SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 140 141 SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival STARTUP VILLAGE HILTON DOWNTOWN, LEVEL 4: 500 E 4TH STREET; AUSTIN CHAMBER: 535 E 5TH STREET 11:00 AM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Future of Education for Austin Technology As Austin and the tech industry grows, how will our local schools (K-16+) adapt their education to the needs of the workforce and the city? This session will cover supply and demand, government regulations and policies that are impeding our education system's ability to be more nimble, and a review of trends like MOOCs, Early and Dual College, and new software like campus2careers. Don Christian, Nathan Green Panel • Intermediate • #ITandEDU 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon A SXSW Accelerator: Social Technologies This pitch event is a platform to allow early-stage startups to pitch their product and/ or services to industry experts. Eight companies within the "Social Technologies" cat- egory will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of those eight will return on day two—Sunday, March 9. A winner for each category will be selected that evening during the SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Don Dodge, John Malloy, Kevin Carter, Maria Thomas, Harry McCracken Pitch Event • #sxswaccel 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon B SXSW Accelerator: Enterprise & Big Data Technologies This event allows early-stage startups to pitch their product and/or services to indus- try experts. Eight companies within the "Enterprise & Big Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of those eight will return on day two—Sunday, March 9. A winner for each category will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Chip Hazard, Chris Dannen, Garry Tan, Mohanjit Jolly, Paige Craig Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon C Avoid Stagnation: Acceleration Trumps Incubation! This session will discuss the pros and cons of accelerators versus incubators and the impact these programs can have on your company and community. You will walk away knowing which resources, programming and mentality each program needs to offer to create a vibrant ecosystem that encourages entrepreneurs to accelerate their learning and growth instead of incubating failure. Dane Stangler, Fiona Murray Dual • Advanced • #Growth 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon D SXSW Accelerator: Wearable Technologies This pitch event is a platform to allow early-stage startups to pitch their product and/ or services to industry experts. Eight companies within the "Wearable Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of those eight will return on day two—Sunday, March 9. A winner for each cat- egory will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Casper de Clercq, Sonny Vu, Thomas Ball, Uri Minkoff, Laurie Segall Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon E Startup Opportunity Evaluation The authors of The Smarter Startup present a conceptual framework called The POEM Framework for evaluating ideas against a matrix of known reasons for startup success and failure. This open source framework leverages knowledge from both academia and the real world, enabling entrepreneurs to better evaluate opportunities and inves- tors to better judge startups for investment purposes. Neal Cabage, Sonya Zhang Dual • Intermediate • #smartstart 12:30 PM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Startup Grind What Makes Austin a Startup Hub Startup Grind presents three diverse views of what makes Austin a more successful startup town than some larger cities. The panel will present perspectives from the City of Austin, an economic development consultant from TIP Strategies and the CEO of Stormpulse, a tech company that relocated to Austin. Andi Gillentine, Jim Butler, Jon Roberts, Matt Wensing Panel • Intermediate • #startupatx 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon A SXSW Accelerator: Social Technologies The "Social Technologies" category includes technologies that enable personal con- nections. This category includes new and interesting uses, cases, products and ser- vices that push the boundaries of how we find, follow and share our lives with others. Don Dodge, John Malloy, Kevin Carter, Maria Thomas, Harry McCracken Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon B SXSW Accelerator: Enterprise & Big Data Technologies This event allows early-stage startups to pitch their product and/or services to indus- try experts. Eight companies within the "Enterprise & Big Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of those eight will return on day two—Sunday, March 9. A winner for each category will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Chip Hazard, Chris Dannen, Garry Tan, Mohanjit Jolly, Paige Craig Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon C Startup Sales in the 21st Century What do you do when your customer knows more about the competition than you? In this session, Matthew Bellows of Yesware and Sanober Mukadam of Groupon will offer startup founders and executives a clear and actionable picture of how successful salespeople and buyers work together in the 21st century. Matthew Bellows, Sanober Mukadam Dual • Intermediate • #salestoday 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon D SXSW Accelerator: Wearable Technologies This pitch event is a platform to allow early-stage startups to pitch their product and/ or services to industry experts. Eight companies within the "Wearable Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of those eight will return on day two—Sunday, March 9. A winner for each cat- egory will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Casper de Clercq, Sonny Vu, Thomas Ball, Uri Minkoff, Laurie Segall Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon E Staying Ahead of the Consumption Behavior Curve Let's discuss the evolving consumption behaviors of today's consumer and how brands are keeping up with a progressive digital audience. We'll also go into how brands have (and haven't) been able to keep up, what other trends consumers are forcing brands to explore, and what content creators need to do to stay ahead of the consumption curve. Sponsored by McMurry/TMG. Andrew Hanelly, Tina Kelly Dual • Intermediate • #stayahead 3:30 PM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Austin As Global Entrepreneur Landing Pad US market entry can be difficult for all entrepreneurs, both US citizens and foreigners. Four international entrepreneurs that entered the US market through Austin versus Silicon Valley will share stories. What made market entry easier? Using experiences in launching startups in US, Mexico, and Chile, Kevin Koym, Founder of TechRanch, will moderate this panel Jae Lee, Jerry Tian, Kevin Koym, Ricardo Jimenez Panel • Beginner • #ATXLanding 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon A SXSW Accelerator: Entertainment & Content Technologies This event is a platform to allow early-stage startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry experts. Eight companies within the "Entertainment & Content Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of those eight will return on day two Sunday, March 9. A winner for each category will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Harry McCracken, Jon Callaghan, Karin Klein, Kay Koplovitz, Ralph Simon Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel FESTIVAL SESSIONS