Complete event listing for
Hyatt Regency Austin
208 Barton Springs Rd
Friday, March 7
Online retail is evolving from a simple shopping cart transaction to an end-to-end emotional engagement with one’s consumer base. While this is true for most industries, it is even more so the case when it comes to consu…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ciara McKenna, Kim Knowles, Liz Bacelar, Liza Kindred
It may come as a surprise, but on average five countries write new constitutions every year. The people who write these documents are often outgunned and under-resourced as they try to search and analyze constitutions fr…
Intermediate
Presenters
Juan Sequeda, Robert Shaffer, Zachary Elkins
Is there a formula for making content go viral? Is it just plain luck? While there’s not a lot to explain the weird virality of LOLcats and "Charlie bit my finger!" videos, there is a formula, honed and mastered by the I…
Intermediate
Presenters
Courtney Buie, Henri Mazza, James Moody
In the near future, humans will increasingly rely on robots to manage agriculture, infrastructure, transportation, healthcare, manufacturing and security. Advanced human-robot interaction will transform industries and ch…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dawn Tilbury, Elena Messina, Heather Knight, Henrik Christensen
Saturday, March 8
Biometrics. When you hear that word your mind probably jumps to thoughts of Jack Bauer in 24. Possibly Tom Cruise’s character in Minority Report. Or Daniel Craig as James Bond. Regardless of what hero comes to mind, we t…
Intermediate
Presenters
Skooks Pong
Our collective perception of the human brain and its potential is constantly evolving. The intersection of technology and our “wet computer” provides a means to accelerate the ways that we measure, map and affect cogniti…
Intermediate
Presenters
Andrew Smith Lewis , Anthony Ha, Ariel Garten, Jan Plass
In the next 20 years, the number of adults in the US age 65 and older will nearly double, which means the elderly are the fastest growing demographic in the country. Today, people are living longer than ever before, with…
Intermediate
Presenters
Eric Baczuk, Lindsey Mosby
From activity trackers to Google Glass, wearables are all the rage. But who should get access to the data? Unfortunately, just because you wear a device doesn't mean that you get access to your data. As a data scientist,…
Intermediate
Presenters
John Wilbanks, Rachel Kalmar
Given the arise of Jawbone, Google Glass, iWatch, and a whole array of wearable devices, people will soon be able to communicate even faster and more frequently than ever before in an increasingly more connected world. W…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christina Mercando, Koichi Yamamoto, Marco Tempest, Takahito Iguchi
There's too much contention in our society. From a gridlocked Congress to neighborhood disputes, it seems like we spend too much energy fighting and not enough figuring how we can work together. Online discussion and deb…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christopher Fry, Elizabeth Rosenzweig
In fashion, perhaps more than anywhere else, branding is everything. Many fashion brands have spent decades building up a unique but delicate brand image: they often rely on staying enigmatic, using aspirational photogra…
Intermediate
Presenters
Pieter Jongerius
Biometric, motion, and audio sensing can digitally augment live music to enhance the audience experience and deliver more entertainment value while generating new interest in and preserving the positive cultural impact o…
Advanced
Presenters
Robert Tuttle
It’s no secret that the transportation industry is changing in big cities. The days of simply hailing a cab are limited, with applications such as Uber, Sidecar and Getaround entering the marketplace – and giving traditi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Beth Stevens, Padden Guy Murphy, Ryan Lawler
Digital design tools and the rise of fabrication have empowered ordinary citizens to build urban provocations in the dynamic context of abandoned and underused spaces sprinkled throughout cities. It is through a network …
Intermediate
Presenters
Aaron Gutierrez, Julia Cerrud
The growing number of three-dimensional motion and natural gesture-controlled consumer electronics on the market bring new challenges for user experience designers. This is especially true with regard to devices that ar…
Intermediate
Presenters
Kelly Goto
With car2go..we are using visualization mapping software based on daily trip and member data to give us insight on how a city moves. With over 600,000 members worldwide using our service, it is very important to show c…
Beginner
Presenters
Paul DeLong
Imagine a future where a driverless street sweeper cleans your street or a small drone delivers your mail. For the last decade, discussions about the government use of autonomous or remotely operated technologies have fo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Matt Caccavale, Samra Kasim
The Internet is abuzz with talk of Google Glass, and rumors of an impending "iWatch" from Apple have fanboys trembling with anticipation. Is all of this excitement hype or will this new genre of computing devices catch o…
Advanced
Presenters
Alison Lewis, Chick Foxgrover, Gilly Segal, Sean White
Sunday, March 9
In February of 2013 Google launched the #ifihadglass Google Glass Explorer selection program. For those lucky enough to have been chosen, we are not only the first people to wear Glass, we are the very first to explore a…
Intermediate
Presenters
Mark Horvath, Serena Ehrlich
“Innovation as a Dutch experience” Daan Roosegaarde, creative director of the social design lab Studio Roosegaarde. With studio’s in Rotterdam and Shanghai, he develops innovative, interactive landscapes that are accompl…
Advanced
Presenters
Daan Roosegaarde
How do you bring a travel destination to life using technology and digital storytelling? In 2010 direct spending by resident and international travelers in the U.S. averaged $2 billion a day, $86.6 million an hour, $1.4 …
Intermediate
Presenters
Dylan Thuras, Jimmy Keown, Leslie Guettler, Seth Kugel
What if you could instantly download a new set of skills simply by plugging your brain directly into the Internet? This “Matrix like” capability will soon be a reality for robots, creating scalable machines without the l…
Intermediate
Presenters
Anthony Levandowski, Ayorkor Korsah, James Kuffner, Ken Goldberg
In the next few years, as wearable technology gets more powerful and sensor capabilities explode, smartphone screens are going to become less and less central to our digital lives. Our devices will stop forcing us to loo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Cliff Kuang
Why does death relate to sex more than being an inevitable part of life? We'll openly discuss interplay between life, ego, consciousness, relationships, orgasm, sex, death, technologies, internet and singularities -- inc…
Advanced
Presenters
Reese Jones
Imagine a transportation system where cars can see things that you can’t. Such cars could warn of a potential crash or icy roads ahead, advise of a traffic jam ahead, or help find a parking space. Imagine if buses could …
Intermediate
Presenters
James Pol, Mike Pina
And you thought getting a solid mobile strategy out the door was tough. The retail landscape is evolving at a rapid pace and while the future is unclear, one thing is certain: if you don’t embrace a digitized future, you…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bryan Wolff, Emily Lacivita, Healey Cypher , Zita Cassizzi
Industrial Revolution II is a different kind of garment company. Social advancement for our workers, their families and our neighbors is equally important to us as delivering our customers the highest quality products an…
Intermediate
Presenters
Joey Adler, Rob Broggi
Retail brands are incorporating technology and digital concepts to change the consumer experience: from virtual fitting room and apps to new payment options and RFID-tagged merchandise. As technology develops and consume…
Advanced
Presenters
Jen Rubio, Kristina Simmons, Rachel Arthur, Will Young
Are brilliant ideas enough to fix a broken transport system? As a BBC reporter who writes about advanced transport technologies, Jack Stewart has spent years investigating how we will move around in the future, speaking …
Intermediate
Presenters
Jack Stewart
Monday, March 10
These days content is popping up in subtle, unexpected places, extending far beyond the blogs magazines and newspapers we traditionally rely on. As more and more retailers are creating new mediums to directly interact an…
Beginner
Presenters
Jeff Pyatt, Mollie Chen
Technology is moving out of hands and onto our bodies. Whether it's the integration of Google Glass into your daily routine or the sleek elegance of the Pebble e-ink watch, technology is transitioning beyond simply being…
Intermediate
Presenters
Billie Whitehouse, Jay Morgan, Nicole Forbes, Q Manning
This panel will bring together a handful of breakout designers across various industries to navigate the trade-offs and challenges that arise when designing wearable tech products that must be both functional and attract…
Intermediate
Presenters
Aza Raskin, Dieter Bohn, Eric Migicovsky, Steven Eidelman
Media and agencies are plagued with tunnel vision. They are stuck thinking about mundane use cases for wearables like Glass that are reminiscent of first phase mobile apps. Wake up. Wearable tech has the potential for …
Intermediate
Presenters
Jen Quinlan, JP Gownder
Influencers have been a disruptive force in the fashion and beauty industry. As these influencers fame and position has evolved brands (namely tech) are growing and adapting while the publishing industry and television i…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alisa Gould Simon, Jaclyn Johnson
Robotics has become a major part of our day to day life, it has enabled us not only to speed up industrial processes, but solve mobility and transportation issues for travelers with vision impairment and others. In recen…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Bevly, Mohammed Yousuf, William Bluethmann, YingLi Tian
Smart glasses, smart watches and activity monitors are hitting the market in droves, and many of the biggest consumer electronics companies are expected to launch more wearables over the next year. Are wearables simply p…
Advanced
Presenters
Anna Jen, Sean McCracken
In 2007 the iPhone mapped the frontier for smart devices; since then we’ve seen extraordinary devices pushing limits on how we interact with technology. From the release of tablets to smart cameras and more, the world ha…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Rosales, Kieran Barr, Soulaiman Itani
This talk will guide the audience through the social platforms most effective for fashion and beauty brands—in March 2014—to drive engagement, and, if relevant, sales. Beyond that, it will explore the meaning of influenc…
Intermediate
Presenters
Caroline Waxler
Rapidly evolving vehicular technologies, including the advent of autonomous vehicles, may forever reshape travel behavior. Several states have already passed legislation allowing these vehicles to travel on public roadwa…
Beginner
Presenters
Chandra Bhat
Beauty, periphery and meaning are three of the principles that will facilitate the adoption of wearable technology devices, according to Artefact designer and wearable tech expert Jennifer Darmour. But how do you apply t…
Advanced
Presenters
Jennifer Darmour
Fitness wearables are currently one of the hottest items on the market right now. And, it’s amazing all of the data they can track – from deep sleep patterns to calories burned. But how does a user even begin to make sen…
Beginner
Presenters
Jennifer Grenz, Jin Lee
With automotive, traffic and parking data becoming more open and big data now more prevalent, the acceleration of new technology and apps are engaging the users with their car in a much more meaningful manner. Studies ha…
Beginner
Presenters
Gal Melamed, Gretchen Effgen, Sam Friedman, Scott Sedlik
Tuesday, March 11
There are apps on your phone that can tell you more about your surroundings than your car. Think about that- the complex piece of machinery and technology that takes you from place to place is almost incapable of allowin…
Intermediate
Presenters
Helen Xiao, Pradyumna Mishra, Steve Schwinke, Trak Lord
It almost sounds like the beginning of a stale joke: What do a designer brand, a regional non-profit focused on supporting local manufacturers, a platform where American “designs are shared, celebrated and sold”, a topno…
Intermediate
Presenters
Bridget Russo, Erica Wolf, Kate Sofis, Micha Thomas
We’ve seen this before – incredible technology is released to the consumer and a flurry of unimaginative, low impact uses and applications are associated with it. Anyone remember the early days of the app store? Google G…
Intermediate
Presenters
Sam Gaddis
With the advances in smartphones and imaging technology, cameras are everywhere, but is software keeping pace with the massive increase? One of the most intriguing and promising new technologies is facial and object reco…
Intermediate
Presenters
Caroline Tien-Spalding
All over the world governments & tech companies are investing in smart cities, using networks & sensors to join up services & collect data. But the emphasis is often a drive for efficiency – Are we in danger of rendering…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ben Barker, Clare Reddington
The hardest problem to solve in many aspects of civic infrastructure — from telecom to utilities to postal service — is the so-called Last Mile: How do you efficiently connect homes, offices and other individual "endpoin…
Intermediate
Presenters
Jeff Yang, Josh Hon, Peter Treadway
Star Trek's Geordi La Forge piqued our imagination on what head mounted computing might be. That future is here today with new developments of in virtual retinal display technology - a unique system that beams high resol…
Intermediate
Presenters
Yobie Benjamin
Whether you’re operating from the midtown high-rise of a corporate media giant or running a Wordpress blog out of your bedroom, growing an online publication comes with a complex set of branding, production, and growth c…
Intermediate
Presenters
Mick Harper, Naomi Nevitt
The fashion industry can give thanks to the recent leaps and bounds of technology and production for making fast fashion possible. But while fast fashion brings fast commerce, it’s come at a cost to individual style and …
Beginner
Presenters
John Frechette, Martin Hosking, Michael Tavani, Shannon Whitehead
This panel will focus on the next-generation of eCommerce. The first wave was Amazon and Zappos - focused on customer service and low price for commodities. The next wave of eCommerce companies now understand that in ord…
Intermediate
Presenters
Allison Beal, Brian Garrett, Mike Gammarino, Xander Oxman
For most of us, the idea of what is and isn't a robot is based in science-fiction and cartoons. The humanoid machines from "The Jetsons," "Terminator" and "iRobot" are typical of what many perceive as a robot. A broader …
Advanced
Presenters
David Reeves
Wednesday, March 12
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