2026 Dinner Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

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Business Legends

Greg L. Armstrong & Harry Pefanis

In honor of Gary Petersen, Marty Phillips and Bob Zorich

In honor of Ed Whitacre

Amanda and Robert Brock

Anne and Albert Chao

Sarah and Doug Foshee

Alejandra and Paul Foster

In honor of the Founders of EnCap Investments
and Kinder Morgan

Petersen Family Foundation

Phillips Family Foundation

Graham Weston & 80|20 Foundation

Zorich Family Foundation

Business Visionaries

Whitney and Jim Crane Foundation & Janet Gurwitch

In honor of Rich Kinder

David B. Miller Family Foundation

Bill and Sara Morgan

John L. Nau, III

Sarah and Ross Perot, Jr.

Regina Rogers In loving memory of Ben Rogers

Jean and Jason Signor

Holly and Ty Thaggard

James W. and Kathleen C. Collins Family Foundation
Loring Cook Foundation

Brett Wiggs

Bill and Angie Zartler

Business Leaders

Amegy Bank

Arizona State University Foundation – Global Futures Laboratory and
Thunderbird School of Global Management
In honor of Bob Zorich

Robert and Amanda Brock & Paul and Janet Hobby

Camden Property Trust

Janet and Ernie Cockrell

Duncan Family, Transwestern

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Brad Harrison & Scout Ventures

H-E-B

Memorial Hermann

Plains In honor of Gary Petersen, Marty Phillips, and Bob Zorich

PwC
In honor of the Founders of Kinder Morgan & EnCap Investments

Rockefeller Global Family Office
In honor of Holly Thaggard

SGF Capital

Solaris Energy Infrastructure/Aris Water

William Ryan Homes – Texas

Woodforest National Bank

Business Entrepreneurs

Aon
Articulate Strategic Communication & LaRhesa Moon
KR and Robin Averhoff
Baker Botts
Bank of America
Nancy Barnes
Mary Bass/Spencer Stuart
Beacon Advisors
Beta Academy
Lucy and Henry Billingsley
Hague and Eric Bing
Janet Campbell-Clark, BellaMia Technologies, Inc. & Dominion Aesthetics
CAPTRUST
Corient
Kevin Cumming
Deloitte
Martina Lemond Dixon & Olson & Olson LLP
Elevage Medical/Evan Melrose, MD, MBA
Carolyn Faulk, A&C Plastics
Helen and Brian Garrison & SpawGlass
Matt Gorges

Michael Gorton
GPG Ventures
Grammer Land & Exploration Corp.
Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc.
Christine Hollinden, Hollinden | inbound + strategists
Woody and Gayle Hunt
Huntley Family Fund, David and Tracey Huntley
Robert S. Kaplan In honor of Gary Petersen
Dr. Laura Murillo & Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
One Eleven Mineral Partnership & Bruce Blakemore
PlainsCapital Bank
Cory Ramsey, Amarillo National Bank
Richards, Rodriguez, Skeith LLP
Rose M. Rougeau
Kevin Ryan
Schreiner University In honor of Harris Pappas
Scout Strategy, now Stantec
Texas 2036 In honor of Bob Zorich
Troutman Pepper Locke
Rudy Villarreal, MD In honor of Ken Fisher
Welcome Group, LLC
Whitley Penn, LLP & Jon and Lori Karp
X2 Resources
Zachry Group
Anonymous In honor of Bill Morgan and Rich Kinder

Event Supporters

Ayodele Aigbe
Luke Barnes
Cory Baum
Reese Bookout
Hailey Brown
Blake Bunger
Zach Carrell
Takeya Cloud
Frank Coppersmith
Joseph Cotie
Barton Cromeens
Diego De Leon
Jonah Doddridge
Mohammad Elashi
Courtney Gallagher
Anthony and Courtne Gantt
Ethan Geer
Kit and Angela Goldsbury In honor of Holly Thaggard
Michelle Guzman
Kimberly Haley-Coleman
Clay Heighten, MD
Jason Hendricks
Matthew Heyn In honor of Bob Zorich
Kathleen and Brad Hildreth
Forrest E. Hoglund
Scott Holstead In honor of Gary Petersen, Marty Phillips, and Bob Zorich
Idowu Itiola
Brandon Karam & Jessica Karam Oley, Pristine Sprays
Carol and Gary Kelly & Southwest Airlines
Liliya Leontyeva

Steve Lindley
Graham McKernan
Holt Miller
John Mixon In honor of Marty Phillips
Vicki and Jim Montague In honor of Gary Petersen
Phil Morabito
Brendan Mullen
Corne Nieuwoudt
Mr. and Mrs. McCann Northington In honor of Holly Thaggard
Damian Ornani In honor of Ken Fisher
Daniel Peavy
Michael Pierce In honor of Bob Zorich, Gary Petersen and Marty Phillips
Bryton Praslicka
Kimberly and Daniel Scott
Lisa Sechler In honor of Holly Thaggard
Pranjal Sheth
Aimee and Wynne Snoots In honor of Gary Petersen, Marty Phillips, and Bob Zorich
Ishaan Thakur
Ivan Tong
Richard Weekley
Danny Weingeist
Patricia Will & Belmont Village Senior Living
Forrest Williams
Blake Williamson
Melvyn and Cyvia Wolff In honor of Jim Crane
Valerie and Greg Wright In honor of Holly Thaggard
Dr. Ed Young In honor of Gary Petersen
Allison Zeller In honor of Holly Thaggard