SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 144 145 SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival STARTUP VILLAGE HILTON DOWNTOWN, LEVEL 4: 500 E 4TH STREET; AUSTIN CHAMBER: 535 E 5TH STREET 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon C Fortune 100 Meets Entrepreneur: Relationshipping How does a 160-year-old company embrace innovation and drive growth? Aetna Chairman and CEO Mark Bertolini and Pete Hudson, M.D., co-founder/CEO of Aet- na subsidiary iTriage, will share how perception can delay progress but innovation trumps all. Learn about the hurdles, the hiccups and the heroes who have helped create this successful partnership and what your company can do to reach your vision. Mark Bertolini, Pete Hudson Dual • Intermediate • #Fortune100 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon D SXSW Eco Startup Speed Pitches The event will feature three-minute presentations from the Finalists of the SXSW Eco Startup Showcase: AdBm Technologies, Bandwagon, Beyonic, California Safe Soils, Enervee, Faraday, Fluitec Wind, Framergy, GELI, GreenWizard, Librii, New Sky Energy, Portapure, SecureWaters, Sylvatex and Team Rubicon. Mitch Jacobson Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxsweco 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon E Nordic Startups Sharing Success Stories This panel will serve as a channel for the Nordic startups to pitch, not to investors but to like-minded people. Not only to sell their idea, but to coach and help others. You will hear about success stories of Nordic startups (Rovio, Spotify, Supercell) and enablers (Aalto Innovation University, Startup Sauna, Mobile Monday, FinnMob, Finpro). Spon- sored by Sensing Ltd. Peter Green, Peter Vesterbacka, Maria Ranka, Jostein Svendsen Panel • Advanced • #NordicNow 5:00 PM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Money Talks: Sources of Capital for Austin Firms An interactive session for entrepreneurs and business leaders who may need capital to start or spur the growth of your business. Venture capitalists , angels, crowdfund- ing, etc. all have different sources of capital with their own styles and requirements. Listen to what best matches your needs and ask questions. Laura Kilcrease, Bryan Allinson, Krishna Srinivasan, Rosa McCormick Panel • Intermediate • #MoneyTalks 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon AB SXSW Accelerator: Social Technologies This event allows early-stage startups to pitch their product and/or services to indus- try experts. Three companies that have advanced from the previous day within the "Social Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-em- cees with their ideas on Sunday, March 9. A winner for each category will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Benjamin Ling, Bob Metcalfe, Brad King, Christine Herron Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon C FutureHood: Crowdfunding Innovators in Real Estate Risk capital has brought huge innovation to tech for a generation. In contrast, the real estate industry has been run by those who think inside the box. Thanks to the JOBS Act, the real estate entrepreneur revolution is in full swing. Crowdfunding is pav- ing the way for the next wave of real estate, built by entrepreneurs who will literally change the world we live in—one building at a time. Neil Dipaola, Todd Dipaola Panel • Advanced • #FutureHood 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon D Fifty Shades of Creativity Animation legend Fred Seibert (Frederator Studios, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Hanna-Barbera) and Producer Dana Brunetti (House of Cards, Captain Phillips, Fifty Shades of Gray) join Fast Company Senior Writer Chuck Salter to share how they suc- cessfully navigate projects to the screen (tablet, smartphone, TV, movie, you name it), find an audience for their work, and develop young talent. Chuck Salter, Dana Brunetti, Fred Seibert Other • Intermediate • #SVFilm 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon E This Isn't Your Mom's Way of Raising a Round Just like your mother told you, venture capital doesn't grow on trees. But, it's not impossible to find either. Looking for venture capital can be daunting, which is why it's important to view the landscape and realize that the times… they are a-changin'. It's time to be more focused and targeted when it comes to seeking investors. Chris Golec, Stacey Bishop Dual • Intermediate • #vcfunding MONDAY, MARCH 10 9:30 AM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Culture & Business: How to Create Culture Envy Culture is what many business try to achieve, but it's something you can't buy. If you want the answers to how to create an office Culture that encourages your team, en- hances your brand, and motivates everyone to excel, you're ready for this panel. Busi- ness owners and managers from four extraordinarily successful companies in Austin will host a dialogue to equip your business for awesomeness. Eric Falcao, Kevin Kuske, Liz Elam, Matt Chasen Panel • Intermediate • #CultureNV 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon A HATCH Pitch Competition for Tech Startups Part 1 HATCH pitch is the revolutionary competition for tech startups making life better. Join our audience as finalists present their business plans and get feedback from corporate, angel, and venture investor judges. Finalists prepare with education and coaching from experts to refine their business models and presentations to make the best possible pitch. Come see the best of the best! John Frankel, Missy Krasner, Rami Essaid Pitch Event • Intermediate • #HATCHpitch 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon B Adrenaline : People : Social : Business Learn how to use crowdsourced employee input to outsmart your bigger, slower com- petitors. Celebrate your unique culture and use the latest technologies to find employ- ees that fit your vision. We'll explore how to build social into everyday tasks and how to use it to find new product ideas. Leave with a cheat sheet of tips for injecting social to the very heart of your startup and your culture. Panel • Intermediate • #Ibmsocbiz 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon C Reddit: You're Doing It Wrong Has your brand ever created an AMA for your CEO to answer softball questions, post- ed memes, or appeared on r/hailcorporate subreddit? This session is for you. You'll see Reddit marketing gone right and cringe-worthy moments we can laugh at and learn from. But mostly laugh at. TL;DR You're doing Reddit wrong, come to our panel to find out how to do it right. Garrett Tillman, Rohit Thawani Dual • Intermediate • #BadReddit 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon D Entrepreneuring Women Join DreamIt Ventures and a panel of successful women entrepreneurs for a discus- sion and an audience Q&A about the opportunities and challenges women in tech face. The panel will consist of women early-stage tech startup founders and be moder- ated by a leading female moderator and investor. Danielle Weinblatt, Jennifer Fleiss, Karen Griffith Gryga, Terry Chase Panel • Intermediate • #techwomen 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon E UK @ SXSW UK Demo Day will showcase 20 of the UK's best new technology ventures as they demo their products and look to meet potential partners, investors, clients and you. Come mix, mingle and meet those that lead the largest entrepreneurial community in Europe—UK startup companies. Breakfast and beverages will be provided! Pitch Event • Intermediate • #ukdemo FESTIVAL SESSIONS