SXSW 2022 Schedule

2022 Sponsors

Track: Startups

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The $5T Opportunity: Gender Parity in Tech

Mar 15, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

#TikTokMadeBuyIt: Small Business Edition

Mar 11, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

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All About Equity: Future-Proof Your Organization

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 9ABC

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Be Human: Differentiate Your Product with Service

Mar 11, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

Black Investors Breaking Down Investment Barriers

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

Black in Web3: Now and the Future

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Blitzscaling in Unconventional Industries

Mar 13, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Brant Cooper Book Signing

Mar 11, 2022

5:15pm – 6:00pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 10C

Bridging the Gap for Diverse Entrepreneurs

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

Building a Unicorn in Texas

Mar 15, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Building the Sustainable Startups of the Future

Mar 13, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

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Celebrity as Investor

Mar 14, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Creating The Motown of Venture Capital

Mar 12, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

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Deaf Entrepreneurs: Stories that Change Perception

Mar 13, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

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Entrepreneurs Meet Up

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Austin Marriott Downtown, Room 402

European Business Collaboration Meet Up

Mar 12, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 408

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Fairness for Black, Latinx & Female Entrepreneurs

Mar 11, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Presented by

P&G Ventures

Featured Session: Accidental Entrepreneurs: Embracing Imperfection to Unlock Scale

Mar 13, 2022

2:00pm – 3:00pm CT

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Online Event, Channel 2

Presented by

Bala

Featured Session

Featured Session: Accidental Entrepreneurs: Embracing Imperfection to Unlock Scale

Mar 12, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Austin Convention Center, Ballroom D

Presented by

Bala

Featured Session

Featured Session: Chasing Moonshots & Bringing the Future to Today

Mar 13, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

Featured Session

Featured Session: Decades Not Days: Investing & Entrepreneurship

Mar 14, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

Featured Session

Featured Session: How to Solve the Founder Opportunity Gap

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

Featured Session

Featured Session: How to Solve the Founder Opportunity Gap

Mar 13, 2022

12:00pm – 1:00pm CT

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Online Event, Channel 2

Featured Session

Featured Session: Less Talk, More Tools for an Inclusive Workforce

Mar 14, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

Featured Session

Featured Session: Less Talk, More Tools for an Inclusive Workforce

Mar 15, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Online Event, Channel 2

Featured Session

Featured Session: Web3, NFT, Metaverse! 3 Easy Steps To Get Started

Mar 12, 2022

12:00pm – 1:00pm CT

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Online Event, Channel 2

Featured Session

Featured Session: Web3, NFT, Metaverse! 3 Easy Steps To Get Started

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

Featured Session

Featured Session: Women Building and Funding Healthcare Unicorns

Mar 15, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

Featured Session

The Future of AI Audio, Avatars, & Robots

Mar 15, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

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Game Industry Investments: Opportunities & Challenges

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

Global Supply Chain Crisis: Implications for Startups

Mar 14, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

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How to Grow Your Brand in the Ever-Shifting Digital Landscape

Mar 11, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

How to Reduce ROI by 35%: Exclude Diverse Founders

Mar 11, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

How to Succeed in Building Local & Regional Supply Chains

Mar 14, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

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Investing in the Growth of the Cannabis Industry

Mar 14, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 400-402

The Investor Role in Community Oriented Solutions

Mar 11, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

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John A. List Book Signing

Mar 15, 2022

3:45pm – 4:45pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 10C

Justice Tech for All

Mar 12, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

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Lessons: From Launch to a Multi-Billion-Dollar Deal

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C

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Maëlle Gavet Book Signing

Mar 12, 2022

3:45pm – 4:45pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 10C

Making Magic: How Startups Work With Large Corporates

Mar 12, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Maximizing Small Business Engagement in Cannabis

Mar 15, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A

Mentor Session: Aaron Sweat (Humboldt Social)

Mar 11, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Aasim Hasan (Moneta Ventures)

Mar 11, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Aileen Horgan (Vanta)

Mar 14, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Angela Wallace (Angela Wallace Impact Agency)

Date TBA

Venue TBA

Mentor Session: Apurva Chitnis

Mar 13, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Brandon Baraban (Koodos, Inc.)

Mar 13, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Darlene Fiske (S'Well The Agency)

Mar 11, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Ed Sattar (QuickStart Learning)

Mar 12, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Gregory Allen Nicholas (Tata Consulting Services)

Date TBA

Venue TBA

Mentor Session: Jad Esber (Koodos / Harvard Berkman Klein Centre)

Mar 15, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412

Mentor Session: Jane Westfall (Capital Factory)

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Jason Walker (Thrive HR Consulting)

Mar 12, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Jennifer Tacheff (Manifest Advisors LLC)

Mar 15, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412

Mentor Session: John Lilly (Lateral Capital)

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

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

Mar 15, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412

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

Date TBA

Venue TBA

Mentor Session: Kathryn Cartini (Chloe Capital)

Mar 14, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Kelsey August (Central Texas Angel Network)

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Kyle Warner (Songtradr)

Mar 15, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412

Mentor Session: Laurie Cercone (CTAN)

Mar 14, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Megumi Yoshinaga (SmartNews)

Mar 14, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Mike Riepen (Central Texas Angel Network)

Mar 13, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Nathan Beckord (Foundersuite)

Mar 15, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412

Mentor Session: Rashida Gayle (Twenty Six Entertainment)

Mar 14, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Rey Ramirez (Thrive HR Consulting)

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Sarah Endline (Harvard Business School)

Mar 15, 2022

2:30pm – 3:45pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 412

Mentor Session: Scott Issen (Future Founders)

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:45pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Mentor Session: Victoria Dominguez-Edington (Central Texas Angel Network)

Mar 14, 2022

4:00pm – 5:15pm CT

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JW Marriott, Brazos Room

Moneyballing Venture Capital

Mar 12, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

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The New Silicon Cities: Austin & Miami

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H

The Next Wave of Corporate-Startup Innovation

Mar 12, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

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Pet Tech and the Changing Pet-Owner Relationship

Mar 14, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Pitch Practice Meet Up

Mar 12, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 408

Pivoting Fearlessly: Startup to Global Enterprise

Mar 14, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C

The Power of "No": When to Stop, Pivot, & Sprint

Mar 12, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Power of Surf: How Wave Forecasting is Saving the World

Mar 13, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

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RAD Leadership & Endless Disruption

Mar 11, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 9ABC

Rethinking Recruitment: D&I in the Talent Pipeline

Mar 16, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Symphony Square Amphitheater

Presented by

Regions Bank

Rolling Up Your Sleeves: Investing Beyond Funding

Mar 11, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

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Solving the Black Founder Puzzle

Mar 13, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

The Space Economy for People, Planet, and... Texas

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 18CD

Startup Life: Aerospace Edition

Mar 13, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Startups and Government: Unlocking $4B in Funding

Mar 12, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Startups in the Global Creative Economy: Emerging Trends

Mar 13, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

Startups With Solutions

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

Strengthening the Innovation Ecosystem

Mar 11, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

Supporting Innovation for a World with Zero Hunger

Mar 15, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

SXSW Pitch- Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Voice Technologies

Mar 13, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch Award Ceremony

Mar 13, 2022

6:00pm – 7:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, 6th Floor

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch Enterprise and Smart Data

Mar 12, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch-Entertainment & Content Technology

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch-Extended Reality & Immersive Technology

Mar 12, 2022

5:30pm – 6:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch- Future of Work

Mar 13, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch-Health, Wearables and Wellbeing Technology

Mar 12, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch-Innovative World Technologies

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch- “Meet the Finalists”

Mar 14, 2022

10:00am – 12:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, 4th Floor

SXSW Pitch- Smart Cities, Transportation & Logistics

Mar 13, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

SXSW Pitch - Social & Culture Technology

Mar 12, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon DE

Presented by

SHOWTIME®

Synthetic Biology’s Major Pain Point: Scale

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

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Tortoise or Hare? Getting Product Dev Speed Right

Mar 12, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G

Transition on Tap

Mar 14, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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The LINE, Onyx Ballroom 1

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VC Creating Markets & Future Proofing Industries

Mar 11, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

Venture for Impact

Mar 13, 2022

1:00pm – 2:00pm CT

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Half Step

Presented by

Midwest House

Venturing Into New Territory: VC Ecosystems & Tech

Mar 12, 2022

10:00am – 11:00am CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 406

Presented by

PitchBook

The Voltage Effect

Mar 15, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Austin Convention Center, Room 9ABC

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Web3: Decentralization of Ownership, AI, & Economy

Mar 11, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F

WeRateDogs Live: Making Memes Your Career

Mar 14, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C

Why She Invested: Gems for Future FoodTech Founders

Mar 13, 2022

4:00pm – 5:00pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C

Women + Funding Meet Up

Mar 13, 2022

11:30am – 12:30pm CT

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Hilton Austin Downtown, Room 408

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Young Professionals: The Future is Us Meet Up

Mar 11, 2022

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

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Austin Marriott Downtown, Room 401

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