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!
Issue link: http://read.uberflip.com/i/644232
FRIDAY, MARCH 11 11:00 AM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom D Invisible Influence and Winning at SXSW 2016 SXSW Interactive can change your life. But how can you make the most of this amazing opportunity? In this session, Wharton professor and bestselling author Jonah Berger offers tips for winning at SXSW. Based on his new book, Invisible Influence, Berger will show you how to navigate the madness and make the next five days and nights a time to remember. Jonah Berger Featured Session • Intermediate 11:00 AM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom EFG Disruptive Philanthropy in the Digital World Google.org focuses on more than just giving money, and this session will explore how the team leverages all of Google – from people to products – in support of its philan- thropy. All of these efforts are aimed at supporting innovative entrepreneurs who are using technology to take on some of the toughest challenges both locally and globally. Jacquelline Fuller, Hugh Forrest Featured Session • Intermediate H Convergence 11:00 AM Austin Convention Center: Room 18abcd Jean and Steve Case: A Roadmap for Innovators Join Steve and Jean Case, two of the world's most prominent technology pioneers, investors and and philanthropists as they share a roadmap for innovators and entrepre- neurs who want to change the world in this rapidly evolving, "Internet of Everything" economy. Steve Case, Jean Case, Ben Johnson Featured Session • Intermediate 12:30 PM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom EFG Courtside with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver During his SXsports featured interview, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will discuss the league's position within a constantly changing media universe. He will speak to the ongoing shift in fan consumption, the league's opportunities for future growth and the NBA's modern approach to content sharing and distribution among fans. Adam Silver, Andrew Sorkin Featured Session • Intermediate H Convergence 12:30 PM Austin Convention Center: Room 18abcd #AskGaryVee IRL: Gary Vaynerchuk Answers It All In this talk, SXSW legend Gary Vaynerchuk will answer your questions in this live ver- sion of his wildly popular web show and new book, #AskGaryVee. Ask a master of busi- ness-building, marketing, social media, entrepreneurship and life-hacking everything you wanted to know about excelling in business and in life. Gary Vaynerchuk Featured Session • Beginner 2:00 PM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom D Opening Keynote: Casey Gerald Casey Gerald has emerged as an influential voice on the awakening that is changing business and society – making purpose the new bottom line in our lives and work. Join us for Casey's Opening Keynote and leave inspired to change your world. Keynote Sessions will also be simulcast throughout all Interactive venues. Casey Gerald Keynote • Intermediate 3:30 PM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom D Google Self-Driving Car Project Everyone's talking about self-driving cars, but how can you differentiate between hype and reality? Google cars have now self-driven 1.3 million miles, but how could it be that a driverless future be both three and thirty years away? Chris Urmson shares his stories from the front lines of building the world's first fully self-driving cars. Chris Urmson Featured Session • Intermediate 3:30 PM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom EFG Diversity in Tech: Building Inclusivity Maxine Williams, Global Director of Diversity for Facebook, has been behind indus- try-defining changes regarding diversity in tech. In this featured session, she'll explain how influencers and individuals can change the status quo, build inclusivity and ulti- mately drive more diversity in tech. Maxine Williams Featured Session • Intermediate H Convergence 3:30 PM Austin Convention Center: Room 18abcd Robot Armageddon: AI, Jobs and Inequality The future is very bright but for whom? Artificial intelligence technology promises to usher in a new age of affluence and leisure – but the transition may be protracted and brutal. Robots are poised to transform society but are likely to roil job markets and increase inequality. Find out who the winners and losers will be. Jerry Kaplan Featured Session • Advanced 5:00 PM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom EFG Digital Marketing in the Age of Influencers Consumers are craving relatable content to guide their purchases, and they look to so- cial media for inspiration. A retailer's relationship with digital content creators is a cru- cial part of getting their message heard by the right audience. rewardStyle President and Cofounder, Amber Venz Box, will highlight how the landscape of digital influence has evolved over the years shaping brand loyalty. Amber Venz Box Featured Session • Intermediate H Convergence 5:00 PM Austin Convention Center: Room 18abcd New Human-Machine Interface as the Future of Work The most important advance in computation will arrive in the form of human-machine interface allowing digital devices and systems to support sophisticated, collaborative business processes and workflows. A roomful of pixels is the necessary substrate, with mediation via a UI immensely capable yet entirely natural, evocative of the real world and exhilarating to use. This is work's future. John Underkoffler Featured Session • Advanced SATURDAY, MARCH 12 9:30 AM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom EFG Marie Claire Talks to the Stars of Broad City Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, the creators, executive producers and stars of Comedy Central's critically-acclaimed hit show Broad City, sit down with Marie Claire's Editor in Chief Anne Fulenwider for a broad-ranging discussion on the transition of their show from webseries to cultural phenom. Anne Fulenwider, Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer Featured Session • Intermediate H Convergence 9:30 AM Austin Convention Center: Room 18abcd Five Counterintuitive Truths About Habits Want to change a habit? Rubin will show you how. She explores five counterintuitive truths about habits. If you've ever run a marathon and then stopped running, spent hours playing on your phone when you wanted to work or wondered why you keep work deadlines but neglect your own projects, you'll learn why. When we master our habits, we can become healthier, more productive and happier. Gretchen Rubin Featured Session • Intermediate 11:00 AM Austin Convention Center: Ballroom D Distributed: A New OS for the Digital Economy Digital tech was supposed to usher in an age of prosperity, but so far it has put industri- al capitalism on steroids. Social networks surrender their missions to data mining and banks abandon investing for algorithms – all to stoke growth. Startups sell for billions but destroy more jobs and markets than they create. This session offers practical steps to remake the economy from the inside out. Douglas Rushkoff Featured Session • Intermediate KEYNOTE & FEATURED SESSIONS AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER: 500 EAST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET FESTIVAL SESSIONS 7 7 7 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 K E Y N O T E & F E AT U R E D S E S S I O N S