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12:30 PM Hilton: Salon H Cars: Back to the Future Recent advances in sensor, software and A/V technologies are finding their way into transportation systems. In the next 50 years, self-driving cars, self-navigating traffic systems and transport in 3D are all within the realm of possibility. Optical fiber com- munication, wireless communication and self-diagnostics are all entering the picture. In this session, leaders will discuss these trends. Frank Breust, To Be Announced Dual // Advanced // #autotech 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon J SXSW Accelerator: Wearable Technologies 2 Presented by Oracle, this pitch event is a platform for early stage startups to pitch their product and/or services to industry experts. Eight companies in the Wearable Tech- nologies category will dazzle a live audience, judges and emcees with their ideas. Three of the eight startups return Sunday, March 15. A winner in each category will be announced at the SXSW Accelerator® Awards. Adam D'Augelli, Don Dodge, Leah Hunter, Nadeem Kassam, Sonny Vu Pitch Event // Intermediate // #sxswaccel 12:30 PM Hilton: Salon K Are Global Markets Finally Worth the Hassle? Join Etsy, Fenugreen, Intuit and the Global Innovation Forum for a discussion about the opportunities and challenges associated with engaging in the global marketplace for startups. Participants will explore how technology facilitates access to internation- al markets and identify government policies and programs of interest to startups who are global from day one in today's borderless economy. Althea Erickson, Jake Colvin, Kavita Shukla, Lindsey Grossman Panel // Intermediate // #globalmkts 3:30 PM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Young Millennials: Entrepreneurship for a New Era Join us for a conversation between Nick Arnett, Summit Community Development Manager at the Thiel Foundation, and Patrick Stoddart, co-founder of Phone2Action, about their own experiences being young people taking nontraditional paths, as well as engaging the audience in a dialogue about ways to support millennial entrepre- neurship in their own cities. Nick Arnett, Patrick Stoddart Core Conversation // Intermediate // #GenYTech 3:30 PM Hilton: Room 400-402 Why Ireland is Cranking Out Great Tech Companies Ireland, the comeback kid. Fresh from a recovered financial and banking crisis, a look at why Ireland's tech scene is spitting out some of the most interesting tech companies in the world and why the ecosystem is great for entrepreneurs. The diversity, talent and creativity of the startup scenes why multinationals from around the world are flocking to HQ there. Presented by Enterprise Ireland. Brendan O'Driscoll, Joe Mitchell, Mike Butcher, Simone Boswell Panel // Advanced // #IrelandSXSW 3:30 PM Hilton: Room 412 Make Money. Make Impact. Period. Philanthropy and fundraising have been stuck in the dark ages. The industry relies heavily on tactics that have been around since the 1930s. The lack of innovation and risk taking has made the entire industry stagnant. Conroy uses Change Heroes as a case study to demonstrate the new opportunities that are upon us in the world of fundraising and social entrepreneurism. Taylor Conroy Solo // Intermediate // #startup 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon A Startup Success in Brazil With a Foreign Accent Gustavo Caetano, president of the Brazilian Startups Association and one of Brazil's most successful Internet entrepreneurs, will lead a panel discussion highlighting the success stories of the 10,000 startups already flourishing in the country, including those founded by foreign entrepreneurs, and outlining the exciting opportunities in Brazil's internet savvy market. Presented by Apex Brasil. Douglas Almeida, Fulipe Venetiglio, Felipe Matos, Gustavo Caetano Panel // Intermediate // #startup 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon B Design Thinking for Your Healthcare Startup MIT Hacking Medicine loves using design thinking to improve healthcare, but it is often an afterthought or seems too complicated. In this session, we aim to teach techniques to make sure your technology idea resonates with all the stakeholders in healthcare, through skills such as identifying users and understanding how to leverage their needs. Kirsten Nelson, Priya Garg, Lina Colucci Panel // Intermediate // #healthcare 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon D JOurneY: A Method for Meaning Creation The last 500 years have seen three major innovations: the scientific method, democ- racy and capitalism. Each transformed a distinct house of human affairs – phenome- non, rights and resources – from authority to process-based approaches. The JOurneY Model is a process approach to the fourth house: meaning. Bijoy Goswami, Danny Gutknecht Dual // Intermediate // #humanfugue 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon E Technology Meets Wallet: What's Taking So Long? Bitcoin, EMV chip-and-pin tech, and mobile payments. While alternate ways to pay seem to emerge every week, most US consumers and businesses still cling to the old magnetic stripe credit card technology. When, if ever, will these alternatives catch on in the US? Will we soon be paying with only our phones, rendering wallets obsolete? And does any of this matter to the future of the US economy? Henry Helgeson, James Wester, Olga Kharif, Tony Gallippi Panel // Intermediate // #NextWallet 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon F SXSW Accelerator: Innovative World Technologies 1 Presented by Oracle, this pitch event is a platform for early stage startups to pitch their product and/or service to industry experts. Eight companies in the Innovative Tech- nologies category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of the eight startups return Sunday, March 15. A winner in each category will be announced at the SXSW Accelerator® Awards. Mia Saini, Renata Akhunova, Sir Mix A Lot, Tim Rowe Pitch Event // Intermediate // #sxswaccel 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon G SXSW Accelerator: Entertainment and Content Tech 1 Presented by Oracle, this pitch event is a platform for early stage startups to pitch their product and/or service to industry experts. Eight companies in the Entertainment Tech- nologies category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and co-emcees with their ideas. Three of the eight startups return Sunday, March 15. A winner in each category will be announced at the SXSW Accelerator® Awards. Charles Hudson, Hany Nada, Mahmud Rowghani, Mikal E Belicove, Ralph Simon Pitch Event // Intermediate // #sxswaccel 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon H How Auto Technology is Moving at a Furious Pace In the past, adoption of new technology in the auto sector was at least a five year de- velopment cycle. As electronic systems have become more reliable comprehending extreme conditions, new modular platforms are the norm. Systems are now able to communicate with each other in realtime. Our panel will discuss how new tech will be integrated in the near future. To Be Announced Panel // Advanced // #autotech 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon J SXSW Accelerator: Digital Health and Life Science 1 Presented by Oracle, this pitch event is a platform for early stage startups to pitch their product and/or service to industry experts. Eight companies in the Health Tech- nologies category will dazzle a live audience, three judges and emcees with their ideas. Three of the startups return Sunday, March 15. A winner in each category will be announced at the SXSW Accelerator® Awards. Laurie Segall, Milena Adamian, Nina Kjellson, Stacy Feld Pitch Event // Intermediate // #sxswaccel STARTUP VILLAGE & BUSINESS HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN: 500 EAST 4 TH STREET; AUSTIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 535 EAST 5 TH STREET 206 SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival FESTIVAL SESSIONS