{"id":5825,"date":"2026-01-30T20:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/?page_id=5825"},"modified":"2026-01-30T23:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:11:24","slug":"2024-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/2024-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-001574d3eff3c2db3165b084c6ac2af7\" style=\"color:#880000\">The Texas-Europe Business Summit | 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c6f2feb29c6b841a79bf870e0a023305\" style=\"color:#003366\"><strong>Trade, Investment &amp; Innovation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7fe9ee570452008648a481d86853b2ee\" style=\"color:#003366\"><strong>October 3, 202<\/strong>4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8097a85154dd7212848054a1ec438eb4\" style=\"color:#003366\"><strong>University of Texas at Austin<\/strong><br><strong>San Jacinto Residence Event Hall<\/strong><br><strong>309 E 21st Street Austin, TX 78705<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering its 13<sup>th<\/sup> year, the Texas-Europe Business Summit is the premier event for Texas businesses, entrepreneurs and economic development professionals seeking to expand their footprint in Europe. The summit provides Texas businesses, entrepreneurs, policymakers and target businesses with an overview of trade and expansion business opportunities in Europe as well as information and connections to make the most of those opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas is already the largest exporting state to the Europe and the EU and maintains strong collaborative ties to the European continent. The summit builds on that footprint, focusing on promoting the international trade capacity of Texas businesses and economic development organizations while creating greater awareness regarding the benefits of exporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52237b098f8cdd7d172bffdba25c7155\" style=\"color:#880000\">Texas-European Union quick facts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to a diverse market of nearly 500 million customers with a GDP of $15.3 trillion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Texas exports to the European Union exceed $46 billion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Top Five Texas annual exports to the EU by sector are:&nbsp; &nbsp;Computers and Electronics \u2013 $5.3 billion; Petroleum and Coal Products&nbsp; \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp;$2.8 billion; Chemicals \u2013 $8 billion;&nbsp; Transportation Equipment \u2013 $2.5 billion; and Machinery $1.5 billion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual EU investments in Texas total over $275 billion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These investments resulted in over 214,500 employment opportunities&nbsp;for Texans.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The Texas-Europe Business Summit sessions are led by business leaders, trade and investment officials from EU countries, trade policy experts and political officials.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2026\/01\/HQ_CES_logo_color.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" src=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2026\/01\/HQ_CES_logo_color-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2026\/01\/HQ_CES_logo_color-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2026\/01\/HQ_CES_logo_color-1024x389.jpg 1024w, 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wp-elements-c146a6087b85878b2ff7daa0daf0978c\" style=\"color:#880000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2024\/09\/scan.pdf\">Texas Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s Welcome Letter<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2024\/08\/Mayor-Watson-Headshot-240x240-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2024\/08\/Mayor-Watson-Headshot-240x240-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2024\/08\/Mayor-Watson-Headshot-240x240-1.jpg 240w, https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2024\/08\/Mayor-Watson-Headshot-240x240-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c98bf38edc457983b9993b75cbd032f8\" style=\"color:#880000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2024\/08\/Final_MayorWelcomLetterTXEUSummit-1.pdf\">Austin Mayor Kirk Watson\u2019s Welcome Letter<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/conferences.la.utexas.edu\/texaseusummit\/files\/2015\/01\/Texas-EU-Summit-no-text-250x250-transparent.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"193\"><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0edf523c9df2efca23eed295e0302e3c\" style=\"color:#880000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/conta.cc\/3SYOEO7\">Texas-EU Business Summit 2024 Newsletter Vol I<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-583d932b278d12446d22b2e3451e1451\" style=\"color:#880000\"><a 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