Advance RSVP is available to Primary Entry badge types only. Walk-ups may be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Mentor Sessions offer 15 minutes of one-on-one interaction with industry leaders and professionals from a variety of fields spanning interactive, film, and music.

Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in live events, touring, and education.

Karolina is a concert promoter at Beatbox Entertainment. The company organizes and promotes more than 200 headline shows with international acts a year and supplies artists for NorthSide Festival, Tinderbox Festival, HAVEN Festival. Karolina began her career at Beatbox Entertainment as a promoter assistant in 2015 and now, 3 years later, her roster includes artists such as Khalid, Ski Mask, Cults, Little Simz, Billie Eilish and Ravyn Lenae, and mostly work within genres as indie and urban.

You can see Karolina’s full bio on her speaker page.

Registrants who sign up online must check-in 30 minutes before their mentor time slot to guarantee their spot. Limited on-site sign up is also available for a small number of Mentor Sessions spots and will begin 30 minutes before the first time slot of each session.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.