SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 108 109 SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival GLOBAL IMPACT & POLICY AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER, LEVEL 3: 500 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET 11:00 AM ACC: Room 10ab The LOLs of Nations: Understanding Global Memes Memes have helped citizens around the world express political support and dissent. From the meme that helped a cat run for office in Mexico, to the goats that parodied Obama's visit to Uganda, to the Myanmar kitten that people used to protest the cost of cellphone service. What are the barriers for cross cultural memes to spread, and what is special about the ones that do? Come learn more! Andres Monroy-Hernandez, Ben Valentine, Elena Agapie, Katy Pearce Panel • Intermediate • #LOLnations 11:00 AM ACC: Room 5abc It's Not About Tech: Hack the Bureaucracy Bringing geeks into government won't make a difference if they can't crack the code on bureaucracies. Innovators embrace constraints—technical, temporal &resource. Once you understand government constraints, change becomes easier, if not easy. Bringing your tech ninja skills to government can be great, if you come with eyes wide open. Jed Sundwall, Richard Boly Core Conversation • Intermediate • #BureauHack 11:00 AM ACC: Room 6ab Citizen Dicks: Solving Murders with Social Media In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the subReddit group /r/findbos- tonbombers was launched, tossing a dragnet across the Internet and catching both good and bad information in the process. The ability of normal citizens to help gather information was undeniable. How are citizen detectives using the Internet and social media find murderers and missing children? Bill Jensen, Michelle McNamara Dual • Intermediate • #crimesolve 11:00 AM ACC: Room 9abc Companies, Non-Profits & the Future of Impact RYOT News, CrowdRise and (RED) are setting the standard for collaboration between for-profits and non-profits in the social entrepreneurship space, and how incredibly important it is for leveraging and scaling impact. Bryn Mooser, Chrysi Philalithes, Robert Wolfe Panel • Intermediate • #npoimpact 12:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab Energy Hacks: The Next Wave of a Negawatt Economy Better data and social reinforcement are unlocking low-hanging fruit for energy ef- ficiency at the residential level, but much greater opportunities for substantial gains exist in commercial and industrial applications. Where are the next big pockets of energy savings and how will we access them? Brittany Heyd, Craig Isakow, Grant Allen, Roderick Morris Panel • Advanced • #energyhack 12:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc Beyond Voter Reg: How to Engage the New Citizen Explore some of the challenges RockTheVote and other voter registration groups en- countered in the 2012 cycle as well as results from their Online Voter Registration (OVR) tests run with the State Board of Elections in CA, NV, and WA. The session will also discuss why online voter registration should be the perfect example of a public- private partnership. Gayatri Bhalla, Heather Smith Core Conversation • Intermediate • #votenow 12:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab Assets in Web 2.0: How to Kick Philanthropic A@! Needs-based asset mapping is revolutionizing the way we get resources where they're needed most in the community. By focusing on the needs of non-profits in our com- munities and making that information readily available via a centralized searchable location online, we can make smarter decisions about where we donate. Joshua Vaughan Solo • Intermediate • #dontwaste 12:30 PM ACC: Room 9abc The Original Gangsters of Crowdfunding Learn secrets of the trade from the organizations that have been doing crowdfunding the longest—charity: water, Donors Choose, Kiva and Global Giving. Combined, these brands have raised hundreds of millions of dollars online through a unique approach to grassroots fundraising. Leading this panel will be the marketing and product leads from four of the world's most innovative non-profit organizations. Katherine Woo, Katie Bisbee, Kevin Conroy, Paull Young Panel • Advanced • #crowdfund 3:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab Design Thinking to Bring Water for All Over the next twenty years in India, an estimated 220 million people will move from the countryside to cities with many resettling in urban slums. With migration comes increased demand for clean drinking water. How can the smart use of connectivity, sensors and cloud services help meet this demand? Gaurav Bhushan, Jennifer Lee Fuqua Dual • Intermediate • #designh20 3:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc Co-Creation by Design: Asia, Women & Innovation This session offers insights into the new patterns and new ways of thinking that is be- ing created and applied in the world's largest and fastest growing economy. See the Asia & Innovation from the perspective of two powerhouse women in Asia and learn about how as businesses, entrepreneurs and investors, you can engage the region and be a part of its future. Bernise Ang, Grace Clapham Core Conversation • Intermediate • #asiawomen 3:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab Humanizing Technology & Using Innovation for Good How do you make technology emotional and innovative-cool at the same time? By developing the technology to its full potential before any big idea comes along. This discussion will look at how Finch and Reactive created a social-media driven robotic arm that got over 32,000 people to sign a petition online. Attendees will be able to interact with the robot. Emad Tahtouh, Tim Buesing Dual • Intermediate • #SXSWArm 3:30 PM ACC: Room 9abc How Technology Fuels Social Change How does technology fuel social change? Panelists Jill Iscol, educator, activist, edu- cator and author of Hearts on Fire: Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action, Leila Janah, Founder and CEO founder of Samasource, and Josh Nesbit, Co-Founder and CEO of Medic Mobile, will discuss how technology has changed and enhanced activism. Jill Iscol, Josh Nesbit, Leila Janah, Lisa Weinert Panel • Intermediate • #fuelchange 5:00 PM ACC: Room 10ab The Shareable City: Tech Transforming Urban Life Modern cities are crowds of strangers, making city life less fulfilling and secure. In this session, Founders John Zimmer and Joe Gebbia, of Lyft and Airbnb will join Tomio Geron of Forbes to explore how peer-to-peer platforms are making cities safer, more resilient, and more connected; and how the sharing economy is beginning to turn cities back into villages using the power of social networks. Doug MacMillan, John Zimmer, Joseph Gebbia Panel • Intermediate • #ShareCity 5:00 PM ACC: Room 5abc How to Beat the Man (without Becoming the Man) Across the country, disruptors like Uber and Airbnb fight entrenched industries with politicians in their back pocket. A bipartisan duo who have led innovators through some of the most high-profile David vs Goliath battles in tech, Maura Corbett and Patrick Ruffini will lay out a playbook for how disruptors can beat The Man (without becoming The Man). Maura Corbett, Patrick Ruffini Core Conversation • Intermediate • #BeatTheMan FESTIVAL SESSIONS