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LiftOff!

Due to COVID 19, LIFTOFF! has been rescheduled for April 2021.


Sign Up Eligibility:

  • Masters students only
  • Chosen by the Dean of their respective College
Liftoff logo over futuristic city with skyscrapers



Tentative Agenda

Day One

  • 6:00pm-9:00pm KICKOFF RECEPTION & BBQ DINNER AT BRC EVENT SPACE

Day Two

  • 7:45am Breakfast at Hotel
  • 8:15am Short Walk to Rice BRC
  • 8:30am Welcome to BRC
  • 8:45am Introduction and Liftoff Conference Objectives
  • 9:15am “Jumping into the Fire of Entrepreneurship” Brittany Barreto, Ph.D.
  • 10:00am Networking Break
  • 10:15am Scott Parazynski, M.D., Founder of Fluidity (Drone Controls)
  • 11:00am Sinead Miller, Ph.D., The PATH EX Story
  • 11:45am Lunch
  • 12:30pm Larry Lawson, The Proxima CRO Story
  • 1:15pm Anthony George, The FuelTrax Story
  • 2:00pm Short Break
  • 2:30pm Tyler Gill, The Strongroom Solutions Story
  • 3:15pm Zaffer Syed, The Saranas Story
  • 4:00pm Bryan Haardt, Founder, Decisio Health
  • 4:45pm Summary, Wrap-up Panel

Day Three

  • 7:15am Free time for breakfast
  • 8:30am Buses depart
  • 9:15am Arrive at NASA, Clear Lake
  • 12:00pm Depart NASA for TMCx
  • 12:45pm Sandwich Lunch at TMCx
  • 1:15pm Tom Luby, Ph.D., welcomes Liftoff Students
  • 1:45pm Tour TMCx
  • 2:15pm Visit ABB Robotics at TMCx
  • 3:00pm Visit JLABS@TMC
  • 4:00pm Dr. Jack Gill, Take Away Talk “High-Tech Career Planning”
  • 4:20pm Fireside Chat with High-Tech Entrepreneurs
  • 5:15pm Survey
  • 6:30pm Banquet, Awards and Sendoff