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Friday, March 13
 

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How to Turn Rejection Into Opportunities ACC Ballroom GJia Jiang Fast & Furious: Bringing the Legacy to Mobile Palmer Events Center Geek StagePablo Greenham • Bill Kim • Calvin Lim • Steve Martin • Jose Sanchez A Conversation with Ryan Gosling and Guillermo Del Toro ACC Vimeo TheaterRyan Gosling • Guillermo Del Toro DIY Housing Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceLuke Iseman Storytelling Superheroes ACC Room 18ABCDAlison Bechdel • Maria Hinojosa • Joshua Oppenheimer Women in Gaming: Navigating Successful Careers Long Center AT&T Education RoomSusan Bollinger • Alison Carrier • Maitland Lederer • Lorraine Zawada Administrative Professionals Meet Up JW Marriott Room 509Danielle Zamora Artist Meets Hacker: How Tech is Changing the Arts JW Marriott Salon 3Devon Smith Barracuda Bowl: Digital Health Startup Pitch Hilton Austin Downtown Salon AAlaina Adams • Ambar Bhattacharyya • Lynda Brown-Ganzert • Juan Pablo Segura Bioart: Melding Biotech and Art JW Marriott Salon 2Heather Dewey-Hagborg • Daniel Grushkin • Karen Ingram • Wythe Marschall Experiments in Action: TEDx Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504Nancy Giordano • Mike Lundgren Female Entrepreneurs Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Jennifer Davis Food and Tech Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Sharon Mays Gamifiying Peace: New Solutions in an Old Conflict ACC Room 5ABCNavit Keren Groupe SOS: The Billion Dollar Social Enterprise Hilton Austin Downtown Salon HPenelope Douglas • Nicolas Hazard • Brian Walsh How Latina Moms Are Raising NextGen Coders ACC Ballroom FSylvia Aguiñaga • Jessica Olivarez Mazone • Melanie Mendez-Gonzales Mastering Adaptive Marketing in a Real-Time World Hyatt Regency Austin Hill Country ABCDSeraj Bharwani • Billie Goldman • Chris Perry • Matt Soldan Mentor Session: Akil Franklin Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIAkil Franklin Mentor Session: Benn Rosales Courtyard Marriott Brazos IBenn Rosales Mentor Session: Catherine Havasi Courtyard Marriott Brazos ICatherine Havasi Mentor Session: Cesar Vazquez Courtyard Marriott Brazos IICesar Vazquez Mentor Session: Dan McKernan Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIDan McKernan Mentor Session: Joe Saunders Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJoe Saunders Mentor Session: Lani Rosales Courtyard Marriott Brazos IILani Rosales Mentor Session: Nicole Forbes Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIINicole Forbes Mentor Session: Rick Yang Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIRick Yang Protecting Great Ideas Without Stifling Innovation Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 2-3Tom Erickson • Michael McGurk • Ravi Viswanathan • C.A. Webb Sex, Lies, and the Internet JW Marriott Salon 8Katherine Cross • Allyson Kapin • Emily May • Rinku Sen Technology in Higher Ed Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Cynde Fleagle • Kevin Morooney The Human Brain vs Innovation Overload JW Marriott Room 211-212Laura McDaniel • Jay Wilson The Startup Dating Game Hilton Austin Downtown Salon KDr. Nazim Cetin • Lori Cheek • Sebastian Doerfel • Tobias Schiwek • Nikolas Schriefer • Parker Thompson Women in Tech Can’t Be Our Next Endangered Species JW Marriott Room 407Anu Tewary

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Everything You Ever Wanted ACC Ballroom GJillian Lauren Internet of Things Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceBen Edwards • Dan Lieberman • Andrew Mager Live Podcast: The Solid Verbal Four Seasons San JacintoTy Hildenbrandt • Dan Rubenstein Our Shipping Container Home: DIY Off Grid Urbanism Long Center West Pincer LoungeLuke Iseman • Heather Stewart Using Games to Redefine the Learning Experience Long Center KodoskyDevin Young • Shawn Young 2 Girls Are Crying and I'm Not: Improv in Any Career JW Marriott Room 407Dan Killian Finding Vegan Meet Up and Party! JW Marriott Room 508Kathy Patalsky Happy Startup Endings: Acquisitions – Partnerships Hilton Austin Downtown Salon ABill Besselman • Alanna Cotton • Nirav Sheth • Robin Thurston Mentor Session: Darlene Fiske Courtyard Marriott Brazos IDarlene Fiske Mentor Session: Frank Donner Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIFrank Donner Mentor Session: Jennifer Perkins Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJennifer Perkins Mentor Session: Joseph Kozusko Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJoseph Kozusko Mentor Session: Lucia Athens Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIILucia Athens Mentor Session: Neal Nellans Courtyard Marriott Brazos IINeal Nellans Mentor Session: Nicholas Kim Courtyard Marriott Brazos INicholas Kim Mentor Session: Rachel Reinitz Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIRachel Reinitz Mentor Session: Stephen Land Courtyard Marriott Brazos IStephen Land Paid Editing of Wikipedia: Getting Past 'Gotcha' Hyatt Regency Austin Hill Country ABCDWilliam Beutler • Sam Ford • Phil Gomes • Andrew Lih Perks of Being a SXSW Newbie JW Marriott Salon 4Sweet John Muehlbauer Speed Networking: LGBT Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Joseph Kapp The Art of Social Media JW Marriott Salon 5-6Peg Fitzpatrick • Guy Kawasaki The Personal Side of Robots ACC Exhibit Hall 5Cynthia Breazeal The Real Risks of 'Keepin' It Real' JW Marriott Salon 7Denise Cheng • Jenn Louie • Matt Stempeck Understanding Ember.js JW Marriott Salon BLuke Melia Whittle the Idea: A Creative Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Aaron Wells

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Saturday, March 14
 

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3D Printing Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceMatthew Fiedler From Alien to Alien: Isolation ACC Austin SuiteMark Bristol • Alistair Hope Surviving Cancer with Games and Community Long Center AT&T Education RoomSteven Gonzalez • Justin Reynard All Signs Point to Yes: Predictive Is Here Hyatt Regency Austin Hill Country ABCDJonathan Foley • Karl Rumelhart • Ryan Sarver • Vik Singh An AI Future: It's Not What You Think JW Marriott Room 208Amanda Coolong • Ben Medlock • Raj Singh • Lane Wood Changing Face of Fame: Social Media Celebrities JW Marriott Salon 7Rob Fishman • Cubby Graham • Paula Veale • Jeremy Welt Mentor Session: Blake Miller Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIBlake Miller Mentor Session: Dale Larson Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIDale Larson Mentor Session: Don Levy Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIDonald Levy Mentor Session: Jim Galis Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJim Galis Mentor Session: Marta Voda Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIMarta Voda Mentor Session: Nicole Franklin Courtyard Marriott Brazos INicole Franklin Mentor Session: Ryan Feit Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIRyan Feit Mentor Session: Sairah Hearn Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIISairah Hearn Mentor Session: Sam Gregory Courtyard Marriott Brazos ISam Gregory Mentor Session: Vickie Howell Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIVickie Howell Pardon the Disruption: Steve Case on Entrepreneurs ACC Exhibit Hall 5Steve Case • Catherine Rampell Science + Tech Meet Up: Scientists and Geeks Unite! JW Marriott Room 504Maytal Dahan SXE: Creativity and Success from the Majority World Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 2-3Dominique le Roux The Millennials: Empowering a Modern Workforce JW Marriott Salon 1Anne Dwane • Jeff Fernandez • Ciara Peter UI? UX? Visual Designer? Let's Settle This JW Marriott Room 407Sarah Thomas Unity Austin Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Patrick Curry Mentors - Programming I: Carl Spence (Seattle FF/Palm Springs FF) ACC Room 11ABCarl Spence Mentors - Programming I: Christine Davila (Ambulante Doc Film Fest) ACC Room 11ABChristine Davila Mentors - Programming I: Colin Geddes (Toronto International Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABColin Geddes Mentors - Programming I: Jenn Murphy (AFI Fest) ACC Room 11ABJenn Murphy Mentors - Programming I: Jon Korn (Sundance Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABJon Korn Mentors - Programming I: Lu Lippold (Flyway Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABLu Lippold Mentors - Programming I: Opeyemi Olukemi (Tribeca) ACC Room 11ABOpeyemi Olukemi Mentors - Programming I: Solmaz Aziz (Berlin International Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABSolmaz Azizi Decoding SXSW: Your Guide to Technology JW Marriott Room 310-311Heidi Braunstein • John Ridpath

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The Blockchain: Creating a New Distributed World ACC Ballroom BMikkel Krogsholm The Thrilling Adventure Hour Palmer Events Center Geek Stage Maker Trailblazers: Making for Social Good Long Center West Pincer LoungeHahna Alexander • Patrick Littlefield • Carrie Motamedi • Rahul Panicker CrossFit: A Passion Brand and Fitness Cult Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 3Jimi Letchford GXGW: The Doctor Who Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Noah Kuttler How to Not Hire and Retain Employees of Color ACC Ballroom EMakinde Adeagbo • Ana Diaz-Hernandez • Aston Motes • Ola Okelola Lesbians Who Tech (and Friends) Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Leanne Pittsford Mentor Session: Brewster Stanislaw Courtyard Marriott Brazos IBrewster Stanislaw Mentor Session: Della Rucker Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIDella Rucker Mentor Session: Elizabeth Quintanilla Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIElizabeth Quintanilla Mentor Session: Francesca Pick Courtyard Marriott Brazos IFrancesca Pick Mentor Session: Hayes Davis Courtyard Marriott Brazos IHayes Davis Mentor Session: Jason Webb Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIJason Webb Mentor Session: Kumar Anbalagan Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIKumar Anbalagan Mentor Session: Ryan O'Connell Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIRyan O\'Connell Mentor Session: Shay Howe Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIShay Howe Nonprofit Crowdfunding Bill of Rights ACC Room 5ABCMiriam Kagan • David Neff Participatory Cities: Inspiring Access and Action ACC Room 10ABAshoka Finley • Rosie von Lila • Lionel Mitelpunkt • Marlon Parker Quantifying Well-Being: Big Brother, Big Mother JW Marriott Room 203-204Chris Dancy Side Projects: Stop Talking, Start Making! JW Marriott Room 407Per Stenius • Oskar Sundberg Stopping Outbreaks with Genomics JW Marriott Room 201-202Samuel Minot Story Structure Secrets JW Marriott Salon EChristine Steele SXstyle Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Kelly Krause The Future of Food? A Personal Growing Revolution Driskill Hotel MaximilianGabriel Blanchet • Jamie Byron • Caleb Harper • Larry Santoyo Wallet on Your Wrist or Just Happy to See Me? JW Marriott Room 206Carey Kolaja • Owen Thomas We Are Not Robots: A CSR Meet Up JW Marriott Room 509Megan Trotter Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Brandy Fons (Fons PR) ACC Room 11ABBrandy Fons Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Brooke Blumberg (Sunshine Sachs) ACC Room 11ABBrooke Blumberg Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Daniel Cantagallo (Cargo Film) ACC Room 11ABDaniel Cantagallo Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Gerilyn Shur (Brigade Marketing) ACC Room 11ABGerilyn Shur Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Mark Pogachefsky (MPRM Communications) ACC Room 11ABMark Pogachefsky Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Nicolette Aizenberg (A24) ACC Room 11ABNicolette Aizenberg Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Sara Sampson (Cinetic Media) ACC Room 11ABSara Sampson Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Sylvia Desroches (Big Time PR and Marketing) ACC Room 11ABSylvia Desrochers Mentors - Publicity and Marketing I: Weiman Seid (Fat Dot) ACC Room 11ABWeiman Seid

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DIY Filmmaking Tips and Techniques ACC Room 15Laura Terruso Harnessing the Power of YouTube Influence Palmer Events Center Geek StageThomas Cassel • Thomas Cassell • Adam Montoya • Angelo Pullen • Luke Stepleton A Conversation with Jeff Nichols and Michael Shannon ACC Room 16ABJeff Nichols • Michael Shannon • Michael Tully Meet the Insiders III ACC Room 13ABBrooke Blumberg • Holly Jeter • Michael Lerman MLBAM and NASCAR: Sports and Technology Converge Four Seasons Ballroom ABBob Bowman • Brent Dewar • Rachel Nichols Taking the Big Apple in Tom Clancy’s The Division Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4John Gaudiosi • David Polfeldt Traditional Storytelling Through World Games Long Center AT&T Education RoomAlan Gershenfeld • Gloria O\'Neill UCB on TV: How Improv Is Changing Everything ACC Room 18ABCDMatt Besser • Katie Dippold • Nick Kroll • Shannon O\'Neill Civic Hackers and Advocates Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504Chip Rosenthal Discover University of Texas System Future Finders Ashbel Smith Hall Exterior CourtyardLaurence Cooper • Thomas Geisbert Fail Fast, Save the World: Prototyping for Good ACC Room 6ABJonathon Morgan Government Surveillance: How You Can Change It ACC Room 9ABCEllen Dargie • Christian Dawson • Harley Geiger • Ben Young Is the Internet Disappointed In Us? Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 4-7David Weinberger Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics ACC Room 5ABCMatthew Jukes Mentor Session: Be Kaler Courtyard Marriott Brazos IBe Kaler Mentor Session: Brian Thompson Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIBrian Thompson Mentor Session: Dr Esteban Lopez Courtyard Marriott Brazos IEsteban Lopez Mentor Session: Jason Bender Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJason Bender Mentor Session: Julie Ewald Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJulie Ewald Mentor Session: Marcy Swenson Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIMarcy Swenson Mentor Session: Michael Strong Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIMichael Strong Mentor Session: Sridhar Solur Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIISridhar Solur Mentor Session: Tim Varner Courtyard Marriott Brazos IITim Varner Museums Today: More than Social Media Posts Courtyard Marriott Rio Grande BallroomKathleen Massara • Andrea Mellard • Jocelyn Miller • Ashley Young Promoting Your Creative Work on the Web JW Marriott Salon ERoxanne Schwartz The Art and Science of Data-Driven Storytelling Hyatt Regency Austin Big BendJames Ball • Elizabeth Lukas The Camera Reimagined: New Forms, New Tools Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 2-3Hans Peter Brondmo Cultural Placemaking Through Interactive Storytelling Carver Museum Boyd Vance Theater Boyd Vance TheaterLisa Byrd • Matthew Gossage Mentors - Artist Support: Athena Kalkopoulou (SFFS) ACC Room 11ABAthena Kalkopoulou Mentors - Artist Support: Brian Behm (Rooster Teeth) ACC Room 11ABBrian Behm Mentors - Artist Support: Elsie Choi (Busby) ACC Room 11ABElsie Choi Mentors - Artist Support: Emily Best (Seed&Spark) ACC Room 11ABEmily Best Mentors - Artist Support: Gregory Slewett (Bloom Hergott) ACC Room 11ABGregory Slewett Mentors - Artist Support: Liz Cook (Kickstarter) ACC Room 11ABLiz Cook Mentors - Artist Support: Louis Black ACC Room 11ABLouis Black Mentors - Artist Support: Michael Chaney (SCAD) ACC Room 11ABMichael Chaney What Marketers REALLY Need to Know About Big Data JW Marriott Salon FMichael Wu

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I See You Made an Effort ACC Ballroom GAnnabelle Gurwitch GTFO: A Documentary About Women in Gaming Long Center KodoskyCourtney Stanton • Shannon Sun-Higginson Hackerspace Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceMartin Bogomolni #SXsingle Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Kathryn Irwin Dr. Brainlove: Interactive Neuroscience Vehicle JW Marriott Salon 2Natalia Bilenko • Nicholas Christie • Asako Miyakawa • Sean Stevens From Digital Sharecropping to Data Emancipation JW Marriott Salon BGene Becker • Laurie Frick • Julia Lane • Mike Liebhold Meet Up: Unlock Your Creative Potential With JUJU JW Marriott Room 509Julia Junkin • Matt Kern Mentor Session: Andrew Eisenberg Courtyard Marriott Brazos IAndrew Eisenberg Mentor Session: April Chang Courtyard Marriott Brazos IApril Chang Mentor Session: Christie Dames Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIChristie Dames Mentor Session: Danny Fraser Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIDanny Fraser Mentor Session: Jeff Zwerner Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIJeff Zwerner Mentor Session: Nathan Hanners Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIINathan Hanners Mentor Session: Sarah Ellison Lewis Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIISarah Ellison Lewis Mentor Session: Sheldon Monteiro Courtyard Marriott Brazos IISheldon Monteiro Mentor Session: Tristan Barnum Courtyard Marriott Brazos ITristan Barnum New Parents in Tech Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Irma Kramer SXSW Meditation ACC Room 8ABea Love • Melodie Tao University of Texas System Future Finders Part II Ashbel Smith Hall Exterior CourtyardCecilia Conrad

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Sunday, March 15
 

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1st Game Ever: Pro Devs Show Off Their First Games Long Center AT&T Education RoomDavid Bisceglia • Michael Molinari • Trent Polack • Alex Schwartz Cinematic Virtual Reality: Immersive Storytelling ACC Austin SuiteShannon Gans • Matthew Gratzner • Ian Hunter • Gregory Plotkin Kids Makerspace Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceKami Wilt Mark Duplass Keynote ACC Vimeo TheaterMark Duplass The Cast of Community on Moving to Digital ACC Room 18ABCDDan Harmon • Joel McHale • Chris Mckenna • Jim Rash You Make the Game: UGC and the Next Wave of Play Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4David Baszucki • Owen Hill • Chris Hunter • Saxs Persson Accessibility Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504Frances West Bringing the Flying Car Into Reality JW Marriott Salon 5-6Juraj Vaculik Fear and Creativity: Finding Your Craft JW Marriott Salon 2Jim Hopkinson • Adam Marelli • Helen Todd • Jey Van-Sharp How to Find Your Happy Place Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Michael Bellavia Humanizing Data: Bridging UX Research and Analytics JW Marriott Salon CNellwyn Thomas • Alex Wright ISA Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Monica Sack Just Did It: The Art of Making Crazy Ideas Happen JW Marriott Salon 3Hal Kirkland Mentor Session: Asif Ramji Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIAsif Ramji Mentor Session: DL Byron Courtyard Marriott Brazos IDL Byron Mentor Session: Emily Steinberg Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIEmily Steinberg Mentor Session: James Sinclair Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJames Sinclair Mentor Session: Jill Coomber Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJill Coomber Mentor Session: John Goff Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJohn Goff Mentor Session: Nadya Powell Courtyard Marriott Brazos IINadya Powell Mentor Session: Rob Corradi Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIRob Corradi Mentor Session: Sarah Johal Courtyard Marriott Brazos IISarah Johal She Rules: A Female Leadership Panel JW Marriott Salon 1Col Jennifer E. Carter • Hannah Chung • Mary Margaret Connell • Kathryn Minshew The Hunger for Atomizing News Hyatt Regency Austin Big BendMatt Carroll • Kawandeep Virdee The Invisible Salary: Why Money Doesn't Matter JW Marriott Room 407Liz Harper Use Your Words: How To Make Your Essays Go Viral Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 2-3Bunmi Laditan • Farah Miller • Paul Quigley • Jill Smokler Mentors - Screenwriting: Cindy McCreery (UT RTF) ACC Room 11ABCindy McCreery Mentors - Screenwriting: Dan Magnante (Feigco Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABDan Magnante Mentors - Screenwriting: Jason Cortlund ACC Room 11ABJason Cortlund Mentors - Screenwriting: Judi Krant ACC Room 11ABJudi Krant Mentors - Screenwriting: Katy Rozelle (Consultant, Paramount TV) ACC Room 11ABKaty Rozelle Mentors - Screenwriting: Phil Hay (The Invitation) ACC Room 11ABPhil Hay Mentors - Screenwriting: Yen Tan ACC Room 11ABYen Tan Boost Brain and Body at Work With Yoga JW Marriott Salon HJen Kluczkowski • Chiyoko Osborne Creative Listening Workshop JW Marriott Room 301-302Nili Metuki • Anna Silverstein Cyber-Insecurity: You’re Not As Safe As You Think JW Marriott Room 307Lauren Cucinotta • Amadeus Stevenson Robot Petting Zoo JW Marriott Salon EDesiree Matel-Anderson • Rebeka Ryvola

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IoT Decoded: Sensors, Small Data and Social Change ACC Ballroom GShawn DuBravac PhD 3D Print the Smithsonian Long Center West Pincer LoungeCorey Kilbane • Brian Mathews • Adam Metallo • Vincent Rossi Arcades Are Dead! Or Are They? Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4Kevin Bachus Drone Meet Up Long Center West Pincer TerraceMike Senese Fantasy Sports: Changing the Fan Experience Daily Four Seasons Ballroom ABMatthew Berry • Nigel Eccles • Clifton Ma Meet the Insiders IV ACC Room 13ABVicky Boone • David Nugent • Beth Sepko • John Williams #SXSW 2015 Pop Culture Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Tolly Moseley 1+ Many: The Power of Convening for Social Impact Hilton Austin Downtown Room 400-402Scott Collier • Erin Grey • Brian Schoenbaum • Steve Wanta Go Out of this World with an Astronaut JW Marriott Salon 3Reid Wiseman • John Yembrick Hacking the Hackathon for the Social and Civic Good ACC Room 6ABClaire Dunn Helping LGBT Homeless Youth with Technology ACC Room 5ABCJama Shelton • Christopher Wood Innovation Through Impact Filmmaking Austin City Hall Council ChambersElizabeth Avellan • Lila Igram • Smriti Keshari • Christie Marchese Love Letters: Building Brand and Community Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 3David Rubin Mentor Session: Andre Briggs Courtyard Marriott Brazos IAndre Briggs Mentor Session: Catherine Cook Courtyard Marriott Brazos ICatherine Cook Mentor Session: David Briggs Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIDavid Briggs Mentor Session: Joy Miller Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJoy Miller Mentor Session: Navin Prasad Courtyard Marriott Brazos IINavin Prasad Mentor Session: Paolo Nagari Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIPaolo Nagari Mentor Session: Ryan Stoner Courtyard Marriott Brazos IRyan Stoner Mentor Session: Ryan Williams Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIRyan Williams Mentor Session: Victoria Taylor Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIVictoria Taylor Quantifying Workplace Happiness and Culture Fit JW Marriott Salon 1Josh Bersin • Samar Birwadker • Randy Goldberg • William Tincup Reducted: Surviving the Pink Slip Apocalypse JW Marriott Room 408-409Beth Davidz • Jayna Wallace Running A Non-Profit Like A Start-Up! ACC Room 9ABCKate Courteau • Paul Duan • Edith Elliott • Ryan Seashore Why Feminism Is Winning the Web Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 1Elizabeth Plank • Franchesca Ramsey • Sophia Rossi • Kate Ward Mentors - Producers/Production: Amanda Marshall (Cold Iron Pictures) ACC Room 11ABAmanda Marshall Mentors - Producers/Production: Amy Lo (Mental Pictures) ACC Room 11ABAmy Lo Mentors - Producers/Production: Chris Ohlson (Producer) ACC Room 11ABChris Ohlson Mentors - Producers/Production: Dan Satorius (Satorius Law Firm PC) ACC Room 11ABDan Satorius Mentors - Producers/Production: George Rush (Law Offices of George Rush) ACC Room 11ABGeorge Rush Mentors - Producers/Production: Ginger Sledge (Zenzero) ACC Room 11ABGinger Sledge Mentors - Producers/Production: Hugues Barbier (Ithaca International Fantastic Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABHugues Barbier Mentors - Producers/Production: Toddy Burton (Sycamore Pictures) ACC Room 11ABToddy Burton

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Is Your Company Killing You? ACC Ballroom CShawn LaVana 10 Lessons From a Decade Behind the Scenes at Pixar ACC Room 17BDeborah Coleman • Tony Kaplan • Erica Milsom 10 Most Impactful Sports Gambling Moments Of The Year Four Seasons San JacintoSal Iacono • Jonah Keri A Conversation with Sally Field ACC Room 16ABSally Field • Michael Showalter Hit A Home Run with Content Creation and Streaming Four Seasons Ballroom ABGeorge Barrios • Hulk Hogan • Jeffrey Volk • Renee Young Meet the Insiders VI ACC Room 13ABZack Charney Cohen • Doug Jones • RJ Millard The Life and Times of a Young Innovator Long Center West Pincer LoungeErrett Kroeter • Shiva Nathan Beyond the Diversity Data: Strategies that Work ACC Ballroom EAnitra Collins • Freada Kapor Klein • Maria Teresa Kumar • Lisa Lee Changing the World Through Food: A Love Story Driskill Hotel Driskill BallroomEileen Chiarello • Michael Chiarello Cleanweb: The New IT Frontier Presented by SXSW Eco Hilton Austin Downtown Salon ABlake Burris • Robert Day • Nick Sinai • Rick Yang Creating Pathways into the World of Social Impact Austin City Hall Council ChambersKelly Ballard • Janet Hale • Abbie Jung • Yalçın Pembecioglu Mentor Session: David Clarke Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIDavid Clarke Mentor Session: Emma Hochman Courtyard Marriott Brazos IEmma Hochman Mentor Session: Jared Schwartz Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJared Schwartz Mentor Session: Jason Ashlock Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIJason Ashlock Mentor Session: Joseph Robinson Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJoseph Robinson Mentor Session: Lauren Fritsch Courtyard Marriott Brazos IILauren Fritsch Mentor Session: Patrick Weir Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIPatrick Weir Mentor Session: Wendy W Fok Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIWendy W Fok Mentor Session: Will Palley Courtyard Marriott Brazos IWill Palley NASA Prizes: Dream it, Make it, Win it JW Marriott Salon 2Jason Crusan • Jenn Gustetic • Sam Ortega • Zoe Szajnfarber Official Reddit SXSW Meet Up! JW Marriott Room 508Logan Youree Open Pay: This Is What Your Coworker Makes JW Marriott Salon 1Dane Atkinson • Mark Ehrnstein • Joel Gascoigne • Rachel Silverman Paranormal Meet Up JW Marriott Room 509Michele Baylor Serial Podcast Fans Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Monica Sack SXSW Eco Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Morgan Catalina Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Alex Nohe (Circus Road Films) ACC Room 11ABAlex Nohe Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Bobby Rock (Random Media) ACC Room 11ABRobert Rock Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Camille Bertrand (Wild Bunch) ACC Room 11ABCamille Bertrand Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Daniel Brandt (Revolver Group) ACC Room 11ABDaniel Brandt Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Deborah McIntosh (WME Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABDeborah McIntosh Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Hailey Wierengo (United Talent Agency) ACC Room 11ABHailey Wierengo Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Ryan Kampe (Visit Films) ACC Room 11ABRyan Kampe Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions I: Zac Bright (Preferred Content) ACC Room 11ABZachary Bright Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions: Joe Amodei (Virgil Films) ACC Room 11ABJoe Amodei Mobile Social and Meet Up presented by Bike Hugger Long Center West Pincer TerraceDL Byron Great Teams: What They Are & How to Transform Yours JW Marriott Salon FTony Burgess • Katie Christy How Digital Can Shape the Future of Print Books JW Marriott Room 306Daniel Franklin • Jon Rogers Inclusive AppRoom: Viewing Apps Through Disability JW Marriott Room 310-311Cristen Carson Reat • Hannah Rosenthal

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Gaming in Education, Education in Gaming Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4Robert Bell • Idit Harel • Gary Hoover • Lonny Stern Grantland Presents: Great Moments In NBA Instagram hosted by Juliet Litman & David Jacoby Four Seasons San JacintoDavid Jacoby • Juliet Litman The Ticket as Currency: Access to Entertainment in Sport Four Seasons Ballroom CDMichael Cramer • Todd Fleming • Barry Kahn • Mark Pannes • Bryan Perez Everyone's a Little Gay: Thanks, Social Media! JW Marriott Room 404Graham Nolan • Edward Revis Hubble: Touching the Universe JW Marriott Salon 2Alberto Conti • John Grunsfeld • Jason Kalirai • Amber Straughn Interview with Hacker Josh Klein ACC Ballroom AErin Griffith • Josh Klein Mentor Session: Becca Krass Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIBecca Krass Mentor Session: Brian Wallace Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIBrian Wallace Mentor Session: Geoff Wilson Courtyard Marriott Brazos IGeoff Wilson Mentor Session: Jagmeet Lamba Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJagmeet Lamba Mentor Session: Jennifer Hoelzer Courtyard Marriott Brazos II Mentor Session: Kelly Callahan-Poe Courtyard Marriott Brazos IKelly Callahan-Poe Mentor Session: Lori DeBortoli Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIILori DeBortoli Mentor Session: Matt Charney Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIMatt Charney Mentor Session: Richard Botto Courtyard Marriott Brazos IRichard Botto NASA Meet Up JW Marriott Room 509Jason Townsend Sustainable Food Production Through Biotechnology Driskill Hotel MaximilianIsha Datar • Adam Flynn • Ryan Pandya • Rob Rhinehart SXSW Eco Startup Speed Pitches presented by Austin Energy Hilton Austin Downtown Salon AMitch Jacobson SXSW Meditation ACC Room 8ABea Love The Greatest Geek Moment in History JW Marriott Room 208Rusty Blazenhoff • Austin Grossman • Chris Taylor • Daniel Terdiman

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Monday, March 16
 

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Breaking the Fourth Wall: Audience Participation in the Digital Age Four Seasons San JacintoPeter Girardi • Marc Goodchild • Julian McCrea • Jon Schnitzer CANON SPOTLIGHT: The Cinematography of Comedy InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Capital Ballroom BAbe Epperson • J.M. Logan • Tim Smith • Ondi Timoner Neymar: From Brazil Soccer Star to Youtube Creator ACC Austin SuiteRodrigo Abdalla • Alice Braga • Felipe Braga • Rita Moraes RZA Keynote ACC Vimeo TheaterRZA Bitcoin at SXSW 2015: Bitcoin 2.0 Hilton Austin Downtown Salon GVitalik Buterin • Constance Choi • Patrick Deegan • Joyce Kim • Charlie Lee • Jed Mccaleb Connected Retail: Clicks and Mortar Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Julie Augustyn • Stacey Keating Engage Latino Millennials, Change the World! ACC Ballroom EMariana Atencio • Jason Llorenz • Mark Lopez • Alicia Menendez • Elianne Ramos Health IT Developer Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504Fred Trotter Mentor Session: Ber-Henda Williams Courtyard Marriott Brazos IBer-Henda Williams Mentor Session: Caroline Rustigian Bruderer Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIICaroline Bruderer Mentor Session: Danny Gutknecht Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIDanny Gutknecht Mentor Session: Dean Serletic Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIDean Serletic Mentor Session: Jason Kopeck Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJason Kopeck Mentor Session: Mike Lee Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIMike Lee Mentor Session: Scott Gillum Courtyard Marriott Brazos IScott Gillum Mentor Session: Scott Perry Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIScott Perry Mentor Session: Shilpa Bakre Courtyard Marriott Brazos IShilpa Bakre Mentor Session: Tria Foster Courtyard Marriott Brazos IITria Foster Mentor Session: Will Turnage Courtyard Marriott Brazos IWill Turnage People with Disabilities Can 'Be There' Too ACC Room 12ABHenry Evans • Kavita Krishnaswarmy • Erin Rapacki Shakespeare and the Future of Interactive Stories Hyatt Regency Austin Big BendSarah Ellis • James Morris Stand Out and Break In: Startup Go to Market Guide Radisson Town Lake Riverside BallroomEric Gore • Michael Gresty • Colleen Hayes • Irina Mladenova The Debunking Last-Click (Google Agrees) Meet Up JW Marriott Room 509Ly Tran What #BlackLivesMatter Teaches Us About Solidarity ACC Room 5ABCAlicia Garza • Opal Tometi Mentors - International: John MacFarlane ACC Room 11ABJohn MacFarlane Mentors - International: Juan Carvajal (Bogota Independent Film Festival) ACC Room 11ABJuan C Carvajal Mentors - International: Kati Nuora ACC Room 11ABKati Nuora Mentors - International: Lorne Price (National Film Board of Canada) ACC Room 11ABLorne Price Mentors - International: Maria Reinup (Black Nights) ACC Room 11ABMaria Reinup Mentors - International: Mark Peranson (Locarno) ACC Room 11ABMark Peranson Mentors - International: Sharon Brenner (Surowitz Immigration PC) ACC Room 11ABSharon Brenner Mentors - International: Soo Jin Hwang (Korean Film Council) ACC Room 11ABSoo Jin Hwang Robot Petting Zoo JW Marriott Salon EDesiree Matel-Anderson • Rebeka Ryvola

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Mastering Short Form Video With Smart Humor ACC Ballroom BCarrie Faverty • Tony Mennuto Meet the Insiders VII ACC Room 13ABCullen Conly • David Nugent • Glen Zipper 3D Bioprinting: The Next Revolution in Healthcare JW Marriott Room 201-202Laura Bosworth • Scott Collins Bitcoin at SXSW 2015: A Future with Bitcoin Hilton Austin Downtown Salon GJake Benson • Elsa Broeker • Dan Elitzer • Tina Hui • Marco Santori Fashion Ecommerce Meet Up: Conversion vs Branding? JW Marriott Room 501Pieter Jongerius Fork in Hand, Nostalgia at Heart: Food and Heritage Driskill Hotel Driskill BallroomSahar Arafat-Ray • Amy Kritzer • Kay Marley-Dilworth • Annette Priest Latin America: Silicon Valley’s New Frontier ACC Ballroom ECarlos Gomez • Josue Gonzalez • Rocio Medina van Nierop • Luis Samra • Megan Zoback Mentor Session: Erik Van Heeswijk Courtyard Marriott Brazos IErik van Heeswijk Mentor Session: Margot Bloomstein Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIMargot Bloomstein Mentor Session: Mark Castleman Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIMark Castleman Mentor Session: Megan Adams Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIMegan Adams Mentor Session: Mike Groener Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIMike Groener Mentor Session: Nick Lippman Courtyard Marriott Brazos IINick Lippman Mentor Session: Richard Locke Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIRichard Locke Mentor Session: Sharon Mays Courtyard Marriott Brazos ISharon Mays Mentor Session: Simon Erich Courtyard Marriott Brazos ISimon Erich Surveillance, Trust & Ethics: Restoring the Faith JW Marriott Salon 8Stewart Baker • Emily Bell • Jemima Kiss • Michael P Lynch What Snow White Can Tell You About Your Customers JW Marriott Salon CJoe Zadeh Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: David Hudson (Fandor) ACC Room 11ABDavid Hudson Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: David Magdael (David Magdael & Associates, Inc.) ACC Room 11ABDavid Magdael Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Greg Longstreet (Polaris PR) ACC Room 11ABGreg Longstreet Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Jim Dobson (Indie PR) ACC Room 11ABJim Dobson Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Lina Plath (Frank PR) ACC Room 11ABLina Plath Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Marian Koltai-Levine (PMKBNC) ACC Room 11ABMarian Koltai-Levine Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Mark Cibort (Trailer Park) ACC Room 11ABMark Cibort Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Ngoc Nguyen (Women Rising) ACC Room 11ABNgoc Nguyen Mentors - Publicity and Marketing II: Rachel Walker (Freelance) ACC Room 11ABRachel Walker

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Creative Destruction ACC Ballroom BJason Ashlock A Conversation with Amy Schumer ACC Room 16ABDanielle Nussbaum • Amy Schumer Black Filmmakers: Make/Distribute Global Content InterContinental Stephen F. Austin SFA BarCheryle Reynolds • Redelia Shaw How To Keep Your Social Media Game Sincere ACC Ballroom DEva Chen • Michelle Phan Love & Sex - A Provocative New Transmedia Series Four Seasons San JacintoOlivia Bee • Nusrat Durrani • Matt Lambert • Molly Soda Meet the Insiders IX ACC Room 13ABSimon Clowes • Benjamin Kasulke • Aaron Katz Owning Your Work: The Future of All Things Comedy ACC Room 18ABCDDoug Benson • Bill Burr • Chris Kerns • Al Madrigal Playing to Learn: Lessons From Game Design Gurus Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 4Tinsley Galyean • Makeda Mays Green • Elliot Hedman • Michelle Miller • Cecilia Weckstrom Anyone Can Prevent Cyberwar: Here's How JW Marriott Salon 8Collin Anderson • Eva Galperin • Ryan Lackey • Bill Marczak • Morgan Marquis-Boire Big Data Startups Should Hire Librarians JW Marriott Room 408-409Jeffrey Lancaster Bitcoin at SXSW 2015: Impact on Developing World Hilton Austin Downtown Salon GConnie Gallippi • Sean Percival • Sebastian Serrano • Peter Smith • Jonathan Zobro Coffee Geeks Unite! (And Meet Up!) JW Marriott Room 509Andy Wigginton IBM and Twitter: The Future of Digital Engagement Radisson Town Lake Riverside BallroomBrian Fanzo • Bryan Kramer • Will Mayo • Maria Winans Mentor Session: Alex Sarnoff Courtyard Marriott Brazos IAlex Sarnoff Mentor Session: Alexandra Goat Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIAlexandra Goat Mentor Session: Claudia Perlich Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIClaudia Perlich Mentor Session: Jonathon Morgan Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJonathon Morgan Mentor Session: Josh Inglis Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIJosh Inglis Mentor Session: Kyle Britt Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIKyle Britt Mentor Session: Nicholas Kaufman Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIINicholas Kaufman Mentor Session: Rebecca Ewing Courtyard Marriott Brazos IRebecca Ewing Mentor Session: Rob Edgell Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIRob Edgell NY Tech Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Andy Saldaña SXSW V2V Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504Christine Auten The 21st Century Skillset: What You Need to Succeed JW Marriott Room 407Kevin Carey • Jake Schwartz Why Your Content Marketing Is Failing, and the Fix Hyatt Regency Austin Zilker Ballroom 3Jeremy Bencken • Joseph Miller Mentors - Documentary Filmmaker: Daniel Junge (Junge Film) ACC Room 11ABDaniel Junge Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Adam Lough (Hot Sugar's Cold World) ACC Room 11ABAdam Lough Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Chris Metzler ACC Room 11ABChris Metzler Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: David Modigliani (Live Action Projects) ACC Room 11ABDavid Modigliani Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Davis Coombe (The Milkhaus) ACC Room 11ABDavis Coombe Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Don Hardy (KTF Films) ACC Room 11ABDon Hardy Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Ron Mann (Sphinx Productions) ACC Room 11ABRon Mann Mentors - Documentary Filmmakers: Travis Stevens (Snowfort Pictures) ACC Room 11ABTravis Stevens Design Light Effects for Large Scale Immersive Art JW Marriott Room 306Adam Sheppard • Ray Sykes • Irene Zhou

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Beacon Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504Michael Brown Bitcoin at SXSW 2015: Real World Applications Hilton Austin Downtown Salon GAdam Draper • Vinny Lingham • Adam Ludwin • Nick Sullivan Cognitive Rehab: Designing Past Self-Delusion JW Marriott Salon ADavid McRaney • John Romano Mentor Session: Artur Melentin Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIArtur Melentin Mentor Session: Brian Zisk Courtyard Marriott Brazos IBrian Zisk Mentor Session: Christopher Bartik Courtyard Marriott Brazos IChristopher Bartik Mentor Session: Lane Becker Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIILane Becker Mentor Session: Maria D'Amato Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIMaria D\'Amato Mentor Session: Michelle Hendrix Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIMichelle Hendrix Mentor Session: Natalie Currie Courtyard Marriott Brazos INatalie Currie Mentor Session: Tatiana Chapira Courtyard Marriott Brazos IITatiana Chapira Mentor Session: Tom Evans Courtyard Marriott Brazos IITom Evans Minimal Viable Pub: How to Open a Pub on $5k JW Marriott Salon 2Jim Carroll • Alan Coleman • Trevor O\'Shea Professional Innovative Educators Meet Up JW Marriott Room 509Ian Martinez • Jered Martinez SADvertising: Why Tears Are the New Tactic Hyatt Regency Austin Hill Country ABCDHeidi Arthur • Pete Carter • Teressa Iezzi • PJ Pereira Search Marketing Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Bill Leake SXSW Meditation ACC Room 8AJenni Bevill SXSW Speaker Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Monica Sack The Disruptors Dream Team Hilton Austin Downtown Salon FDavid Duncan • Nicole Fisher • Bernard Munos • Melinda Richter You Can't Sit with Us: Craft Beer Subculture Driskill Hotel Driskill BallroomJosh Hare • Matt McGinnis • Christopher Sheppard • Caroline Wallace

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Tuesday, March 17
 

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Christine Vachon Keynote ACC Vimeo TheaterScott Foundas • Christine Vachon Data and Spoon Benders: Hacked Music and Design ACC Room 15Michael Hendrix Ghostwriters Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Stephanie Land Podcasters Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Espree Devora The New TV Star: How to Build an Audience Online Four Seasons Ballroom ABMichelle Castillo • Kelly Day • Tyler Oakley • Max Polisar • Tom Ryan Web Series Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Tim Street Artience: Art and Science in the World of Design JW Marriott Salon BAnn-Caryn Cleveland • Soleio Cuervo • Scott Klemmer • Steve Vassallo Build a Life, Not a Resume JW Marriott Room 407Nathan Gebhard • Holman Wang Digital Democracy: Amplifying LGBT Stories Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 2-3Wesley Adams • Bryan Simmons • Andrew Wallace • Serena Worthington How to Start A Successful Community Among Giants Hilton Austin Downtown Salon DMartin Bryant • Markus Spiering Mentor Session: Celina Rollon Courtyard Marriott Brazos ICelina Rollon Mentor Session: Dwayne Cathey Courtyard Marriott Brazos IDwayne Cathey Mentor Session: Gregory Green Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIGregory Green Mentor Session: Michael Lovett Courtyard Marriott Brazos IMichael Lovett Mentor Session: Michelle Phan Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIMichelle Phan Mentor Session: Nathan Toups Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIINathan Toups Mentor Session: Pamela Pavliscak Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIPamela Pavliscak Mentor Session: Pieter Jongerius Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIPieter Jongerius Mentor Session: Scott Owens Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIScott Owens Series R: Customer Revenue Is Replacing Series A Hilton Austin Downtown Salon BSarah Bird • Nick Francis • Alex Moore • Chris Savage Six Years and $60 Million for This Stupid Hoodie JW Marriott Room 408-409Peter Kim We're All Related. The (Big) Data Proves It JW Marriott Salon 5-6Katarzyna Bryc • AJ Jacobs • Joanna Mountain Mentors - Programming II: Anderson Le (HIFF) ACC Room 11ABAnderson Le Mentors - Programming II: Basil Tsiokos (Nantucket Film Festival & Sundance assoc) ACC Room 11ABBasil Tsiokos Mentors - Programming II: Courtney Sexton (CNN Films) ACC Room 11ABCourtney Sexton Mentors - Programming II: Erik Jambor (Indie Memphis) ACC Room 11ABErik Jambor Mentors - Programming II: Gina Duncan (Burns Film Center) ACC Room 11ABGina Duncan Mentors - Programming II: Greg Rhem (HBO) ACC Room 11ABGreg Rhem Mentors - Programming II: Landon Zakheim (Sundance Institute/AFI Fest) ACC Room 11ABLandon Zakheim Mentors - Programming II: Linda Olszewski (ShortsHD/Shorts Intl) ACC Room 11ABLinda Olszewski Mentors - Programming II: Lisa Ogdie (Sundance) ACC Room 11ABLisa Ogdie Mentors - Programming II: Martijn te Pas (IDFA) ACC Room 11ABMartijn te Pas Robot Petting Zoo JW Marriott Salon EDesiree Matel-Anderson • Rebeka Ryvola

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A Conversation with Henry Rollins ACC Room 18ABCDDana Harris • Henry Rollins Any PR Pros Out There? JW Marriott Room 509Owen Sexton BitAngels Bitcoin Meetup JW Marriott Room 502-503Michael Terpin Future of Non-profits Meet Up JW Marriott Room 504David Neff Meet the Insiders X ACC Room 13ABJonathan Hafter • Tom Mackay • Gerald Peary • Jan Younghusband Mindfulness at Work Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Matthew Bellows Rock That Font Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Shawn O\'Keefe Beacon Technology & the Rise of Hyper Localization ACC Ballroom GAlexandre Ackermans • Jeff Sinclair Lean On Is the New Lean In Hilton Austin Downtown Room 412Lee Holloway • Michelle Zatlyn Mentor Session: Ann Greenberg Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIAnn Greenberg Mentor Session: Clay Crenshaw Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIClay Crenshaw Mentor Session: Craig Barker Courtyard Marriott Brazos IICraig Barker Mentor Session: Dylan Stevenson Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIDylan Stevenson Mentor Session: Jan Triplett Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJan Triplett PhD Mentor Session: John Robert Reed Courtyard Marriott Brazos IJohn Robert Reed Mentor Session: Nazli Yuzak Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIINazli Yuzak Mentor Session: Rod Paddock Courtyard Marriott Brazos IIIRod Paddock Mentor Session: Sandeep Kumar Courtyard Marriott Brazos ISandeep Kumar Mentor Session: Trey Shelton Courtyard Marriott Brazos IITrey Shelton Raise the Bar: Remaking Health for the Underserved JW Marriott Room 203-204Stan Berkow • Andrey Ostrovsksy MD • Andrey Ostrovsky MD • Lori Melichar Software Innovation Against the Odds JW Marriott Salon BBarbara Barry • Joan DiMicco • Brian Kane • Jesse Kriss The Future Is Short-Form: Storytelling for Today Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 2-3David Freeman • Bonnie Pan • Lucas Shaw The Revenue Promise of Predictive Intelligence Hilton Austin Downtown Salon JAmanda Kahlow • Joseph Puthussery Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Benjamin Braun (Submarine Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABBenjamin Braun Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Dan Fisher (Entertainment One) ACC Room 11ABDan Fisher Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Dan Guando (Weinstein Co) ACC Room 11ABDan Guando Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: John Von Thaden (Magnolia Pictures) ACC Room 11ABJohn Von Thaden Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Kate Hurwitz (Cinetic Media) ACC Room 11ABKate Hurwitz Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Peter Trinh (ICM Partners) ACC Room 11ABPeter Trinh Mentors - Sales and Acquisitions II: Tom Davia (Cinemaven Media) ACC Room 11ABTom Davia

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A Conversation with the Cast of NBC's Undateable ACC Room 18ABCDChris D\'Elia • Ron Funches • Rick Glassman • Bill Lawrence • Brent Morin Austin Music People Meet Up JW Marriott Room 501Jennifer Houlihan Fanboys and Fangirls of Digital Marketing Meet Up JW Marriott Room 502-503Angela Vesagas Let's Meet Up: Collaboration for the 21st Century JW Marriott Room 504Andres Faucher Meet the Insiders XII ACC Room 13ABLouis Black • Gerald Peary Meet Up: Discuss Debugging the Gender Gap in Tech JW Marriott Room 509Robin Hauser Reynolds Music as Personalized Medicine: Experiment at SXSW ACC Room 17BJessica Grahn • Tristan Jehan • Alexis Kopikis • Daphne Zohar Pro Bono Legal Services for Filmmakers InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Capital Ballroom BErik Metzger • Alma Robinson • Katie Wagner Stubb’s BBQ: Cultivating a Cult Brand Meet Up JW Marriott Room 508Matthew Gase Corporate Capital: A Best Kept Secret Hilton Austin Downtown Salon KLuis Arbulu • Stephanie Hospital • Rafael Torres Fighting Surveillance Can Be Good for Business JW Marriott Salon 3Alex Abdo • Matthew Prince Modern Swiss Army Knife: Apps for Independence ACC Room 10ABStephen Ewell • Betsy Furler • Cristy Gamez-Galka • Amy Wheeler The Biggest Issues in Digital Ethics JW Marriott Salon 7Susan Etlinger • Don Heider • Erin Reilly • John Thomas The State of Surveillance ACC Ballroom ABill Binney What I Learned Speaking in Yemen Hyatt Regency Austin Texas Ballroom 4-7John Bates • Sharon Bates Mentors - Agents and Managers: Heather Collier (Collier Talent Agency) ACC Room 11ABHeather Collier Mentors - Agents and Managers: Jordan Gilbert (Lionsgate) ACC Room 11ABJordan Gilbert Mentors - Agents and Managers: Kate Townsend (BBC) ACC Room 11ABKate Townsend Mentors - Agents and Managers: Katie Krentz (Cartoon Network) ACC Room 11ABKatie Krentz Mentors - Agents and Managers: Kevin Rowe (Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment) ACC Room 11ABKevin Rowe Mentors - Agents and Managers: Meghan Oliver (Paradigm Talent Agency) ACC Room 11ABMeghan Oliver Mentors - Agents and Managers: Melissa Solomon (Verve Talent and Literary Agency) ACC Room 11ABMelissa Solomon Mentors - Agents and Managers: Steven Beer (Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo, P.C.) ACC Room 11ABSteven Beer Decoding Design Feedback & Avoiding UX Quagmires JW Marriott Room 301-302Doug Hopkins

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