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SXSW.com | March 10–20, 2022 | Austin, TX

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Aaron Brice (Ambient Inks): Mentor

Future of Music

Aaron Meola (Tender Loving Empire): Mentor

Future of Music

Aaron Sweat (Pointbay): Mentor

Ableton User Group Meet Up

Future of Music

Accessibility & Inclusive Design Meet Up

Accessibility: ‘The Aha’ Moment

Professional Development

Accessible Transportation: Scooter Hell to High-Speed Rail

Climate & Social Action

Action Planning for Multi-Passionate Entrepreneurs

Adèle Ho (Supergroup Sonic Branding Co.): Mentor

Future of Music

Africa Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Aging Gracefully: The New Old

Health & MedTech

AI and Creativity: In Search of Genius

presented by Open Austria

Connection & Culture

AI and Diversity in the Influencer Marketing Industry

Connection & Culture

The AI Did What?! When AI Isn't Very Smart

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Aijah Keith (IFC Films): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Aileen Horgan (Atlassian): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

AI & the Future of Free Will

Fantastic Future

AI Visualized: Prepping For The Robot Revolution

Fantastic Future

Alastair Burns (Heartstop Music): Mentor

Future of Music

ALEXA, Are You Spying On Me?

presented by Amplify Philly

Connection & Culture

Alexandra Reichek (Chekmark Consulting /Chekmark Eats): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Alex Britten (Rainhouse Music & Sound Design): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Alex Bruford (ATC Live): Mentor

Future of Music

Alexis Lanman (New Waterloo): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Alex Johnson: Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Alicia Yaffe (The Spellbound Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Alienating Mars: Challenges of Space Colonization

Alison Entsminger (IBM Design): Mentor

Alka Bhanot (IndieMeme): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Alleviating Adversity Over the Malibu Airwaves

Connection & Culture

All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir

Creating & Monetizing Music

Allowing for Vulnerability and Uncertainty

Alyce Zawacki (Alyce Zawacki Law): Mentor

Future of Music

A. Margot Brisky (ELDA4U, LLC): Mentor

Climate & Social Action

Amy Grappell (LFE Productions): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Amy Kaufman (Los Angeles Times): Critics and Journalists Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Amyn Rajan (PeaceFolks): Mentor

Climate & Social Action

Amy Presley (KACV-FM): Mentor

Future of Music

Amy Pugh (Stingray Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Andee Connors (Pandora): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Anderson Le (Hawaii International Film Fest): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Andreas Olavarria (Level 33 Entertainment): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Andrew "Axe" Clark (Entercom Buffalo): Mentor

Future of Music

Andrew Logan: Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Andrew Master (Sony Music/Same Plate): Mentor

Future of Music

Angel Investment: Ask Me Anything

Àngel Sala (Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia): International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Anita Modak-Truran (Butler Snow, LLP): Mentor

Future of Music

Anna Bogutskaya (Underwire Festival/The Final Girls): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Anna Bond (Songtrust): Mentor

Future of Music

Anthony Bender (EBITDA Consulting Partners LLC): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Aquaculture: Using Popular Media to Save Wild Salmon

Climate & Social Action

Are "Equity Districts" the New "Smart Cities"?

Connection & Culture

Art as Resistance: Brazil’s LGBTQ Fight Censorship

Climate & Social Action

Artemis Generation: NASA’s Next Giant Leap

ASCEND: Creating Our Off-World Civilization

Fantastic Future

Ash Christian (Cranium Entertainment): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Ashley Christenson (Stream Coach): Mentor

Ask Me Anything: I'm A US Military Gender Advisor

Connection & Culture

Athena Koumis (Twitch): Mentor

Future of Music

The Athlete Mindset Meet Up

Attracting Employees with Disabilities

Audrey Lo (Influence.co): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Authentic Leadership: Embracing Vulnerability

presented by G’Day USA

Connection & Culture

Authentic Storytelling Meet Up

Advertising & Brand Experience

Author Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Automation City: Where Robots Meet the Road

presented by Amplify Philly

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Bands Meet Brands

Creating & Monetizing Music

Becci Scotcher (PRS Foundation): Mentor

Future of Music

The Beginner’s Guide to SXSW Film

Film & TV Industry

Benjamin Jaffe (Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Benjamin Kasulke: Narrative Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Ben Morris (Domino Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Bernard Kira (BMK-ENT): Agents and Managers Mentor

Film & TV Industry

A Better Futurism: Turning Fiction into Fact

Fantastic Future

Beverly May (GE Healthcare): Mentor

Beyond Coffee: The Science Behind Using Nootropics, Adaptogens, and Mushrooms

Health & MedTech

Beyond Diversity Day in the Office

Beyond Hormones: Designing Contraception to Delight Both Men & Women

Health & MedTech

Beyond the Games: Building an Olympic Legacy

presented by Department for International Trade

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Bia Granja (YOUPIX): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Black in Tech 101: Major Keys for Success

Connection & Culture

The Bleeps and Bloops that Made Video Game Music

"Blood: A Memoir" with Allison Moorer

Creating & Monetizing Music

The Board Games Meet Up

Brad Kennard (Concord Music Publishing): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Bradley Shenfeld (Shenfeld Law, APC): Mentor

Future of Music

Brain Health Meet Up

Health & MedTech

The BrandDJ Diaries -- How to Get a Job in Social Media

Brand Experience: Impact to Equity & Loyalty

presented by The University of Texas at Austin

Advertising & Brand Experience

Branding Workshop: Develop Your Brand Strategy & Voice

Professional Development

Brandon Schott (Anthem Entertainment): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Brands Should Empower Rather Than Drown Creators

Advertising & Brand Experience

Brandy Fons (Fons PR): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Breaking Down Barriers to Musical Talent

Creating & Monetizing Music

Breaking Into Hollywood and Creating Change

Film & TV Industry

Break into the Sneaker Industry Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Breathe Your Goals to Life!

Brendan Gilmartin (Chart Room Media): Mentor

Future of Music

Brennan Tilley (Calgary Underground Film Festival): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Brian Taylor: Narrative Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Brigitte Wright (Black Box): Mentor

Future of Music

Britta Erich: International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Brittany Douziech (Endemol Shine North America): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Bruce Waynne (MIDI Mafia ): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Bryan Glick (Oration Films): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Bryan Mooney (CD Baby): Mentor

Future of Music

Budgetless Music Videos: Empowering Communities

Connection & Culture

Bugs & Kelp, the Future Foods Feeding Us in 2030

Climate & Social Action

Building a Better World from Outer Space

The Burnout Epidemic Meet Up- An Open Conversation

Connection & Culture

Burnout or Build up: Mental Health in the Workplace

Bushra Burge (BB Studio): Mentor

The Business Prenup: Avoid a Bad Business Breakup

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Cabrea Casey (Downtown Music Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Caitlin Gutekunst (Creativity, Inc.): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Call Me by Your Name, Find Me, love & life with André Aciman

Connection & Culture

Cameron Malone (Rooster Teeth Productions): Agents and Managers Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Canada Meet Up

Can a Reparations Model Break Barriers to Tech?

Tech Industry & Enterprise

CANCELLED: Dayton Kane (Cumulus Media): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

CANCELLED: Kellen O’Keefe (Flower One): Mentor

Candace Stewart (East West Studios): Mentor

Future of Music

Can Health Care Ever be Simple in This Country?

presented by Rally Health

Health & MedTech

Cannabis Branded: Escaping the Stigma of Prohibition

Cannabis for the Culture

Connection & Culture

Cannabis is Medicine Meet Up

Cannabis vs. the Opioid Crisis

Can Religion Embrace Climate Action?

Climate & Social Action

Cara Ogburn (Milwaukee Film): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Caren Carrasco (Benjamin David Group): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Caren Kelleher (Gold Rush Vinyl): Mentor

Future of Music

Carlos Alvarez (Azteca Music Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Carlos Gil (Author, The End of Marketing): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Carlo Velayo (7107 Entertainment): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Catherine Stiles (Barbecue Wife): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Cedric Gamlin (Immersly): Mentor

Celebrities, Brands, and Cancel Culture

Connection & Culture

Celina Rollon (Rollon Ent): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Charlie Davis (BMG): Mentor

Future of Music

Cheryl Eagan-Donovan (Controversy Films): Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Chris Abbott (Botanica): Mentor

Chris Bell (Chris Bell Productions): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Chris Lambert (Forbes): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Chris McCrimmons (CINEVVA): Mentor

Chris Moon (46 by 46): Mentor

Future of Music

Chris Ohlson (Revelator): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Chris Palmer (Madison House): Mentor

Future of Music

Christina Campagnola: Agents and Managers Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Clauderic Saint-Amand (BOB Agency): Mentor

Clay Crenshaw (thirteen23): Mentor

Climate Science: Ask Me Anything

Climate & Social Action

Closing the Gap Between IRL and URL Experiences

Advertising & Brand Experience

Coaches and Trainers Meet Up

A Code to Measure the Value of Experience

Advertising & Brand Experience

Coding is Key for HBCUs, MSIs and YOU

Connection & Culture

Cody Damon (Media Cause): Mentor

Climate & Social Action

Comedy: An Essential Tool in Video Game Production

Community Builders Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Complete Communities and Box Bazaar Meet Up

Government & Politics

Computational Creativity for Gastronomy

Connection & Culture

Computation, Curation & Experiential Design

presented by G’Day USA

Concerts in the Era of Spatial Computing

Future of Music

The Conscious Closet

Connection & Culture

Content Strategy Hacks to Save Civil Discourse

Convergence Keynote: Janelle Monáe

The Courage to Be Uncomfortable: Men As Allies

Crafting Inclusive Mobility

Craig Canigilia (Human): Mentor

Future of Music

Creating Safe Spaces: Self-Empowerment is a Team Sport

Creating True Inclusivity in Tech Hubs

Connection & Culture

Creators in Travel Meet Up

Media & Journalism

Cryptocurrency Miners Anonymous Meet Up

Fantastic Future

Ctrl/Alt/Delete: Restarting Deathcare

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Cultural Appropriation: Are You Guilty?

Connection & Culture

Cyber Security: Protecting Technology to Protect Democracy

Government & Politics

Cynthia Salarizadeh (AxisWire & House of Saka): Mentor

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Dai Truong (Left Coast Ventures): Mentor

Daniel Cantagallo (Cargo Film & Releasing): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Danielle Solzman (Solzy at the Movies): Critics and Journalist Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Daniel Sena (Interscope Records): Mentor

Future of Music

Dan Nordheim (Pandora): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Dan Satorius (Satorius Law Firm PC): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Dan Silver (Silver Sessions): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Dan Willis (Well Good): Mentor

Dasheeda Dawson (The WeedHead & Company): Mentor

Data-Driven Strategies for Advancing Health Equity

Health & MedTech

David Aktary (ERC dEX): Mentor

David Hartstein (Blue Suitcase): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

David Magdael (David Magdael & Associates, Inc.): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

David Ninh (Kino Lorber): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

David Nugent (Hamptons Film Fest): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

David Peris (Transmission Media): Mentor

Future of Music

David Ponte (Audiomack): Mentor

Future of Music

David Price (Votiv): Mentor

Future of Music

Dead Air Dave Sozinho (U.N.C.L.E. Promo): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Dealing with Real-World Problems in XR

Dear Women in Tech, Cannabis Needs You

Death & Dying in the Modern Workplace

Decay and Diamonds: Your Body’s Life After Death

Climate & Social Action

Decriminalize Sex Work

Connection & Culture

Deena Kalai: Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Defining Times: Evolving Word Usage & Definitions

Advertising & Brand Experience

Dennis Dreith (Magic Closet Music): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Design Community Meet Up

Designed Death: How (Not) to Get Resurrected

Fantastic Future

Designing Automotive Cockpits of the Future

Fantastic Future

Designing for Tech You Don’t Get

Designing the President

Professional Development

Designing the World at Ignite® SXSW

Digital Assistants: Helping Those Who Need it Most

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Digital Is More Human Than You Think

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Digital Nomads Meet Up

Dilini Weerasooriya (Merrill Lynch Wealth Management): Mentor

Future of Music

DisAbilities Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Disfigurement: An Identity

Connection & Culture

Disrupting Determinants

presented by Amplify Philly

Health & MedTech

Diverse Voices in Gaming Meet Up

DIY Brain-Machine Interfaces Turn YOU Into an Instrument

Future of Music

Do Creatives and Scientists Think Alike?

Connection & Culture

Does it Spark Weirdness? Startup Meet Up from Japan

Does Your Design Speak Emoji?

Doing Responsible AI: Labs, Trusts, & Standards

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Do the (Side) Hustle Meet Up

Doug Allenstein (Supersphere): Mentor

Doug Jones (Images Cinema): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Dustin Carlson (Hubbard Radio - KDKB Phoenix): Mentor

Future of Music

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The Early-Stage Startup’s Guide to PR

Professional Development

Ecommerce and CBD: A Gray Area in the Green Rush

Eddie Sanders (Troglia Kaplan): Mentor

Future of Music

Ed Doran (Microsoft): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage

Connection & Culture

Edit Room Representation: Diversity Below the Line

Film & TV Industry

Election 2020: On the Front Lines of Youth Culture

Government & Politics

Elect Tech 2020

Government & Politics

Elevating Our Food System With Vertical Farming

Connection & Culture

Elise McCave (Kickstarter): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Elizabeth Barry (Elizabeth Barry Consulting): Mentor

Ellen Truley (ETC: Ellen Truley Consulting): Mentor

Future of Music

Elle Schneider: Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Embracing the Audio Underdog Story in a Sea of Big Music Brands

Future of Music

Emilee Booher (Light In The Attic Records): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Emotional Health–Impact Teens, Affect the World

Health & MedTech

Empowering Minority Founders in a Food Revolution

Connection & Culture

Empowerment for All: Cannabis and Social Justice

The End of the Beginning: Rebooting Cannabis Regulations

The End of the Office: How Fully Remote Teams Thrive at Scale

Engel & McCaul: Politics Stops at the Water’s Edge

Government & Politics

Equal Representation: LGBTQ Electeds Speak OUT!

Government & Politics

Equitable Cities: Civic Engagement & Innovation

presented by Amplify Philly

Connection & Culture

The Era of Narcissism, Entitlement, and Incivility

Connection & Culture

Erica De Sutter (Priv): Mentor

Eric Karsenty (Bridge The Gap MGMT): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Eric Knapp (YouTube): Mentor

Future of Music

Eric Samuelson (Interscope Records): Mentor

Future of Music

Eric Sloss (Cinetic Media): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Erin McGrane (V&P Productions, LLC): Mentor

Future of Music

Esports and Engaging with the Digital Fan

Esports for Strategic Growth

The Evolution of Blackness in Geek Culture Meet Up

Connection & Culture

The Evolution of Diversity in Advertising

Advertising & Brand Experience

Extended Family: We Exist Because of Each Other

Connection & Culture

Extraordinary at Work

Extreme Exploration: Climate Change on Mt. Everest

Climate & Social Action

Eyes Off The Road! Universal's Drive For In-car VR

Fantastic Future

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Fabian Halabou (Assemble Sound): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

“Face Time” & The Future of Female Healthcare

Health & MedTech

Fake News to Real Good: How Adland Can Fund Both

presented by Department for International Trade

Advertising & Brand Experience

Fani Sazaklidou (DAZN): Mentor

Fashion Tech & E-Commerce Meet Up

The Fastest AI Workshop in the West

Professional Development

Faux Diversity and Bridges to Inclusion

Connection & Culture

Fawzia Mirza: Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

F*ck Conventions: The Faces of Creativity in 2020

Advertising & Brand Experience

Fear Less: Using EMDR to Reduce Anxiety of Performers and Public Speakers

Future of Music

Featured Session: 2020 CX Report

Featured Session

Featured Session: Bringing Back Artist Development

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Bruce Sterling’s State of the World MMXX

Fantastic Future

Featured Session

Featured Session: Cheech Marin in conversation with Robert Rodriguez

Connection & Culture

Featured Session

Featured Session: Death Row to Peppa Pig - eOne’s Music Transformation

Creating & Monetizing Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Escaping Doom: Transforming Science into Experience

Featured Session

Featured Session: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents “Comedians on Panel Drinking Cocktails”

Media & Journalism

Featured Session

Featured Session: Guy Laliberté: The Importance of Play

Connection & Culture

Featured Session

Featured Session: Hear to Slay LIVE! featuring Phoebe Robinson & Tarana Burke

Connection & Culture

Featured Session

Featured Session: Holding our Humanity: From the Border and Beyond

Climate & Social Action

Featured Session

Featured Session: Hot Takes from the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Connection & Culture

Featured Session

Featured Session: How Artists Can Act Like Tech Startups in 2020

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: How To Be an Artist; or at Least Live Life More Creatively

Featured Session

Featured Session: How to be Political in an Apolitical World

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: How Women Win on Gun Safety – and Stop the NRA

Government & Politics

Featured Session

Featured Session: Immersive Entertainment and the Future of Games

Featured Session

Featured Session: Independent Music Venues: What? How? Why?

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Inside The Boardroom: Sports Business Evolution

Featured Session

Featured Session: It’s About Damn Time

Featured Session

Featured Session: Jen Wong: Building a Business with a Community of 430 Million

Advertising & Brand Experience

Featured Session

Featured Session: Jonathan Van Ness in conversation with Brené Brown

Connection & Culture

Featured Session

Featured Session: Leadership in Turbulent Times

Media & Journalism

Featured Session

Featured Session: Making Art Your Business

Creating & Monetizing Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Masai Ujiri

Featured Session

Featured Session: Melanie Perkins on the Power of Crazy Big Goals

Featured Session

Featured Session: Music in Gaming After Beat Saber

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Rising Voices: The Power of Authentic Storytelling

Climate & Social Action

Featured Session

Featured Session: Stephen Colbert in Conversation with Judd Apatow

Film & TV Industry

Featured Session

Featured Session: Surviving the Shifting Music Festival Landscape

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Sweet 16: How Luke Combs Made Country Chart History

Creating & Monetizing Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: Tarana Burke in conversation with Brené Brown

Climate & Social Action

Featured Session

Featured Session: Technology + Storytelling = Magic

Experiential Storytelling

Featured Session

Featured Session: The Intersection Of Music, Business & Alcohol

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: The Making of CAROLE & TUESDAY

Making Film & Episodics

Featured Session

Featured Session: The Music World Beyond Streaming

Future of Music

Featured Session

Featured Session: The Transformational Power of Cannabis with Jim Belushi

Featured Session

Female Founders Breaking Out of the Beauty Aisle

Fighting Mass Surveillance Can and Will Unite Us

Government & Politics

Film Keynote: Erin Lee Carr on How to Make a Must-see Documentary

Find and Sustain the Fires of Inspiration

Finding Common Ground to Prevent Gun Deaths

Climate & Social Action

Finding the Perfect Pitch for Your Indie Episodic

Film & TV Industry

Fiona Bloom (The Bloom Effect): Mentor

Future of Music

FiveThirtyEight Politics Podcast

Media & Journalism

The Fix: The Invisible Barriers Women Face at Work

Flow With Ease Yoga Session

Health & MedTech

Forgettable, That’s What You Are (Until Now)

Advertising & Brand Experience

Formula 1 Racetrack Tech Infiltrates Our World

Francis Preve (Simplesound): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Franco Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Freestyle Rap Meet Up: Round 5

Creating & Monetizing Music

From Camgirl to Screenwriter: The Labor of Sex Work

Connection & Culture

From Demos to Hits with Atlantic Records

Creating & Monetizing Music

From Indie Music to Indie Film Music

Creating & Monetizing Music

From Inspiration to Reality: Your First AR Effect

Professional Development

From Next to Now: African Food Culture

Connection & Culture

From Study Hall to the Studio: Nurturing the Next Gen of Creative Minds

Connection & Culture

From the Field to the Screen: Casting Athletes

From the Home to the Helm: Unquieting the Latina Voice

Connection & Culture

From the Soil to the Soul

Connection & Culture

Fuck Monday: Being Your Own Boss

Advertising & Brand Experience

Funeral for a NASA Robot: Empathy in Storytelling

Experiential Storytelling

The Future Designed with the Past In Mind

Experiential Storytelling

The Future is Accessible: Accessibility in XR

The Future is Virtual Intimacy

The Future of Betting on Live TV

The Future of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPGs) Meet Up

Connection & Culture

The Future of Data is Decentralized

Advertising & Brand Experience

The Future of Healing: Engineering Longer Life

Fantastic Future

Future of Interactive LIVE: STEAM behind Music

Future of Music

The Future of Oral Health

Health & MedTech

The Future of Prescription Drug Prices

Health & MedTech

The Future of the Talent/Fan Experience

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Gabe Kubanda (Epic Proportions Tour): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Ganes Kesari (Gramener Inc): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Garrett Greer (Haven Entertainment): Agents and Managers Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Gary Crowell (Legal Drinking Agency): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Gastronomic Sciences Meet Edo Sustainability

Connection & Culture

The Gender Gap: Covering the 2020 Election for Women

Media & Journalism

Genevieve Gilbreath (Springdale Ventures): Mentors

Genevieve Jones (Ubisoft Film & Television): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

George Goodrich (Playlist Push): Mentor

Future of Music

George White (Cantina): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Geo-Technologies Based on Local DNA and Philosophy

Getting Better All the Time at Ignite® SXSW

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Getting White People to Speak Out Against Racism

Connection & Culture

The Gig Economy & How It'll Change the Way We Work

The Global Battle for Information Control

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Gontran Mabetomoka (Listen!): Mentor

Future of Music

Gracie Arenas Strittmatter (EA/BioWare): Mentor

The Great Weed North: Canadian Cannabis Meet Up

Greg Kwedar (Marfa Peach Company): Narrative Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Gregory Kallenberg (Film Prize Foundation): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Growth & Equity in the Cannabis Industry

presented by Amplify Philly

Guillermo Ochoa-Cronfel (The Cronfel Firm): Mentor

Government & Politics

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Hack the Poacher

Climate & Social Action

Hailey Chavez: Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Halle Stanford (The Jim Henson Company):Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Hannah Babitt (This Is Noise Mgmt): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Harnessing the Holodeck: VR, Work & Society

Experiential Storytelling

Harry Woosley (Madison House): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Hayden Goldblatt (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Hayley Reynolds (BBC Storyville): International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

HBCU Battle of the Brains - #WhyWeBattle

Connection & Culture

HBCU Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Heather McClellan (HKM Coaching and Consulting): Mentor

Heather Miller (GrasshoppHer): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Helge Albers (Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein GmbH): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Hey Alexa, Where to Next for Voice AI?

presented by G’Day USA

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Hidden Figures: Exposing Bias in AI

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Highly Functional: Microdosing Cannabis

Hilary Leavitt (Blazer): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Historic HBCUs Lend a Helping Hand in Our Present

Connection & Culture

Holly Capodilupo (ZYNC Music, A Round Hill Music Company): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Holly Jeter (William Morris Endeavor): Agents and Managers Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Howard Weinberg (Howie Weinberg Mastering): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

How Artists Are Driving Culture

How Artists Can Build a Fan Base and Make Money Livestreaming on Twitch

Creating & Monetizing Music

How a Scarf and Your Dog Can Sway the Internet

How Do We Design an American Social Contract? Meet Up

Government & Politics

How Games Will Save the World

How Gaming Became Fashionable

How Internet Access Can Preserve Native Cultures

Climate & Social Action

How Libraries Empower Communities With Innovation

Connection & Culture

How Men Can Lean In to Help Women Rise

How New Music Laws Can Help You Create & Get Paid

Creating & Monetizing Music

How Saving the Elephant Will Save Us All

Climate & Social Action

How Streaming Can Save Indies from the Pop-EDM Onslaught

Creating & Monetizing Music

How Tech is Transforming Healthcare, in Your Home

Health & MedTech

How Technology Will Enhance Live Experiences

Future of Music

How the Gig Economy is Shaping Medicine

Health & MedTech

How to be Ethical in the Bleeding-Edge Wild West

Connection & Culture

How to Break Up With Your Phone

Connection & Culture

How to Create a Startup From Nothing

How To Deal With A-Holes At Work Through Play Meet Up

How to Save a Life: Healthcare that Heals

Future of Music

How to Use Humor as a Mindfulness Strategy

Health & MedTech

The Human Connection & Impact of Virtual Exchange

Connection & Culture

Hunter Scott (TREND): Mentor

Future of Music

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Ian Imhof (Xavier Industries): Mentor

Future of Music

Igor Guizzardi (DESSSERT): Mentor

Future of Music

Immersive Art Exploration

Experiential Storytelling

Immersive Technology & Entertainment Meet Up

I'm New to Texas Production: Now What?

Film & TV Industry

Imogen Pring (Goldstein): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Inclusion in Space Meet Up

Independent Artist Meet Up

Creating & Monetizing Music

The Independent Film Hustle Meet Up

Making Film & Episodics

Indie Episodic Creator Meet Up

Making Film & Episodics

Innovation in Food Tech

presented by Amplify Philly

Connection & Culture

Inside Key Art: The Faces Behind The Posters

Making Film & Episodics

Inside the Minds of Thrill-Seekers

Connection & Culture

Internet Stories at Ignite® SXSW

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Introverts Meet Up

Investing in Indie Film: From Tragedy to Triumph

Film & TV Industry

The Investor Mindset: Creating Our Opportunity

Connection & Culture

Invisible Majority? Educated, Working, Going Broke

Advertising & Brand Experience

Iris Mok (Bay Angel): Mentor

Isabel Arisso (Concord Music Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Is Purpose Driven Marketing Going up in Smoke?

Advertising & Brand Experience

Is the Real AI Advantage On or Off the Field?

Is There an Echo in Here? Building Alexa Skills

Professional Development

It's Not Rocket Science (Well Actually... It Is)

presented by G’Day USA

Tech Industry & Enterprise

It Takes What It Takes

Izabela Russell (Music Radio Creative): Mentor

Future of Music

J

Jack Henneman (SparkMed Advisors LLC): Mentor

Health & MedTech

Jacki St. Thomas (Jive PR + Digital): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Jad Esber (Harvard Business School): Mentor

Jaime Silano (VICE Music): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Jakub Alexander (Symphonic Distribution): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

The James Altucher Show LIVE w/ Featured Guest

Connection & Culture

James Evans (Interscope, Geffen & A&M): Mentor

Future of Music

Jamie Coughlin (SideXSide Studios): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Jamie Petty Galis (Petty-Galis, Inc.): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Jane Westfall (JW Consulting): Mentor

Japan Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Jared Bloch (Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Jasmine Lywen-Dill (GRAMMY Museum): Mentor

Future of Music

Jason Burger (Bob Frank Entertainment/BFD): Mentor

Future of Music

Jason Joven (Chartmetric): Mentor

Future of Music

Jayne Costello (Concord Music Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Jay Skinner (Sound Arsenal Music Library): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Jeff Brabec (BMG): Mentor

Future of Music

Jeff Freling (Victor & Penny): Mentor

Future of Music

Jeffrey Becker (Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP): Mentor

Future of Music

Jeffrey Brown (Big Day Pictures): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Jeffrey McClusky (Jeff McClusky & Associates): Mentor

Future of Music

A je-ne-sais-quoi That Links Successful French Women and the United-States

Connection & Culture

Jenessa Carder (Isobar): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Jenifer Westphal (Wavelength Productions): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Jennie Armon (Found Objects Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Jennifer Bowder (Ninja Tune): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Jennifer Lasher (Jen Lasher Ent): Mentor

Future of Music

Jennifer Tacheff (Manifest Advisors): Mentor

Jenn Noinaj (United States Digital Service): Mentor

Jenn Shah (Hot Docs Festival): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Jesper YEBO Reginal (Crunchy Frog/Crunchy Tunes): Mentor

Future of Music

Jesse Trussell (BAM): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Jessica F. Gonzalez (General Counsel; Minorities for Medical Marijuana; Cannabis & IP Attorney, Bressler Amery & Ross P.C): Mentor

Jessica Gramuglia (Condé Nast Entertainment): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Jessica Johnson (AWAL): Mentor

Future of Music

Jessica Tunon (Netwalking, LLC): Mentor

Health & MedTech

Jessica Velazquez (Indiva Advisors LLP): Mentor

Jessica Wolfson (Lost Footage Films): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Jews in Tech Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Jill Sternheimer (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Jim Brunzell III (aGLIFF): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Joanna Jurgens (Sofar Sounds, LLC): Mentor

Future of Music

Jody Vandergriff (Seeker): Mentor

Joe Anderson (Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Joel High (Creative Control): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

John A. Sepetys (North Star Media, LLC): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

John Katovsich (Endemol Shine): Mentor

Future of Music

John Oberg (Alignment Enterprises): Mentor

John Raso (HFA: The Harry Fox Agency): Mentor

Future of Music

Jonathan Palmer (BMG): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Jonathan Skurnik (Skurnik Productions, LLC & New Day Films) : Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Jonny Mars: Narrative Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Joseph Carr (Indie Memphis): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Joseph Litzinger (BBC Studios): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Josh Briggs (Terrorbird Media): Mentor

Future of Music

Josh Rabinowitz (Brooklyn Music Experience): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Josh Scarratt (Shake PR): Mentor

Future of Music

Joshua Deitell (Orange Entertainment): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Joshua Green (Producer): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Joshua Sessler (Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Josiah Albertsen (Pandora): Mentor

Future of Music

A Journey Into the Future of Audio Meet Up

Advertising & Brand Experience

Joyce Gioia (The Herman Group of Companies): Mentor

Fantastic Future

J Thomas Nam (Bucheon Int'l Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN)): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Juliette Carter (Like MGMT): Mentor

Future of Music

Justin Hazzard (Meridian Technology Center): Mentor

Justin Mckenzie (Jazz Re:Freshed): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

K

Kali Bradford (Lovers Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Kana LiVolsi (Dos Mundos Creative): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Kaneisha Grayson (The Art of Applying): Mentor

Kara Snyder (vital corps): Mentor

Karen Segars (Arkane Studios): Mentor

Karine Bengualid (Brought to you by the Letter K): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Kat Ascharya (Omeleto): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Kat Dey (Ettitude): Mentor

Kate Baucherel (Galia Digital, Ltd.): Mentor

Fantastic Future

Kate Ivory (OMD EMEA): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Kathleen Grace (New Form): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Katie Fillmore (Butler Snow LLP): Mentor

Future of Music

Katie Malcolmson (Someone Great PR): Mentor

Future of Music

Katie Marschner (The Bright Light Social Hour): Mentor

Future of Music

Katie Rife (The A.V. Club): Critics and Journalists Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Kat Jarby (Kaja MANAGEMENT): Mentor

Future of Music

Katy Bettner (BetRed Studios): Funding/Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Kayla Monetta (The Greater Goods Co): Mentor

Future of Music

Kebra Smith-Bolden (CannaHealth TM): Mentor

Keeping 4.5M Jobs in the Hands of Black America

Connection & Culture

Keeping Healthcare Human in the Digital Era

Health & MedTech

Keeping Up with Amazon: A Fresh VC Perspective

Keith D’Arcy (Warner Chappell Music Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Keith Leopard (Uncork'd Entertainment): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Keith Maitland (Go Valley): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Keith Weisberg (Google): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Kelsey Mitchell (Workshop Creative): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Kerry Amato (HIMSS): Mentor

Health & MedTech

Kevin Blake (Sierra Verde Capital): Mentor

Kia Zokaei (CorrelativeAI): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Kimberly Ross (Quatz MGMT): Mentor

Future of Music

Kourtney Kirkpatrick (Concord Music Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Kristen Hosack (Saatchi & Saatchi): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Kristin Mann (Prowess Pictures):Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Kryss Shane (ThisisKryss.com): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Kymberly “KymB” Byrnes (TribeTokes): Mentor

L

Landon Zakheim (Sundance): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

The Last Stargazers: The Evolution of Astronomy

Latino Meet Up at SXSW

Government & Politics

Laura Bryce (Guidehouse): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Laurel Stearns (business card): Mentor

Future of Music

Lauren Melso (The Octave Group/PlayNetwork): Mentor

Future of Music

Layla Hancock-Piper (Cinetic Marketing): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Leadership in Emerging Transportation Technologies

presented by U.S. Department of Transportation

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Leading with Gratitude: 8 Practices for Results

Leah Chisholm (LP Giobbi): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Leah Shore (We All Die): Narrative Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Lee Meltzer (R&C PMK): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Leigh Henrich (Sweets & Pop): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Leigh Villers (Legal Drinking Agency): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Lela Meadow-Conner (Film Festival Alliance): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Leslie Fields-Cruz (Black Public Media): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

The LGBTQ Movement Was Queer by (X) Design

LGBTQ+ Storytelling Meet Up

Climate & Social Action

Lia Garvin (Google): Mentor

Lily Jampol, P.h.D (ReadySet): Mentor

Climate & Social Action

Lina Plath (Frank Publicity): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lin Che (Sandbox Immersive Festival): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lindsey Ducroz (frog Design): Mentor

Lindsey Romain (Nerdist): Critics and Journalists Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lisa Holmes (Music Box Films): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lisa Russell (Create2030): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Listen Together

Future of Music

LiVE Yoga Session

Health & MedTech

Liz Cardenas: Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Liz Kim (Arkane Studios): Mentor

Lloyd Norman (Big Loud / Maverick): Mentor

Future of Music

Local to Global: How 4 VCs Win Abroad and at Home

Lois Vossen (ITVS/Independent Lens): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lon Taylor (First Insights): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Louise Haugstrup Jensen (Danish Film Institute): International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lou Plaia (ReverbNation): Mentor

Future of Music

LSD and the Future of Medicine

Health & MedTech

Luciana Bazanella (White Rabbit): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Lu Lippold (Flyway Film Fest): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Lulu Davis (Incendia Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Lulu Tsui (On the Revel/Hyperlicious/AMBR): Mentor

Lyle Hysen (Bank Robber Music/Rough Trade Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

Lynne Sheridan (GRAMMY Museum): Mentor

Future of Music

M

Madeline Dowling (Good Ear Music Supervision (GEMS): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Make It Personal: 7 Steps to Impact Climate Change

Climate & Social Action

Making a Difference: Tech to Feed the Future

Connection & Culture

Making Cities Antifragile to Face Unknown Unknowns

Making Farming Fun Again

Connection & Culture

Making the Most of Your First SXSW

Connection & Culture

Male Fertility: The Hidden Sperm Crisis

Health & MedTech

Managing Triggering Events

Marcela Murillo Trujano (CD Baby): Mentor

Future of Music

Marc Fridson (Sony Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Marcin Pieńkowski (New Horizons Film Festival): International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Marc Kordelos (UNCLE): Mentor

Future of Music

Marginalised Histories Through Live Cinema

Experiential Storytelling

Maria Gironas (Q&A): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Marijuana Today Podcast

Marilyn Reles (Present PR): Mentor

Future of Music

Marina Barayeva (Marketing for Creatives): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Mark Allen (Recent Futures/ThinkSyncMusic): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Mark Myers (Citizen Skull Productions): Agents and Managers Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Mark Shapiro: Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Martin Atkins (Invisible Records): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Martine Melloul (Kali Pictures): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Martin Rabaglia (Genosha): Mentor

Marvel: The Art Of Storytelling In Games

Mary Bailey (Last Prisoner Project): Mentor

Mat Levy (Passion River Films): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Matt Grady (Factory 25): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Matthew Bolish (NYFF/Film Linc): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Matthew Campbell (Denver Film Society): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Matthew Lawrenson (DOLCE): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Matthew Mills (Spacestation): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Matthew Soraci (The Lagralane Group): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Matt Law (Outlier Ventures): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Matt Weinberg (Max Ventures): Mentor

Maya Baratz Jordan (Founders Factory): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Maya Perez: Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Mayra Cortez (Universal Music Publishing): Mentor

Future of Music

MedTech: Separating Reality from Hype

Health & MedTech

Meet The Managers Meet Up

Future of Music

Meet Up for Podcasters of Color

Media & Journalism

Megan Cunningham (Magnet Media, Inc.): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Megan Griffiths: Narrative Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Megan Leonard (Seattle International Film Festival): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Meira Blaustein (Woodstock Film Festival): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Menopause – A Ma$$ive Untapped Opportunity Meet Up

Health & MedTech

Mental Illness Advocacy in the Workplace

Meredith Alloway: Critic Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Metadata: The Biggest Problem in Music Rights

Creating & Monetizing Music

The Met Museum Meets Wiki: Art, AI, and Big Data

Connection & Culture

Michael Blair (Scorpio Music Production): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Michael Boris (Jaded Melody): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Michael Cuomo (Dog Park Pictures): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Michael Drexler (Shelita Burke Enterprises, LLC): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Michael Gross (Google): Mentor

Future of Music

Michael Palmer (US Digital Service at DHS): Mentor

Government & Politics

Michael Sherman (Feature.fm/22TWENTY): Mentor

Future of Music

Michael Starr (Glassnote Records): Mentor

Future of Music

Michelle Solomon (Pandora): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Midnight Sun: Trends & Opportunities in Energy Storage

Climate & Social Action

Mike Jansen (The Greater Goods Co.): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Miles Feinberg (Music Rights Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Milica Cuckic (BMAT Music Innovators): Mentor

Future of Music

The Minority Report Podcast

Media & Journalism

Mira Mija: Music as a Vehicle for Change

Future of Music

Modern Librarians: Superheroes of the Tech World

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Moms and Work: Taking Lactation out of the Closet

Mona Al-Mukhaizeem (Savour Ventures): Mentor

Moon XR: Speculative Storytelling and Future Media

Morgan Pichinson (Canary House Productions): Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Multi-Purpose Jelly Food: From Emergency to Gastronomy

Connection & Culture

Munch and Museums of the Future

Connection & Culture

Music Industry Spotlight: Africa

Creating & Monetizing Music

Music Keynote: Diplo

Music Market Spotlight: Asia, Australia & New Zealand Meet Up

Future of Music

Music Super Song SharkTank

Creating & Monetizing Music

Music Technology Forecasting

Future of Music

MusicTech Startups, Entrepreneurs & Investors Meet Up

Creating & Monetizing Music

Music to My Eyes: AR and the Music Industry

Future of Music

Muslim Meet Up

Connection & Culture

N

Nardwuar’s Video Vault!

Creating & Monetizing Music

Natalie Graham (MPA): Mentor

Future of Music

Natalie Locke (Natalie Locke, Esq.): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Nataliya Solovyeva (Domino Publishing Co): Mentor

Future of Music

Natasha Lannerd (1906): Mentor

Nature Tech Meets Body Tech

Connection & Culture

Navigating an Emerging Cannabis Beverage Market

Neurodiverse Recruiting: How to be Truly Inclusive

Neurodiversity in Tech: The Power of Inclusion

New Dutch Wave Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Nicholas Elliott (Locarno Film Festival): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Nick Gordon (Symphonic Distribution): Mentor

Future of Music

Nick Maker (Energy BBDO): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Nicolas Gonda (Producer): Mentor

Experiential Storytelling

Nicole Churchill (Assemble Sound): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Nicole Palko (Warp Publishing): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Niki Kazakos (RadicalMedia): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Nikki Henry (Fresno Unified School District): Mentor

Nik Rivers (Entercom - Alternative Buffalo 107.7 - WLKK Buffalo, NY): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Nina Carter (BMI): Mentor

Future of Music

Nina Means (Austin Community College Fashion Incubator): Mentor

Nobody Cares About Your Data (Not Even You)

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Noel Morrison (Pandora/SiriusXM): Mentor

Future of Music

Non-Obvious Guides On Kicking Ass At Work

Non-Obvious Guides On Leadership and Blockchain

Fantastic Future

P

Pamela Aguilar (PBS): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Pamela Torno (ITVS): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

The Paralympics is Changing the Way We Think

Climate & Social Action

Parental Leave Not Ping Pong: New Parents in Tech

Parents of Gamers Meet Up

Parent Supervision of Kids or Surveillance?

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Partnerships Community Meet Up

Advertising & Brand Experience

Parul Chokshi (Vevo): Music Mentor

Future of Music

Patents & Business: Begin with Nothing but an Idea

Patrick Ewald (Epic Pictures Group): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Paul Insinna (Poptrend Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Paul Rocha (Secret City Records): Mentor

Future of Music

Peter Bradbury (SKy UK LTD): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Peter Davis (Bunim/Murray Productions): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Peter Sotos (Epic Proportions Tour): Mentor

Future of Music

Petra Deeter, PhD, MBA (Hollywood Silver Screen Network, PressPassLA, That's My Entertainment TV): Mentor

Media & Journalism

Philip Johnson (90 Degrees South): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Phiyen Nguyen (Arkane Studios): Mentor

Phoebe Yu (Ettitude): Mentor

Photographing On the Migrant Trail to America

Media & Journalism

PitchTexas: Student Pitch Competition Finals

presented by The University of Texas at Austin

Pizza: From Old Napoli to New Japan

Connection & Culture

PJ Raval (Unraval Pictures): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Podcasting in a Gig Economy Meet Up

Media & Journalism

Pole Dance...in the Olympics?

Politics, Policy, Personalities & Women

THE POP-UP PITCH by Dan Roam

Experiential Storytelling

Post Production Professionals: Meet Up

Film & TV Industry

Power in Disability: Mobilizing for an Inclusive World

Connection & Culture

The Power of Digital Media: Elevating Queer Voices

Advertising & Brand Experience

Prasad Jaladi (Suraksha): Mentor

Pretty Bitches: How Language Can Confine Us—Or Set Us Free

Preventing Space Weather Disasters

Producers, Engineers & Songwriters Meet Up

Creating & Monetizing Music

Product Prototyping for the Queer Community

PropTech Convergence is Reshaping Real Estate

presented by Amplify Philly

Protect and Connect the World’s Natural Awesome

Future of Music

Protecting Pregnancy with Smartphones

Health & MedTech

Protect The Vote: How To Stop Voter Suppression

Government & Politics

Protest in the Age of Surveillance

Climate & Social Action

Public Speaking Essentials: Storytelling & Designing a Talk

Professional Development

Publishers on TikTok: Navigating Short-Form Video

Media & Journalism

Pushed Aside | Re-scripting Women 40+ Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Putting the Brakes on Human Trafficking

Government & Politics

Q

A Quantum Revolution Is Coming

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Quantum Technology: Changing the World

presented by G’Day USA

Tech Industry & Enterprise

R

Rachael Gordon (WWCD): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Rachel Scarpati (HFA/Rumblefish): Mentor

Future of Music

Rachel Walker (Alamo Drafthouse LA): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Radhika Bhatt (US Census Bureau): Mentor

Raising Europe’s New(s) Voice Assistants

Media & Journalism

Randall Foster (Symphonic Distribution): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

The Reality of Sci-Fi: From Fantasy to Future Tech

Fantastic Future

Rebecca Perrick (Women Grow Las Vegas): Mentor

Rebecca Stern (Cattle Rat Productions): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Recharge & Restore Yoga Session

Health & MedTech

Recreating History: Dr. King and the March

Experiential Storytelling

Redesigning Education: From Customer to Contributor

Climate & Social Action

Re-imagine Death, Fight Climate Change

Climate & Social Action

Reimagine Gender in Your Work

Release It Round One

Release It Round Two

Religious Diversity In the Tech Workplace Meet Up

Remote Work Meet Up

Reporting On Powerful People Who Hate You

Media & Journalism

REPRESENT: The Woman’s Guide to Running for Office

Government & Politics

Restorative Justice in Cannabis Meet Up

The Resurgence of Vinyl and How to Sustain It

Future of Music

Retail Innovation That Builds True Connection

presented by Accenture Interactive

Advertising & Brand Experience

Rethinking Masculinity: Let's Start Questioning

Connection & Culture

Revitalize Vinyasa Yoga Session

Health & MedTech

Reviving Japanese Sake, Food & Farm Traditions

Connection & Culture

Re-Writing Silicon Valley’s VC Playbook

Rich Wolff (Breaking Glass Pictures): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

The Rigors of Scientific Filmmaking in Antarctica

Making Film & Episodics

Ripple Effects: Women Creating Global Change

Connection & Culture

The Rise of Contracting In Tech: Underground Story

The Rise of Indian-American Music Communities

Creating & Monetizing Music

Robbie Chernow (Good Deed Entertainment): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Robert Gross (BMG): Mentor

Future of Music

Robert Stone: Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Robin McNicol (Live Nation): Mentor

Future of Music

Rob Nassif (The Hen House Artist Management): Mentor

Future of Music

Rock Trembath (LANDR Audio Inc): Mentor

Connection & Culture

Rodolfo Bianchi Guimaraes (HeadSail Music): Mentor

Future of Music

The Role of Female-Led Brands in the 2020 Election

Advertising & Brand Experience

The Romanticization of Mental Illness

Future of Music

Rory Felton (Feltone): Mentor

Future of Music

Rose Campbell (The Spellbound Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Rosee Qualls (New Waterloo): Mentor

Rossitza Kotelova (Piaggio Fast Forward): Mentor

Round Tables: Below the Line

Making Film & Episodics

Round Tables: Branded Content

Film & TV Industry

Round Tables: Career Guidance Session #1

Advertising & Brand Experience

Round Tables: Career Guidance Session #2

Advertising & Brand Experience

Round Tables: Development

Making Film & Episodics

Round Tables: Filmmakers

Making Film & Episodics

Round Tables: Funding and Artist Support

Film & TV Industry

Round Tables: Managers and Agents

Making Film & Episodics

Round Tables: Producers/Production I

Making Film & Episodics

Round Tables: Producers/Production II

Making Film & Episodics

Round Tables: Programming

Film & TV Industry

Round Tables: Publicity and Marketing

Film & TV Industry

Round Tables: VR Filmmaking

Making Film & Episodics

Rowan Woods (British Council): International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Roy Wol (Autonomous Pictures, LLC): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Roz McCarthy (Minorities for Medical Marijuana): Mentor

Rubina Malik (Malik Global Solutions): Mentor

Russell Baltera (C3 Management/C3 Records): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Russell Nygaard (Defend Music, Inc.): Mentor

Future of Music

Ryan Johnson (RPA): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Ryan Kofman (BMG): Mentor

Future of Music

S

Sadie Boyd (Arkane Studios): Mentor

Safiya Ghori-Ahmad (McLarty Associates): Mentor

Sally Helppie (Advocate Pictures): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Samantha Brown (Arkane Studios): Mentor

Sam Wainwright Douglas (Big Beard Films): Documentary Filmmaker Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Sanaz Lavaedian (Mocean): Mentor

Future of Music

São Paulo at SXSW Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Sarah Endline (Harvard Business School): Mentor

Sarah Karney (New Waterloo): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Sarah Knowles (Substance Global): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Sarah Nathan (Chobani): Mentor

Sarah Winshall (Smudge Films): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Saving Journalism Through Creativity in Turkey

Media & Journalism

SciFi-preneurship: How Sci-fi Shapes the Future

Fantastic Future

Scott Cupolo (Warner Music Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Scott Karambis (Arnold Worldwide / Massachusetts College of Art & Design): Mentor

Scott Pappas (Hollywood/Walt Disney Records): Mentor

Future of Music

Screen Time for 1.9 B Kids: What’s the Future?

Film & TV Industry

Seana Flanagan: Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

Sean Patrick Rhorer (Distance Management): Mentor

Future of Music

Sebastian Herscher (Parallux, Inc.): Mentor

The Secrets of Becoming Futureproof

Fantastic Future

Secrets of the Music Business Jedi Managers

presented by Amplify Philly

Future of Music

The Secret to Co-Production with North and South America

Making Film & Episodics

Seeing is Believing

Seema Mathur (Global Voice Productions): Mentor

Media & Journalism

Self-Driving or Assisted: What Does My Car Do?

presented by U.S. Department of Transportation

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Severine Tibi (Sevana Films): International Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Sex Positive Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Shaman’s Path to Innovation & Big Ideas

Connection & Culture

Shannon Quisenberry (Think Music Inc): Mentor

Future of Music

Shaping the Next Generation of Youth Leaders

Shari Frilot (New Frontiers @ Sundance): Programming Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Shari Hoffman (Transparence Entertainment Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Sharna Pascolo (Penny Loafer PR): Mentor

Future of Music

Sharon Tapper (Pivot Music Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Shawn Stevens (Phoenician Order Music): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Shed Free Chic: Plastic Pollution and Apparel

Climate & Social Action

Shelbi Cardwell (Black Flag Transport): Mentor

Shelby Comstock Britten (Rainhouse Music & Sound Design): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Shelita Burke (Shelita Burke Enterprises LLC): Mentor

Future of Music

Shellise Rogers (Synergy Sesh): Mentor

Shelly McKay (Kannabis Works): Mentor

Sheridan Tongue (Fairmount Scoring): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Sherri Greenberg (The University of Texas): Mentor

Government & Politics

Show Me the Money: Self-Release Music & Get Paid

Creating & Monetizing Music

Simone Kliass: Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Simon Pulman (Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP): Legal Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Sin Morera (Sin/Mimi Music LLC): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

SKEPTICISM SANS CYNICISM: Joyful Rituals Based in Science

Connection & Culture

Sly Lee (Emergence): Mentor

Sober Curious in a Boozy World Meet Up #1

Health & MedTech

Sober Curious in a Boozy World Meet Up #2

Health & MedTech

Social Change to My Ears: Music for Impact

Advertising & Brand Experience

Social Sustainability: Youth Sports Reimagined

Fantastic Future

Sonia Sekhon (Various Artists Management ): Mentor

Future of Music

Sophie Hintze (BMG): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Space for All: The Future's Frontier

Space Gold Rush

Space Meet Up

Space Viruses! Preventing the Next Deadly Outbreak

Spanning Realities with Music

Sport Philanthropy + Social Good Meet Up

Stamping Out Stigma Of Mental Illness In Athletes

Stardust: How To Make The Fame Economy Work For You

Media & Journalism

StartOut Meet Up

Startup and Government - Compatible at Last

Startups and Corporates in Partnership

The State of the Media is...?

Media & Journalism

State of The Union: Designing Data Driven Flags

Staying Human After Sex Robots/AI Become “Perfect”

Fantastic Future

Stephan Clambaneva (iD8trs): Mentor

Stephanie Davidson (Frank PR): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Stephanie Sasse (The Plenary, Co.): Mentor

Experiential Storytelling

Stéphanie Trepanier (Métropole Films Distribution): Sales, Acquisitions, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Steve Hasley, MD (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists): Mentor

Health & MedTech

Steven Ambers (SOCAN): Mentor

Future of Music

Stigma to Strength: Mental Health in the Workplace

Storytelling in XR Mediums Meet Up

Stronger Together: A Meet Up for Leaders of Color

Stuart Rau (Stuart Rau Music): Mentor

Future of Music

Student Startup Madness, Session 1

Student Startup Madness, Session 2

Studio Conversations: The Personal is Political

Subverting Narrative: Artmaking with the Audience

Experiential Storytelling

Sumit Mehta (Mazakali): Mentor

Sung Cho (Chartmetric): Mentor

Future of Music

Super Connectors Meet Up

Susan Hwang (Jamestown Center Inc.): Mentor

SXSW College Music & Radio Day: Breaking Artists at College

Creating & Monetizing Music

SXSW College Music & Radio Day Meet Up

Future of Music

SXSW College Music & Radio Day Workshop: 20 Pro-Tips for Stations in 2020

Creating & Monetizing Music

SXSW Film Fest Episodic Pitch-a-Thon Presented by SeriesFest

presented by SeriesFest

Making Film & Episodics

SXSW Pitch-Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Voice Technology

SXSW Pitch-Augmented & Virtual Reality Technology

SXSW Pitch-Blockchain Technology

SXSW Pitch-Consumer Technology & CPG

SXSW Pitch-Enterprise & Smart Data Technology

SXSW Pitch-Entertainment & Content Technology

SXSW Pitch-Health, Wearables & Wellbeing Technology

SXSW Pitch-Innovative World Technology

SXSW Pitch-Smart Cities, Transportation & Logistics Technology

SXSW Pitch-Social & Culture Technology

SXSW Queer Filmmaker Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Sylvia Desrochers (MPRM): Publicity and Marketing Mentor

Film & TV Industry

T

Tanganyika "Tangy" (Jayn Green & Board for The Georgia Cannabis Coalition): Mentor

Tangina Stone (IMG Records/Artist): Demo Listening Mentor

Future of Music

Tap Into Employee Feedback to Shape D&I Initiatives

Tarik Mohamed (Captivision-Overview Collective): Mentor

Experiential Storytelling

Taylor Johnson (Statespace Labs): Mentor

Tech and Sustainable Volunteering Meet Up

Connection & Culture

Tech Is a Brown Girls Thing

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Tech Matters: No Internet, No Address, No Service

Technological Disruptions of the Music Industry

Future of Music

Tech & Prison Comms: The Impact on Recidivism

Climate & Social Action

Tech vs. Democracy: Ask Me Anything

Media & Journalism

Tenni Gharakhanian (AAM): Mentor

Future of Music

Terra Teat (JLab Audio): Mentor

Experiential Storytelling

TEST: Dame DOLLA is the Best Trail Blazer Ever

Theresa Navarro (American Documentary, Inc. | POV): Funding and Artist Support Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Theresa Won (Won Way Media): Screenwriting Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

There’s Something in the Water: Aquamation in 2020

Climate & Social Action

Thinking Wrong to Amplify Impact Meet Up

Climate & Social Action

Thomas Puha (Remedy Entertainment): Mentor

Threats to the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election

Government & Politics

Tiffany Bosman (AEG Presents Las Vegas): Mentor

Future of Music

Tiffany Chin (PlayStation/Sony): Mentor

Tiffany Jana (TMI Consulting): Mentor

Tiffany Kieran (EarthxFilm): Mentor

The Time I Smashed a TV and Saw the Face of God

Timothy Pattison (BMI): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Tina Chen (Universal Music Publishing Group): Mentor

Future of Music

Today’s Dad, Disconnected Until Purposeful

Advertising & Brand Experience

Todd Brabec (musicandmoney.com): Mentor

Future of Music

Todd Horn (Circum-Navigate): Mentor

Future of Music

The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us About the Modern Presidency

Government & Politics

Todd Porter (Hated Industries): Mentor

Future of Music

Toddrick Spalding (Mob Scene/c90/Sonic Ritual): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Tom Hudson (thirteen23): Mentor

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Tom Lee (Arcade Songs): Mentor

Future of Music

Tommy Ringhofer (Ketchum, Inc.): Mentor

Future of Music

Tony Piantedosi (Gravitas Ventures): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Touring & Live Music Meet Up

Creating & Monetizing Music

Tracy DeLuca (How Might We Design): Mentor

Health & MedTech

Transforming Perception of Formerly Incarcerated LGBTQIA+

Climate & Social Action

Transitioning from Professional Athlete to a Career in Tech & Innovation

Transportation in an Evolving Mobility Landscape

presented by U.S. Department of Transportation

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Travel Comes Home: Destination Journalism Trends

Media & Journalism

Travis Allen McFetridge (Great South Bay Music Group Inc.): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Treating Head & Heart: Holistic Care for Amputees

Health & MedTech

Trend to Revolution: The Rise of Plant-Based Everything

Climate & Social Action

Tristan Carosino (Votiv): Mentor

Future of Music

True Crime Meet Up

Media & Journalism

Truly Ending Aging with Comprehensive Rejuvenation

Fantastic Future

The Truth About Reality TV And Mental Health

Media & Journalism

Twitch for Artists: Overview & Best Practices

Creating & Monetizing Music

U

Ulrik Nalna Petersen (Crunchy Frog): Demo Listening Mentor

Creating & Monetizing Music

Umami Revolution: How Natto Will Save Us All

Connection & Culture

"Uncanny Valley": Life and Work in San Francisco's Tech Bubble

Uncovering the Lost History of Video Games

United Tacos of America: Taco TV on a budget

Making Film & Episodics

Unlocking the Musical Brilliance of Millions

Future of Music

User Experience: Customer Journey Mapping Crash Course

Professional Development

Using Anxiety to Find Your Inner Creator

Advertising & Brand Experience

Using Cognitive Science to Manage Your Career

Using CRISPR to Teach Your DNA to Fight Cancer

Health & MedTech

Using Media & Storytelling to Activate & Advocate

Climate & Social Action

Using Tech, Data & Analytics to Make Cities Better Meet Up

Tech Industry & Enterprise

The US/Mexico Border & the Food System

Climate & Social Action

UT Austin’s Best Undergrad Startups

UX Beyond the Screen: Designing for AR/VR

V

Valencia King (Confidently Speaking Inc.): Mentor

Media & Journalism

Valerie Steinberg (Valerie Steinberg Productions): Producer/Production Mentor

Making Film & Episodics

The Value of Professional Female Athletes

Vaneza Pitynski (BMG): Mentor

Experiential Storytelling

Venture CapitALL: Bringing Equity in Funding

Connection & Culture

Victor Lee (RXBAR): Mentor

Advertising & Brand Experience

Visualizing Shared Musical Experience

Future of Music

Visualizing the Visceral

Experiential Storytelling

Voice User Interface Meet Up

Fantastic Future

W

Waking Up Latinx in America

Connection & Culture

Welcome Home: Better Active-Duty & Veteran Care Meet Up

Government & Politics

Welcome to SXSW with Hugh Forrest

Featured Session

We're Here: A QTPOC Meet Up for Artists

Future of Music

Wesley McCombe (DottyAR): Mentor

What is Consciously Sourced Merch?

Future of Music

What's Your Soundtrack? How Music Marks Our Lives

Future of Music

When Busking Meets Social Media

Creating & Monetizing Music

White Guy Confidence: The Case for “Faking It” Better Than Your Peers

Who Gets to Decide? Flipping Power Dynamics in VC

Why AI Can't Solve AI's Marketing Problem

Advertising & Brand Experience

Why Plants are the Next Generation of Plastic

Climate & Social Action

Wildlife Conservation & Tech Meet Up

Climate & Social Action

Wildlife Rangers Armed with AI

Climate & Social Action

Wildpreneurs: Turning Passion Into Business

Wilkine Brutus (Palm Beach Post): Mentor

Media & Journalism

William Church (ATC Live): Mentor

Future of Music

William Lowery (Endeavor Content): Sales, Acquisition, and Distribution Mentor

Film & TV Industry

Women in Cannabis and Their Allies Speed Networking

Women in Music Meet Up

Future of Music

Women Media Entrepreneurs Meet Up

Media & Journalism

Women Working in a Man's World Meet Up

Womxn in Engineering and Manufacturing Meet Up

Tech Industry & Enterprise

Working in Media with a Disability

Media & Journalism

Workshop: Empowering Storytellers with Real-Time Technology

Making Film & Episodics

Workshop: Engage New Fans on Google Search

presented by Google

Creating & Monetizing Music

Workshop: FOIA For Filmmakers

Making Film & Episodics

Workshop: From Fantasy To Film: Erotic Movie Design

Making Film & Episodics

Workshop: Inspiring Creativity and Bringing Joy on TikTok

Creating & Monetizing Music

Workshop: Music Commissioning and Placement in Film/TV 101

Making Film & Episodics

Workshop: SoundCloud 101

Creating & Monetizing Music

The World’s Greatest Mathematician

presented by G’Day USA

Connection & Culture

X

XR Developers Meet Up

XR for Social Good Meet Up

XR in 2020: Rift Causer or Relationship Strengthener?

XR Means Business!