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THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL FRIDAY, MARCH 8 3:30 PM Four Seasons Ballroom #AgeOfDamage: Be the Company You Want to Keep David Jones argues that far from being separate subjects, social responsibility and social media are intrinsically interlinked: The most successful leaders and businesses in the future will be the most socially responsible. Social media has created a world of radical transparency where businesses, politicians and leaders must act responsibly, rewarding those who are and removing those who aren't. David Jones Solo | Advanced | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #wcw 3:30 PM San Jacinto Ballroom Enterprise Invades the Apps Playground It���s clear that enterprise mobility is rapidly gaining ground. But it's still a really challenging experience for most developers due to the technical complexity and expensive delivery models for most enterprise mobile platforms. But this is changing ��� beautiful, scalable, and affordable opportunities to build, test, and monetize are coming to the enterprise space. Alex Williams, Eric Lai, John Arrow, Matt Carrier Panel | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #entmob 5:00 PM Four Seasons Ballroom Data & Gamification: Value to the Enterprise Companies using gamification techniques are generating massive amounts of data at an explosive rate. Data scientists are able to discover correlations and insights in data, creating a new map of human interaction. What we do with these insights can change our views on enterprise and employee interaction, such as how to plot career paths or hire the right person to fit an organization. Brendan Wallace, Jeremiah Owyang, Michelle Accardi, Tim Piatenko Panel | Advanced | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #DataGamify 5:00 PM San Jacinto Ballroom Growing a Digital Business in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is the new digital Wild West - with amazing opportunities: a new crop of native startups is "making it" internationally - while staying rooted. In this session some of this new crop of international entrepreneurs and a VC share how they do it, talk about some of the challenges and give advice for startups and digital professionals how to be successful in Eastern Europe. Matthaus Krzykowski, Olga Steidl, Serguei Beloussov, Renata Akhunova Panel | Advanced | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #startups SATURDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAMMING 9:30 AM Four Seasons Ballroom SRI���s Secrets to Successful Innovation SRI International���s VP of Ventures Norman Winarsky sits down with TechCrunch���s Anthony Ha to discuss the leading research institute���s innovation and venture philosophy, and their current projects that are disruptively advancing technology in a number of fields, including virtual personal assistants, medicine, education and robotics. Anthony Ha, Norman Winarsky Dual | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #SRIIntl 9:30 AM San Jacinto Ballroom Home Room A new addition to the 2013 lineup, SXSW Home Rooms are where you get the most current information about all the presentations, panels, and networking opportunities for the day ahead. SXSW Home Room also provides a great spot for you to connect, brainstorm and share ideas with other digital creatives attending the event. Meet Up | Beginner | Social + Relationships | #homeroom 11:00 AM Four Seasons Ballroom Your Execution Year: Fly or Die in Four Quarters Your Execution Year: The Startup Phase No One Likes To Talk About Rob Spectre Solo | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #execyear 156 | SXSW 2013 Interactive Festival 11:00 AM San Jacinto Ballroom Making It Rain in Non-Techy Markets Forget the enterprise vs. consumer debate: The not-so-tech-savvy markets are the biggest opportunities in tech. dotloop, tibbr, and ServiceMax have found a niche by bringing much-needed technology to industries that have gone without for far too long. Learn how to see beyond the SoLoMo hype to opportunities beyond the tech bubble. Dave Yarnold, Joelle Senter, Ram Menon Panel | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #makeitrain 12:30 PM Four Seasons Ballroom Digital A-Z for B2B The B2B industry is worth more than $400 billion and drives 20 times more transactions than B2C. How drastically does the approach change when you���re selling to another business? Essentially, marketing must reach out to role-based B2B tribes. What are the most civilized moves you can make? In this session, you���ll learn everything from 101 marketing basics to how to handle fast-paced innovation. Lauren Vaccarello, Maura Ginty Dual | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #b2ba2z 12:30 PM San Jacinto Ballroom The Rise of Re-Commerce: Shop Used in a New Way There is $7,000 worth of unused stuff in your home. But turning that stuff into cash isn't easy. Despite decades of web innovation, second-hand services never became mainstream. Now there���s a shift. Consumers are demanding eco-friendly options at lower prices. Resale���s time is now and new Internet startups are stepping up, meeting consumer demands with innovative twists on an age-old industry. Christina Chaey, Israel Ganot, James Reinhart, Ross Lohr Panel | Beginner | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #resale 3:30 PM Four Seasons Ballroom Bootstrapping Pros & Cons: Imgur���s Experience This session will examine the pros and cons of bootstrapping, as described through the experiences of the Founder and the COO of Imgur, a fast growing image sharing website. They will walk you through their startup journey and provide a refreshingly honest discussion of the challenges they face as a bootstrapped company. Alan Schaaf, Matt Strader Dual | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #imgursxsw 3:30 PM San Jacinto Ballroom Pop (Up) Culture Deliberately temporary, housed in once-blighted spaces, and enabled by social and mobile technologies, pop ups are disrupting the retail experience and revitalizing our neighborhoods. Pop ups are not just selling products. They���re selling experiences. The one thing you can���t add to your online shopping cart. What are the growing opportunities for pop ups to occupy our cities? Annika Dubrall, Brian De Lowe, Patrick Keenan, Tina Santiago Panel | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #PopUP 5:00 PM Four Seasons Ballroom The Global Fight to Democratize Access to Capital Sherwood Neiss is leading the global fight to legalize equity-based crowdfunding. As one the authors of the Crowdfunding Framework used in the JOBS Act, he has not only changed the domestic landscape but continues his mission abroad through working with foreign governments and organizations to help citizens in many countries gain access to the capital they need to develop their ideas and thrive. Jason Best, Sherwood Neiss Dual | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #JOBSfight 5:00 PM San Jacinto Ballroom Flash Flood! Good, Bad & Ugly Product Frenzies Flash demand���a blindside hit to retailers who���ve no idea a product has suddenly become ���it.��� If you know it���s coming, flash demand rocks the bottom line. If you don���t, you drown. Hear how retailers are dealing with flash demand, including strategies to employ and technology to embrace. Be better prepared for the impact of social media and the data deluge, and how to recover if it all goes bad. Aarthi Ramamurthy, Cathy Choi, Mike Dauber, Tracy Chu Panel | Intermediate | Entrepreneurialism + Business | #flashdmnd