity SIG | 2026 M&A Market Update | DALLAS
DESCRIPTION:2026 M&A Market Update  \nAn 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 insights into what market participants should be watching as we move through 2026. \nJack Sadden | Co-Founder & Partner\, Valesco Industries \nLindsey Wendler | Managing Director\, 414 Capital \nGene Bazemore | Head of Industrial Group\, Founders Advisors \n  \nLearning Objectives: \n• Understand current capital markets trends and how they are expected to evolve in 2026 \n• Analyze recent deal flow activity and what it indicates about market momentum and sector opportunities \n• Evaluate how valuation methodologies are shifting in response to macroeconomic conditions \n  \nSCHEDULE \n4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:30 – 6:20 p.m. Program | 1 CPE \n6:20 – 6:45 p.m. Networking & Wrap-up \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nS+H Consulting \nGreenberg Traurig \nWeaver \nUSI \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Monday 1/26/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members\, and non-members with financial or executive roles in the private equity sector. \n  \nFEI Members – Register on this page. \n  \nNon-FEI Members (including Strategic Investors) – Contact Nancy Ehlers at nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org with the following information by the registration deadline. \nName \nCompany name \nJob title \nAddress\, City\, State\, ZIP \nEmail \nPhone \nMobile phone (if different) \nLinkedIn address \n  \nCPE CREDIT \nThis event offers 1.0 CPE credit via FEI’s CPE Center to attendees who complete pre-registration and sign in/out at the meeting. \n  \nInstructional Method: Group-Live \nRecommended CPE Credits: 1.0 credit in Finance \nExperience Level:  Basic \nPrerequisites/advance preparation:  None \nFinancial Executives International is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. \n  \nFor FEI CPE credits\, one credit hour equals 50 minutes according to NASBA guidelines.  Some States boards may differ on how many minutes constitute a credit hour. Contact your state board for more information. \n  \nCONTACT \nNancy Ehlers \nFEI Dallas CPE Manager & Event Support \nnancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/10526/
LOCATION:USI\, 14241 Dallas Pkwy.\, Suite 700\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Ehlers":MAILTO:nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260122T183000
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SUMMARY:Technology SIG | Comerica’s 2026 Economic Outlook
DESCRIPTION:Comerica’s 2026 Economic Outlook \nHow 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? \nBill Adams | Chief Economist\, Comerica Bank \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nAudience will understand the outlook for: \n\nEconomic Growth\nInflation\nHiring\nInterest Rates\n \n\nSCHEDULE \n4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres & Cocktails \n5:30 – 6:30 p.m.  Program & Q&A | 1 CPE \n  \nVENUE \nBaker Tilly Office \n17 Cowboys Way \nFrisco\, TX  75034 \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nBaker Tilly x Moss Adams \nRHSB \nComerica \nVOGEL \nBravo Tech \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Tuesday 1/20/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members\, and non-members with financial or executive roles in the technology sector. \n  \nFEI Members – Register on this page. \n  \nNon-FEI Members (including Strategic Investors) – Contact Nancy Ehlers at nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org with the following information by the registration deadline. \nName \nCompany name \nJob title \nAddress\, City\, State\, ZIP \nEmail \nPhone \nMobile phone (if different) \nLinkedIn address \n  \nCPE CREDIT \nThis event offers 1.0 CPE credit via FEI’s CPE Center to attendees who complete pre-registration and sign in/out at the meeting. \n  \nInstructional Method: Group-Live \nRecommended CPE Credits:  1.0 in Economics \nExperience Level: Basic \nPrerequisites/advance preparation: None \n  \nFinancial Executives International is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. \n  \nFor FEI CPE credits\, one credit hour equals 50 minutes according to NASBA guidelines.  Some States boards may differ on how many minutes constitute a credit hour. Contact your state board for more information. \n 
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/technology-sig-comericas-2026-economic-outlook/
LOCATION:Baker Tilly\, 17 Cowboys Way\, Frisco\, TX\, 75034\, United States
CATEGORIES:Technology SIG
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nancy Ehlers":MAILTO:nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260120T170000
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SUMMARY:Energy SIG | Powering AI: Energy Demand\, Infrastructure Strain\, and Supply Chain
DESCRIPTION:Powering AI: Energy Demand\, Infrastructure Strain\, and Supply Chain \nThis 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 energy ecosystem. The discussion will be led by an industry expert directly involved in managing and solving AI-related energy and data center challenges. \nKristin Boyd | Chief Financial Officer\, Cholla Inc. \nEddie Satterly | CEO and Co-Founder\, FlexDomes \n  \nLearning Objectives: \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand how AI adoption is driving increased energy demand\, particularly within data centers.\nIdentify key resource constraints and supply stack challenges created by AI-related energy consumption.\nEvaluate how organizations are responding to AI-driven energy and infrastructure pressures.\n\n  \nSCHEDULE \n4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Check-in & Networking \n5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres and Cocktails \n5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Program | 1 CPE \n  \nLOCATION \nMaggiano’s Little Italy \n6001 W Park Blvd. \nPlano\, TX 75093 \n  \nSTRATEGIC INVESTORS \nUSI \nWhitley Penn \nMoody’s \n  \nREGISTRATION \nRegistration deadline | Tuesday 2/10/26 \nOpen to FEI Dallas members\, and non-members with financial or executive roles in the energy sector. \n  \nFEI Members – Register on this page. \n  \nNon-FEI Members (including Strategic Investors) – Contact Nancy Ehlers at nancy.ehlers@feidallas.org with the following information by the registration deadline. \nName \nCompany name \nJob title \nAddress\, City\, State\, ZIP \nEmail \nPhone \nMobile phone (if different) \nLinkedIn address \n  \nCPE CREDIT \nThis event offers 1.0 CPE credit via FEI’s CPE Center to attendees who complete pre-registration and sign in/out at the meeting. \n  \nFinancial Executives International is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org. \n  \nFor FEI CPE credits\, one credit hour equals 50 minutes according to NASBA guidelines.  Some States boards may differ on how many minutes constitute a credit hour. Contact your state board for more information. \n  \nCONTACT \nNancy Ehlers \nFEI Dallas CPE Manager & Event Support \nnancy.ehlers@feidallas.org
URL:https://feidallas.org/event/energy-sig-powering-ai-energy-demand-infrastructure-strain-and-supply-chain/
LOCATION:Maggiano’s Little Italy\, 6001 W Park Blvd.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75093\, United States
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