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FRIDAY, MARCH 13 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 407 Women in Tech Can't Be Our Next Endangered Species Despite Title IX and the rise of girl power, most girls are giving a big pee-eww to CS. It's not a lack of innate analytical ability. Tewary will describe founding Technovation, a global programming and entrepreneurship program for girls and the ways the tech industry can help women thrive in the world of tech. Anu Tewary Core Conversation // Beginner // #thrive 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 The Societal Cost of Unrealized Human Potential There is enormous cost to unrealized human potential. A large pool of people remain unemployed and under-employed, and many more whose opportunities were lost long before they entered the workforce. The cost is in real dollars which come out of everyone's pockets. The talk will share our research demonstrating that individual potential is not only measurable from everyday data but intervenable. Vivienne Ming Solo // Advanced // #unrealized 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1 Decoding Gender Diversity in Tech The shortage of women in tech is no secret. How can those trying to build diversity reposition themselves to attract and hire more women? Are changing tactics, job post- ings, or culture enough? Join Thinkful's Darrell Silver, Stack Exchange's Alexa Scor- dato, Shapeway's Savannah Peterson and Girls Who Code's Carolina Huaranca for a debate about strategies to change the ratio. Alexa Scordato, Carolina Huaranca, Darrell Silver, Savannah Peterson Panel // Intermediate // #gitEqual 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Room 407 2 Girls Are Crying and I'm Not: Improv in Any Career Improvisational comedy is the single best preparation for your 9 to 5 job. Period. Learning the basics of improv has made me a better worker, friend, son, daughter, and lover. And it'll do the same for you. Today, formal education teaches you the "what." But, even if you don't see yourself as creative, improv comedy teaches you the "how." And it will restore hair growth and make you taller. Dan Killian Core Conversation // Beginner // #jobimprov 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Getting Old: A Job for the Young What to do with the extra decades of life modern society has given us? Can we design and build something remarkable? Can we make these years profitable for society? Interesting? Enviable? Using a mix of presentation and exercises, this session – led by an IDEO designer – will invite the audience to think, experience and further develop some provocative design concepts for the aging population. José Colucci Solo // Advanced // #GettingOld 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1 End to Brogramming? How Women are Shaping Tech What would the tech industry look like if it were built by women? ELLE.com will host a panel of female tech executives to discuss the state of women in tech. Moderated by Elle.com Editor Leah Chernikoff, panelists will discuss the challenges they face as women working in the industry today, and what the future of tech could look like as more women enter the industry. Danae Ringelmann, Danika Laszuk, Leah Chernikoff, Nellie Bowles Panel // Intermediate // #WomenTech SATURDAY, MARCH 14 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Room 407 Staying Relevant as a Community Manager In this conversation amongst seasoned practitioners, we'll explore what it means to be your company's "Swiss Army Knife" – often bridging the gap between marketing and support – and how to ensure that what you do (or what you won't do) is effectively communicated with your team. We'll also look at how to be part of your company's strategic plans and make a measurable impact on the bottom line! Ros Hodgekiss Core Conversation // Intermediate // #sxswcmgr 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Rent vs. Buy: Everything You Must Know Should you rent or buy? Trulia's Chief Economist Jed Kolko will demystify the econom- ics of house hunting. Even if you're not looking for a new place right now, this talk will reveal truths about cities, neighborhoods, and real estate that are second-nature to economists, but sound foreign to everyone else. Jed Kolko Solo // Beginner // #rentvsbuy 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Salon 1 Mastermind Construction Zone The idea of a Mastermind Group has been around for over 75 years, yet few people un- derstand how to curate a long-term and mutually beneficial peer group. A Mastermind Group is how you can take networking and turn it into actionable support by creating a personal board of directors who meet regularly and counsel. You need not be the CEO to have the power of a group that can show you the best path. Eliz Greene, Gerry O'Brion, Jessica Pettitt, Thom Singer Panel // Intermediate // #Mastermind 11:00 AM JW Marriott: Room 407 UI? UX? Visual Designer? Let's Settle This UI? UX? Visual Designer? Ever had trouble trying to figure out how to label what you do? The creative industry has expanded and changed, and we've invented a variety of job titles to try to keep up. It's time we sat down and figured out how to explain to our moms what we do. Join us for a conversation with creatives of all types to share ideas, opinions, and dreams for our industry. Sarah Thomas Core Conversation // Beginner // #uiuxidk 11:00 AM JW Marriott: Room 408-409 Writing Your Next Act You've kicked ass in your career. Now you're restless and feeling like it's time to evolve. But the story you're telling yourself about your career might be holding you back. Jen Spencer, who coaches creative people and businesses, will help you learn how to create a new story and vision, maximize your strengths, "rewire" your brain to meet your goals, and look at your team in a whole new way. Jen Spencer Solo // Intermediate // #MyNextAct 11:00 AM JW Marriott: Salon 1 The Millennials: Empowering a Modern Workforce Pick up any newspaper or magazine and you will find an article bemoaning young professionals and pining for the work ethic of yesteryear. But the millennial workforce is here to stay. It's time to stop complaining and start empowering. This panel will pro- vide insight into the nature of our changing, modern workforce and examine strategies for training, motivating and managing millennial workers. Anne Dwane, Jeff Fernandez, Kris Duggan Panel // Beginner // #ModernWF 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Room 407 Side Projects: Stop Talking, Start Making! Dare to be absurd. What do slow motion eels, Instagram posers and gay Russians have in common? They've all been the subject of successful side projects built by Stevens and Sundberg. This core conversation will talk about how to take side proj- ects from first rough ideas to working websites, and the joy and panic involved in each step of the way. Oskar Sundberg, Per Stenius Core Conversation // Beginner // #SideProjs WORK & CAREER JW MARRIOTT AUSTIN, 4 TH FLOOR: 110 EAST 2 ND STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS SXSW 2015 Interactive Festival 219