Date / Time
Venue
Track / Format / Type
A

Activism, Allyship and Where We Go from Here

Mar 10, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom EFG
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Featured Session
Session

All the Rage: Female Activism and Altruistic Design

Mar 11, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

Arts + Inclusivity: a Hip Hop Story

Mar 11, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Asian Americans Break the Silence and Stereotypes

Mar 12, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Austin Adoptables Play Time

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 1:00pm
Austin Convention Center
SXSW Trade Show
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Special Event

Austin Adoptables Play Time

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 1:00pm
Austin Convention Center
SXSW Trade Show
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Special Event

Austin Adoptables Play Time

Mar 14, 2017
11:00am – 1:00pm
Austin Convention Center
SXSW Trade Show
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Special Event

Austin Adoptables Play Time

Mar 15, 2017
11:00am – 1:00pm
Austin Convention Center
SXSW Trade Show
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Special Event
B

Basic Income: Can Giving Away Free Money Save Us?

Mar 10, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Featured Session
Session

Behavioral Design for Social Impact

Mar 13, 2017
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 1
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

Behind Happy Faces: Future of Emotional Learning

Mar 11, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

Building Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems

presented by Opportunity Hub
Mar 11, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Omni Downtown
Capital Ballroom B
700 San Jacinto Blvd.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Burning Man Meet Up

Mar 14, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 211-212
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

BYkids as a Tool for Global Understanding

Mar 13, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
C

Can Hip Hop Save Us?

Mar 15, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

The Celebrity (Activist) Industrial Complex

Mar 13, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Austin Convention Center
Trade Show - Next Stage - Exhibit Hall 4
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Chemistry Road Show

presented by Texas A&M University
Mar 14, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Hotel Van Zandt
Lady Bird Ballroom
605 Davis St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

Coffee Break presented by Blackbaud

Mar 12, 2017
9:00am – 10:00am
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Connect & Create Lounge

Mar 12, 2017
10:00am – 6:00pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Art At SXSW
Lounge

Connect & Create Lounge

Mar 13, 2017
10:00am – 6:00pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Art At SXSW
Lounge

Connect: Curry Stone Design Prize

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Connect: Dissidents Fighting Back with Information

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Convergence Keynote: Jessica Shortall

Mar 12, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Keynote
Session

Countering Extremism Online from ISIS to Neo-Nazis

Mar 12, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Creating For a Cause: Music for Action & Awareness

Mar 15, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Crowdsourcing Justice

Mar 13, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
D

Design as Protest: The Design Justice Platform

Mar 12, 2017
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Designing Community Spaces

Mar 15, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Design Thinking for Impactful Storytelling

Mar 13, 2017
3:45pm – 5:15pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Develop Your Narrative, A Storytelling Lab for Changemakers

Mar 13, 2017
12:45pm – 1:45pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Digital Equity as Public Policy in the Trump Era

Mar 15, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

Disasters in Diversity: Disability in Media

Mar 13, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Dissolving Ignorance: Tolerance Through Travel Meet Up

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 208
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

Distilling Passion: Future of Impact Storytelling

Mar 11, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

A Dream Deferred: Undocumented Millennials

Mar 12, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
#

#DisruptiveDiplomacy

Mar 13, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

#OTTNO: The Next Generation of Advocates

Mar 15, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
E

Empathy Building for Innovation

Mar 13, 2017
3:15pm – 4:15pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Enabling Transformative Change Across Continents

Mar 11, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

ENCORE: Design Thinking for Impactful Storytelling

Mar 14, 2017
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Continental 3
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

The Evolution of Global Philanthropy Meet Up

Mar 13, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 207
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session
F

Fighting Fear with Design: Immigrants, Refugees and Healthcare

Mar 12, 2017
3:15pm – 4:15pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Finding Female Empowerment Through Authenticity

Mar 13, 2017
1:00pm – 1:30pm
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Book Reading
Session

From Bystander to Upstander: 6 Steps to Be an Upstander

Mar 12, 2017
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 3
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

From Hood to Good Meet Up

Mar 14, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 207
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

From Meme to Protest: What’s Next for Online Activism

Mar 11, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Dual
Session
G

Gentrifying Genius: Urban Creators Stripped Bare

Mar 14, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Get In the Arena: The Future of Citizen Exploration

Mar 12, 2017
3:15pm – 4:15pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Give Smarter: Unlocking the Philanthropic Impulse

Mar 13, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session
H

Healing Power of Music

Mar 15, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

The HollaDeck: An Interactive Hip Hop Classroom

Mar 14, 2017
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 3
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

How One Visual Campaign is Fighting Homelessness

Mar 14, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Dual
Session

How to Affect Change through Multimedia Storytelling

Mar 12, 2017
11:30am – 12:30pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

How to Be an Ally

Mar 10, 2017
3:30pm – 5:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Moody Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

How to Build a Pop-Up Movement with Purpose

Mar 11, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

How to Win the Hearts & Wallets of Young Donors Meet Up

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 209
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

How Working Abroad Can Save The World

Mar 13, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

Humanitarian Design In Action

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 2:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Continental 2
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session
I

The Impact of A Quantified Housing Ecosystem

presented by Amherst Holdings LLC
Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Bungalow
92 Rainey St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Influencing Impact: Through Story and Innovation

Mar 10, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom EFG
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Featured Session
Session

Inspiring Global Change Through Women’s Stories

Mar 13, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Investing to Change The World

presented by Brown Advisory
Mar 14, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

It Got Better: Collaboration in LGBT Storytelling

Mar 14, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
L

Let's End Homelessness Meet Up

Mar 12, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 207
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

LGBTQA Meet Up

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 213
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

Low-Tech, High-Impact: Empowering Dinnertime

Mar 13, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
M

Making Miracles: Achieving the UN Global Goals

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Dual
Session

Mentor Session: Chelsea Collier

Mar 10, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Elizabeth Davis

Mar 13, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Jaidev Amrite

Mar 14, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Jessica Santana

Mar 10, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Jessica Tunon

Mar 11, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Kreasha Williams

Mar 11, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Leith El-Hassan

Mar 13, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Maryangel Garcia-Ramos

Mar 13, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Neetal Parekh

Mar 10, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Saxon Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Shilpa Bakre

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Toby Green

Mar 11, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Mentor Session: Valencia King

Mar 11, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Threadgill Room
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Mentor Session
Session

Metagaming the Future: A Lab for Discussion

Mar 12, 2017
10:15am – 11:15am
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Multimedia Grants and Fiscal Sponsorship in Action

Mar 14, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Muslim Girl Comes of Age

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

My Body Is NSFW

Mar 12, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Myth Busters: The Not-So-Broken Pipeline

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
N

Naming and Faming: Battling Corruption with Positivity

Mar 13, 2017
12:15pm – 1:15pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

NASA's Even Cooler Than You Think

Mar 14, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Dual
Session

National Geographic Explorers Changing the World

Mar 14, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

The New Archive: How Tech Democratizes Historical Narratives

Mar 13, 2017
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

NFL Unites: Player Protest and Beyond

presented by Opportunity Hub
Mar 11, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Omni Downtown
Capital Ballroom B
700 San Jacinto Blvd.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Not the Same Old... Shhh! Library Meet Up

Mar 13, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 207
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session
O

Open Innovation in our Political Climate

Mar 13, 2017
10:15am – 11:15am
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Outta Sight, Outta Mind? Who’s Behind Our Products

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Austin Convention Center
Trade Show - Next Stage - Exhibit Hall 4
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Panel
Session
P

Pantsuit Nation Meet Up

Mar 12, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 211-212
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

Paradigm Shifts: Activism & The Role of Artists

Mar 15, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Pathway to Increase Diversity in the Outdoors

Mar 13, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Peace Technology for the Modern Human Brain

Mar 14, 2017
11:30am – 1:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 3
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

Photography: Still An Agent for Change

Mar 14, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Power & Perils of Digital Activism Meet Up

Mar 13, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 207
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

Proven Approaches to Film Impact Campaign Design

Mar 15, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
R

The Real Information Revolution

Mar 13, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Reducing Violent Police-Citizen Interactions

Mar 11, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Refinery29 and Kesha Discuss Reclaiming the Internet

Mar 14, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Featured Session
Session

The Rise of Maker Cities

Mar 11, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Palmer Events Center
SXSW Create Stage
900 Barton Springs Rd.
Social Impact
Dual
Session
S

Sci-Fi by Design: The Speculative Revolution

Mar 15, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Secrets To Having The Big Life: On Your Own Terms

Mar 11, 2017
5:00pm – 5:30pm
Austin Convention Center
Room 10AB
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Book Reading
Session

Sharing the Way to Global LGBTI Equality

Mar 14, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Shut Up and Do Something

Mar 12, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Social Enterprise Real Talk from the Field

Mar 11, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Social Good Hub

Mar 12, 2017
9:00am – 6:00pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Lounge
Special Event

Social Good Hub

Mar 13, 2017
9:00am – 6:30pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Lounge
Special Event

Solo Women Travelers Going Yolo Meet Up

Mar 11, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 213
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

Standing Rock Awakens the World

Mar 12, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

The State of Hate

Mar 12, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Featured Session
Session

Super PAC Hacks for Social Good

Mar 12, 2017
3:30pm – 5:00pm
Westin Austin Downtown
Paramount 2
310 E 5th ST.
Social Impact
Workshop
Session

Swiping Right on Inclusivity with Tinder & GLAAD

Mar 10, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
500 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Featured Session
Session

SXSW Community Service Awards

Mar 13, 2017
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Radisson Austin Downtown
Riverside Ballroom
111 E Cesar Chavez
Social Impact
Awards Ceremony
Special Event

SXSW Grant Opportunities Meet Up

Mar 14, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 213
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session

SXSW Speaker Meet Up

Mar 12, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 207
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Meet Up
Session
T

Taking Back the Internet: Countering Extremism

Mar 11, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Tapping Into the Museum: A How to Guide

Mar 14, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Solo
Session

Tech Activism: More Than a Hashtag

Mar 12, 2017
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Tech for Good: Solutions for the Refugee Crisis

Mar 12, 2017
12:30pm – 1:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Technology Solutions in International Development

Mar 12, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session
U

Uncovering Trends: Interacting with Big Data

presented by Texas A&M University
Mar 14, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
Hotel Van Zandt
Lady Bird Ballroom
605 Davis St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

The United State of Incarcerated Women

Mar 11, 2017
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

Using Lean Data to Measure Impact

Mar 12, 2017
12:15pm – 1:45pm
Techspace Austin
35 Brazos St
Social Impact
Special Event

Using Tech to End LGBT Youth Homelessness

Mar 14, 2017
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Dual
Session
W

What Motivates Extremists: The Path to Extremism & Back

Mar 14, 2017
9:30am – 10:30am
JW Marriott
Room 203-204
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session

What To Do With Gender Norms & Entertainment Media

Mar 15, 2017
11:00am – 12:00pm
JW Marriott
Room 201-202
110 E 2nd St.
Social Impact
Panel
Session