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SXSW Film 2016 Program Guide

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FILM CONFERENCE 1 0 0 S X s t l e s x s w. c o m FILM CONFERENCE FILM CONFERENCE C O N V E R G E N C E T R A C K SXSTYLE FRIDAY, MARCH 11 SUNDAY, MARCH 13 WESTIN AUSTIN DOWNTOWN AND AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER FRIDAY 12:30 PM WESTIN AUSTIN DOWNTOWN CONTINENTAL 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUAL Building Philnthropic Fshion Empire: Do Good Kendra Scott shares the challenges and rewards of integrating philanthropy into a business. Her stepfather's message of "You Do Good" drives her passion for giving and building genuine connections. #YouDoGood Kendra Scott, Kendra Scott Design; Callie O'Neill, Marie Claire CONTINENTAL 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANEL How Fshion is Ming Tech Werble Fashion brands are entering into collaborations with tech companies in full force. It has become clear that there is a hunger for the fusion of function and design in tech. The wearable technology market is expected to be worth 5.8 billion dollars by 2018, and the race is on for which fashion brand will dominate the market. Hear how some of the contenders are trying to take first place. Liz Bacelar, Decoded Fashion; Nadja Swarovski; Uri Minkoff, Rebecca Minkoff 3:30 PM CONTINENTAL 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANEL Go Ntive or Go Home: Ads nd Addictive Content As brands crave a digital audience, and blogging evolves into a full-time gig, content partnerships are everything. Finding the creative sweet spot that inspires an audience while creating customers is the mark of native advertising that feels authentic and effective. #heypartner Camille Styles; Abigail Jacobs, West Elm; Shani Silver, Domino Magazine CONTINENTAL 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANEL Queer Stle: Visul Activism nd Fshion's Frontier Queer style is the next frontier of fashion. Brands are now designing gender-neutral clothing and casting androgynous models, making queer style a multimillion dollar industry on crowd funding alone. Panelists will discuss queer style as a business and form of visual activism, providing attendees knowledge about how to succeed in this growing market using approaches that are culturally competent. #dapperQ Aja Aguirre, Fit for A Femme; Anita Dolce Vita , dapperQ; Leon Wu, Sharpe Suiting; Sonny Oram, Qwear 5:00 PM AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM EFG . . . . . . . . FEATURED SESSION Digitl Mreting in the Age of Influencers Consumers are craving relatable content to guide their purchases, and they look to social media for inspiration. A retailer's relationship with digital content creators is a crucial 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. #rSxSXSW Amber Venz Box, rewardStyle WESTIN AUSTIN DOWNTOWN CONTINENTAL 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLO Breing Beut: Disruptive Technolog nd Cosmetics The beauty industry faces three unique challenges that affects its ability to grow in the digital age. Beauty struggles to help people discover products online, connect with experts en masse and help people express themselves in a world of unlimited possibility. This session will give brand owners and beauty specialists alike a roadmap to growth in a rapidly changing world. #FutureFace Adriana Coppola, SapientNitro CONTINENTAL 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUAL Robotic Mnufcturing will Deliver Customiztion Tailors are our only options in this one size fits all world, but that will not always be the case. Body scanning technology is helping transform the way we tailor clothing, and robotics are changing how it is made. Robots will sew precisely, quickly and at a lower cost. Additionally, the change in labor will bring manufacturing to local areas which lowers the cost of shipping to consumers. KP Reddy, SoftWear Automation; Corie Hardee, Union Station SATURDAY 9:30 AM WESTIN AUSTIN DOWNTOWN CONTINENTAL 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANEL $5 Trillion Question: Wht's the Future of Retil? Retail is the five trillion dollar driving force of the modern economy. Yet today's SoLoMo shopping is almost unrecognizable from models of the past. With the pace of innovation only escalating, in 10 years what will retail look like? Join industry leaders to explore how tech, culture and commerce will converge, mapping models for real world retail that can thrive in 2025 and beyond. #retail2025 Melanie Bender, Westfield; Michael Schrage, MIT Center for Digital Business; Katherine Power, Clique Media Group CONTINENTAL 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUAL Furniture is the New Fshion The explosion of visual social media and the eruption of bloggers and brand ambassadors has left us with a new awareness around the ways we visualize and think about our interior spaces. Influencers are using social media to virtually invite fans into their homes. The options are endless and the potential for creative interior design has never been so great thanks to new digital platforms. Jenny Morrill, Move Loot; Natalie Holbrook, Hey Natalie Jean 11:00 AM AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER BALLROOM EFG . . . . . . . . FEATURED SESSION Self Sells: How Glossier is Delivering Beut IRL Glossier Founder and CEO Emily Weiss thinks that the old marketing mantra "sex sells" is going away. With technology enabling self-expression and acceptance, she's operating under the belief that self sells. In this discussion between Weiss and Kerry Diamond, EIC of Yahoo! Food, they explore the shift taking place in the beauty industry and why the traditional, anti-feminist ad model no longer works. #glossier Emily Weiss, Glossier; Kerry Diamond, Yahoo! Food WESTIN AUSTIN DOWNTOWN CONTINENTAL 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANEL Fir Fshion: Profitbilit nd Sustinbilit Globally, one in six people work in apparel, and women represent 80% of the supply chain. While this scale and global integration propel fashion to a top rank on any impact index, it is its nature of constant reinvention that also becomes its opportunity for rapid reevaluation and transformation. Learn how to move company initiatives beyond CSR and embed sustainable business practices internally. #GCUNewYork Cara Smyth, Glasgow Caledonian University New York; Frank Zambrelli, Fair Fashion Center; Laurent Claquin, Kering CONTINENTAL 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DUAL The Future will be Personlized From 3D printed midsoles to precision milled kicks, Adidas is creating a new era of personalization, empowering creators to usher in a future of their own making. Futurecraft offers the world a glimpse of what can be when creativity is unleashed on all areas of production. With open source collaboration at the heart of it all, a new era of product personalization is now within grasp. Paul Gaudio, adidas; Josh Rubin, Cool Hunting 12:30 PM CONTINENTAL 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PANEL How Virtul Relit will Chnge Fshion Since survival of the fashion industry demands being at the forefront of adopting new technology, it's time for VR to have a major impact on the fashion world. Exploring VR branding, virtual retail spaces and immersive ecommerce, experts spanning the topics of VR production, venture investments and fashion photography will address the VR impact that is coming to the fashion world. Anarghya Vardhana, Maveron; Kevin Cornish, Image Theory; Steven Sebring

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