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OPEN’s Chai with a Charter – Sami Ahmad

Saturday, April 25, 2026 • 10:00 – 10:30am

770 W Sam Houston Pkwy N Suite 100, Houston, TX 77024

Our next fireside chat will feature Charter Member Sami Ahmad, Former Chief Financial Officer at Trecora Resources.

During this fireside chat, Sami will share insights from a 35-year career in the chemical industry. From leading a public company to navigating the global petrochemical landscape, he’ll offer a behind-the-scenes look at executive leadership, industry trends, and the lessons learned along the way.

We hope you can make it!

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Entrepreneurship Roundtable with OPEN

Entrepreneurship Roundtable with OPEN

EntrepreneurshipRoundtable

This event will be a facilitated discussion bringing together founders, builders, and innovators to explore what it takes to create, scale, and sustain meaningful ventures. Every roundtable will have different topics of discussion as well. Here is the following criteria for individuals to join:

1. Emerging Founders
– Actively developing a startup, product, or business concept
– May be pre-revenue or early revenue (<$500K ARR)
– Committed to launching or validating their idea within the next 12 months
2. Established Entrepreneurs
– Have founded or co-founded a company (past or present)
– Are seeking to scale, pivot, or build their “next best thing”
– Have raised funding, bootstrapped, or achieved meaningful revenue milestones
3. Intrapreneurs & Innovators
– Corporate or technical professionals building new initiatives, divisions, or technologies within their organizations
– Interested in transitioning to entrepreneurship or investing in early-stage ventures

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4201 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002.