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HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN: 4TH FL. 11:00 AM Room 400/402 3:30 PM The ���Made in Banff��� Digital Media Pitch Session Funded in Austin Got a great idea? The ���Made in Banff��� Digital Media Creative Pitch Session @SXSW. March 10, 2013: One successful pitch will be awarded a fully funded Creation Residency @thebanffcentre. Gavin McGarry, Joe Fingerote, Kelly Robinson, Kerry Stauffer Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #banffsxsw Funded in Austin features Founder/CEO���s of three startups who have pursued and secured investment in their entrepreneurial ventures ��� one from crowdfunding, one from angel funding, and one from venture capital ��� totaling about $110 million in funding. Together, we'll explore their in-the-trenches startup fundraising experiences. Barry Evans, Claire England, Justin Jensen, Matt Cohen Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #fundedatx 11:00 AM Salon ABC Airbnb's Brian Chesky Talks with Fortune A spirited conversation with Airbnb's cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky in which we delve into the process of designing and building a platform for sharing homes, explore the company's new push into the travel guide area with its Lonely Planet competitor, and talk about the challenges of scaling a truly disruptive business model. Brian Chesky, Jessi Hempel Dual | Beginner | Startup Village | #Cheskytalk 11:00 AM Salon D HATCH Startup Pitch Competition Part 2 HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our audience as finalists present their innovations and get feedback from corporate, angel, and venture investor judges. Finalists prepare with education and coaching from experts to refine their business models and presentations to make the most disruptive pitch. Come see the best of the best! Rahul Sood Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #hatchsxsw 12:30 PM Hilton Austin Chamber Office Longhorn Startup Showcase Presented by The University of Texas at Austin, the Longhorn Startup Showcase is a fast pitch competition for UT Austin-based student startups with revolutionary ideas looking for funding to scale their innovations. We will choose five finalists to present to a hometown panel of corporate, angel, and venture investor judges in front of a well-connected audience at SXSW 2013. Isaac Barchas, Laura Kilcrease, Nelson "Rudy" Garza, Robert Warren Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #lss 12:30 PM Room 400/402 Mobile Innovations Presented by Wavefront Presented by Wavefront ��� Hear how you as an investor, developer, entrepreneur or enterprise can leverage innovations coming from Canada's wireless ecosystem. Learn about the market, the depth of talent, and the industry making Canada the heart of wireless innovation. Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #wavefront PROGRAMMING 12:30 PM Salon ABC Fighting for Funding as a Female Entrepreneur Access to startup capital has always been a key pain point for female entrepreneurs, but is the angel and venture capital landscape finally changing? Seasoned venture capitalist Kay Koplovitz, Chairman and CEO of Koplovitz & Co., joins serial entrepreneur and current Dell EIR Ingrid Vanderveldt to provide an overview on the current market and the various capital options available to businesses. Ingrid Vanderveldt, Kay Koplovitz Dual | Intermediate | Startup Village | #DellEIR 12:30 PM Salon D HATCH Startup Pitch Competition Part 3 + Awards HATCH: The pitch competition for tech startups with revolutionary ideas. Join our audience as finalists present their innovations and get feedback from corporate, angel, and venture investor judges. Judging and awards follow. Finalists prepare awesome pitches helped by expert coaches. HATCH alumni have raised funds and generally kicked ass. Come see the best of the best! John Frankel Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #hatchsxsw 164 | SXSW 2013 Interactive Festival 3:30 PM Hilton Austin Chamber Office Room 400/402 New Storytelling with Canadian Broadcasters This session explores how Canadian broadcasters tell stories across multiple platforms. We will propose case studies of projects such as Le Judas, Zieuter and United-States of Africa. These media projects challenge and redefine the boundaries of traditional fiction, documentary, ARG and online games. Amit Breuer, Ghassan Fayad, Pierre-Mathieu Fortin, Ralph Dfouni Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #kngfusxsw 3:30 PM Salon ABC Decisions Based on Quality, Not Anecdotes You make hundreds of decisions every day. But are those decisions based on quantifiable data, or on gut instincts? With so much data available in our digital age, it���s important to glean quality insights as well as utilize others��� data. Data is a sharable commodity, and as it becomes a searchable, social function, people will have more access to information that can make or break a company. David Goldberg Solo | Intermediate | Startup Village | #SMdata 3:30 PM Salon D DreamIt Ventures Co-Founder Speed Dating What better place to find your co-founder than at SXSW where tens of thousands of like-minded people from around the world are mashed up together? Due to popular demand after the success of last year's sessions, DreamIt is running another speed dating session to help you meet multiple prospects who you can follow up with later at the bar. Mark Wachen, William Crowder Mentor Session | Intermediate | Startup Village | #founddate 5:00 PM Hilton Austin Chamber Office Why I Moved My Investment to Austin Not only is Austin a cool place to visit for SXSW, it���s increasingly recognized by tech investors as an optimal market for serial, high-ROI investments. Austin���s ample talent, business-friendly environment, low barrier to entry and badass lifestyle are fueling a new level of investor activity in the Lone Star State. Julie Huls, Morgan Flager Dual | Intermediate | Startup Village | #move2atx 5:00 PM Room 400/402 Smart Canadians Drinks Party Chill with Smart Canadians in the Startup Village. The Smart Canadians Drinks Party celebrates a day-long program of trend talks, pitch sessions and demonstrations featuring The Banff Centre, ITAC Health, Wavefront, Po-Mo, Fuel Youth and KNGFU. There will be complimentary drinks and demos from program contributors. The Smart Canadian Drinks Party is hosted by Trade & Invest British Columbia. Jocelyne Le L��annec, Kayla Jeanson, Keith Otto, Meghan Athavale Panel | Intermediate | Startup Village | #Canadians 5:00 PM Salon ABC The Commoditization of Overnight Entrepreneurship If you have an idea, you can design your idea, create a prototype, pitch the idea to the world using simple video-making programs (e.g., Photobooth) and fund a newly invented startup within a few days or weeks. This panel is about discussing the commoditization of entrepreneurship and the future of bringing ideas to the marketplace. Mukund Gopalakrishna, Amber Case Dual | Intermediate | Startup Village | #quickstart