Revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, chips, intelligent sensing, and autonomous systems are accelerating automation across industries at an unprecedented scale.
Automation is no longer incremental. It is fundamentally reshaping how we build, operate, secure, transport, manufacture, diagnose, and innovate.
From energy infrastructure and industrial systems to healthcare, logistics, aerospace, and defense - intelligent automation is becoming central to competitiveness, resilience & growth.
TiEcon Texas 2026 brings together the leaders, innovators, investors, founders, researchers, & enterprises driving this transformation.
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TiE Chapters
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Venues
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IndustrIES FEATURED
The Shift
Every Industry.
Being Rebuilt.
AI, robotics & autonomy are rewriting how the world builds, moves, heals,
and defends.
ENERGY
Intelligent grids
Factories
Autonomous production
Space
Automation beyond Earth
Mobility
Self-driving systems
Healthcare
Autonomous smart care
Supply Chains
Autonomous in motion
Defense
Machine-speed decisions
Enterprise
AI in every workflow
Energy
Intelligent grids
Factories
Autonomous production
Space
Automation beyond Earth
Mobility
Self-driving systems
Healthcare
Autonomous smart care
Supply Chains
Autonomous in motion
Defense
Machine-speed decisions
Enterprise
AI in every workflow
The Shift
Every Industry.
Being Rebuilt.
AI, robotics & autonomy are rewriting how the world builds, moves, heals, and defends.
Energy
AI-driven predictive systems
Manufacturing
Robotics & autonomous production
Healthcare
Intelligent lab automation
Logistics
Dark warehousing & delivery
Aerospace & Space
Mission automation
Defense & Cyber
AI-enabled decision systems
Mobility
Self-driving technologies
Enterprise AI
Scalable AI workflows
Cross-Industry. One Stage.
Eight Sectors.
One Conversation.
Cross-Industry. One Stage.
MULTIPLE Sectors.
One Conversation.
ENERGY
AI-driven predictive systems
MANUFACTURING
Robotics & autonomous production
HEALTHCARE
Intelligent lab automation
LOGISTICS
Dark warehousing & delivery
AEROSPACE & SPACE
Mission automation
DEFENSE & CYBERSECURITY
AI-enabled decision systems
MOBILITY
Self-driving technologies
ENTERPRISE AI
Scalable AI workflows
Why Texas
Where Automation Meets Real Deployment
Energy, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, AI — Texas has the scale to build automation, not just discuss it.
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Why Houston
The Convergence Point
Home to the ION District, Greentown Labs, NASA Johnson Space Center & the Texas Medical Center.
WHY TEXAS
Where Automation Meets Real
Deployment
Energy, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, AI — Texas has the scale to build automation, not just discuss it.
WHY HOUSTON
The Convergence Point
Home to the ION District, Greentown Labs, NASA Johnson Space Center & the Texas Medical Center.
Designed for High-Value Conversations
Two Days.
innumerable insights.
October 28: tIe Hatch Pitch competition
Built for Founders &
Investors
Startup Showcase
Pitch Competition
Founder-Investor Networking
Capital deployment lounges
Built for founders raising and investors deploying
October 29: Enterprise Day
Built for Operators
& Leaders
Keynotes
Fireside Chats
Industry Panels
Enterprise Conversations
Built for enterprise leaders, operators and researchers
Who's in the Room
Five Groups.
One Room.
Enterprise & Industry Leaders
Founders & Startups
Investors & Venture Capital
Universities & Research Labs
Policymakers &
Innovation Ecosystems
Pitch Competition
Pitch the Room That
Matters
Curated founders pitch live on Day 1, in front of investors actively deploying capital.
Backed By a Global Network
One of the World's
Largest Entrepreneurial Networks
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