Hillwood convenes industry leaders, operators and policymakers to shape what’s next
More than 150 senior leaders from across the country, representing supply chain operators, technology companies, investors and policymakers, gathered at Hotel Drover in Fort Worth for Hillwood’s fifth annual Forward Fort Worth Summit. The invitation-only, two-day event focused on the real-world deployment of innovation across the supply chain, bringing together groups actively building, operating and investing in what comes next.
Forward Fort Worth continues to reinforce Hillwood’s role as a trusted convenor of the leaders shaping the future of mobility, logistics and infrastructure. Through the summit and the ongoing work happening at AllianceTexas and in Fort Worth, Hillwood is helping connect the companies, technologies and partnerships driving meaningful progress across the supply chain.
“Forward Fort Worth reflects how far the industry has come in turning innovation into operations,” said Ian Kinne, Vice President of Logistics Innovation at Hillwood. “When we started this five years ago, much of the conversation centered on what was possible. Now, it is about what is working and how those successes can be scaled across the supply chain. What makes this event unique is its ability to bring together operators, innovators, investors and public-sector leaders who are actively building and scaling those solutions. Hillwood is proud to create an environment where those conversations can lead to action.”
The summit opened with remarks from Mike Berry, president of Hillwood, and concluded with a keynote fireside chat between Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Ross Perot, Jr., Chairman of The Perot Group & Hillwood.
This year’s discussions explored some of the most pressing topics facing the industry, including:
- Autonomous Trucking Beyond the Pilot Phase
- Powering the Next Texas Boom: Energy + AI, Demand and the Infrastructure Race
- From Pilot to Platform in Drone Delivery
- The Innovation Pipeline: Incubation, Venture and Scale
- U.S. DOT Update: Ushering in the Golden Age of Transportation
- Beyond the AI Hype Cycle: What’s Live, What’s Scaling, What’s Not
Speakers and panelists represented a wide range of public- and private-sector organizations, including the U.S. Department of Transportation, Kodiak AI, Gatik, Loblaw Companies, Oncor, Zipline, Red Cell, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Schematic Ventures, KPX Logistics, C.H. Robinson, Arrive Logistics, GenLogs, Renaissant, and The Road to Autonomy.
Forward Fort Worth continues to serve as a platform for candid, operator-led discussions around mobility, infrastructure and emerging technologies. The group continues to evolve each year, with a core of AllianceTexas customers alongside industry leaders who are actively deploying solutions at scale and sharing what’s working in real time.
