The digital version of the SXSW Interactive Program Guide is now available. Packed full of information, this guide is a must-read before leaving home and on the plane, as well as a great resource on the ground. Download today!
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SXSW Interactive Mentor Sessions, which launched at the 2012 festival, provide a forum for making valuable, one- on-one connections that can take your career to the next level. Mentor Sessions allow registrants to participate in a seven-minute meeting with an industry veteran or insider. Typically these short meetings provide a great forum for the mentor to dispense important advice, guidance, counseling and inspiration to their mentee. We encourage you to read the biographies of all the participating mentors before sign- ing up for a particular sessions (in order to find the person whose expertise and experience best matches the kind of knowledge you want to gain at the event). Mentor slots fill up quickly and require advance sign-up, so we encourage you to sign up at schedule.sxsw.com. JW Marriott 5th Floor: 110 East 2nd Street Room 503, Room 504, Room 505 Mentor Session: Jane Ko Jane Ko, Blogger, A Taste of Koko Friday, March 11 • 5 : 00pm • JW Marriott: Room 504 Jane Ko writes Austin's top food and travel blog, A Taste of Koko, which features the hottest restaurants and weekend getaways. Ko loves helping companies tell their story and build a powerful professional brand through community engagement, social media strategy and digital market- ing. She has spoken at The University of Texas at Austin, Google and Whole Foods on entrepreneurship and social media. Mentor Session: Andre Briggs Andre Briggs, Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft Saturday, March 12 • 11: 00am • JW Marriott: Room 504 Andre Briggs is a senior software engineer at Microsoft. He has built software in projects from genomics to finance. His journey includes experiencing acquisition as a start up to scaling to the enterprise needs. He has spoken at SXSW in the past as a mentor and panelist. Andre volunteers his time as a mentor for Microsoft Ventures where he loves analyzing business models. He is based in Seattle, WA. Mentor Session: Kris Krug Kris Krug, Founder, King Fisher Apparel Sunday, March 13 • 3 :30pm • JW Marriott: Room 503 Kris Krug is an artist, activist and author based on Galiano Island, British Columbia and has been involved with South By Southwest for 12 years. His career interests include open source software, photography and the Internet. Kris is also a pilot, sailor and fisherman and is Cofounder of King Fisher Apparel. Mentor Session: Patrick Chew Patrick Chew, UX/Visual Designer, IBM Design Monday, March 14 • 5 : 00pm • JW Marriott: Room 504 Patrick is a CA born and bred graphic designer working at IBM Design in Austin. He joined IBM to help reinvent the culture and practices of the company through user-centered design and currently works on products in the dynamic cybersecurity industry. He's also a Cofounder of The IBM Make Lab, a maker space open to all IBMers used to pro- mote, educate and enable a sustainable culture of design. 504 FedEx Business Center Bar 505 501 509 508 507 506 Executive Lounge Fitness Center Pool West 2 nd Street Brazos Street North Congress Avenue 503 502 MAP KEY Restroom Elevator Stairs MENTOR SESSIONS Patrick Chew Kris Krug Andre Briggs Jane Ko FESTIVAL SESSIONS 1 4 7 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 M E N T O R S E S S I O N S