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20 INTRODUCTION M O N D A Y TUESDAY WEDNESDAY STARTUP SHOWCASE PLACE BY DESIGN INDEX MONDAY SESSIONS sxsweco.com 3:30PM - 5:45PM 5ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONNECT Connect: CSR SXSW Eco Connect sessions are speed-dat- ing style events designed to foster working business relationships among attendees. During this session, corporate executives looking for solutions from startups, design- ers and not-for-profits are invited to host tables to meet with these attendees. 4:00PM - 4:30PM 8BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRESIDE CHAT Creating the Voting Experience of the Future The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/ County Clerk and IDEO are revolutionizing the way 4.9 million people vote. This part- nership will drive the future of voting for the country's largest jurisdiction - making voting easier and more accessible. From identifying trends to expanding tech capabilities, Los Angeles is creating the next-generation voting system through human-centered design. Dean Logan, Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk; Matt Adams, IDEO 4:45PM - 5:15PM 8BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRESIDE CHAT This is Your Ocean on Acid Rising CO2 levels are leading to ocean acidification that is threatening marine life, coral and our very survival. For the past two years, teams of innovators have competed to create pH sensor technology that will catalyze our ability to understand ocean acidification. Hear XPRIZE ocean expert Paul Bunje and the competition winner introduce the technology that will catalyze our ability to measure—and respond to— ocean acidification. James Beck, Sunburst Sensors; Paul Bunje, XPRIZE 4:45PM - 5:45PM 10C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WORKSHOP An Honest Meal: Improving Food System Transparency Learn strategies to meet increasing demands for transparency in food produc- tion from experts on environmental sustain- ability, farm animal welfare and workers' rights. Topics include how transparent labeling can transform the marketplace, metric-based food procurement programs, the role of legislation and how technology can support calls for a more transparent food system. Urvarshi Rangan, Consumer Reports Food Safety and Sustainability Center; Daisy Freud, ASPCA; Jose Olivia, Food Chain Workers Alliance 6B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL Business as Nature: New Models and Innovation presented by The Biomimicry Institute We are all investors. We invest our time, our energy and our resources every day, yet many of these decisions have become disconnected from true purpose and profit. Explore three related perspectives and frameworks for next-generation financial architecture, social innovation and invest- ment of exchange and mutual benefit. Jamie Brown-Hansen, European Biomimicry Alliance; Katherine Collins, Honeybee Capital; Toby Herzlich, Biomimicry for Social Innovation; Victoria Keziah, Net Generative LLC AUSTIN SUITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL Designing The Hamburger Of Tomorrow Animal agriculture and its impacts are increasingly distasteful to consumers, yet most people will continue to eat meat. Scientists-turned-entrepreneurs are developing new solutions: meat grown in the lab from animal tissue or lab meat requiring no animals at all. These futuristic products present design, tech and marketing challenges, so join us to explore how to accelerate the hamburgers of tomorrow. Nick Halla, Impossible Foods Inc; Benjamin Wurgaft, MIT; Eliza Barclay, NPR; Peter Verstrate, Cultured Beef 8A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAB Lab: Startup Acceleration Join fellow incubator and accelerator representatives to brainstorm with leading VCs on solutions to advance startups in your network. Attendance is limited to incubator and accelerator representatives, investors and government officials. Space is limited. 9C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMPETITION Place by Design: Social Impact Place by Design is SXSW Eco's public space design competition. The Social Impact cat- egory highlights five finalist projects whose design process and final outcomes serve their communities and provide incalculable social value. These projects push place- based design to not only become an integral part of a community, but also a force for civic engagement, public health and social change. Finalists: ABC Cultural Orphanage, Haven for Hope, Rapido, Ribbon Gardens, Save Altgeld! Emcee: Jeanne Lambin. Judges: Cliff Curry, Curry Stone Design Prize; Grace Kim, GOODCorps; Joe Speicher, Autodesk Foundation; Nella Young, Enterprise Community Partners; Shane Zhao, IDEO