On Thursday 22 September the head of state will be opening the US headquarters of Clevon in the Texan city of Dallas. He will then visit Hillwood, which is one of America’s leading industrial, commercial and residential real estate developers.
While in Dallas, President Karis will be awarding a state decoration to Kay Bailey Hutchison, a long-term supporter and benefactor of Estonia, who was the permanent representative of the Unites States to NATO from 2017-2021, prior to which she served as a Texas senator from 1993-2013.
On Friday 23 September President Karis will be in Austin, where he will be meeting with Senator Ted Cruz, Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Mayor Steve Adler.
While in the Texan capital the head of state will be giving an address at the official opening of the US office of the Estonian company EyeVi Technology before speaking with entrepreneurs at a series of business seminars.
President Karis will also be giving a lecture at the University of Texas in Austin showcasing Estonia as a land of unicorns and tech companies and describing the business opportunities the country presents. At the university he will be meeting with Chancellor James B. Milliken and President Jay Hartzell to talk about prospective cooperation in the fields of education and research.
Joining the head of state on his visit to Texas will be a business delegation comprising representatives of the companies SolarStone, Bikeep, ELMOrent, Clevon, BugBox, CleanTech Estonia, EyeVi Technology, Karma Ventures, NordicNinja VC, Tera Ventures, Trind Ventures, United Angels VC, VergeHealthtech Fund, Sienna Secondary Fund, SmartCap, Superangel/Tallifornia/Fortumo, EstVCA and The Better Fund.
