The digital version of the SXSW V2V Guide is now available! Packed full of information, this guide is a must-read before leaving home, and a great resource on the ground.
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Cody Nystrom Melissa O'Mara Jay Odell Managing Director, SJF VENTURES VP, Collaborative Innovation, US Smart Cities, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC Director, Mid-Atlantic Marine Prog, Melissa O'Mara has 27 years of experience at Schneider Electric, IBM and Andersen Consulting. She is responsible for launching smart city innovation teams for selected US cities, enabling collaborative innovation across the city value chain and accelerating the evolution to the efficient, liveable, sustainable and resilient cities. IT vs Infrastructure in Developing the Smart City of the Future MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Jay leads The Nature Conservancy's Mid-Atlantic Seascape Team, advancing marine conservation science within a large patch of Planet Ocean that over 57 million people call home. A long career of inquiry and action across cultural and disciplinary borders informs current work to reveal, create and institutionalize new ocean knowledge and policy. Blue Tools: Inclusive Tech for Ocean Health WED, 10/9 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Cody is a Managing Director at SJF Ventures, a growth capital fund with $120M under management that provides equity to high growth, positive impact companies. She serves on advisory committees for Investors Circle,Virginia Commonwealth Energy Fund, Lighthouse Labs and the Venture Forward mentoring group at UVA, where she graduated summa cum laude. Startup Showcase: Social Impact TUE, 10/8 12:00PM, LEVEL 1, Ballroom BC Chris O'Connor VP, Strategy & Dev, Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure, IBM Chris O'Connor is the Vice President of Strategy and Development for the IBM Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure software division and a member of the IBM Technology Team that formulates IBM's technical roadmap. He has worked in the IT Industry for 20 years within IBM and at other industry software providers. IT vs Infrastructure in Developing the Smart City of the Future MON, 10/7 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Mary Catherine O'Connor Columnist, OUTSIDE MAGAZINE As an independent journalist, Mary covers the environment, travel, adventure sports and technology for leading publications including Outside, CBS Smart Planet, Smithsonian.com and the GreenBiz Group. As Outside Online's Adventure Ethics columnist, she focuses on the intersection of environment and recreation - specifically travel, public lands, energy and climate change. Sustainable Travel: Moving to an Industry Standard TUE, 10/8 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8AB Summer Rayne Oakes Founder, SUMMER RAYNE OAKES LLC Summer Rayne Oakes is a modelentrepreneur. She is the co-founder of Source4Style; author of Style, Naturally; and has created ecocollections with brands such as Payless, Portico Home, and Modo. Most recently she was featured in the Pirelli Calendar and was the muse behind the design of Toyota's Prius C. The Future of Fashion TUE, 10/8 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB George Oates Art Director, STAMEN DESIGN George has been working on the Internet since 1996. She was on the team that started Flickr, invented the Flickr Commons, redesigned Open Library at the Internet Archive and now finds herself the Art Director at Stamen Design, a San Franciscan company that specializes in visualizing data and making maps. Making Big Data Visible MON, 10/7 3:35PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite THE NATURE CONSERVANCY Alix Ogilvie Prog Manager, ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY Alix Ogilvie brings a strong background in community-based design and climate-related issues to her work with Architecture for Humanity, where she manages a number of programs and projects. She is a certified Safety Assessment Evaluator (Disaster Service Worker – Volunteer), a LEED AP, and a California licensed architect. Green STEM: Preparing the C21st Workforce WED, 10/9 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Constance Okollet Founding Member, CLIMATE WISE WOMEN Constance Okollet is the Chairperson of the Osukuru United Women's Network and one of the founding members of the Climate Wise Women. She is a peasant farmer from Tororo district in Eastern Uganda. Constance has addressed numerous international events, speaking on behalf of her community for climate change consciousness and climate justice. Climate Wise Women: Global Leadership from the Grassroots TUE, 10/8 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 6AB SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com 101