The Venture Dallas host committee with guest speakers science icon Bill Nye, serial entrepreneur Ben Lamm, and govtech guru Molly Cain. Clockwise, from left: Aaron Pierce, JF2 Capital; Vik Thapar, Cypress Growth Capital; Ben Lamm, Hypergiant Industries; Bryan Chambers, Capital Factory; Molly Cain, GovCity Group; Samantha Colletti, Silicon Valley Bank; Natalie Pazera, Dallas Regional Chamber; Cindy Revol, Perot Jain; Duane Dankesreiter, Dallas Regional Chamber, Bill Nye; Jonathan Crowder, Intelis Capital; and Joe Beard, Perot Jain.