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🔥 What’s hot in Houston’s innovation scene this week?
5/4/26 - 5/10/26
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Five years ago, a group of Houston builders led by Dr. Sunny Shuoyang Zhang decided the world didn't need another networking happy hour.
They wanted something wilder. Community without borders. Founders who didn't wait for permission to go global…
That bet paid off.
Born Global turns five this week — and they're celebrating at The Ion with the people who made it happen. New leadership steps up. Big announcements drop. And year six gets its first breath of air.
This is what makes Houston different. Engineers, operators, founders, and investors from every corner of the world — all under one roof, all serious about what's next.
No panels….Just builders reconnecting, new faces plugging in, and real conversations about where this thing is going.
📍 The Ion | Following Cup of Joey
If you've been part of the journey — show up. If you're new to the Houston scene, this is your handshake with a community that actually moves.
REGISTER!
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LET'S ROCKET NETWORK!
We are using emojis to guide subscribers in our event list 📅📍
🚀 - must attend
🔥🌶️ - something hot
🤓💻 - good for developers and other technical folks
🦄💰- venture capital and investing-related
⚡- energy-related
♻️- renewable energy and sustainability-related
🏥 - health care related
🎖️🪖 - veteran or military related
🏅 - sports tech related
₿ - web3 related

HERE ARE OUR PICKS FOR HTX THIS WEEK
Monday, May 4

⚡OTC - Day 1
Techstars Pitch Series
Innovation Norway OTC Tech Night
How to Get Your First 10 Customers Without a Marketing Team or Budget - Online
🤓💻AI Today, AI Tomorrow: Tools, Limits, and Direction
Tuesday, May 5
National Small Business Week Virtual Summit - Online
2026 Inc. Small Business Week Series - Online
⚡OTC - Day 2
EOS Workshop: Get a Grip on Your Business (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | The Ion, 4201 Main St)
Entrepreneurship Roundtable with OPEN (11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | The Ion, Conference Room 032)
AI Tinkerers Houston — May Meetup: Agentic Workflows (5:30–8:00 PM | Address revealed on RSVP)
Building with AI: From Idea to Production — Viva la IA! (5:00–7:00 PM | The Ion, 4201 Main St)
Wednesday, May 6
⚡OTC 2026 — Digital Startup Showcase (12:15–1:45 PM | NRG Center, Room 300)
⚡OTC - Day 3
Global Energy Network OTC Drinks Reception
Thursday, May 7
⚡OTC - Day 4
UHID Capstone Project Jury (1:00–4:30 PM | The Ion)
🚀🔥Ion Block Party + 4th Annual Crawfish Cookoff (4:00–7:00 PM | Ion Plaza, 4201 Main St)
🚀Houston AI Club — May Monthly Meetup (6:00–8:00 PM | 801 Travis St, Downtown)
🚀Side Project Society
Friday, May 8
🚀Cup of Joey | Ion (8:30–10:30 AM | Ion Houston, 4201 Main St)
🚀🔥Born Global Houston 5-Year Anniversary 🌎🌍🌏
🚀Startup Circle Houston (10:30–11:30 AM | The Ion, Lobby)
SCORE Office Hours @ The Ion (10:00–11:30 AM | The Ion, 4201 Main St)
NASA Office Hours @ The Ion (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | The Ion, 4201 Main St)
🤓Beyond Prototypes: Deploying Scalable AI Agents with AWS Bedrock AgentCore


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