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11:00 AM Hilton: Salon D Ayrton Senna's Lesson for International Startups F1 champion Ayrton Senna once said, "when there is a gap, you commit or you come second. We're competing to win, not to come third or fourth." This winning attitude explains why almost all category killers, like Google and Facebook, are American. In this session, Dutch entrepreneur Michiel Frackers explains why international startups are getting better and how crowdfunding plays a huge role. Michiel Frackers Solo // Advanced // #sennastips 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon E Sex, Drugs and Bitcoin: Vice vs Virtue Investing Sex, drugs and Bitcoin. Sin funds are being reimagined for the digital age. Hear from two technology investors and from provocateur Cindy Gallop as they open up about the back room dealings of the VC world and whether one can attain virtue on a path littered with vice. Discussions on startup pitches, deals gone bad, and one-upmanship will shed light on the thin line between sin and salvation. Arjan Schütte, Cindy Gallop, Raj Ganguly Panel // Intermediate // #DrugSexBTC 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon FG SXSW Accelerator: Digital Health and Life Science 3 Presented by Oracle, this pitch event is a platform for early stage startups to pitch their product and/or service to industry experts. Three companies who have advanced from the previous day in the Health Technologies category will dazzle a live audience, judges and emcees with their ideas. A winner for each category will be announced at the evening SXSW Accelerator® Awards Ceremony. Brad King, Casper de Clercq Pitch Event // Intermediate // #sxswaccel 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon H Virtualization and Gamification of Global Commerce Our panel of experts will discuss how bringing global commerce into the virtual world and enhancing experiences with gamification will change the way companies interact with their clients. The development of programming in both the B2B and B2C arenas is changing rapidly and becoming top of mind. To Be Announced Panel // Advanced // #startup 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon J The Latin American Acceleration Scene Accelerators in Latin America are growing regionally while startups are going from one city to another to open new markets, get funding and learn the best prac- tices of the region. Arturo Galván and Pablo Salazar share their perspective on acceleration in the region and how Latin America is taking the first steps to build a successful ecosystem. Pablo Salazar, Patricia Galván Dual // Intermediate // #naranya 11:00 AM Hilton: Salon K Makers: Technology for Development and Innovation In our digital era, data is no longer monopolized by the government. With the new open data wave, digital innovators empower society by creating open tools that in- crease democracy and transparency. This panel will gather entrepreneurs, civil soci- ety members, FabLab innovators, and researchers to illustrate how technology can serve humanitarian development and social innovation. Erik Hersman, Kat Borlongan, Rand Hindi, Sename Koffi Agbodjinou Panel // Intermediate // #makers4D 12:30 PM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Forget the Glass Ceiling: Build a Biz Without One A new book, Forget the Glass Ceiling: Build Your Business Without One, takes a prac- tical look at the barriers women face in starting new businesses as well as examining ways over, under, around and through those barriers. Using the experiences of ten high-growth women entrepreneurs, author Geri Stengel, lays out the tactics that wom- en can use to inspire and achieve business success. Geri Stengel, Ruta Aidis PhD Core Conversation // Intermediate // #DWEN 12:30 PM Hilton: Room 400-402 1+ Many: The Power of Convening for Social Impact Even in a high-tech world, it can take people actually coming together to make things happen. Austin has proven this with incubators, accelerators and with gatherings like SXSW. In social impact, where companies create market value and also contribute to the social, eco and civic good, the power of convening becomes more relevant. Join experts and entrepreneurs for an engaged discussion. Erin Grey, Laura Kilcrease, Scott Collier, Steve Wanta Panel // Beginner // #socentsxsw 12:30 PM Hilton: Room 412 Distilling Your Selling Process to Seven Steps In business, nothing happens until someone sells something: an idea, a product, a service. Professional and effective selling is a specific and intentional process. Get the basics right and you have a strong platform to grow your business, add more key staff or get funding. This session will walk participants through the seven key steps to an effective selling process. Jim Martino, Jim Parker Dual // Intermediate // #sellonfire 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon A German Startup Engine: Travel and Mobility Germany is an international melting pot for startups, the creative scene, investors and innovation. We learned from the US and Asia, but kept our sense for ambition, sustainability, cultural values, and quality. Join the German Startup Engine for a tell- all and discover Germany's top five Travel/Mobility startups. Presented by: Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Berlin, Hamburg & North Rhine-Westphalia. Claire England, Sandeep Kumar Pitch Event // Intermediate // #GermanHaus 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon B How Universities Can Create More Startups This presentation will discuss the NYU Summer Launchpad program, a ten-week ac- celerator for graduating NYU student teams that provides them with the skills, re- sources, and connections they need to develop their startups into commercially viable ventures. After we give an overview of the program, two alumni of the NYU Summer Launchpad will share their experiences. Miriam Altman, Tlacael Esparza, To Be Announced Panel // Advanced // #startup 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon D The Innovation Revolution: Thinking Inside the Box What would happen if a company funded every new product idea from any employee, no questions asked? As an experiment, Adobe did exactly that. In this session, Mark Randall will share the discoveries Adobe made in creating Kickbox, the new innova- tion process that's already becoming an industry model for igniting innovation, and discuss why Adobe is open sourcing it. Mark Randall Solo // Advanced // #KickBox 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon E Disrupting the Venture Capital Landscape The current venture capital funding landscape is limited in geographic scope. Startups in California, Massachusetts, and New York receive 70 percent of venture capital fund- ing. Examine how non-traditional venture funds can play a role in expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs under-served by current models. Joshua Henderson, Lorrie Keating-Heinemann, Ray Leach, Terry Chase Hazell Panel // Advanced // #disruptvc 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon FG SXSW Accelerator: Innovative World Technologies 3 Presented by Oracle, this pitch event is a platform for early stage startups to pitch their product and/or service to industry experts. Three companies who have advanced from the previous day in the Innovative Technologies category will dazzle a live audience, judges and emcees with their ideas. A winner for each category will be announced at the evening SXSW Accelerator® Awards Ceremony. Benjamin Ling, Bob Metcalfe, Brad King, Justin Fishner-Wolfson Pitch Event // Intermediate // #sxswaccel STARTUP VILLAGE & BUSINESS HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN: 500 EAST 4 TH STREET; AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 535 EAST 5 TH STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival 209