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Earlier this year, a federal appeals court threw out the FCC’s open Internet rules, effectively killing Net Neutrality. What does this decision really mean for Internet users, and what comes next? In this session, Crai…
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Andrew Rasiej, Craig Aaron
How can you make a difference, and make it entertaining at the same time? As lines continue to blur between fiction and non-fiction, education and entertainment, gaming and movies, and the corporate and non-profit secto…
Intermediate
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Caitlin Burns, Lina Srivastava, Liz Nord, Morra Aarons-Mele
In the nonprofit world, resources can be scarce. But there’s never a shortage of data. Nonprofits track finances, services, outcomes and external data about their issue areas. Within all that data are stories waiting to …
Intermediate
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Becca Aaronson, Javier De La Torre, Megan Kilgore
With ABI forecasting that global original equipment manufacturer (OEM) connected car system penetration will increase from 11.4% in 2012 to 60.1% in 2017, automotive manufacturers are under significant pressure to keep p…
Beginner
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Ali Abaye
Circumnavigating the globe sounds exclusive to Magellan – but it’s shameful to think that type of go-anywhere travel isn’t accessible to everyone in the year 2014. What’s keeping you from traveling to the destinations of…
Intermediate
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Lee Abbamonte
People from all facets of the sports media world get together to discuss this constantly changing industry. All the tools, tips, to-dos and best practices in one place during SXSW. This session is part of the brand new …
Intermediate
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Andrew McNeill, Dave Abbott
The history of computing boils down to this: someone enters data; a computer spews out data. We enter data by keyboard, or mouse, or touch screen, or even facial gestures, and a computer responds. But the world is about …
Intermediate
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Gadi Shamia, Mike Abbott, Monica Rogati, Quentin Hardy
Since that famous “Oreo Moment” that turned a Super Bowl blackout into a dubious marketing trend, more brands seem to have failed than succeeded at riding the real time zeitgeist. From Kenneth Cole to AT&T to Urban Outfi…
Intermediate
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Bryan Jones, Natanya Anderson, Noha Abdalla, Rick Wion
CLE. Music is the product, substance, bait, wallpaper, and incidental portion of much on-line promotion and commerce. It’s used and abused. This presentation reviews what’s legal, what’s not, what should be, what shouldn…
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Ken Abdo
Been there, seen that, done that and now what? How will lawyers survive and thrive in the current and future music industry paradigm?…
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Joseph Serling, Ken Abdo, Ron Wilcox, Scott Goldman
The landscape of interactive documentaries is exploding, so where are all the interactive narrative films on the web? Right here. ITVS, Murmur, Storycode & Ted Hope will discuss the emerging genre of interactive narrativ…
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Aina Abiodun, Karim Ahmad, Mike Knowlton, Ted Hope
On Super Bowl Sunday, the insurance company Esurance purchased the first commercial after the game. In this ad, actor John Krasinski announced that Esurance saved $1.5 million by purchasing this first spot and was going …
Intermediate
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Jesse Dillow, John Ploumitsakos, Josh Raper, Nancy Abraham
Online learning has been around long enough that the effects on the workplace are starting to become clear. Anyone with patience and an internet connection can advance their career and skill set. For developers, web foru…
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Jeff Diana, Luca Bonmassar, Nikhil Abraham, Vivienne Ming
In today's hyper-connected, always-on, and always-now era brands operate in a state of perpetual tension, fearful of when their next blunder will crescendo into a tidal wave like publicity disaster. This is limiting, and…
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Adam Abrahami
As artists “break” from non-traditional music events such as television contests, the assignment of rights and income participations are now migrating beyond record company 360 deals. This mutation and/or evolution is d…
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Lynn Morrow, Paul Friedman, Susan Abramovitch, Paul Bezilla
Learn about the nuts and bolts of the all-important packaging, marketing and selling of your film. Who you are selling to? How do you land that buyer? Who picks up the tab? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor…
Beginner
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Alex Nohe, Bob Berney, Camille Bertrand, Glen Basner, Joe Amodei, Michael Lerman, Mike Goodridge, Richard Abramowitz
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP20403 A …
Beginner
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Abby Kallgren, Dan Abramson, Nate Maggio
Reviews proliferate across the web - from purchase-based hubs, to collected aggregations of millions of products, to marketers' own websites. Consumers are talking about brands, about products, about what they love, and …
Intermediate
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Aydin Acar, Elizabeth Scherle
Everyone talks about the exploding influence Latinos have on society–from population growth to spending power, Hispanics are reshaping the cultural, social, political & economic landscape. Yet when it comes to mainstream…
Intermediate
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Beatriz Acevedo, Doug Greiff
The model of amateurism in college sports is slowly dying. It is being destroyed by the central contradiction of college sports: unpaid student labor earning greater and greater profits for coaches and administrators wit…
Intermediate
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Andy Staples , Chris Del Conte, Emmanuel Acho, Spencer Hall
Startups need the support of experienced entrepreneurs and professionals who have "been-there, done-that"; also known as mentors. Mentors help guide burgeoning entrepreneurs through the in's and out's and growing pains o…
Intermediate
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Amy Ford Keohane, Andrew Ackerman, Keya Dannenbaum, Rob Arbittier
“No one person, no one alliance, no one nation, no one of us is as smart as all of us thinking together.” - former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Admiral James Stavridis, Dean of The Fletcher School How are government…
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Farah Pandith, James Stavridis, Joshua Haynes, Spencer Ackerman
Numerous musicians and DJs are emerging from across Africa, enriching the global music scene. They reflect a new generation of socially networked artists who are just as comfortable in the tough areas of Africa's largest…
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Elom "EL" Adablah, Moses "Buddha Blaze" Mbasu, Ovie Ofugara, Rickie Davies, Russell Kenya, Rab Bakari
Political fact-checking is expanding around the world, with new ventures popping up in South Africa, Australia, Germany, Chile and many other countries. But as the websites take root, the fact-checkers are facing new pre…
Intermediate
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Bill Adair, Martin Kotynek, Mona Chalabi, Peter Fray
Every filmmaker has a story to tell. Get advice, or share those stories with experienced filmmakers in our Narrative Filmmaker Mentor category. Sign Up Here: http://mentor.sxsw.com. Mentor session signup is open to al…
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Alexandra Saks, Hannah Fidell, Nathan Zellner, Sandra Adair, Ted Geoghegan, Yen Tan
“The problem is not that most towns kill startups. It's that death is the default for startups, and most towns don't save them. Instead of thinking of most places as being sprayed with startupicide, it's more accurate to…
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Donna Harris, Josh Baer, Maria Adamian, Steve Collens
Lifestyle and fashion bloggers love sharing their loves with their readers, no matter if it's a new favorite recipe or their newest night out shoes. Best of all, they love meeting new people: peers, readers, and potentia…
Beginner
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Camille Styles, Indiana Adams
Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new media professional. Please visit this URL t…
Beginner
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Megan Adams
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Ashley Capps, Davis McLarty, Eddie Gomez, Glenn Max, Jennifer Masset, Jesse Lauter, Michael Starr, Nancy Fly, Paul Adams, Robin Danar
Best known for its broadcast graphics like the bright yellow 1st and 10 line for football and strike-zone box in baseball, Sportvision has been instrumental in changing the ways fans watch sports while creating the next …
Intermediate
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Hank Adams
It’s hard to face the tragedies of the past year—Newtown, the Boston Bombing, Oklahoma Tornado and the Prescott Hotshots Wildfires. In the immediate aftermath, Americans are increasingly turning to Facebook, Twitter and …
Intermediate
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Michael Bellavia, Paula Veale, Pete Giencke, Shayne Adamski
The novelty of actually being in production motivated us to present this panel. Join co-stars Jason Schwartzman and Tunde Adebimpe, along with their writer-director Bob Byington and producer Seana Flanagan to discuss the…
Beginner
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Bob Byington, Jason Schwartzman, Seana Flanagan, Tunde Adebimpe
The music industry continues to change at a rapid pace given the proliferation of streaming content, high mobile device penetration, social sharing, the app economy, and more. What’s less clear is what this means for the…
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David Macias, Gregory Mead, Simon Wheeler, Steve Savoca, Yinka Adegoke
Keep up with developments in journalism and what publicity practices and technology get the best results. Start with basics like how to craft a story, etiquette for contacting the press, and strategies for staying organi…
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Andy Adelewitz, Rey Roldan, Sarah Avrin, Dmitri Vietze
Thanks to the drop in both pricing and complexity of the traditional methods for making music, more and more individuals now have a chance to project their artistic voices. Creating music instills an appreciation and res…
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Ean Golden, Mate Galic, Matthew Adell, Mike King, Tommie Sunshine, Tristan Jehan
Come hear from the pioneers and leaders of the new east meets west music scene with tales from the underground of listening to Led Zeppelin and The Doors during the early Taliban-banned music era, to stories of staging r…
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Raby Adib, Robin Ryczek, Siddique Ahmad, Sulyman Qardash
Leading the Geek Rock revolution, The Plaid Jackets are a high energy band with Brandon Adkins on lead guitar and vocals and Matt Johannesen on drums. Their mission is to bring geeks and rockers from around the universe …
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Brandon Adkins, Matt Johannesen
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
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Joey Adler, Rob Broggi
Former Governor and wrestling legend JESSE VENTURA is on the ground in Austin and he’s assembled a team of investigative experts to uncover some explosive information that will unravel the biggest conspiracy yet. The New…
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James Adomian, Kate Berlant, Matt Besser, Mike MacRae
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail hails all the way from the back of a comic book store in Los Angeles, our home since 2010, where we've been named one of the best standup show in LA by LA Weekly, LA Times, and Hollywoo…
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Andres du Bouchet, Andrew Orvedahl, Byron Bowers, James Adomian, Jonah Ray, Kumail Nanjiani
The Creek and The Cave has turned Long Island City into one of NYC’s top comedy destinations, and this show features acts who frequently appear on their award-winning stage.…
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James Adomian, Jay Oakerson, Jerrod Carmichael, Kate Berlant, Pete Davidson
From Paul Provenza and Troy Conrad, Set List: Stand-Up Without A Net is currently a TV series on Sky Atlantic in the UK starring Robin Williams, Maria Bamford, Gilbert Gottfried, Greg Proops, Fred Willard, Drew Carey, Re…
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Ben Roy, Byron Bowers, Chris Gethard, Iliza Shlesinger, James Adomian, Jerrod Carmichael, Karen Kilgariff, Paul Provenza
With so much effort spent to protect creative works from infringement, the role of existing works in the creation of new ones is often overlooked. As a result, artists typically face significant challenges when attemptin…
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Carlos Affonso, Kristelia Garcia, Tyler Walker, Margot Kaminski
91% of hiring managers now look at social media profiles when screening job applicants, and one in 10 young job applicants has been denied due to their online reputation. Companies are concerned with employees’ personal …
Beginner
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Bryan Hjelm, Parry Aftab
Global memes add snark and commentary to politics. Memes have helped citizens around the world express political support and dissent: from the meme that helped a cat run for office in Mexico, to the goats that parodied O…
Intermediate
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Andres Monroy-Hernandez, Ben Valentine, Elena Agapie, Katy Pearce
It's always been difficult for nonprofits to wedge their way into the viral internet marketplace, but now that large companies are getting into the fray, the field is the most competitive it's ever been. Every day, big m…
Intermediate
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Liam Cronin, Nick Agich, Rafael Casal, Roxane Philson
Festivals and markets are as vital as ever in today's filmmaking scene. Learn what to do - and more importantly, what not to do - when it comes to festival submissions, festival attendance, and beyond for narrative films…
Beginner
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Alonso Aguilar-Castillo, Carl Spence, Dosin Pak, Heather Rae, Jeff Ross, Landon Zakheim, Linda Olszewski, Stuart Brown
Digital distribution and related compensation is now the rule, not the exception. The de-centralization of publishing money sources requires the identification and payments from those sources. A dollar here, a quarter …
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Andrew Sparkler, Danielle Aguirre, Kris Munoz, Bob Donnelly
We have witnessed social media’s power to topple governments and change public policy. This shift in political power is enabling the general public to engage in the democratic process like never before. One wonders how c…
Intermediate
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Aasil Ahmad, Estuardo Rodriguez, Melody Gonzales, Paul Chavez
The landscape of interactive documentaries is exploding, so where are all the interactive narrative films on the web? Right here. ITVS, Murmur, Storycode & Ted Hope will discuss the emerging genre of interactive narrativ…
Advanced
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Aina Abiodun, Karim Ahmad, Mike Knowlton, Ted Hope
Come hear from the pioneers and leaders of the new east meets west music scene with tales from the underground of listening to Led Zeppelin and The Doors during the early Taliban-banned music era, to stories of staging r…
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Raby Adib, Robin Ryczek, Siddique Ahmad, Sulyman Qardash
Today, video games and internet are surpassing TV and radio as the #1 source of entertainment. This has led to increasing popularity of sub-genres such as chiptune, nerdcore hip-hop and more. Learn about the beginnings o…
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Damian Hess, Eugene Ahn, MC Lars, Jesse Dangerously, Raheem Jarbo
Big Data is a game changer for storytelling. Increased pressure to find meaning in mounds of data—in real-time and at scale—has given rise to technology that analyzes and turns individual data points into bite-sized pros…
Intermediate
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Eric Shoup, Francois Ajenstat
The days of the abacus are long gone - replaced by abacus apps. Stuffed animals are being replaced by app pals like Calls from Elmo. For better or worse, the way children play and learn has changed and privacy remains a …
Intermediate
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Elana Zeide, Lorraine Akemann, Sara Kloek
SXSW Accelerator pitch event presented by Oracle is a platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Ca…
Intermediate
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Brian Singerman, Renata Akhunova, Tim Rowe
SXSW Accelerator pitch event presented by Oracle is a platform to allow early stage technology startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry technology experts, high profiled media personnel, and Venture Ca…
Intermediate
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Brian Singerman, Renata Akhunova, Tim Rowe
With millions of dollars on the line, sports teams are demanding the latest technology to maximize their players' performance. Whether it's wearable sensors with GPS capability or motion-tracking cameras capable of captu…
Intermediate
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Adir Shiffman, Ben Alamar, Brian Kopp, Kirk Goldsberry
In May of 2013, WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell conceded his clients were wasting 15-25% of their advertising dollars, only he didn’t know which 25% exactly was being wasted. This statement resurrected a similar comment made by…
Advanced
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Joseph Jaffe, Maarten Albarda
Maarten Albarda and Joseph Jaffe will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Z.E.R.O.: Zero Paid Media as the New Marketing Model".…
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Joseph Jaffe, Maarten Albarda
Hear from Grammy nominated and Grammy winning performers about their path to music’s biggest honor. Also learn about the many ways in which artists and professionals alike can benefit and contribute to the music communit…
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Dave Alvin, Gavin Lurssen, Jeffrey Greenberg, Christine Albert
As an artist, healthcare may be one of the last things on your mind, or something that seems nearly impossible to understand or afford. During this hour session, speak with ambassadors from the Health Alliance for Aust…
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Alex Maiolo, Christopher Alberts, Harold Owens, Heather Alden
Your back is going to hurt one day, and crashing the floor of an apartment in Asheville isn’t going to cut it. Pizza will not be the most desirable of breakfast foods. Our panelists know this; they’ve been there, and hav…
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Christen Greene, Jesse Cannon, Joe Gittleman, Josiah Albertsen, Scott Booker
"MAXED OUT: American Moms on the Brink," (Seal Press, Sept. 2013) tells a deeply personal story about “having it all,” failing miserably, and what comes after. The author, a former user experience principal for an award-…
Intermediate
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Katrina Alcorn
Katrina Alcorn will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of "Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink".…
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Katrina Alcorn
As an artist, healthcare may be one of the last things on your mind, or something that seems nearly impossible to understand or afford. During this hour session, speak with ambassadors from the Health Alliance for Aust…
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Alex Maiolo, Christopher Alberts, Harold Owens, Heather Alden
The Wrong Side of History - The Worst Technological Innovations of the Past, Present, and Future will explore the top 10 worst technologies through unfiltered debate between Heather Hinton, PhD (CTO, IBM) and Josh Alexan…
Intermediate
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Bob Blakley, Heather Hinton, Josh Alexander
Mentor Sessions provide an opportunity to receive more personalized input than a larger panel can offer. Sessions are scheduled in ten-minute increments. Online sign-ups for Mentor Sessions will close the day before they…
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Judy Tint, Kevin Wommack, Lawrence Gelburd, Marc Lipkin, Michele Clark, Randy Alexander, Stuart Sullivan, Vincent Wilburn Jr, Zach Hinkle
During New York Fashion Week in February 2012 - and in the middle of the year's biggest snowstorm - Hearst Magazines teamed with AngelHack, organizer of the world's largest hackathon competition, for its 1st Fashion Hack…
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Phil Wiser, Sabeen Ali
David Allan, Managing Editor at the BBC.com, would interview David Allen, the author of the international bestseller Getting Things Done and the guru of personal productivity. Allan would also experiment implementing All…
Beginner
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David Allen, David G Allan
Jerry Garcia—head of the Deadheads—inadvertently formed the most social band of all time before the advent of social media. In an effort to combine the two, discover how the unconventional life of a legend informs the im…
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Amy Haiar, Marc Allan, Trixie Garcia, Mark Silverman
To grow the music business in a world of only 300 million music buyers, we must tap the 5 billion who do not buy music. How do we do this? The only way is to include all of the world’s music in every connected device, mo…
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Dave Allen, Jonathan Dworkin, Michael Huppe, Vivien Lewit, Tom Silverman
David Allan, Managing Editor at the BBC.com, would interview David Allen, the author of the international bestseller Getting Things Done and the guru of personal productivity. Allan would also experiment implementing All…
Beginner
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David Allen, David G Allan
“As a use of sensing and big data, cutting needless energy waste isn’t as sexy as, say, using a snippet of your DNA to create a genetically linked familiar that will stay with you your entire life...But it’s a whole lot …
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Brittany Heyd, Craig Isakow, Grant Allen, Roderick Morris
Money Talks features a panel discussion of active investors discussing the different types of capital funding for entrepreneurial businesses, including Angel, VC, and institutional funding. Panel participants are seasone…
Intermediate
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Bryan Allinson, Krishna Srinivasan, Laura Kilcrease, Rosa L McCormick
Social media has made finding love easier: reconnecting with your college sweetheart on LinkedIn, broadcasting emotions on Twitter and maybe even finding our soul mate on a mobile app. But dating sites & social outlets f…
Intermediate
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Andrea Miller, Helen Fisher, Ian Schafer, Julia Allison
The last year has seen a flurry of conversation about women, work, and success. Missing from much of this? The other 50% of the population. Research shows that Millennial men feel more conflicted than women about work-fa…
Beginner
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James Allworth, Joan Williams, Sarah Green, Stew Friedman
Join Marvel Entertainment- home to The Avengers, Spider-Man, Guardians Of The Galaxy, X-Men & more- in the first ever Your Universe panel at SXSW. Featuring exclusive announcements and reveals from Marvel’s comic book, d…
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Arune Singh, Axel Alonso, Kristin Vincent, Ryan Penagos, TQ Jefferson
Marvel Entertainment- home to The Avengers, Spider-Man, Guardians Of The Galaxy, X-Men & more- returns to SXSW with the super powered panel no attendee can miss! Last year, Marvel broke the Internet with cutting-edge pla…
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Arune Singh, Axel Alonso, Kristin Vincent, Ryan Penagos, TQ Jefferson
Barriers between corporates and startups are coming down. Relationships defined by competition and distrust are being transformed through new collaborations; no more guess work for entrepreneurs on how to build products …
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Abigail Comber, Duncan Logan, Gina Bianchini, Gregg Alpert
The NFB recently produced and released the McLaren Workshop app. The app combines a catalogue of innovative animation work by Norman McLaren with the tools to create your own films using McLarens very own techniques. Ou…
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Lorne Price, Mivil Deschenes, Nick Alt, Patrick Doyon
The Founding Fathers were do-it-yourselfers, from Jefferson's explicit idealization of the self-sufficient yeoman farmer to Franklin's intrepid experimentation with electricity. Over the centuries, a return to this kind …
Intermediate
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Alice Brooks, Dylan Tweney, Eric Gradman, Mitch Altman
Hear from Grammy nominated and Grammy winning performers about their path to music’s biggest honor. Also learn about the many ways in which artists and professionals alike can benefit and contribute to the music communit…
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Dave Alvin, Gavin Lurssen, Jeffrey Greenberg, Christine Albert
From a grocery store parking lot in Tucson, AZ to a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. From a teenager named Trayvon Martin to the children of Sandy Hook Elementary. The narrative about gun violence in America has chan…
Beginner
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Mark Glaze, Peter Ambler, Shannon Watts, Stephen Geer
Student Startup Madness (SSM) is the only nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” national finals at SXSW. This year’s tournament was open to student…
Intermediate
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Brian Cohen, Melinda Emerson, Patrick Ambron, Sandy Khaund
Student Startup Madness (SSM) is the only nationwide tournament for college student digital media startups, culminating with the “Entrepreneurial Eight” national finals at SXSW. This year’s tournament was open to student…
Intermediate
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Brian Cohen, Melinda Emerson, Patrick Ambron, Sandy Khaund
Consumer adoption of wearables and mobile sensors is set to skyrocket in 2014 and beyond, with increasingly complex devices bringing about the true realization of ‘the quantified self’. The impact these sensors will have…
Intermediate
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Gadi Amit
Learn about the nuts and bolts of the all-important packaging, marketing and selling of your film. Who you are selling to? How do you land that buyer? Who picks up the tab? Find out here. Sign Up Here: http://mentor…
Beginner
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Alex Nohe, Bob Berney, Camille Bertrand, Glen Basner, Joe Amodei, Michael Lerman, Mike Goodridge, Richard Abramowitz
Sophia Amoruso, the founder, CEO, and chief troublemaker of Nasty Gal, grew her fashion enterprise from a one-woman vintage store on eBay to an online retail haven for “badass girls” around the globe. The Los Angeles-bas…
Intermediate
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Christine Lagorio, Sophia Amoruso
The hilarious tweets written by funny people Megan Amram @meganamram, Jenny Johnson @JennyJohnsonHi5 and Josh Hara @yoyoha have not only attracted hundreds of thousands of followers, they've also landed these social medi…
Beginner
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Jenny Johnson, Josh Hara, Matt Silverman, Megan Amram
Join representatives from Warner Music, Sony Music, and Microsoft to learn about the new CME media format based on open web standards like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and common media formats like MP3 and h.264. The CME…
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Brad Spahr, Howie Singer, Michael Scherotter, Prabhu Anbananthan
I’ve been working on product design for big corporations, for small companies and for my own startups. Each time I come to a point where I need to know more about how the users behave. Why are they not using a new featur…
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Tue Andersen
The tech world’s catch phrase du jour is “disruption.” But what’s being disrupted? Uber disrupts taxis, AirBnB disrupts hotels, Twitter disrupts mainstream media, but are these changes substantive or superficial? Beyond …
Beginner
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Aengus Anderson, Micah Saul
A multifaceted look at the NFL's current state of concussions, providing the view of former players, medical experts and those in charge of advancing the technology to improve player safety. This session is part of the b…
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Chris Nowinski, Craig Anderson, Domonique Foxworth, Will Brinson
The Grateful Dead were pioneers in the touring world, and while many acts have followed in their footsteps, perhaps none have been able to take those lessons and expand upon them like today's biggest DJs. They interact …
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Don Strasburg, Lee Anderson, Rich Schaefer, Sam Hunt
Since that famous “Oreo Moment” that turned a Super Bowl blackout into a dubious marketing trend, more brands seem to have failed than succeeded at riding the real time zeitgeist. From Kenneth Cole to AT&T to Urban Outfi…
Intermediate
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Bryan Jones, Natanya Anderson, Noha Abdalla, Rick Wion
Join guitarist and singer-songwriter Rusty Anderson, as he shares his stories, techniques, and creative process. Perhaps best known as lead guitarist in the Paul McCartney band since 2001, he's played with acts as divers…
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Jody Denberg, Rusty Anderson
Hans Rosling, professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, recently stated that despite the wide availability of data in the world, there is a significant gap in local access to this knowledge. In this pa…
Intermediate
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Eliza Anyangwe, Kara Andrade, Sean Mcdonald, Trevor Knoblich
Borrowing the words of New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman who wrote that "public space is more important than social media" when discussing this summer's turmoil in Taksim Square, we hope to highlight t…
Intermediate
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Melissa Mongiat, Mouna Andraos
The internet revolution is democratizing science. No longer limited to conventional laboratories science is taking to the streets as amateur and professional scientists around the world are conducting extraordinary exp…
Intermediate
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Elise Andrew, Hakeem Oluseyi
Art and branding don't usually mix well. But what does it look like when the two work together harmoniously? George Zisiadis and Hillary Andujar are artists and designers who create engaging, interactive experiences a…
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George Zisiadis, Hillary Andujar
With the growth of Asia there is an ever growing need to foster cooperation among organizations, entrepreneurs, innovators & to go beyond gender to develop and scale up service and education initiatives in the region. Ev…
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Bernise Ang, Grace Clapham
In recent years, Agile has impacted the way we create software. Delivering great digital experiences, arriving first to market and staying within budget is a growing dilemma in the technology space. We will talk about Ag…
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Andres Angelani, Pablo Brenner
The informal nature of social media conversations makes it a ripe environment for the spreading of rumors and potential falsehoods. Defamation law has aimed to strike a balance between free speech and protecting the repu…
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Catherine Cameron, Ellyn Angelotti
Carmelo Gordian (Partner at Andrews & Kurth), John Edge (a UK Entrepreneur), Lefteris Douanoglou (CEO at Schoox) and Angelos Angelou (Angelou Economics) will identify and address the major issues and challenges internati…
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Angelos Angelou, Demetris Gerogiannis, John Edge, Tony Defalis
Live performance has emerged as the main way for artists to make money. As such, converting one-time concertgoers into loyal fans that travel with the band and buy merchandise can be the key to earning a good living as a…
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Aaron Clark, Ben Bennett, Chris Williams, Matt Annerino
Jeremiah Owyang has shown that the future of business lies in the Collaborative Economy, “an economic model of shared ownership and access between people, startups and corporations all working together.” There’s been a …
Intermediate
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Andrew Barton, Anousheh Ansari, Bob Richards, Ruben Nunez
ATTENTION: Priority Seating is available for this session. To take advantage of this opportunity, you will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To get your priority seating, please go here:…
Beginner
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James Anstey, Karen Untereker, Kip Havel, Paull Young
Hollywood has traditionally been slow to adopt new technologies, and tech startups have hit roadblocks in attempts to change the way the entertainment industry produces and releases content. However, in the past year, co…
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Amra Tareen, Brad Pelo, Christina Warren, Count Eldridge, Lawrence Antoine, Tony Goncalves
The most influential community on Twitter is the “Black Twitterverse”. Using the microblogging tool as a platform, Black Twitterverse continues to influence pop culture and political discussion in power shifting ways. It…
Intermediate
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Janel Martinez, Kelechi Anyadiegwu, Kimberly "Dr Goddess" Ellis, Tatiana King-Jones
Hans Rosling, professor of global health at Sweden's Karolinska Institute, recently stated that despite the wide availability of data in the world, there is a significant gap in local access to this knowledge. In this pa…
Intermediate
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Eliza Anyangwe, Kara Andrade, Sean Mcdonald, Trevor Knoblich
Join our discussion with Hollywood movie studio experts who'll share tips on how movies use social media to reach and engage fans. We'll discuss how top Hollywood studios use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, influ…
Intermediate
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Bettina Sherick, Ethan Applen, JP Richards, Maria Pacheco, Kevin Winston
Ever wonder how independent online content creators are able drive revenue with other people's work? How does this material transfer from the label, artist/band, or sponsors to sites like Transistor Six, Daytrotter, and …
Presenters
Cory Llewellyn, Sean Moeller, Steven Appleyard
Startups need the support of experienced entrepreneurs and professionals who have "been-there, done-that"; also known as mentors. Mentors help guide burgeoning entrepreneurs through the in's and out's and growing pains o…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Ford Keohane, Andrew Ackerman, Keya Dannenbaum, Rob Arbittier
A discussion with RSA Films and Scott Free London on their recent brand-related experiments, from Youtube's 'Life In Day' and the Parallel Lines film series for Philips, to the groundbreaking virals for Ridley Scott's 'P…
Intermediate
Presenters
Caspar Delaney, Jack Arbuthnott
The social aspect of music has been digitalized, and people can easily share songs with their friends via social media or create group playlists with apps. Explore the changes in how people share, discover and consume mu…
Presenters
Casey Newton, Erik Hartwig, Ime Archibong
Join us as we examine where social media has been, where it’s going and how you can create and adapt technology to fit your brand. Hear the highs and lows, tip and tricks of artists and execs on both sides of the camera …
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Argyle, Geoff Walker, Josh Batchelder, Zach Varnell
Above Average and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater present an evening with some of the freshest faces in comedy. Featuring performances from Fred Armisen, Sasheer Zamata, Good Neighbor, Chris Gethard and more. Hosted…
Presenters
Beck Bennett, BriTANicK , Chris Gethard, Dave McCary, Fred Armisen, Joe Wengert, Kyle Mooney, Nick Rutherford, Sasheer Zamata, Tim Robinson
Award-winning IFC series Portlandia is one of the smartest comedies on the air and SXSW is getting a special look at their latest season. Preview clips from the upocming fourth season of Portlandia, followed by a discuss…
Beginner
Presenters
Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen, Matt Braunger
Co-stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, of the Award-winning IFC series Portlandia will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of their latest release "The Portlandia Activity Book". To join the signing line at…
Presenters
Carrie Brownstein, Fred Armisen
Your personal brand as an entrepreneur is critical and your company needs your identity to survive. Too many entrepreneurs make the mistake of focusing on just their business or just their personal brand. Neither one…
Intermediate
Presenters
Mario Armstrong
Join the award-winning studios Gearbox Software and Telltale Games as they unveil the first ever details surrounding their new episodic game series, Tales from the Borderlands, premiering for download later this year. L…
Presenters
Anthony Burch, Emily Gordon, Harrison Pink, Kevin Bruner, Kumail Nanjiani, Matthew Armstrong, Randy Pitchford
Interested in mobile but not sure where to start? Do you have a mobile strategy but not sure you're getting the most bang for your buck? Realizing the full potential of mobile requires creating a successful mobile strate…
Intermediate
Presenters
Antonio Arocha, Jeremy Siewert, Jordache Johnson, Mickey Ristroph
Remixes can be used as a marketing device to help reach a wider audience, a tool for fan engagement, or as a platform to launch a career. Whatever the original motivation, remixes have evolved into an art form that has b…
Presenters
Clark Warner, Dan Zaccagnino, Kush Arora, Matthew Dear
Women may make up the majority of online users, trendsetters, and consumers, but we have a long way to go to reach proportionate amounts in the field of technology. A 2009 study indicated that Latinas formed only 5% of e…
Intermediate
Presenters
Becky Arreaga, Rebecca Gonzales
Cities “come of age”, just like people do and Austin is a city of the 21st century. Austin is regularly ranked as one of the top cities in the US in terms of growth, job creation, cost of living, and quality of life. In …
Beginner
Presenters
Carol Thompson, Jeff Genung, John Arrow, Kim Overton
Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new media professional. Please visit this URL t…
Beginner
Presenters
John Arrow
Musician Ben Arthur and Acoustic Cafe's Rob Reinhart present a panel about songwriting, collaboration, and the pressure of social media on production schedules. During the previous days of the festival, Ben will write an…
Presenters
Elizabeth Ziman, Rob Reinhart, sage francis, Ben Arthur
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
The Latina perspective has long been absent from many mediums until most recently with the growth of online communities. Bicultural Latinas are defining their voice in this space and generating much needed content. In th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Nicole Presley, Paulina Artieda, Sara Calderón, Stephanie Guerra
ATTENTION: You must signup in advance to attend this workshop. You will need to have a valid SXSW badge, and an activated SXsocial account. To reserve your seat, please go here: https://sup.sxsw.com/schedule/IAP19943 Fo…
Beginner
Presenters
Craighton Berman, Eva-Lotta Lamm, Mike Rohde, Patrick Ashamalla
Stems are the isolated instrumental or vocal tracks from a specific recording, and they're commonly used for two things: Remix contests for bands and video games. Until recently, creating remixes with stems was done exc…
Presenters
Brandon Martinez, Christian Castle, Erik Ashdown, Lane McCray, Kahlil Ashanti
Stems are the isolated instrumental or vocal tracks from a specific recording, and they're commonly used for two things: Remix contests for bands and video games. Until recently, creating remixes with stems was done exc…
Presenters
Brandon Martinez, Christian Castle, Erik Ashdown, Lane McCray, Kahlil Ashanti
With the advancement of wearable and soon, implantable technologies, patients’ health will be monitored by computers 24/7. What will this mean for the doctors of 2025 and how will patients interact with their personal he…
Beginner
Presenters
Delian Asparouhov
Join Dave Asprey, Veronica Belmont & Maneesh Sethi as they discuss automating your life while running your business. Running a startup is an intense, all-consuming undertaking and new entrepreneurs have a hard time keepi…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dave Asprey, Maneesh Sethi, Stephanie Burns, Veronica Belmont
With recent disclosures about online surveillance, Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, continues his dedication to the pursuit of individual privacy and transparency. Labeled everything from martyr, anarchist, whist…
Advanced
Presenters
Benjamin Palmer, Julian Assange
It is projected that by 2050 Africa's GDP will be bigger than the GDPs of the U.S and China combined. The continent as a whole has been growing at over 5% annually for close to a decade. This trend if maintained means th…
Beginner
Presenters
Frank Aswani, John Kidenda, Rick Reeder, Takalani Malivha
Despite the industrial infiltration of low-grade listening, the mastering field has maintained its relevance and progress of precision. Without this finalizing step from birth of an idea to its sonic realization, the ene…
Presenters
Andrew Mendelson, Chris Athens, Joe Palmaccio, Michael Romanowski, Gavin Lurssen
This panel will present an engaging and balanced discussion about the impact of open data on the real world of information usage and consumption. The panelists each have years of experience in harnessing open data for th…
Intermediate
Presenters
Aman Bhandari, Ashish Patel, Michael Atkin, Susan Strausberg
The 'Internet of Things' is finally here. Every week a new 'connected device' appears with a slick video and a remarkably trivial application. Why are these devices so consistently failing to fit into our lives in meanin…
Intermediate
Presenters
Ross Atkin
Funny, profane and wise, Martin Atkins offers experience and encouragement to artists looking to make a racket in public and on tour. In his talks and books, he surveys the current scene and recommends unique ways to ful…
Intermediate
Presenters
Martin Atkins
Martin Atkins will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of Tour:Smart and Break the Band.…
Presenters
Martin Atkins
Every leading brand recognizes the necessity of social marketing to reach and engage customers, but so far this activity has mostly focused on listening and response. It’s reactive rather than proactive. But new real-tim…
Intermediate
Presenters
Adam Blumenfeld, Bill Ingram, Nihal Mehta, Selcuk Atli
On Independence Day 2011, the first-ever #BCSM tweetchat for those affected by breast cancer took place. Less than two years later, the group had attracted thousands of participants, spawned a website and a YouTube chann…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alicia Staley, Deanna Attai, Jody Schoger, Xeni Jardin
You've experienced the goal of many platforms - unchecked exponential growth in your user base. People have a genuine passion for your product and that passion is rapidly expanding organically. But what does this mean fo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Brendan Codey, Cindy Au, Jenna Meister
The amount of available fan data is so staggering, that old-school analytic techniques struggle to keep up. To find the signal hidden in all the inevitable noise, savvy technology companies are adapting to be able to ana…
Presenters
Alex White, Julien Mitelberg, Kristina Wallender, Nate Auerbach
In any music recording scenario many choices are made that affect the outcome. Given the myriad ways in which one can approach an album project these days, consider the benefits of hiring professionals and studios and/or…
Presenters
Kevin Augunas, Patrick Sansone, Vance Powell
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Join host Scott Aukerman (“Comedy Bang! Bang!” on IFC, “Mr. Show”) for a weekly podcast that blends conversation and character work from today’s funniest comedians. While Scott begins by traditionally interviewing the ce…
Presenters
Scott Aukerman
Join host Scott Aukerman (“Comedy Bang! Bang!” on IFC, “Mr. Show”) for a weekly podcast that blends conversation and character work from today’s funniest comedians. While Scott begins by traditionally interviewing the ce…
Presenters
Scott Aukerman
This is not a panel about “Aha! moments.” There will be no talk of lightning getting caught in a bottle or any other receptacle. We’re pretty sure that would kill you. This is a conversation about process. While plenty …
Advanced
Presenters
Brian Janosch, Colin Raney, Erin Clift, Scott Aukerman
Startups often experience quick growth as they dive into a problem and work towards creating a competitive solution. The goal is for a company to achieve product market fit, find an innovation-driven entrepreneurial adv…
Advanced
Presenters
Benjamin Israelite, Bill Aulet
Building a tech product takes a lot of time and focus. Ensuring the market exists to create and sell that product takes just a little more. While what’s happening in Washington is heavily guided by special interests, the…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gene Austin, Kevin Callahan, Michael McGeary
SXSW V2V is back in Las Vegas this July for its second year, uniting startups, innovators and creatives for four days of inspirational speakers, great networking, a pitch competition, workshops, mentoring, and more. We h…
Intermediate
Presenters
Christine Auten, Gabriel Shepherd
SXSW V2V is back in Las Vegas this July for its second year uniting startups, innovators and artists for four days of inspirational speakers, great networking, a pitch competition, workshops, mentoring, and more. We had …
Presenters
Christine Auten, Jessica Cox, Sean Glass, Shawn O'Keefe
Mentorships provide an opportunity for individual growth, allowing mentors and mentees to not only be better at what they do, but to also be happy. And when individuals are happy, they have a greater sense of fulfillment…
Intermediate
Presenters
David Avalon
Keep up with developments in journalism and what publicity practices and technology get the best results. Start with basics like how to craft a story, etiquette for contacting the press, and strategies for staying organi…
Presenters
Andy Adelewitz, Rey Roldan, Sarah Avrin, Dmitri Vietze
"Stop your tweeting and focus!" Sports stars have incredible power through social media - often more than clubs or other organisations. It is a new frontier of fan and brand engagement - but the rough comes with the smoo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Johny Hendricks, Richard Ayers
Do you love your phone? Do you love your phone so much that you cannot imagine life without it? That the thought of being “disconnected” creates an incredible sense of anxiety? This is THE meet up of SXSW where mobile ad…
Beginner
Presenters
Denzil D'Sa, Jenviev Azzolin
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