SXSW 2020 Schedule

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Accessibility SXSW Meet Up

Acquired Podcast with Chris Hyams

Addy Ruth (Redwood Logistics): Mentor

Adults 2.0: Trends in Seniors and Personal Care

The Age of Living Machines

AI: It Doesn’t Have to be at Odds With Creativity

Amber Anderson (Totes + Pears): Mentor

Amira Pollock (University of Texas at Austin): Mentor

Ancient Rites Transforming Sports Performance

Annette Mia Flores (Mercury Road Media): Mentor

Approaches for Impulse and Considered Purchases

Presented by

The Advertising Research Foundation

AR Taking Over E-commerce

Art, Entertainment and Social Justice Awareness

Asian American Artists & Entrepreneurs Meet Up

Autonomous Commerce: Robots Get Cash - and Rights!

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Betting Big on the Future of Sports Wagering

The Black Box: 5G Security

Presented by

EU Delegation to the US

Boutique Cannabis Needs Appellations

Brand Safety: What Are You Doing About It?

Brands & Commerce in China: Real Cases You'll Love

Bravespace Workplaces- Fit for Human Life

Building a Sports League from Scratch

Building the Autonomous Work Force

Presented by

Michigan House

Building the World’s Largest Team of Fact-Checkers

But, How Do I Raise Money for MY Project?

Film & TV Industry

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Can Regulation Boldly Go? Space Law X Star Trek

Can Social Equity Help Heal The War On Drugs?

Can Your Body be Hacked?

Presented by

Booz Allen Hamilton

Challenges in Modernizing the Army's Network

Presented by

Capital Factory

Change is Coming: UX Design for Next-Gen Game Devices

Charting the Uncharted Universe

Presented by

The University of Texas at Austin

Chase McDaniel (Mercury Road Media): Mentor

Chinese Food: A Chef, A Scholar, Some Stories

Christine Cardenas (Ecliptic Capital): Mentor

Cities for Humans: Scaling Solutions for Health

Presented by

Lynx

City Change Through Play

Claire England (Portfolia Venture Funds): Mentor

CLE - Are There Too Many Subscription Streaming TV Services?

CLE - Emerging Legal Issues in the Video Game Industry

CLE - Fair Use in the Age of Content Consumption

CLE - Licensing Music For Social Media, Fitness & Gaming

CLE - Making the Music Modernization Act Work

CLE - MeToo: Creating a Culture of Anti-Harassment in Law

CLE - Music Festival Law: Issues, Developments, Tips & Tricks

CLE - Music Publishing Gold – Who’s Cashing In?

CLE - Taking Heat for Tweets: Ethical Issues for Lawyers

CLE - Tech Companies: International Copyright Law Update

CLE - Trademarks, Technology, and Transformations

CLE - Writer-Agent Clash Over Packaging & Producing Cash

Coding Consciousness: Shared Values for Ethical AI

Presented by

EU Delegation to the US

Combating Empty Ideation with Brutality

Convergence Keynote: 5 Ways You're Killing Your Creative Potential

Keynote

Conversations About America’s Future: Andrew Yang with Ben Smith

A Conversation with Social Justice Activist Lisa Fithian

Crazy Bold Goal Setting: 100 Days to the Olympics

Creating Next Generation Entertainment

Cryptoassets: Venturing into the Unknown

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Daniel Sager (Civil Search International, LLC): Mentor

Dare to Start a Woman-Centric Business

The Dark Horse in Professional Sports

The Data-Driven Food System: From Soil to Supper

Defending Our Humanity: The War On Big Tech

Defense and Industry in the Cyber War

Presented by

Capital Factory

Defense Innovation Needs Entrepreneurs

Presented by

Capital Factory

Democracy after Trump: A Look Ahead with the Founders of the Indivisible Movement

Democracy in the Era of Disinformation

Descheduling Cannabis: Be Careful What You Wish

Design For Individuals Not ‘People’ Using Mindsets

Designing Healthcare to Enable Patient Empowerment

Digital Play Is Winning – Can Screen Time Be Good?

Discipline, Perseverance: Black Female Stunt Performer

The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail

Diversity in Clinical Trials: A Chronic Condition

Diversity & Inclusion: Buzzword, Movement, or BS?

Documenting a Movement: Muslim & Jewish Women Unite

Dollars & Sense: The Case for Sensory Branding

Dress Code: Presenting Queer in the Workplace

Driving Decarbonisation with New Tech

Presented by

EU Delegation to the US

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eCombat: The Future of Digital Warfare

Presented by

Capital Factory

The Efficient Global Licensing of Music

Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me: a Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock & Roll

Electricity as Medicine: A Future Without Pills?

Empowering the Athlete in the Post-Sport Journey

End of Storytelling: Future of Immersive Narrative

Equity and Opportunity in Professional Sports

Eric Monacelli (Marvel): Mentor

European Green Deal: Innovating to Net-Zero

Presented by

EU Delegation to the US

Europe-Asia-Africa: XR Without Borders

Evolution of Machine Learning in Modern Surgery

Extreme Food Localism Interconnects the World

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Farmers: On The Front Line of a Changing Planet

Presented by

Pivot Bio

Featured Session: Bro Culture to We Culture: Evolution at Riot Games

Featured Session: Changing the Immersive Storytelling Wild West

Featured Session: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes with Josh Constine

Featured Session: Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Bring EQ into AI

Featured Session: Journalism 2030 - Keeping Independent Media Alive

Presented by

Luminate

Featured Session: Music Psychology for Record Makers

Featured Session: Steven Levy on “Facebook: The Inside Story”

Featured Session: The Future of Influence is #accountable

Feeding the Force: Innovating the Army's Supply Chain

Finding Success in a Crowded Marketplace

Finding the Meaning Behind the Purpose of Work

Presented by

Deloitte

Finding the Story in Documentary Editing

Find the Right Audience to Find the Right Profit

Forbidden Territories: Women & Children First!

From Virtual Hate to Violent Activity

Fully Digital Finance: Neobanks Transform Banking

Future Investment Opportunities in the Space Industry

The Future of Artist Support

Film & TV Industry

The Future of Aviation

The Future of Cannabis Consumption

The Future of Cannabis is Black and Brown

The Future of Food

Presented by

Texas A&M University

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The Gay Agenda: Queer Techies and Diversity Meet Up

Get Real: Funny People Talking About Disabilities

Getting to NetZero: The Role of Science & Tech

Presented by

BP

Globalization + Localization = Transcreation

Going Viral Finding Flow

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Habits and How They Get Formed

Presented by

The Advertising Research Foundation

Hacking Sleep: Designing for Biological Rhythms

Health Isn't the Hospital

Presented by

Michigan House

The History and Future of Fashion in Space

How Defense Innovation in Austin was Pioneered

Presented by

Capital Factory

How E-Scooters Will Reimagine Urban Life

How Instagram Became Your Personal Chef

Presented by

The University of Texas at Austin

How Museums are Unleashing the Power of Experience

How NOT to Re-Innovate the Wheel

How NPR Uses Algorithms Ethically in Our Newsroom

How the Internet Broke America

How to Launch & Grow Next Gen Blockchain Networks

How to Secure the Bag: Exploring Untapped Revenue

Human 2.0: How Neuroscience is Reshaping our World

Human Enhancement Tech: How, Why & What Next?

Humanitarian AI: Disasters, Displacement & Disease

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Imagining the Future: Autonomy and Flying Robots

Immersive Retail: 3D/AR/VR Future of Shopping

Inclusivity in Podcasting Meet Up

Indigenous Rising: Our Role As Allies

Indigenous Storytellers & Digital Natives

Influence the Cause Meet Up: Digital Politics Edition

Innovation While in the Spotlight

Inside Next Generation Disaster Response

Presented by

Capital Factory

Inside Out: How Culture Drives Innovation

Internationalization of Sports Properties

The Internet Killed Saturday Morning Cartoons! What’s Next?

Intersecting ML, AI, & Data Science in CRE

Investing in a Collaborative Community

Investing into Esports: Collaborating with Brands

Is a College Degree Needed in Today’s Job Market?

Is a War Between Labels and Publishers Coming?

Is Hemp the Answer to the Global Climate Crisis?

It’s Your Time: Using Work Data to Achieve More

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Jenny Joslin (Mercury Road Media & High Herstory): Mentor

John Lilly (Lateral Capital Management, LLC): Mentor

Joseph Jaffe (HMS Beagle): Mentor

A Journey Through the Universes of Transmedia IP

June, 1965, The Real Summer of Love and the Start of the San Francisco scene

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Kendall Watkins (Mercury Road Media & High Herstory): Mentor

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The Language of Emotion: Designing for Engagement

LATINX Revolution or Renaissance?

Leadership in the Low Earth Orbit Economy

Presented by

Capital Factory

Level Up Your Company Culture with Extra Life

Leveraging Technology to Personalize Healthcare

Life & Death Design: Lessons from Life-Saving Tech

Life Lessons from Drag Mothers and Daughters

Lona Vincent (Johnson & Johnson): Mentor

Love and Intimacy in a Robotic Age

Lunar Village: The Future of Space Exploration

Presented by

Texas A&M University

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Machine Learning Against Sexual Harassment

Maps, Murals & Meaningful Moments

Maytal Dahan (Texas Advanced Computing Center): Mentor

Medical Cannabis: From Rogue to Recovery to Riches

Meditation with Liz Plank

Meet Up for Competitive Female Athletes

MENA (Middle East & North Africa) Region Meet Up

The Middle Eastern & North African Music Markets

Mind Journeys: Designing for Cognitive UX

Mind the Gap: Innovating for Inclusive Cities

Mobility Data and the Digital City Future

Modern Parenting Solutions

The Music Biz is Addicted to Data

Music Cities of the Future: What You Need to Know

Music Copyright & AI: Who Owns Code-Created Songs?

Music & Nonprofits Meet Up: Agents of Change

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The National Security Side Hustle

Presented by

Capital Factory

The New Retail Reality: Humans, Tech & Logistics

The New Yorker's Liza Donnelly: Humor Connects Us

Next Gen AI: The Human Centered Design Challenge

Nicholas Selz (YouTube/Google): Mentor

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One Thing Can Save Us from the Web: Conversational AI

On to the Next One - Pivoting & Growing After an Exit

The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in A Reckless Age

Overdose: 7 Elements to Fixing the Opioid Crisis

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Painting By Numbers: Ad Creative & AI

Presented by

The Advertising Research Foundation

The Passion Economy

Patients Calling the Shots: Dementia-Friendly Care

Peace, Equity and Liberation by Design

Pioneering the Spatial Web & Bringing MR to Life

Pitch It. Pitch It Real Good.

The Plant-Based Future Will Save Small Businesses

The Politics of Pleasure: Can We Come Together?

The Power of BLK & Why You Best Never Sleep On It

Power of Design Leadership to Transform Business

The Power of Sport and Activism for Impact

Prakash Jayakumar (UT Austin / Duke University / University of Oxford): Mentor

Preserving and Defining Creative Spaces

Prioritize Your Passion. Preserve Your Paycheck Meet Up

The Professionalization of Esports Begets Innovation

Pro League of Legends in a Post-Franchise World

The Psychologically Resilient Entrepreneur

Put Yourself Out of Business (or Someone Else Will!)

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Race You There: 90 Minute Transatlantic Travel

The Reality of Labor in Gaming Entertainment

Real Retail: Life Experiences & Female Collaboration

Rebel Without A Crew: Filmmakers Revisited

Reclaiming Her Voice: Leadership, Race & Gender

Recycling and Re-use for Sustainable Living

Presented by

EU Delegation to the US

Reddit Testing Your Way to a Billion Dollar Idea

Redefining Womanhood without Children

Refugees in the Workplace - A New Talent Pool

Reimagining Storytelling with National Geographic

The Relationship Between Music Marketing and Media

The Revolution Will Be in Drag: A Conversation with Drag Syndrome

Riding a Green Wave- The $20 Billion MJ Future

Riding the High of the Legal Cannabis Industry

The Rise & Fall of the Green Building Movement

Roadmap for the Future Meet Up: The Immersive Web

Robot Cartography: The Automation of Location

Robots & Automation: Happier Healthcare Workplaces

The Role of Humans in Music AI

Runners Meet Up

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Sales for Startups – How to Acquire Early Customers

Sara-Michele Lazarus (Salesforce): Mentor

The Science of Plant-Based Eating

Seamless Innovation: Startup Speed, Enterprise Reach

Presented by

Michigan House

See Me, Smell Me, Touch Me!

Set the World Alight Not On Fire Meet Up

Sex Tech Unleashed

Shelby Stanley (Digipath Labs): Mentor

Shilpa Bakre (University of Texas): Mentor

Silvia Baroni (Volkswagen Group Services): Mentor

Sisterhood of Spies: Real-life Female Spy Stories

Six Ways Micromobility Revolutionizes Design

Smart Art: Creation in the Age of Digital Technology

Smart Cities: Public/Private Collab to Living Labs

Presented by

Michigan House

Social Control & Why Changing It Is On You

Social Media: The Impact On Art and Design

Social Robots Empowering Humans

Solving for Bias in AI: Policy & Tech

Sports Entrepreneurship: What Really Works

Startup Culture in the Department of Defense

Presented by

Capital Factory

State of Womxn of Color: Community+Culture+Career

Stephanie Davila (Banana Republic): Mentor

Step Up to the Plate: Negotiation Skills that Win

StockX: The Future of eCommerce

StrengthsFinder and EI: Lead with Confidence

Stretchable Electronics: On or In You for Health

Stunts and Action Design from Big Budget to Indie

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

Surviving Sasquatch with Max Brooks

Sustainable Fashion: Building a Conscious Wardrobe

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Tackling Climate Change from Dorm to Board Room

The Technology Pipeline: Ideation to Innovation

Tee Shirts for Ties: Trading Culture

Presented by

Capital Factory

Texas Music Communities on Life Support

To Bennu & Back–Pioneers on the Asteroid Frontier

Too Much Damn Content

Transformational Change in Legacy Companies

Turning the Tech Backlash Into a Plan of Action

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The Uncanny Valley of Sound

Understanding Your Customers: Big Data vs Small Data

Presented by

The Advertising Research Foundation

Unf*ck the World: Skating for Sustainability

Unlocking the World's Biggest Tech Customer: DoD

Presented by

Capital Factory

Urban Cultural Heritage: Cities Shaped by Citizens

Presented by

EU Delegation to the US

User Centric: Streaming Gentrification or Fairness

Using Data to Fuel Your Cannabis Brand and the Industry As a Whole

Using Metrics, Risk & Feedback in Arts Marketing

Using Sex and Porn Online to Change the World IRL

US Media Decline: What We Can Learn From Europe

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Vickie Howell (VickieHowell.com/YarnYAY!/The Knit Show): Mentor

Video Verification: Battling New Beasts in News

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What's in an Egg? Decoding Labels for Social Good

When Video Games and Tech Bring History to Life

The Whiteness of Green: Transcending Bias in Eco

The WHO Africa Innovation Challenge: What's Next?

Why Emotions in Advertising Matter

Presented by

The Advertising Research Foundation

Why Open-Source Technologies Will Help End Hunger

Why We’re Polarized

Winning in Business and Life Using Down-Home Wisdom

Winning the AV Trust Race

Presented by

Michigan House

Women + Funding Meet Up

Women of Color Will Not Take a Back Seat In Cannabis

Workshop: Serenity Now! Stress Relief for the Music Industry

Workshop: The Future of Visualization: From GOT to Marvel

World-Building: From Page to Premiere

World Building: New Frontiers for Storytelling

World of Meme Craft: Up Your Internet Game with AR

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XR in Emerging Markets: Trends in the Global South

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Your 2030 Self: Every Experience Personalized

Your Future Self/Your Future Consumer

You: The Secret to Rebuilding Trust in Tech

You Were Born For This