5th Annual Fort Worth Investment Symposium

1:1 with Mason Morfit, Co-CEO and Chief Investment Officer of ValueAct Capital, moderated by True North’s Chief Investment Officer, Dhruv Maniktala. The discussion will explore the evolving role of activist investors, the state of global equity markets, and how artificial intelligence is reshaping the technology sector.

Benji Homsey, Co-founder of Duro Hospitality, joins Dupree Scovell of Woodbine Development Corporation, for a conversation on how product, experience, and brand drive growth—from boutique concepts like The Charles and Hotel ZaZa to multi-asset enterprises.

Brent Beshore, Founder and CEO of Permanent Equity, joins Chris Powers for a conversation on long-term private investing and building enduring companies without the traditional pressure to exit. The discussion will explore Permanent Equity’s distinctive approach to value creation, alignment, and stewardship over decades, not years.

Sean Hoge, Founder and General Partner at Starship Ventures, moderates a conversation with Ben Nowack, CEO & Co-Founder of Reflect Orbital, and Staff Sheehan, Founder & CEO of Project Omega. The discussion will explore how founders are innovating across aerospace, energy, and space tech—unpacking the path from breakthrough idea to scalable enterprise.

Mike Ryan, Managing Director at KKR and COO of KKR Infrastructure Conglomerate LLC, joins us for a conversation on the current state of the private infrastructure investment environment. The discussion will also cover KKR’s approach to private investing, the future of private equity as both an asset class and as a business, and KKR’s infrastructure overlap with the traditional oil/gas energy world (in Texas and beyond)