The Greater San Marcos Partnership highlighted growth and innovation across the Texas Innovation Corridor during its 2021 Innovation Summit.
Tuesday's summit featured a keynote discussion from speaker Andres Carvallo, professor of innovation and co-director of the Connected Infrastructure for Education, Demonstration, and Applied Research Consortium (CIEDAR) at Texas State University. GSMP President Jason Giulietti moderated a panel discussion between Brandon Alexander, CEO of Iron Ox; Sean Bauld, COO of Sempulse; and Marcus Ruark, president of goodblend Texas. The summit — held at Embassy Suites City of San Marcos Hotel and Conference Center — concluded with the presentation of this year’s Dick Burdick award.
“We are the Texas Innovation Corridor and truly a magnet for innovation and business ingenuity here in Central Texas,” Giulietti said. “Companies have been able to find that out as you’re seeing with the record 12 announcements the partnership has brought through Hays and Caldwell County in this fiscal year alone. They’re finding that this region is special. That we’re finding that there’s amazing things happening when you can put together the right people with the right business to bring ingenuity and innovation forward.”
