Sponsor Events
Saturday | 7:45 AM
AT&T Lounge
Morning Coffee
Grab a cup of coffee ahead of the day's first panels.
Hosted by Walmart
Saturday | 7:45 AM
Texas Union, Lone Star Lounge
Breakfast & Photo Gallery
Join us for breakfast, coffee and a portrait gallery from The Heart Gallery of Central Texas in the Lone Star Lounge before the day's first panels.
The Heart Gallery of Central Texas is a portrait exhibit and community education initiative featuring children in Central Texas who are waiting for adoption.
A larger Heart Gallery exhibition will be on display at the AT&T Lounge on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 8am-4pm.
Hosted by Partnerships for Children
Saturday | 7:45 AM
Jessen Lounge
Morning Coffee
Grab a cup of coffee ahead of the day's first panels.
Hosted by UnitedHealthCare
Saturday | 7:45 AM
FAC Lounge
Morning Coffee
Grab a cup of coffee ahead of the day's first panels.
Hosted by ETS
Saturday | 9:25 AM
Jessen Lounge
Breakfast Tacos & Coffee
Grab a breakfast taco & recharge with a cup of coffee between panels.
Hosted by Teladoc
Saturday | 9:25 AM
FAC Lounge
Morning Coffee
Grab a cup of coffee ahead of the day's first panels.
Hosted by ATPE
Saturday | 9:25 AM
Texas Union, Lone Star Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Dr. Esteban Lopez, Chief Medical Officer for BCBSTX
Stop by the Lone Star Lounge for coffee and a meet-and-greet with Dr. Esteban Lopez, the new Chief Medical Officer for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.
Hosted by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Saturday | 9:30 AM
AT&T Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Comptroller Glenn Hegar
Join us for refreshments & a meet-and-greet with Comptroller Glenn Hegar in the AT&T Lounge immediately following his panel.
Hosted by IBC Bank
Saturday | 10:45 AM
AT&T Lounge
Healthy Tips & Tricks
Stock up on water bottles, hand sanitizer and other tools and tips from Texas A&M Healthy Texas for a healthy Tribune Festival experience.
Hosted by Texas A&M Healthy Texas
Saturday | 10:50 AM
Jessen Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with The Agency Agenda Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of The Agency Agenda in the Jessen Lounge immediately following their panel.
Hosted by Doctors Hospital at Renaissance
Charles Smith
Saturday | 10:50 AM
FAC Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Best Practices from the Best Charters Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of Best Practices from the Best Charters in the Flawn Academic Center Lounge immediately following their panel.
Hosted by the Walton Family Foundation
Sara Cotner
Saturday | 10:50 AM
Texas Union, Lone Star Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Mayor Sylvester Turner & Mayor Mike Rawlings
Join us for refreshments & a meet-and-greet with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner in the Lone Star Lounge immediately following his panel, Big Cities, Big Challenges.
Hosted by HoustonFirst
Saturday | 12:00 PM
Main Mall
Innovation Showcase
During the Food Truck Lunch, check out hands-on demonstrations of the latest research and technology on campus at the UT Innovation Showcase, happening on the Tower plaza.
Hosted by The University of Texas at Austin
Saturday | 2:40 PM
Texas Union, Lone Star Lounge
Yogurt Parfait Snack Break
Join Texas A&M’s Healthy Texas for a yogurt parfait snack break and learn how they're improving the health of Texans.
Hosted by Texas A&M Healthy Texas
Saturday | 2:40 PM
Texas Union, Lone Star Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with David Weigel and Lawrence Wright
Join us for a meet-and-greet with The Washington Post's David Weigel and The New Yorker's Lawrence Wright.
Hosted by Texas Tribune Membership
Saturday | 2:45 PM
FAC Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Community College Pathways Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of Community College Pathways in the Flawn Academic Center Lounge immediately following their panel.
Hosted by ETS HiSET
Glenda O. Barron
Jo-Carol Fabianke
Brenda Hellyer
Saturday | 2:45 PM
AT&T Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with What's the Matter with Congress? Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of What's the Matter with Congress? in the AT&T Center Lounge immediately following their panel.
Hosted by Emerus
Saturday | 3:10 PM
AT&T Lounge
Signing of Maureen Dowd's The Year of Voting Dangerously
Join us for a signing of Maureen Dowd's newest book, The Year of Voting Dangerously.
Hosted by BookPeople
Saturday | 4:00 PM
Texas Union, Lone Star Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with Alex Wagner and Abby Livingston
Join us for a meet-and-greet with The Atlantic's Alex Wagner and The Texas Tribune's Abby Livingston.
Hosted by Texas Tribune Membership
Saturday | 4:05 PM
Jessen Lounge
Meet-and-Greet with The House Agenda Panelists
Join us for refreshments & conversation with the panelists of The House Agenda in the Jessen Lounge immediately following their panel.
Hosted by Uber
Saturday | 5:30 PM
AT&T Tejas Dining Hall
Signing of Gov. John Hickenlooper's The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics
Join us for a signing of Gov. John Hickenlooper's newest book, The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics.
Hosted by BookPeople
