SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 142 143 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 B SXSW Accelerator: Innovative World 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 "Innovative World Tech- nologies" 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. Brian Singerman, Renata Akhunova, Tim Rowe Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon C Cause-Tech Startups: The Opportunity in Good If you're interested in using your skills to help communities, you've got an idea for a social cause startup or you'd like to invest in something that drives change—join Mozilla, Code for America, Kapor Center and others for a discussion on technology for social change. Dana Oshiro, Diane Tate, Nicole Sanchez Panel • Intermediate • #causetech 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon D SXSW Accelerator: Health 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 "Health 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 the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Lisa Suennen, Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld, Laurie Segall Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon E Ireland@SXSW 2014 Why is Ireland the home of so many amazing startups? Come and check out why Forbes magazine recently named Ireland as the best startup ecosystem in Europe. Drop in to watch this year's batch of the coolest startups at SXSW, see them pitch to a panel of industry experts and venture capitalists. Enjoy some food and learn about Ireland's ecosystem for startups. Pitch Event • Advanced • #Ireland 5:00 PM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices A Playbook for the New Chief Innovation Officer As company leaders face diminishing returns on cost-saving and margin enhance- ment initiatives, many are committing to deliver significant growth from innovation. Without a clear innovation strategy, these companies will struggle. "A Playbook for the New Chief Innovation Officer" will introduce an approach for innovation executives to successfully define and execute their growth strategies. Bill Poston Solo • Intermediate • #CINOPlaybk 5:00 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 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon B SXSW Accelerator: Innovative World 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 "Innovative World Tech- nologies" 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. Brian Singerman, Renata Akhunova, Tim Rowe Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon C For Good & Profit: Impact Entrepreneurship FTW Over the past few years we have seen a tremendous rise in social good for-profit en- terprises. This panel will offer resources and advice for aspiring social good entrepre- neurs, based on panelists' own experience founding, running, and investing in social good startups, as well as examine why we're seeing this boom and what the future of social enterprise might look like. Rachael Chong, Seth Bannon, Tabreez Verjee Panel • Intermediate • #4Good 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon D SXSW Accelerator: Health 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 "Health 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 the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Lisa Suennen, Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld, Laurie Segall Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon E Ireland@SXSW 2014 Why is Ireland the home of so many amazing startups? Come and check out why Forbes magazine recently named Ireland as the best startup ecosystem in Europe. Drop in to watch this year's batch of the coolest startups at SXSW, see them pitch to a panel of industry experts and venture capitalists. Enjoy some food and learn about Ireland's ecosystem for startups. Pitch Event • Intermediate • #Ireland SUNDAY, MARCH 9 9:30 AM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices ATI/Silicon Hills Austin Startup Pitch Competition Austin Technology Incubator and Silicon Hills News are teaming up for a pitch compe- tition. We're looking for Austin startups with the idea and team to attract investors, who can also tell the kind of story that attracts media attention. Gary Forni, Laurence Patrick Noonan, Monique Maley, Susan Lahey Pitch Event • Intermediate • #PitchComp 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon AB SXSW Accelerator: Enterprise & Big Data 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 "Enterprise and Big Data Technologies" category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas on Sunday, March 9. A winner for each cat- egory will be selected the evening SXSW Accelerator Awards Ceremony. Bob Metcalfe, Brad King, David S Rose, Scott Weiss Pitch Event • Intermediate • #sxswaccel 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon C Brave Broken World: The Death of VC As We Know It Welcome to venture capital, an industry where the median venture investment loses money on funded startups, yet exercises nearly all control over which creative tech ideas see the light of day. In this talk, Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO of FundersClub, will reveal the historical performance of VC firms and discuss how the industry needs to reinvent itself. Alex Mittal Solo • Beginner • #futureofvc 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon D Brazilian Startup Ecosystem Introduction Steady growth, political and economical stability, along with social inclusion and de- velopment have helped Brazil achieve new world status beyond its long-standing fame as a vast and bountiful land. In this session you'll gain insights into Brazil's exciting new trend towards innovation and learn how you can participate from a panel of experts from the government, investment and startup sectors. Panel • Intermediate • #ECOBrazil FESTIVAL SESSIONS