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10 Entrepreneurial Opportunities for the Next Year
2020: A Pivotal Moment for Women in the Workplace
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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3D Printing is Launching Rockets to the Future
Mar 18, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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55M Human Tissue Samples + AI = Better Medicine
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 10:50am CT
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Adaptable Cities: Tech & the Urban Evolution
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Addressing the Statue: Museums, Monuments, & Race
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Advancing Diverse Representation in News
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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AI and Great Power Competition
Mar 19, 2021
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
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AI and the Post Work World
Mar 18, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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AI Will Not Solve Your Nazi Problem
Alt Financing for a Cash-Based/Strapped Industry
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Amplifying Athlete Voices Off the Court
Amy Webb Launches 2021 Emerging Tech Trend Report
Anthropology as a Crucial Frame for Change
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Aquaculture, Food Systems and Climate Change
Mar 16, 2021
10:30am – 11:30am CT
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Aravrit: Joining Letters, Ideas and People
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Are We the Smartest Kids on the Block?
Mar 19, 2021
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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ARRAY Crew – Disruption Through Diversity
Art House Distribution in the Age of COVID
Audience Wild West: Insurgent Categories Redefining Marketing
Avatars for Virtual Reality
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Beating Backlash Against BIPOC Womxn Professionals
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Behind China’s Great Firewall: Tech, Culture, & UX
Behind the Lens with Rising Cinematographers
The Best and Worst Advice I’ve Ever Heard
The Best Practices of the Worst People
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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A Better Future for Black-owned Businesses
A Better Future for Black-owned Businesses
Presented by:
Bristol Myers Squibb
Mar 18, 2021
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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Beyond Bias, Moving the Industry into Action
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Beyond the Binge: Developing Original Content '21
Beyond the Gender Binary
Mar 19, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Beyond the Tank: Investing in Your Community
A Black Wall Street for Education
Mar 17, 2021
8:00pm – 9:00pm CT
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The Boardroom to the Moon: Repairing our Planet
Mar 18, 2021
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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Brazil's Startup Scene: 12 Unicorns in Only 3 Years!
Breaking the Sonic Color Line
Build Cloud-Connected AR/VR Apps in 15-Min or Less
Build Great Brand Partnerships, Don’t Clout Chase
Building a Future Mobility Region
Building a Future Mobility Region
Presented by:
Michigan House
Mar 19, 2021
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Building Digital Trust in a Transformed World
Building Equity In Startup Communities
Mar 16, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Business Leaders Against the Death Penalty
Mar 18, 2021
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
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By All, for All: Citizen Science to Reveal Cosmos
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Can 5G Transform the Live Music Experience?
Mar 19, 2021
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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Can COVID Data Help Us Achieve Health Equity?
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 10:50am CT
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Can Decentralized Organizations Exist?
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Can Democracy Survive #FakeNews?
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 10:40am CT
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Cannabis: Essential for Mainstream Marketers
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Can Truth Please Stand Up?  Chasing Truth, Online
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Can VR Create Real Change?
Mar 18, 2021
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Caring for the Caregiver:  Are We Doing Enough?
Mar 18, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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The Case for Creating a Better Industry
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Celebrities Redefining Cannabis Entrepreneurship
The Chainsmokers on Launching MANTIS VC
Mar 16, 2021
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
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Changing the Narrative Around Racial Injustice
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Chasing Equity: Quantifying An Inclusive Future
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Chiquis on the Importance of Investing in Yourself
The Climate Crisis & American Cities
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Community Investment Makes Cents for Businesses
Mar 19, 2021
10:00am – 10:30am CT
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Content Moderation: Beyond Take-Down/Leave-Up
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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A Conversation with Desus Nice and The Kid Mero
A Conversation with Icons Queen Latifah and LL COOL J
A Conversation with Michael Lewis
Mar 18, 2021
10:00am – 10:30am CT
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A Conversation with Noah Hawley and Andrew Bird
A Conversation with Taraji P. Henson
Mar 17, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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COVID-19: The New Reality
Mar 17, 2021
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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CreaTech UK: Where Creativity Meets Technology
CreaTech UK: Where Creativity Meets Technology
Presented by:
Department for International Trade (DIT) – UK
Mar 18, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Creating Organic Buzz in a Socially Distant World
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Creative Machines: AI & The Future of Design and Media
Creativity for Survival
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Debunking Cloud Myths for a Better Tomorrow
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Design for our Changing Times
Mar 17, 2021
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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Designing the Hyperloop Passenger Experience
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Developing World-Building Games Amid A Pandemic
Diversifying Tech
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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@Doctor @Patient: Healthcare Trends on Twitter
Mar 18, 2021
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
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Documenting the Black Lives Matter Protests
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Driving Action & Advocacy Through Online Community
Driving Innovation Through Emerging Tech with HBO
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The Efficient Global Licensing of Music
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Emerging to Mainstream: Africa's Newfound Success
ENCORE: Amy Webb Launches 2021 Emerging Tech Trend Report
ENCORE: Melinda Gates + Kelly Corrigan Talk Big Change
Mar 20, 2021
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
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ENCORE: NASA-JPL & the Search for Life in the Universe
ENCORE: Scandinavia: Re-Thinking Mobility, Munch & Green Biz
ENCORE: Scandinavia: Re-Thinking Mobility, Munch & Green Biz
Presented by:
City of Oslo, Oslo Business Region
Mar 20, 2021
5:30pm – 6:00pm CT
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ENCORE: The Chainsmokers on Launching MANTIS VC
Envision A World of Design Without White Supremacy
Ethical Startups That Don't Monetize Your Data
Every Company Needs to Become a Software Company
Evolving the Gaming Industry with CouRage & Loaded
Exploding Opera - When Opera Meets Immersive Tech
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Fan & Band Interaction in Livestream & XR
Female-Founded Startups: The COVID-19 Effect
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Fighting Unconscious Bias in AI with Diversity
Fighting Unconscious Bias in AI with Diversity
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Deloitte Consulting LLP
Mar 18, 2021
8:00pm – 9:00pm CT
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Filling a Trillion Dollar Gap in the Market
Finance & Sustainability / Finance and Tech
Finance & Sustainability / Finance and Tech
Presented by:
City of Oslo, Oslo Business Region, and Hydro
Mar 18, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Finding Balance: From O-Line to Pandemic Frontline
Mar 17, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Finding Fuel and Support In the First Shecession
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Flawed Finance: Collaborative Journalism Exposes Global Finance’s Inequities
For a Life-Saving Nonprofit, AI is a Game-Changer
For Brands Who Want To Help Us Be Free
Mar 16, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Forget Fear: The Tactics Marketers Need Now
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Forging a New Social Contract for Big Tech
For the Culture: A Recommitment to the Consumer
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Future of Climate Innovation
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Future of Emotion AI & The Empathy Economy
The Future of Monetizing IP and Digital Content
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Future of Music and Gaming Partnerships
Mar 17, 2021
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
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The Future of Retail and Online Shopping
Mar 16, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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The Future of the North American Soccer Experience
Future-Proof Career Strategies
Mar 18, 2021
10:30am – 11:00am CT
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Gamer Therapy
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Gene Editing: The Biotech Revolution of our Times
Getting Life Back: Making Research Work for You!
Getting Life Back: Making Research Work for You!
Presented by:
DHS Science and Technology
Mar 18, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm CT
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Grandma is an Influencer: Seniors on Social Media
Mar 19, 2021
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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Healthcare Amid COVID: Virtual Support & Advocacy
Healthcare Amid COVID: Virtual Support & Advocacy
Presented by:
Bristol Myers Squibb
Mar 19, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Hemp Forward: Regulation and Free Market Collide
Hemp Forward: Regulation and Free Market Collide
Presented by:
High Grade Hemp Seed
Mar 17, 2021
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Hi, I’m Dave.
Mar 18, 2021
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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Holograms Are Here: Transforming Music and Arts
How a Video Game Changed How We Talk to Patients
Mar 17, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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How Europe Scales Up Great Startups
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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How Film Commissions Shape Creative Industry Policy
How to Create a Content Moderation Court
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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How to Disrupt Billion Dollar Industries
Mar 16, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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How To Not Let the 2020 Crises Go to Waste
Mar 18, 2021
2:30pm – 3:00pm CT
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How to Secure the Bag in Uncertain Times
How We Ensure Equity in Cannabis Policy
Mar 16, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Immunized: COVID 19 and the Race for a Vaccine
Mar 17, 2021
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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Impact Global VOD: Films Free for Good
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Impacts of Activism
Mar 16, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Indigenous Peoples Hold the Key to Saving Earth
Mar 16, 2021
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
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Injecting Artists Into the Startup Ecosystem
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Innovative Wood: Taking on Climate Change
Mar 18, 2021
10:00am – 10:30am CT
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Interactive Media: Addressing Civil Rights & Race
Intersectionality and Design for Responsible AI
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Keynote: Charles Yu in Conversation with Lisa Ling
Mar 19, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Keynote: Priya Parker with Anand Giridharadas
Mar 20, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Keynote: Sec. Pete Buttigieg in Conversation with Jonathan Capehart
Keynote: Stacey Abrams in Conversation with N.K. Jemisin
Mar 16, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Keynote: Willie Nelson in Conversation with Andy Langer
Mar 17, 2021
1:00pm – 2:00pm CT
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Late Night Girls Club: Samantha Bee & Amber Ruffin
Laurieann Gibson on Tapping Into Your Creative Vision
Leading Safely + Motivating Empathetically
Mar 17, 2021
10:00am – 11:00am CT
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Lessons from the Front Lines of Virtual Production
Life is 3D, Media Needs to Follow Suit
Mar 18, 2021
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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Live Music in Venues: What’s Next?
Living on Mars, Beyond Surviving
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Lunar Village: The Future of Space Exploration
Lunar Village: The Future of Space Exploration
Presented by:
Texas A&M University
Mar 19, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm CT
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Making Boats Fly With AI and Culture at the Helm
Making $ in Music Licensing in a Changing World
Making the World Dance Together Through Covid-19
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
Mar 19, 2021
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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Measure Twice, Cut Once: China-US Tech Connections
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:00am CT
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The Medium and The Message: Revolution in Music
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Melinda Gates + Kelly Corrigan Talk Big Change
Mar 18, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Music’s Limitless Variations
Music Technology Elevator Pitch Session
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NASA-JPL & the Search for Life in the Universe
Mar 16, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Navigating Accelerated Change in Music Industry
A New Digital Humanism: Art + Tech + Policy
Mar 16, 2021
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
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A New Space Age: The Virtual Collective Experience
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The New York Times Climate Debate
Mar 19, 2021
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Opening Remarks: Befriending the Breath
Mar 16, 2021
10:00am – 10:30am CT
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Overcoming Bias in a Limited Capital Industry
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Pandemic Pivots: Community-Driven Innovation
Mar 20, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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The Pandemic’s Hottest Concert Series
Pass the Rock: Sports, Music, Work, & Equality
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Path Forward for Cannabis Legalization Nationwide
Patient-Centricity Reduces Healthcare Inequality
Mar 19, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Performing for New XR Audiences
Mar 20, 2021
12:00pm – 1:00pm CT
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The Perils of De-Platforming
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Perspectives on Clinical Trial Diversity
Perspectives on Clinical Trial Diversity
Presented by:
Bristol Myers Squibb
Mar 16, 2021
3:00pm – 3:30pm CT
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Pivot to Growth: The Business of Experience
Mar 17, 2021
10:00am – 11:00am CT
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Postcards for Democracy: A Collective Art Demo
Postpartum Probability: Maternal Health Justice
Mar 19, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Producing Unscripted Content in an Uncertain World
Progress Starts With Us: Access and Inclusion For All
Mar 16, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Protecting Whistleblowers from the Espionage Act
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Psychedelics: Rewiring Mental Health Care
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:20am CT
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Psychology in Architectural Design
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Pulse on Trust and Global Health
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 10:40am CT
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Pushing our Bodies and Minds Beyond the Limits
Pushing our Bodies and Minds Beyond the Limits
Presented by:
Texas A&M University
Mar 19, 2021
3:00pm – 4:10pm CT
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The Quest Effect: Inside VR's Next Chapter
Quick Pivot in Cannabis Reimagines Retail for All
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Raising the Bar: Accelerating Diversity in Music
Mar 19, 2021
3:00pm – 4:10pm CT
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Reimagine, Reboot, Retool: Healthcare Post-COVID
Mar 19, 2021
3:55pm – 4:55pm CT
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Reimagining Audio for an Electric Vehicle Future
Mar 17, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Reimaging Care: The Intersection of Tech & Touch
Mar 18, 2021
10:30am – 11:00am CT
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Reimagining Entertainment Through Mobile Gaming
Reinventing the Telethon for the Digital Generation
Mar 19, 2021
11:00am – 11:30am CT
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Relational Design
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Rise of Volumetric Video in PR and Marketing
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Scandinavia: Re-Thinking Mobility, Munch & Green Biz
Scandinavia: Re-Thinking Mobility, Munch & Green Biz
Presented by:
City of Oslo, Oslo Business Region
Mar 19, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Secrets To Inclusivity: Work With The Messy Middle
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Section 230 and the Future of Internet Censorship
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Sex & Politics: Dating Through A Decade
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Shared Space: A Conversation About XR Public Art
Soundtracks: Out of the Box
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Space Gold Rush
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Spotify Artist & Label Workshop
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Startups That Are Re-Thinking the Future of Belonging
STARZ’S “POWER” UNIVERSE COLLIDES
The State of Black Entrepreneurship
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Stepping into Space: The ISS Experience
Mar 19, 2021
12:00pm – 12:30pm CT
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Streaming and Discovering Indie Music in 2021
Creating Change Through an Authentic Partnership
Mar 16, 2021
6:00pm – 7:00pm CT
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The Surveillance Economy & the Future of Privacy
A Survival Guide to Alternative Film Distribution
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Taking Films From Seed to Screen: Vanishing Angle
Taking it to the Streets: Homelessness in Cities
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:00am CT
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Tech-Enabled Health Solutions and Patient Outcomes
Mar 16, 2021
10:30am – 11:00am CT
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The Thrilling Potential of SexTech
Mar 17, 2021
10:30am – 11:00am CT
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Time Machines, Museums and the Future of the Past
To a Century and Beyond!
To a Century and Beyond!
Presented by:
Energizing Health
Mar 18, 2021
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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Torkwase Dyson: Black Compositional Thought
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Understanding the Motivation Behind Extremism
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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The Urgency For an Equitable Cannabis Industry
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Video Games & the Future of Entertainment
Mar 20, 2021
12:30pm – 1:00pm CT
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Wake Up to Digital's Second Reawakening!
Mar 16, 2021
2:00pm – 2:30pm CT
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The Way Forward for Artists
Mar 16, 2021
11:30am – 12:00pm CT
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We Want Live Shows Again! Concerts in a Post-COVID World
What Can DNA Tell us About our Future?
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Who Controls the Past: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Mar 16, 2021
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
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Who on Earth should Govern Space?
Who on Earth should Govern Space?
Presented by:
Texas A&M University
Mar 18, 2021
9:00pm – 10:00pm CT
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Why Do We Fear Innovation?
Why Do We Fear Innovation?
Presented by:
Leaps by Bayer and Tech Open Air
Mar 17, 2021
3:00pm – 4:10pm CT
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Why E-bike Startups Will Change The World
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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Women: Bearing the Impact of COVID-19 Globally
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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XR at a Crossroads: Maintaining Empathy
Mar 16, 2021
10:15am – 11:10am CT
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