SXSW Eco

18 INTRODUCTION M O N D A Y TUESDAY WEDNESDAY STARTUP SHOWCASE PLACE BY DESIGN INDEX MONDAY SESSIONS sxsweco.com 2:15PM - 2:45PM 10AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRESIDE CHAT The Future of Sustainable Commerce Businesses are increasingly focused on the circular economy. But one piece of the supply chain that is often overlooked is reverse logistics – how to manage the 10-15% of inventory that is returned by consumers or deemed excess by retailers every year. Hear how innovative startups, retailers and investors are addressing this large and growing issue. David Griest, SJF Ventures; Toby Moore, Optoro Inc 2:15PM - 3:15PM 6B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL Beyond Biophilic Cities: Solutions Rooted in Place presented by The Biomimicry Institute It is vitally important for cities to become more livable, efficient and self-sufficient in the face of continued and dramatic rises in population. Discover visionary approaches to rethinking and transforming urban areas into living, functional systems that possess both quantitative and qualitative attributes of nature that are important to ecosystem via- bility and to human health and well-being. Doug Paige, Cleveland Institute of Art; Lisa Dokken, Columbia University; Paul Woolford, HOK; Prasad Boradkar, Arizona State University 6A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL Designing Water: Creative Minds Rethink Resiliency As climate impacts become more apparent, cities need to re-envision their relationship to water and the infrastructure used to manage it. Innovation is underway, much of it spurred by engagement with the design community. Meet some of the individuals helping to build climate resiliency into city and county infrastructure around the country. Amy Chester, Rebuild by Design; Daniel Pittman, OMA; Gia Biagi, StudioGang Architects; Rob Moore, Natural Resources Defense Council AUSTIN SUITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL From Cell Phones to Satellites - Tech Tools for More Sustainable Palm Oil Producing palm oil is a complicated business. After growing, harvesting, milling, shipping, refining, distributing and finally incorporating it into consumer products, it can be incredibly difficult to track what happened along the way. Discover how technologies, from the most basic to futuristic, are shaping the palm oil industry for good. Christine McGrath, Mondelez International; Colin Lee, Cargill Tropical Palm Holdings; Crystal Davis, World Resources Institute; Gemma Tillack, Rainforest Action Network; Rhett Butler, Mongabay.com 10C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WORKSHOP Standardizing Farm Animal Welfare: A CSR Benchmark Workshop Farm animal welfare is an increasingly important issue for food businesses. This workshop will introduce businesses, investors and interested stakeholders to the Business Benchmark for Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW). The BBFAW is the first tool to provide an objective way for businesses to assess how their farm animal welfare commitments are governed, managed and reported. Kara Mergl, World Animal Protection 2:15PM - 4:30PM 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAB United Nations Project Everyone - How to Reach 7 Billion People in 7 Days Check the SXSW Eco app or the online schedule for more information. 2:35PM - 2:50PM 8BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLO Powering the Internet of Things, Sustainably One of the obstacles holding back the ubiq- uity of an Internet of Things world is battery life. Smart, connected products require power to work, and consistently halting usage to charge devices is not optimal. In this presentation, Jessica Matthews will discuss her experience developing products with M.O.R.E. inside, and how her company, Uncharted Play, is looking to the IoT's power frontier. Jessica Matthews, Uncharted Play 2:45PM - 3:15PM 10AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLO Reinventing Energy at the DOE U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary David Danielson will describe the unprecedented progress we have made in clean energy in recent years and how the DOE and America's top innovators are working together to accelerate the arrival of the global clean energy economy. Hear about new innovation models, disruptive new technologies and America's clean energy tech pioneers. David Danielson, U.S. Department Of Energy 2:50PM - 3:10PM 8BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRESIDE CHAT Undoing Food and Redesigning the Cereal Box Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, the entrepreneurs behind the easy-grow mushroom kit company, Back to the Roots, will discuss how good design has enabled their new cereal to take on the giants in the breakfast aisle. Their new product uses less material and is getting families excited about growing their own food. Alejandro Velez, Back to the Roots; Nikhil Arora, Back to the Roots

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