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FRIDAY, MARCH 11 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1-2 Check Online for Session Scheduled at This Time Things change! That's what websites are for. Please check either our online schedule at schedule.sxsw.com, our digital program book at sxsw.com/iaguide or our mobile app SXSW GO in the App Store or Google Play to find updated information about what will be scheduled in this room at this time. We bet it'll be something really cool that you won't want to miss, whatever it is! TBD Dual • Intermediate 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3-4 Better Living Through Data and Evidence Data and evidence are no longer relegated to the Washington DC wonk-set. From US cities to international governments to civic tech organizations, data and evidence are increasingly being used to improve lives. Moderator David Bornstein of The New York Times will lead a discussion about the power of data and evidence to positively impact our lives every day. David Bornstein, James Anderson, Marilyn Strickland, Sly James Panel • Advanced 12:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 5 Dan Rather: A Century of Election News Tech Shifts He's interviewed every US President since Eisenhower. Legendary journalist Dan Rath- er would be the first to tell you how technology influences presidential politics. FDR mesmerized the nation with the advent of radio. Kennedy crushed Nixon in the first-ev- er televised debate. Which new technology has a hold on Election 2016? If history repeats itself, will technology just put this election on auto-play? Dan Rather, Amanda Willis, Whitney Casey Panel • Beginner 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1-2 Shifting the Power for Lasting Change Tech is transforming incentives for organizations and governments and changing the structure of power through greater transparency and accountability. This session will have an open discussion about how tech companies can help to democractize democ- racy and explore case studies of digital strategies that have moved the rock and shifted power. Shayna Englin Dual • Intermediate 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3-4 Straw, Sticks or Bricks: The Urban Housing Challenge Urban centers are struggling to maintain quality and affordable housing for all. May- ors are innovating to tackle affordability, collapsing infrastructure, disaster resilience, urban blight and sustainability. With rapid urbanization trending across the country and world, mayors are employing new strategies to house their growing populations. Jorge Elorza, Jessica Dailey Panel • Intermediate 3:30 PM JW Marriott: Salon 5 Giving the Internet Away? ICANN Explained Global Internet Governance doesn't seem all that sexy, but this panel will explore why it can literally be a matter of life or death. Are we really giving away the Internet to China and Russia? Our debate will show how the ICANN transition can work with en- trepreneurs to protect free speech and strengthen the Internet community. Christian Dawson, Michele Neylon, Suzan DelBene, Rachel Wolbers Panel • Intermediate 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 1-2 Beyond Urban: Startups and the American Landscape The Coasts and reputation rich hubs like Austin, Chicago and others have served as builders of confidence in and consensus on the value of startups and the intrepid entrepreneurs that build them. But ideas and ambition aren't limited to established networks. This session will explore best practice in approaching non-traditional inno- vation communities looking at inclusion strategies. Brandon Pollak, Cathy McMorris Rodgers Dual • Beginner 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 3-4 Copyright and Creators: 2026 What does the future hold for copyright? Who are the gatekeepers and how does this power structure need to change to meet not only the needs of today's digital age but also the needs of future creativity and innovation? The Copyright and Creators: 2026 panel will debate the trajectory of copyright law and where some of the future conver- sations and conflicts will be a decade from now. Alexandra Mogyoros, Betsy Rosenblatt, Jon Healey, Lateef Mtima Panel • Advanced 5:00 PM JW Marriott: Salon 5 Internet of Things: Just Someone Else's Computer? The Internet of Things not only enables new technological possibilities; it forces us to confront and upend assumptions we have about our devices, our property and our persons. Our laws and behaviors are built around personal control of personal property. But now that those devices are "smart," they can have "loyalties" to people other than their owners, in their code and in the law. Blake Farenthold, Jen Ellis, Raza Panjwani, Andrea Matwyshyn Panel • Intermediate SATURDAY, MARCH 12 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Room 402-403 Prototyping Democracy: Better Collaboration Design RSVP REQUIRED. What if you had to innovate using Robert's Rules of Order or design software using parliamentary procedure? Tech advances both warrant and enable a new how: agile, design, co-creation and more. We will use improv theater to explore the absurdity of policy-making and then co-create a new how for democracy. Bring your knowledge of collaboration methods. Come prepared to prototype! Diane Miller, Jess McMullin Workshop (4 hours) • Intermediate 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Salon 1-2 Surveillance, Sousveillance and Body Cams Bodycams and smartphone cameras are transforming the balance of power between citizens and state by deploying cheap, forceful technologies to watch the watchers. In this session, Oren Yakobovich, an activist distributing hidden cameras to individuals subjected to human rights abuses, discusses the implications of body cams with Omer Tene, a privacy expert. Omer Tene, Oren Yakobovich Dual • Beginner 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Salon 3-4 Supporting US Entrepreneurs: America Job 1 For decades, the American entrepreneur has been at the forefront of job and capital creation. With new job creation and a rising economy firmly entrenched in America's startups, shared priorities between entrepreneurs and policymakers have never been more important. This panel will announce a new initiative to explore and report on those questions in five key innovation hubs in 2016. John Cornyn, Mark Warner., Marius Haas, Amanda Eversole, John Cornyn Panel • Beginner 9:30 AM JW Marriott: Salon 5 How the Big Tech Firms Protect Consumer Privacy With data hoarding as an integral part of society, companies need Chief Privacy Of- ficers to manage data protection and privacy concerns. Demand for privacy pros has grown exponentially and organizations recognize the need to better manage privacy and how they handle data with their organization. CPOs will debate the challenges in the privacy landscape and how they're protecting you, the consumer. Erin Egan, Keith Enright, Mike Hintze, Trevor Hughes Panel • Intermediate GOVERNMENT & POLICY JW MARRIOTT: 110 EAST 2ND STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS 1 2 1 2 0 1 6 S X S W I N T E R A C T I V E P R O G R A M G U I D E G O V E R N M E N T & P O L I C Y