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INTRODUCTION
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TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
STARTUP
SHOWCASE
PLACE
BY
DESIGN
INDEX
SXSW Eco 2015 MONDAY SESSIONS
10AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMPETITION
Startup Showcase:
Reuse + Recycling
presented by Austin
Recycling Economic
Development Program
The Startup Showcase is a live pitch com-
petition featuring top early stage companies
from around the world. In the Reuse +
Recycling category, watch presentations
from eight startups followed by Q&A
sessions with a panel of judges.
Finalists: AMP Robotics, Connora
Technologies, Inc., eCycling USA, Full
Cycle Bioplastics, Redeuces, RoadRunner
Recycling, Stuffstr, The ReWall Company
Emcee: Natalie Betts, Austin Resource
Recovery. Judges: Darren Beck, Sprint; Mara
DeFilippis, Arizona State University; Bob
Gedert, City of Austin; David Griest, SJF
Ventures; Chris Ladd, Closed Loop Fund
6A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PANEL
The Ripple Effect of
Sustainable Value Chains
Can we hardwire environmental benefits
and cost savings into the products we sell?
How can we take a total cost of ownership
in purchasing decisions and drive innovation
in our product development? HP and GM
discuss how a TCO approach helps them
open up new markets, change sales pitches
and drive down customer costs. CDP rounds
it out by lifting the lid on its successful
Supply Chain program.
Ben Schiller, Fast Company; David Tulauskas,
General Motors Company; Gabi Zedlmayer,
Hewlett-Packard; Lance Pierce, CDP
5:15PM - 5:45PM
8BC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRESIDE CHAT
Money, Meteorology,
Military and
Climate Change
Gain insight into how climate change affects
the decisions made by our nation's leaders
everyday, in this behind the scenes look at
Climate 25, a cross-platform multimedia
experience developed by The Weather
Company and award-winning producer Solly
Granatstein.
Neil Katz, The Weather Company; Solly
Granatstein, The Weather Company
