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5:00 PM Ashbel Smith Hall: Exterior Courtyard University of Texas System Future Finders Part II This session is a two-part discussion and reception led by Cecilia Conrad, PhD, Vice President of the MacArthur Fellows program. Conrad will lead a conversation with some of the brightest minds within the University of Texas System including: Clay Johnston, MD, Dell Medical School at UT Austin and other speakers invited to partici- pate. Presented by The University of Texas System. Cecilia Conrad Core Conversation // Beginner // #FuturFindr 5:00 PM Omni Downtown: Capital Ballroom Re-imagining Privacy for Consumers and Developers For decades, US policymakers have been behind the pace of innovation and seem- ingly too inundated by the rapidly changing landscape to sort through the noise and launch policies to protect both the consumer and the competitive landscape. The ADA is a global membership organization supporting developers as creators, innovators and entrepreneurs. Presented by the Dell ATC Policy Labs. Erik Paulsen, Filemon Vela, Jon Potter, Mario Diaz-Balart Panel // Intermediate // #PolicyLabs 5:00 PM Radisson: Riverside Ballroom Wallet Wars: Payments are Just the Beginning Wallets will open up even more valuable opportunities to businesses. It will never be easier to gain residency on customers' phones in the form of mobile coupons and loyalty cards. Companies without apps can leverage factors, dynamically updating them to build an addressable audience and close the loop between acquisition and conversion across digital channels. Presented by Urban Airship. Brian Kirby, Jordan Mckee, Sonia Nagar, Stephanie Capretto Panel // Advanced // #UrAirship SUNDAY, MARCH 15 9:30 AM Austin City Hall: Council Chambers Sandbox Stories, Creating a Space for Social Good In order to create a social impact investment ecosystem, a community needs to have a physical place to gather. This place serves as a test ground to incubate and validate new ideas. This discussion will cover what steps need to be taken to launch a space like this in your city. How do you create a structure and validate the market? Presented by Core Media. Chelsea McCullough, Courtney Klein, James Stice, Marian Goodell Panel // Intermediate // #CoreMedia 9:30 AM Radisson: Riverside Ballroom Digital Austin: 3D Maps Predict What is Ahead The availability of highly resolved spatial big data will allow for the application of advanced models that accurately predict the interplay between floods, energy, water and transportation infrastructure, population exposures to pollution, and infectious disease transmission. Digital Austin is an effort to demonstrate these techniques in Austin. Presented by The University of Texas. Allan Shearer, David Maidment, Fernanda Leite, Joshua Apte Panel // Advanced // #digitalatx 11:00 AM Austin City Hall: Council Chambers How to Make it Rain: Impact Investors Tell All Investors are always seeking attractive opportunities. Traditional investors are also weary of impact investing. Investors are used to depending on huge returns on a short turn around. This panel will talk about how impact investors, social entrepreneurs, and traditional investment vehicles can collaborate to help create a strong impact ecosystem. Presented by Core Media. Ann DeRosa, Michael Smith, Sean Moore, Steve Guengerich Panel // Intermediate // #CoreMedia 11:00 AM Radisson: Riverside Ballroom 3D Printing Becomes Additive Manufacturing Additive Manufacturing also known as 3D printing is the use of additive technologies to fabricate objects layer by layer. In this panel session the speakers will describe the vast potential for AM to disrupt design and manufacturing practices, while outlining the serious challenges involved in transitioning AM into a turn key manufacturing pro- cess. Presented by The University of Texas. Carolyn Seepersad, David Leigh, Joe Beaman, Scott Fish Panel // Advanced // #3dprinting 12:30 PM Austin City Hall: Council Chambers Innovation through Impact Filmmaking Leadership is often embodied through a voice that catalyzes a movement. Now with filmmaking, international communities are connected to causes that drive impact. As a result, local movements have become global and have reached audiences that they would not have otherwise. What are the measurable differences from these films? How has change been driven? Presented by Core Media. Kweku Mandela, Lila Igram, Nabil Elderkin Panel // Beginner // #InnoFilm 12:30 PM Radisson: Riverside Ballroom Connected Vehicles: Challenges and Possibilities Connected technologies allow cars to talk to each other, as well as talk to the sur- rounding transportation infrastructure using wireless technology. National transporta- tion and technology experts from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will break down the technologies, challenges and benefits of the connected car. Presented by The University of Texas. Chandra Bhat, Michael Walton, Robert Heath, Todd Humphreys Panel // Advanced // #smartcars 2:00 PM Austin City Hall: Council Chambers Austin+SocialGood's Student Fast Pitch & Update This session will host the first Startup Superstar's Fast Pitch Competition consisting of the winners of Austin's Title I High Schools. The second half of the session we will wel- come back the winner of the ATX+SocialGood Second Annual Fast Pitch Competition. They will showcase their progress and give us an update on where they are headed for the remainder of the year. Presented by Core Media. To Be Announced Pitch Event // Beginner // # Pitch 2:00 PM Radisson: Riverside Ballroom UT Austin National Science Foundation I-Corps The National Science Foundation I-Corps program is a transformative program de- signed to promote and develop fundamental scientific research into commercial appli- cations. I-Corps revolves around the Lean Launchpad Methodology and is increasing- ly viewed as a best practice in entrepreneurial education around the world. Presented by University of Texas. Errol Arkilic, Heath Naquin, Keith McGreggor Panel // Advanced // #UTAustin 3:30 PM Austin City Hall: Council Chambers Creating Pathways into the World of Social Impact The world of social good is growing exponentially as social change makers appear in all age groups and immerse themselves in all sectors. This panel brings together experts who support young people creating positive social change in their entrepre- neurial or corporate journeys as well as provides examples of how social movements can develop organically and become sustainable. Presented by Core Media. Abbie Jung, Janet Hale, Kelly Ballard, Yalçın Pembeciolu Panel // Beginner // #CoreMedia 3:30 PM Radisson: Riverside Ballroom Making Big Data More Digestible Big data analytics can be transformative for applications involving cellular, location aware computing and future wireless network management. Learn how researchers were able to both reach globally optimal solutions with better statistical properties and provide an algorithm that easily scales. Presented by The University of Texas. Alex Dimakis, Constantine Caramanis, Joydeep Ghosh, Sriram Vishwanath Panel // Advanced // #UTwireless PARTNER PROGRAMMING VARIOUS VENUES IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN FESTIVAL SESSIONS SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival 183