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16 INTRODUCTION M O N D A Y TUESDAY WEDNESDAY STARTUP SHOWCASE PLACE BY DESIGN INDEX MONDAY SESSIONS sxsweco.com 6B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL Mending Our Ways: Improving Fashion's Supply Chain As America has outsourced much of its textile manufacturing, it has also outsourced its pollution. Fashion companies must ensure that making their clothing is not harming the environment or the health of local communities. Hear from sustainable fashion leaders on how to use NRDC's Clean by Design program to reduce your supply chain's impact. John Rydzewski, Nike; Kirsty Stevenson, Sustainable Apparel Coalition; Maxine Bédat, ZADY; Susan Keane, Natural Resources Defense Council 10AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMPETITION Startup Showcase: International Innovations presented by Vulcan Inc. The Startup Showcase is a live pitch com- petition featuring top early stage companies from around the world. In the International category, watch presentations from eight startups offering scalable solutions to today's social and environmental challenges followed by Q&A sessions with a panel of judges, made up of VC investors and corporate representatives. Finalists: Bee Smart Technologies, bim. bon, Boond Engineering and Development, Meazon, PiggyBaggy, Strawberry Energy, Upside Energy Ltd, Wirewatt Emcee: Joan Larrea, OPIC. Judges: Lina Constantinovici, BVC Fund; Sarah Applebaum, Pangaea Ventures; Michael Ehst, The World Bank Group; Lauren Kickham, Vulcan; Sachin Malhan, Ashoka Changemakers 8BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL The Great Reunion: Seeds of a Biomimetic Future presented by Biomimicry 3.8 Exponential growth of nature-inspired research centers, industry clusters, design hubs and indie inventions is yielding a web of biomimetic breakthroughs. Author Janine Benyus will explore what's on the horizon - a great reunion, when our man-made signatures - our buildings, farms, energy flows and social patterns - are functionally indistinguishable from the wild communities that surround us. Janine Benyus, Biomimicry 3.8 9:45AM - 12:00PM 5ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONNECT Connect: Investors + Startups SXSW Eco Connect sessions are speed-dat- ing style events designed to foster working business relationships among attendees. During this session, VC, angel and corporate investors as well as representatives from accelerators and incubators will host meetings with cleantech and social impact startups within their areas of focus. 10C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WORKSHOP Place-Based Design for Civic Engagement Center for Active Design and the Knight Foundation are developing "The Design Guidelines for Robust Engagement." This publication is an effort to understand the influence of place-based design on civic engagement. This workshop will discuss the framework for the DGRE, which will create a common vocabulary & serve as a guiding resource for the field. George Abbott, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Joanna Frank, Center for Active Design 9:00AM - 9:30AM 9ABC . . . . . . OPENING REMARKS Redefining Natural Resources – Turning Sci-Fi into Science Fact Planetary Resources' vision is to establish a new paradigm for resource utilization that will bring the Solar System within humanity's economic sphere of influence. The company will conduct robotic space exploration that will identify the most commercially viable near-Earth asteroids. These initial missions will assist the company in enabling the retrieval of raw materials from these select asteroids, including water and precious metals. Chris Lewicki, Planetary Resources 9:45AM - 10:45AM AUSTIN SUITE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL #BlackLivesMatter in Advancing Energy Democracy Gain an understanding of the policies and practices that can provide employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals and low income communities in the new energy economy through distributed generation of clean and efficient energy. Alicia Garza, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Donele Wilkins, Green Door Initiative; Jacqueline Patterson, NAACP 6A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL Eternal Electronics + Other Curiosities How can innovation be harnessed to perpet- ually extend the life of electronic devices? Learn from leaders in the electronics industry who are pushing the boundaries of device life and helping to build a more circular and profitable economy. Darren Beck, Sprint; Kyle Wiens, iFixit; Maureen Martinez, Dell Monday Sessions