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12:30 PM ACC: Ballroom E How to Not Hire and Retain Employees of Color It's time for real talk in ethnic diversity. Speakers from major tech companies, startups and VCs will discuss awkward moments and racial microaggressions. 2014 saw the release of tech diversity numbers, and the shared theme was that there will be a lot of work to equalize the workforce. We'll discuss the pitfalls and successes in the effort. Let's push for companies that look like our nation. Ana Diaz-Hernandez, Aston Motes, Makinde Adeagbo, Ola Okelola Panel // Beginner // #moreofus 12:30 PM ACC: Ballroom F SXSW Daily Recap What are the top trending topics at SXSW Interactive over the last 24 hours? Which products, established companies and startups are gaining buzz – and which ones aren't. Attend the "SXSW Daily Recap" to hear industry experts discuss the event's most newsworthy speakers, stories, and emerging themes. To Be Announced Panel // Intermediate // #sxswrecap 3:30 PM ACC: Room 5abc Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics The Office for National Statistics is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics related to the economy, population and society. Its website has been called "a national embarrassment" and "virtually unnavigable." We will talk about the chal- lenges we faced, the standards we have embraced and what we learned from the open (government) data community. Matthew Jukes Core Conversation // Beginner // #ONSalpha 3:30 PM ACC: Room 6ab Fail Fast, Save the World: Prototyping for Good Over the past decade the startup community has shown us a new way to innovate. Technology entrepreneurs use design thinking and rapid prototyping to create novel products and platforms with limited resources. It's time for this lean, efficient, "fail fast" approach to disrupt crisis response, just like it has revolutionized software development. Jonathon Morgan Solo // Beginner // #Tech4Good 3:30 PM ACC: Room 9abc Government Surveillance: How You Can Change It The policy surrounding privacy, data collection and government surveillance changes rapidly. Our panel will include three of the brightest minds in Washington working on the issue and a Canadian executive who has seen major benefits from the choas in Washington. Learn what you can do to get involved in protecting privacy and civil liberty in America. Ben Young, Christian Dawson, Ellen Dargie, Harley Geiger Panel // Beginner // #GovPrivacy 3:30 PM ACC: Room 10ab City 2.0: Why Local Gov. Bets on Civic Innovation Urban leaders across the US are embracing a new tech-friendly era of policymaking. But can civic innovation solve real problems or is this trend all hype and no game? The movement's drivers in Boston, Chicago, SF, and NYC convene to discuss their unique and varied approaches, sharing best practices, pain points, and suggestions for how to take civic innovation past a pretty transit app. Brenna Berman, Jessica Singleton, Nigel Jacob, Rebecca Foster Panel // Intermediate // #SouthByCI 3:30 PM ACC: Ballroom E Legend of the Black Techie: The New Moses Are you a techie who also happens to be a person of color? Do you feel pressure to get more of people of color hired? Find yourself having to act as the sole "Ambassador of Blackness," championing civil rights at your place of work? As major tech companies seek to change their dismal multicultural staffing demographics, what can or should we be doing in the meantime to help from the inside out? Billy Johnson Jr, Karine Travieso, Lynne d Johnson, Tynicka Battle Panel // Advanced // #blackmoses 3:30 PM ACC: Ballroom F Social Media and Diversity: The ROI for Brands Racially diverse populations (Hispanic, Black, Asian, Native American and Muslim) have $3.2 trillion in buying power while LGBT buying power is currently $790 billion. The panel will focus on how brands and marketers can strategically create an inclu- sive, authentic community using social media in order to create loyal, life-long cus- tomers and brand advocates. Abraham Cajudo, Andre Blackman, Nailah Blades, Pam Slim Panel // Intermediate // #diverseroi 5:00 PM ACC: Room 5abc Speaking Duckface to Power: Selfies and Activism This session examines the aesthetic, commercial and sociopolitical function and im- pact of selfies. It focuses on the ways by which selfie activism challenges the contem- porary notions of the state, government, Capital, copyright, privacy, and civic action, and traces the global history of portraiture in the arts from the 19th century to self-shot and uploaded close-up orgasms on indie-porn sites. Lea Muldtofte Olsen, Mona Kasra Core Conversation // Intermediate // #selfiesxsw 5:00 PM ACC: Room 6ab Method Matters in Civic Engagement – But How? Mobile and online participation tools are changing what gets said and who listens when it comes to government. MindMixer and MIT's Governance Lab, in partnership with several cities, embarked on a project to measure exactly how different online civic engagement and traditional meetings are aiming to reveal the promise and the caution of what online civic participation can mean for governments. Benjamin Armstrong, Nick Bowden Dual // Advanced // #civicdata 5:00 PM ACC: Room 9abc America Meet World: How Global Satirists See Us As the US presidential elections approach, three global satirists reflect on American politics and its international impact. Moderated by Trina DasGupta, founder of the first global comedy platform, and joined by comedians Saman Arbabi (Iran/USA), Anuvab Pal (India) and David Kibuuka (South Africa), this session will explore political satire and (with no shortage of humor) how the world sees us. Anuvab Pal, David Kibuuka, Saman Arbabi, Trina DasGupta Panel // Advanced // #intlsatire 5:00 PM ACC: Room 10ab Real Talk About Civic Tech "Civic tech" attempts to apply the benefits of the Internet to government. It has grown into being a force impacting national and local policy. Does civic tech produce more responsive governments and stronger communities? Or does it widen the gap between the digital haves and have-nots? This panel will discuss tools and approaches that have and have not worked and what needs to happen next. Catherine Bracy, Garlin Gilchrist II, John Bracken, Michael Nutter Panel // Intermediate // #civictech 5:00 PM ACC: Ballroom E Where Are The Black Designers? Diversity is a hot topic in the design community. Conferences promise to do better every year after unveiling all-white speaker panels. Companies in Silicon Valley like Twitter report only two percent of their US-based employees are black. The field of design can sometimes look like a monoculture. How do we fix this? And what is the overall benefit of diversifying the design industry? Maurice Cherry Solo // Advanced // #blackdzn 5:00 PM ACC: Ballroom F Latino Tech-Culture Powers Up NPR, Nielsen, AT&T and EthniFacts examine how Latinos are using technology to ex- plore and redefine their evolving cultural identities. Cristina Garcia Gamboa, Guy Garcia, Maria Hinojosa, Monica Gil Panel // Intermediate // #LatinoPower GLOBAL IMPACT & POLICY AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER, LEVELS 3 AND 4: 500 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET 152 SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival FESTIVAL SESSIONS