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Casa TechMex: A Cultural Technology Conference

Name: Casa TechMex: A Cultural Technology Conference
Start: 2026-10-29T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-10-29T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

Thursday, October 29 at Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, Austin

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center

About this event

A cultural festival of Mexican innovation - one day at the heart of Austin Tech Week. Thursday, October 29 · ESB-MACC (Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center), Austin, TX Mexican talent is building companies, products and research on both sides of the border. For one day, Casa TechMex brings it together under one roof: founders, engineers, investors, researchers, creators, and the community that makes it all possible. 👉 Explore the program: techmexaustin.org/en/casa-techmex/2026 WHAT'S HAPPENING → Keynotes & conversations with the people shaping Mexico–Texas innovation → AI & technology panels → Startup Pitch Competition: six Mexican-led or Mexico-rooted startups, judges who turn into a live panel, and a People's Choice vote from the audience → Innovation Expo: live demos from startups and tech teams → Workshops → Art, design & culture, in the season of Día de Muertos → Networking with Austin's Mexican tech community WHY BE THERE Casa TechMex keeps growing: 250+ at the Headliners Club in 2024, 350+ at Capital Factory in 2025. This year it moves into Austin's home of Mexican American culture, during the city's busiest tech week. You don't need to work in tech to belong here. Just bring curiosity about talent, ideas and contemporary Mexican culture. Register to save your spot. We'll share speakers and the full program as they're confirmed. Building a startup? Apply to the Pitch Competition by October 14: app.techmexaustin.org/pitch Presented by TechMex Austin, the Austin chapter of Red Global MX.

Who's playing

TechMex Austin organizes the day. The program includes a welcome from the Consul General of Mexico in Austin and a keynote from Jorge Pliego of Improving. Panels bring in speakers from UT Austin, Software Guru and Casa Potrero, plus Hugh Forrest, the former president of SXSW. Seven community members give short talks on AI and entrepreneurship.

What to expect

The day moves between rooms. Talks and demos run in the Black Box and the Auditorium. A Mexican brunch and the cultural showcase happen out in the Zócalo, the center's plaza. The Innovation Expo has live demos from startups, and the pitch competition features six Mexican-led or Mexico-rooted companies. A People's Choice vote lets the audience weigh in. The showcase has live music, ballet folklórico and a Día de Muertos ofrenda dedicated to technology, and the day closes with giveaways and networking.

Why go

This is a tech conference that treats culture as part of the work, and you don't need a tech job to follow it. The festival has grown from 250-plus people in 2024 to 350-plus in 2025. This year it moves to the MACC, on Lady Bird Lake beside the Rainey Street district, which is a better fit for the Día de Muertos season than a downtown ballroom.