2026 Dallas Board of Directors Forum
Baker Botts’ annual Dallas Board of Directors Forum will be held at Old Parkland in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
This premiere annual event hosted by Baker Botts and the NACD North Texas Chapter address topics relevant to new and evolving challenges director face in 2025.
As in prior years, we are expecting a great lineup of speakers. Speakers already confirmed include:
- Val Mack - Managing Director, FTI Consulting
- Jonathan Salzberger - Managing Director, Innisfree
- Andrew Siegel - Partner, Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
- Bryan Marsh – Managing Director, StratCap Data Centers
- Brett Collard - Senior Vice President, Land Development, Compass Datacenters
- Jennifer Warren - Energy and Tech Contributor, D Magazine; Founder, Concept Elemental; Author of the article, “Inside the AI Power Race: Why DFW Could be the Backbone of the Next Industrial Revolution”
Baker Botts Partners Sarah Dodson, Rich Harper, Tom O'Brien and Monica Smith will give 20-minute briefing sessions on AI from a governance perspective and developments on the Texas Business Court.
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