2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

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Book Signing: Greg Nudelman
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
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Central Health Breakfast Taco Challenge
Party

Health & MedTech
JW Marriott
Brazos Room
9:00AM - 10:30AM
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Java Monster Mornings
Special Event
Brush Square Park
Registrants Lounge
9:00AM - 11:00AM
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Samsung Pay Vending Machines
Special Event

9:00AM - 7:00PM
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ANIMA by Nick Verstand
Special Event
Art at SXSW
Art, Science and Inspiration
Westin Austin Downtown
Joplin Room
9:30AM - 6:00PM
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Voter Technology: A Reimagined Future
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Old School Bar
9:30AM - 10:30AM
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AMC’s PREACHER: Welcome to Annville
Special Event
4th & Red River Lot
10:00AM - 10:00PM
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Onnit Black Swan Live Music Yoga Recovery
Special Event
Yoga
Black Swan Yoga
10:00AM - 11:00AM
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Welcome to SXSW 2016
Sessions
Featured Session
Art, Science and Inspiration
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
10:30AM - 10:45AM
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Accelerators: Flaming Out or Burning Hot?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 400-402
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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The Coming Fight for the Front Door
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon D
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Creative Living in an Alternate World
Sessions
Workshop
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Room 402-403
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Designing for the Real World
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon E
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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DevOps and the Enterprise
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Capital One House at Antone's
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Digital Media Strategy for NBA Championship Teams
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Old School Bar
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Dirt, Drones and Data: The Future of Farming
Sessions
Workshop
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 5ABC
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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Extreme Innovation: Lean UX for Wearables
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon D
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Fluidity and Honesty: Gen Z and Identity in 2025
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon K
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Galaxy Life Rides
Special Event
Samsung Studio
11:00AM - 2:00AM
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Hecho (Made) By You
Sessions
Book Reading
Art, Science and Inspiration
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
11:00AM - 11:30AM
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Hidden in Plain View: Discovering Lo-fi Magic
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon FGH
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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How to Prototype for Better Design
Sessions
Workshop
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon A
11:00AM - 3:00PM
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How to Use Neurobiology to Make a Successful Pitch
Sessions
Workshop
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 412
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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IBM Design Hive
Special Event
Hotel Van Zandt
11:00AM - 5:00PM
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Invisible Influence and Winning at SXSW 2016
Sessions
Featured Session
Startup Village
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Jean and Steve Case: A Roadmap for Innovators
Sessions
Featured Session
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Keeping the Buzz Going After the Crowd Goes Home
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
Ballroom AB
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Lerer’s Theory of Media Evolution
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Like a Boss: Track Success with Google Analytics
Sessions
Workshop
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 616AB
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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McDonald’s Pitch Event: Mobility On-Demand
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 408
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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New World of Photography and Visual Storytelling
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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ReleaseIt at SXSW
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon B
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Samsung Gear VR Lounge
Special Event
Samsung Studio
11:00AM - 6:00PM
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Samsung SmartThings
Special Event
Samsung Studio
11:00AM - 6:00PM
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Samsung Studio
Special Event
Samsung Studio
11:00AM - 6:00PM
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Sharenting to Equal Parenting: Modern Family Myths
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon J
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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SouthBites Trailer Park presented by Favor
Special Event

SouthBites
SouthBites Trailer Park
11:00AM - 12:00AM
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Southern Entrepreneurship Takes Root
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon E
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Super Women Anonymous: Cut Your Cape and Live!
Sessions
Workshop
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 8
11:00AM - 1:00PM
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SX Create presented by Dremel
Exhibition

SX Create
Palmer Events Center
11:00AM - 6:00PM
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SXsports Social Media Display
Special Event

SXsports
Four Seasons
11:00AM - 6:00PM
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Trust Me, I'm an Algorithm
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon H
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Two Ways To Keep The Austin Startup Scene Weird
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Austin Chamber Offices
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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UT Austin's Best Undergrad Startups
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon C
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Visual Media Strategies for Nonprofits
Sessions
Workshop
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon B
11:00AM - 3:00PM
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We’re Not Gonna Take It: Ad Blocking and User Revolt
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Sheraton Austin
Capitol Ballroom
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Book Signing: Robyn Moreno
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
11:30AM - 12:00PM
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Film/IA Taco Meet Up
Party

SouthBites
Brush Square Park
Registrants Lounge
12:00PM - 2:00PM
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Google Made with Code
Special Event

SXstyle
Westin Austin Downtown
12:00PM - 7:00PM
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Google Made with Code
Special Event

SXstyle
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
12:00PM - 7:00PM
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Wearable Technology and Functional Garments
Special Event

SXstyle
Westin Austin Downtown
Saxon Room
12:00PM - 7:00PM
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The 170 Year-Old Startup: AP
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 400-402
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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#AskGaryVee IRL: Gary Vaynerchuk Answers It All
Sessions
Featured Session
Work and Career
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Austin's Best EdTech Startups
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon C
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Better Living Through Data and Evidence
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 3-4
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Beyond Urban: Startups and the American Landscape
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 1-2
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Book Signing: Jonah Berger
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
12:30PM - 1:00PM
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Book Signing: Kelli Anderson
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
12:30PM - 1:00PM
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Celebrate the Process of Getting Things Done!
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon E
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Courtside with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver
Sessions
Featured Session
SXsports
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom EFG
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Dark Times for Dark Patterns: Ethical Alternatives
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon FGH
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Disrupt the Diet: Lean Startup for Weight Loss
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Health & MedTech
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Diversity and Tech: Breaking Down Unconscious Bias
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 6
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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ELEAGUE: Esports Goes Mainstream
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
Ballroom CD
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Exploring Austin's Startup Funding Landscape
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Austin Chamber Offices
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Fashion Over Fandom: Design & Style Driving Sales
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
Ballroom AB
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Female Engineers and Intrapreneurial Opportunity
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXgood
JW Marriott
Room 303-304
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Going Global: Taking British Sports Brands Abroad
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
San Jacinto
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Healthcare On-Demand Meets the Quantified Self
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Health & MedTech
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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How Fashion Is Making Tech Wearable
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXstyle
Westin Austin Downtown
Continental 1-2
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Insights on Building Great Digital Products
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon D
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Interactive Insights into the Biology of Story
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Art, Science and Inspiration
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 2-3
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Internet of Banking Things
Special Event
Capital One House at Antone's
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Internet of You: Wearables and Under-Skin Marketing
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Sheraton Austin
Capitol Ballroom
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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The Intimacy Gap: Three Essentials for Friendships
Sessions
Book Reading
Work and Career
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
12:30PM - 1:00PM
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Is the Venture World a Meritocracy?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon D
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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McDonald’s Pitch Event: Internet of Things (IoT)
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 408
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Must-Have Branding Lessons for Food Startups
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Old School Bar
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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The New Model for Talent Development
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 7
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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The Next Multibillion Opp: Marketing in Messaging
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon J
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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The Photographer’s Lens: How Do We Define Beauty?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Proximity Predictions: The Future of Advertising
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Courtyard Marriott
Rio Grande Ballroom
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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ReleaseIt at SXSW
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon B
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Screw Email! Why the Clever Comms Are Handmade
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon H
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Social Activism: How to Ignite a Movement
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXgood
JW Marriott
Salon C
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Ten Big Legal Mistakes Made by Internet Companies
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Transforming the Future: Advertising and the IoT Era
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon K
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Untold Stories Behind Success with Failure:Lab
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Art, Science and Inspiration
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 1
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Book Signing: Ber-Henda Williams
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
1:00PM - 1:30PM
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Book Signing: Norman Winarsky
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
1:00PM - 1:30PM
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Book Signing: Shasta Nelson
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
1:00PM - 1:30PM
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From Food Stamps to CEO: How to Dominate Adversity
Sessions
Book Reading
Work and Career
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
1:00PM - 1:30PM
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Opening Keynote: Casey Gerald
Sessions
Keynote
Startup Village
Long Center
Dell Hall
1:00PM - 2:00PM
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Book Signing: Robert Dickie III
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
1:30PM - 2:00PM
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Bot Party
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SX Create
Palmer Events Center
Room 1-2
1:30PM - 2:30PM
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Book Signing: Derrick Feldmann
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
1:40PM - 2:00PM
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Book Signing: Scott Belsky
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
1:40PM - 2:00PM
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Austin's Best Hardware Startups
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon C
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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A Beginner's Guide to SXSW Film
Sessions
Featured Session
What’s Next?
Austin Convention Center
Room 16AB
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Book Signing: Gary Vaynerchuk
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
2:00PM - 2:30PM
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How Sports Can Slow Innovation
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
Ballroom AB
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Learning New Things (Without Feeling Like a n00b)
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Art, Science and Inspiration
JW Marriott
Salon FGH
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Newsopalypse: Can Digital Really Sustain Media?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Sheraton Austin
Capitol Ballroom
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Old Sports, New Life: Outdoor Culture in Cities
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
San Jacinto
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Short-Form Filmmaking: Stars of Social Media
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Future of Entertainment
Austin Convention Center
Room 12AB
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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SXSW Eco Startup Speed Pitches
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon B
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Book Signing: Nita Patel
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
2:20PM - 2:40PM
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President Barack Obama Keynote Conversation
Sessions
Keynote
Government and Policy
Long Center
Dell Hall
2:30PM - 3:30PM
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SXstyle Spotlight
Special Event

SXstyle
Westin Austin Downtown
Moody Room
3:00PM - 7:00PM
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Book Signing: Mark McClusky
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
3:15PM - 3:35PM
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Gear VR Presents Sports and VR
Special Event
Samsung Studio
3:30PM - 5:30PM
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US-Europe Co-Productions Grow Without Treaty!
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Creating Your Content
Austin Convention Center
Room 17B
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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3D Printing Possibilities in Education
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SX Create
Palmer Events Center
SX Create Stage
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Accidentally in Advertising: A Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 209
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Austin Goes Global: Best International Startups
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon C
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Building Hybrid Product Teams
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Capital One House at Antone's
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Canadians at SXSW Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 208
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Checkbox That Ruined My Life: Manipulative Design
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon FGH
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Connecting at SXSW: The Business of Friendships
Sessions
Workshop
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Room 402-403
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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Digital Engagement Prep List for Your Restaurant
Sessions
Workshop
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 412
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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Digital Parenting: Raising Balanced Innovators
Sessions
Workshop
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 8
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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DNA.Land: Mapping the World's Family Tree
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Art, Science and Inspiration
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 2-3
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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The End of Average
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 6
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Fighting Injustice with Trickle-Up Innovation
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXgood
JW Marriott
Room 303-304
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Financial Hardware in an App Centric World
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon D
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Food Is Information
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Health & MedTech
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Forks, Fragmentation and the Future of Android
Sessions
Workshop
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon A
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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Generation Z and Gender: Beyond Binaries?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon J
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Giving the Internet Away? ICANN Explained
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 5
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Global Business Dev in the Media Space Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 207
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Google Self-Driving Car Project
Sessions
Featured Session
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Harnessing the Creative Community the Common Good
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
JW Marriott
Salon E
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Home, Sweet Home: The Health Hub of the Future
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Health & MedTech
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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IEEE Women in Tech Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 211-212
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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If You Really Want to Change the World
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 400-402
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Igniting Creativity with Periscope
Sessions
Workshop
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 5ABC
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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International Youth Sports Coach Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 213
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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JavaScript Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 210
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Keep Mars Weird
Sessions
Book Reading
Art, Science and Inspiration
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
3:45PM - 4:15PM
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The Learning Remix
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SX Create
Palmer Events Center
Room 1-2
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Lighting Hollywood's Real and Virtual Actors
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Future of Entertainment
Austin Convention Center
Room 12AB
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Listen Up: The Future LGBTQ+ Tech Workforce
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 7
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Making Your Web Content Sound Spectacular
Sessions
Workshop
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 616AB
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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McDonald’s Pitch Event: Retail Innovation
Sessions
Pitch Event
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 408
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Measuring the Mobile Experience: UX Analytics
Sessions
Workshop
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon B
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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Mentor Session: Amy McIlwain
Sessions
Mentor Session
Branding and Marketing
JW Marriott
Room 503
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Bryan Srabian
Sessions
Mentor Session
SXsports
JW Marriott
Room 503
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Dae Bogan
Sessions
Mentor Session
Startup Village
JW Marriott
Room 503
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Erin Williamson
Sessions
Mentor Session
SXstyle
JW Marriott
Room 505
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Hayden Walker
Sessions
Mentor Session
SouthBites
JW Marriott
Room 505
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Jennifer Perkins
Sessions
Mentor Session
SXstyle
JW Marriott
Room 504
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Laura Miller
Sessions
Mentor Session
Branding and Marketing
JW Marriott
Room 504
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Mark Drosos
Sessions
Mentor Session
SXsports
JW Marriott
Room 505
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Mentor Session: Paul Toprac
Sessions
Mentor Session
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Room 504
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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No More Mr Tough Guy: Brands Putting People First
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon H
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Podcasts Grown Up: Community and Monetization
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Present Tense: The First Now-Centric Civilization
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 9ABC
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Products with Purpose: How Indie Brands Go Big
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon K
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Quantum Receptivity: Targeting Mobile Moments
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Courtyard Marriott
Rio Grande Ballroom
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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The Rio 2016 Olympics and the Mega-Event Machine
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
San Jacinto
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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The Rise of the Visual Strategist
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
The Robo-Athlete: From Average Joe to Super Human
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
Ballroom AB
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Robo-Cars and Selling the Post-Driving Experience
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Sheraton Austin
Capitol Ballroom
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
Robot Armageddon: AI, Jobs and Inequality
Sessions
Featured Session
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
Shifting the Power for Lasting Change
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 1-2
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
Straw, Sticks or Bricks: The Urban Housing Challenge
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 3-4
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
Virtual Football is the New Reality
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SXsports
Four Seasons
Ballroom CD
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
Weird Goes Galactic: Austin's New Space Economy
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Austin Chamber Offices
3:45PM - 4:45PM
⋆
Small Business Meet-up
Special Event
Spark Small Business House
4:00PM - 7:00PM
⋆
Startup Spotlight
Special Event

Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
4th Floor Prefunction
4:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Female Empowerment in the Self Made Economy
Sessions
Book Reading
Startup Village
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
4:15PM - 4:45PM
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Book Signing: Neal Pollack
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
4:30PM - 5:00PM
⋆
Book Signing: Jeffrey Bland
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
4:40PM - 5:00PM
⋆
Book Signing: Josh Axe
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
4:40PM - 5:00PM
⋆
Book Signing: Kelly Brogan
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
4:40PM - 5:00PM
⋆
3D Imaging in a Swarm of Drones
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
SX Create
Palmer Events Center
Room 1-2
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Amazing Talent Is Grown, Not Born. Learn How.
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 7
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Bitcoin: Let's Cut Through the Noise Already!
Sessions
Featured Session
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Book Signing: Jerry Kaplan
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
5:00PM - 5:30PM
⋆
Book Signing: Nely Galan and Guy Garcia
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
5:00PM - 5:30PM
⋆
Book Signing: Rebecca Rusch
Special Event
Book Signing
Austin Convention Center
Level 3 Atrium Landing
5:00PM - 5:30PM
⋆
Bootstrap Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 208
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
The Cartography of Negotiation
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Salon 6
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Comedy Is the New Journalism: The Power of Satire
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Content and Distribution
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Copyright and Creators: 2026
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 3-4
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Creating a More Diverse Austin Startup Scene
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Austin Chamber Offices
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Culture: The New Currency of Retail
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon K
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Defining the Age of “Smart Places”
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Partner Programming
Courtyard Marriott
Rio Grande Ballroom
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
The DIY Software Revolution
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon FGH
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Everybody Dies: What Is Your Digital Legacy?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 8ABC
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Find Your Product/Market Fit in 15 Minutes
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 400-402
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Food and Tech Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 209
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Hacking Language: Bots, IF and Esolangs
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Art, Science and Inspiration
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 1
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
IBM Design Hive After Hours
Special Event
Hotel Van Zandt
5:00PM - 11:00PM
⋆
Identity and Security Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 207
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Inner Space: Bioelectronics and Medicine's Future
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Health & MedTech
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Internet of Things: Just Someone Else's Computer?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Government and Policy
JW Marriott
Salon 5
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Is Your Biological Data Safe?
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 6AB
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Kick Off with Enterprise Ireland
Party
Brush Square Park
Registrants Lounge
5:00PM - 7:00PM
⋆
Latino Filmmaker Meet Up and Quick Pitch
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 213
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Lean Out
Sessions
Book Reading
Startup Village
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
5:00PM - 5:30PM
⋆
LGBT Meet Up
Sessions
Meet Up
Networking Meet Ups
JW Marriott
Room 211-212
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mapping Spacetime: Time Travel via Timeless Maps
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Art, Science and Inspiration
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 2-3
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Marketing to Moments That Matter
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Branding and Marketing
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon H
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Barry Kahn
Sessions
Mentor Session
SXsports
JW Marriott
Room 505
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Benn Rosales
Sessions
Mentor Session
Work and Career
JW Marriott
Room 503
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Brian Thompson
Sessions
Mentor Session
Branding and Marketing
JW Marriott
Room 504
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Connie Zheng
Sessions
Mentor Session
Branding and Marketing
JW Marriott
Room 503
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Jane Ko
Sessions
Mentor Session
SouthBites
JW Marriott
Room 504
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Lani Rosales
Sessions
Mentor Session
Content and Distribution
JW Marriott
Room 505
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Michael Ehrlich
Sessions
Mentor Session
SXsports
JW Marriott
Room 503
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Mike Groener
Sessions
Mentor Session
SouthBites
JW Marriott
Room 504
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mentor Session: Richard Botto
Sessions
Mentor Session
Startup Village
JW Marriott
Room 505
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mobile Deep Linking: Let's Talk About Apps, Baby
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Design and Development
JW Marriott
Salon D
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
Mobility Meets VC: Transportation Reinvented
Sessions
Solo / Dual / Panel
Startup Village
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon B
5:00PM - 6:00PM
⋆
New Human-Machine Interface as the Future of Work
Sessions
Featured Session
Intelligent Future
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
5:00PM - 6:00PM