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Absurdity Sells: The Value of Playful Events
Accounting for Human Tastes: Marketing and A.I.
Mar 10, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Action Intelligence: Is the Intangible, Tangible?
Active AI: Immersive Experiences in Health
Active AI: Immersive Experiences in Health
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Booz Allen Hamilton
Mar 10, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Addressing Sports’ Concussion Problem with Technology
Agents of Mass Construction
Agents & Talent Buyers Peer Meeting
Age of Ageless: Cultivate a Life of Reinvention
Agile Activism: Big Change Starts at City Hall
AI and Its Impact on Our Workforce
AI and Its Impact on Our Workforce
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Consumer Technology Association
Mar 13, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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AI and the Future of Work
Mar 10, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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AI Creativity in Art, Neuroscience, and the Law
AI: Transforming Luxury, Fashion and Beauty
AI x Radical Inclusion
Mar 11, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Algae, Not Animals: The Plant-Based Revolution
Algorithms, Unconscious Bias, & AI
Alien Worlds: NASA’s Quest for Life
Allies in Equality: How Diversity Shapes a Brand
Mar 14, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
All These Worlds Are Yours
Mar 14, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
American Innovators in China
America’s Mayors: Fighting for Racial Equity
Amplifying Youth Voices to Redesign Opportunity
Answer with Action: A New Activism Platform
Mar 13, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Anyone Can Pick a Winner: Smart Data in Sports
Art Attack: Data as the New Creative Director
Artist Development in 2018 - Do It Yourself?
Artist Legacy Planning & Protection
AR Update 2018: Evolution or Revolution?
Mar 14, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Attracting VC Investment Outside of Silicon Valley
Mar 9, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
The Authoritarian Playbook: What You Need To Know
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Back-End to the Future: A/B Testing What Counts
Balancing Brand Building vs. Performance
Mar 13, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
The Band is With Me: The Art of Team Building
Battling Brand Maturity With Innovation
Beauty as a Force for Change
Beauty as a Force for Change
Presented by:
Natura
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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The Beauty Retail Experience with AR & AI Technology
Mar 10, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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The Beginner’s Guide to SXSW Film
Better Together: Cult Brand Collaborations
A Better World: Next-Gen Tech for Social Good
Beyond Ads: Become Entertainment
Beyond Bars: Art and Incarceration
Beyond Electronic Medical Records: The Value of AI
Beyond SpaceX: The New Space Ecosystem
Beyond the Game: Data-Driven Fan Engagement
Mar 9, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Beyond Transparency: Leveraging Diversity Data
Big City Problems, Neighborhood Solutions
Mar 10, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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The Biggest Threats to Your Brain and Health
Mar 14, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Big Legal Battles Over Rights in Bands' Names
Binding Emotion & Memory: Science, Story & Scent
Biotech and the Megacity
Mar 12, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
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Bitcoin and the New World of Programmable Money
Black Entrepreneurship Beyond Music and Sports
Blacks on the Blockchain
Mar 10, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Blockchain and the Future of Global Governance
Blockchain Meets Reality
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Blockchain Opportunities in Mobility and Logistics
Blockchain Pilots and Learnings
Blockchain & The Crisis in Healthcare
Body Computing, Security & Human Safety
Bootstrap Your Startup's Security
Bracing for a New Age of Longevity
Brainy Surgery: VR, AI and Robots in the OR
Branding Transformation In The Age Of Disruption
Brand Personality and Business Growth
Brand Storytelling in the Digital Age
Mar 11, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Brave New World: The Future of Theatre & Tech
Breadcrumbs & Badges: Hacking Workplace Violence
Mar 12, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Breaking Thru a Tweet Driven News Cycle & Culture
Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
Mar 15, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Bringing Big Budget Virtual Production Tools to Indie Filmmakers
Bringing VR/AR to People Through Immersive News
Building a 21st Century Entertainment Brand
Mar 11, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Building a Brand Music Strategy
Building Communities: URL & IRL
Mar 13, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
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Building Inclusive Cities in Emerging Markets
Building Safe Workspaces for Millennials of Color
Building the Post-Cable Television Network
Built to Scale: Why “Pause” for a Design System?
Business Beyond the Ball
Mar 11, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Bytes & Barolo: How Tech is Transforming Wine
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Cannabis: An Alternative to Opiates in Pro Sports
Can We Create Consciousness in a Machine?
The Case for Innovation in U.S. Housing
Casting Your Indie Film
Changing Minds: Behavioral Science for Designers
Chasing OJ: The Race For The Next Epic Sports Film
Chatbots & Pixiedust: Extraordinary Service Sells
Childhood Trauma’s Footprint on Health
Choice Architects: Design for Humanity’s Best Self
Choreographing the City: Policy through Performance
CHUCK: 38 Years in the Making
Cities as Incubators for Successful Aging
Codeasaurus: Keeping an Edge With Old Tech
College Booking - How To Book Like the Pros
Colliding Worlds, Shaping the Future of Esports
Comedy Development: TV & Digital
Communicating in the Era of Constant Crisis
The Community, Culture & Science of Barbecue
Mar 13, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Concierge Marketing: Customer Experience 3.0
Mar 13, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Conflicting Visions: The Debate on Net Neutrality
Connected Cities, Connected Countryside
Connected Cities, Connected Countryside
Presented by:
Consumer Technology Association
Mar 13, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
The Connected Future of Sports and Esports
Mar 11, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Connect to End Cancer, Session 1
Connect to End Cancer, Session 1
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Energizing Health
Mar 10, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Connect to End Cancer, Session 2
Connect to End Cancer, Session 2
Presented by:
Energizing Health
Mar 10, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Connect to End Cancer, Session 3
Connect to End Cancer, Session 3
Presented by:
Energizing Health
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Cook Out Loud: How to Create the Shift for a Better Restaurant Culture
Countering Hate: Understanding & Stopping Extremism
Covering Islam as a Muslim in Trump’s America
Create Additional Revenue as an Artist
Creating a Venture Capital Eco-System
Creating a Venture Capital Eco-System
Presented by:
Fort Worth Now
Mar 13, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Creating Fearless Designs Through Street Art
Mar 13, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Creating New Stories of Immigration
Criminal Justice Reform at a Crossroads
Critical Conversations: Identity in Podcasting
Cultivating Digital Independence
Culture Shock: How Company Policy Slows Innovation
Curation, Collaboration & Community
Mar 14, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Cyber Extortion: Doing Business With Crooks
Cyborg Gov: Humans & High-Tech in Public Service
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Data-Driven Storytelling: Perspectives & Paradigms
Data Journalism: We're All News Nerds Now
The Data Revolution in Music Royalties
Data Safety Dance: Product Testing for Privacy
The Data Scientist Will See You Now
The Data Scientist Will See You Now
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Booz Allen Hamilton
Mar 10, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Dear HR: Ditch the Pool Table & Pay Student Loans
The Death of Amateurism
Mar 11, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Decrypting the Universe: Science and Art at CERN
Default=Health: How Tech Can Refactor Modern Life
Defending the Defenders: Your Rights Online
Democratizing Data Science with Offline First
The Democratizing Power of Mobile Esports
Demo Listening Session 1
Demo Listening Session 2
Demo Listening Session 3
Demystifying Manifestation
Designers Who Broke the Internet
Mar 12, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Designing the Next Wave of Natural Language and AI
Designing Urban Ocean Conservation
Designing VR Rx
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Designing with Bias
Mar 9, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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The Digital Campfire: Storytelling on Voice UIs
Digital Fabrication: Will Robots Build the Future?
Digital Health Innovation at Planned Parenthood
Digital Playbook: Connecting Brands, Fans & Athletes
Mar 15, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
The Digital Wall Falls
The Digital War Against Bias
Diplomacy vs AI: Foreign Policy, Bots & Blockchain
Mar 12, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Dirty Little Liars: Why Are There Product Failures?
Disinformation and the Effects on Democracy
Disrupting Global Distrust Starts Local - With You
Disrupting Traditional Healthcare with Innovation
Mar 13, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Disruptive Tech in Your Home Cannabis Kitchen
Does Satire Still Matter? Eh, Sure
Doggos, Bork, BAE: the New World Language
Doing Business in Turkey 101
Don't Call This A Panel Of Female Coders
Do Online Communities Make Us Healthier?
Do You Really Know What’s Going on Your Skin?
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Earth v. Mars: The Future of Exploration
Earworms & Triggers: The Alchemy of Branded Music
Economic Growth for Everybody
Mar 13, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Elevating Blacks in Tech
Elevating Blacks in Tech
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Capital One
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Embracing Technology to Super Serve Fans
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
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Empathy and Intimacy: Are We Really Feeling VR?
Empowering People to Own Their Health Data
ENCORE: Influencers Are the Next Generation of Retailers
ENCORE: Scaling Design Systems: Pixels to People
Ending the Dangerous Disconnect Between DC and AI
Engaging Society via Life-Changing Innovation
Mar 15, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Enough! Time for Tech to Help Kids with Autism
EntrepreNURSE: Hacking, Making & Disrupting Health
Equality & Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Equity Crowdfunding in the Wild
The Era of Camera-First Food
Mar 14, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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Escape the Algorithm: Build Rad Online Communities
The Esports Ecosystem: Credibility is King
Esports: The "E" is for Entertainment
Ethics in the Luxury Market: The Human Element
Ethics in VR/AR Journalism
Mar 14, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Europa and Uncle Sam: Divorcing or Reconciling?
Mar 11, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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The Ever-Evolving Nature of Game Crowdfunding
Everyday Ways to Fight Oppression
Evolution of Advocacy & Employee Communications
Mar 13, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
The Evolution of the Eating Ecosystem
Mar 12, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
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Evolution of the Game of Basketball
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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Evolving Business Models: Finding Next Gen Customers
Evolving Threats to Press Freedom
Evolving Threats to Press Freedom
Presented by:
Al Jazeera
Mar 14, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Experience Design, the New Marketing Era
Mar 9, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Extending Your Reach at College Radio
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Face Recognition: Please Search Responsibly
Faith in Film
Falling Flat: Can VR be Funny?
Mar 15, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Feast of Resistance & Secrets: SXSW Artists in Dialogue
Femtech: Women & Health Tech in the Trump Era
Fighting Back with CSR: How Companies Are Uniting
Fighting Government Device Searches at the Border
Fighting Terror with Tech
Fighting Terror with Tech
Presented by:
Consumer Technology Association
Mar 13, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Fighting the Cesarean Epidemic with Phones & Data
Find an Audience, Build a Brand and Make Bank
First Amendment Report Card
Fitness is More Fun with Friends
Food as a Platform for Neighborhood Revitalization
Food Mktg Claims - The Equivalent of “Fake News”?
For the Love of Nerding
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Fountain of Youth: How Brands Can Drink From It
From Planet 9 to Space Poop: Crowdsourcing NASA R&D
From Publishing City Data to Solving Problems
Frozen: Why College Gender Gap Spurs Egg Freezing
The Future of A&R
Mar 17, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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The Future of Business is Female
The Future of Ethereum and App Development
The Future of Food Delivery
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Future of Interfaces: Beyond Glass
Future of Interfaces: Beyond Glass
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Capital One
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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The Future of Machine Learning: Worth the Hype?
The Future of Mechanical Licensing in the US
The Future (of Media) Ain't What It Used to Be
The Future of Monetization
The Future of Nation States
Future of Physical Retail in a Post-Digital World
"Future Proofing" Disaster Recovery
Mar 13, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Future Society: AI & Generative Systems
Mar 13, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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A Game-Changing Shift in Control of Personal Data
Generation Mars
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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Generous Parental Leave: A Liberty or A Luxury?
Getting and Making Angel Investments
Getting to Yes: Innovation in Regulated Industries
GMO 2.0: Beyond Monsanto
Mar 14, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
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God View is My Copilot in Self-Driving Cars
Goodbye Mad Men, Hello New Gen
Government On Demand: .Gov Services at .Com Speed
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
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Hacking Back: The Ethics of Cyber Vigilantism
Hacking Childhood Cancer: Creating Support Systems
Hacking our Democracy and Discourse
Hacking STEM: Legislative Fixes to Pipeline Problems
Hacking the Brain: The Power of Neuroenhancement
Hacking the Opioid Epidemic
Mar 13, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
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Hacking the Racial Bias in Artificial Intelligence
Harnessing Nature to Create a Sustainable Future
The Head and the Heart: Fixing America’s Health
Healing the Mind: Design, Tech & Psychedelics
Here’s My Genome. Call Me Maybe?
Here’s My Genome. Call Me Maybe?
Presented by:
Energizing Health
Mar 10, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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