SXSW Interactive 2014 Program Guide: Tomorrow Happens Here
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SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival 140 141 SXSW 2014 Interactive Festival STARTUP VILLAGE HILTON DOWNTOWN, LEVEL 4: 500 E 4TH STREET; AUSTIN CHAMBER: 535 E 5TH STREET FRIDAY, MARCH 7 2:00 PM Hilton: Salon B Foreign Startups: US Challenges & Opportunities International startups and foreign-born entrepreneurs: Top experts discuss solutions and strategies for a successful soft-landing in the US. Learn, grow and prosper with your startup. Organize a board of directors, hire c-level management, market your idea/product, find capital, scale up your business Panel • Advanced • #US-Landing 2:00 PM Hilton: Salon C The 10 Best Startups in Austin Come see 10 of Austin's startups pitch at the Capital Factory Demo Day. Austin's startup scene is booming, and we meet every one of them. The best of the best have competed in a series of pitch elimination rounds to narrow it down to the 10 you'll see at SXSW. Afterwards, we'll have an OPEN BAR and time for the everyone to meet the startups that presented. Panel • Intermediate • #ATXstartup 2:00 PM Hilton: Salon D Social Health Startup Bootcamp: Investing in Health In this session, you will hear opening remarks by Founder and Chair of the Bootcamp, Shwen Gwee, followed by a fireside chat with National Industry Director of Healthcare for Google, Ryan Olohan, and CEO and Co-Founder of Startup Health, Steve Krein. Ryan Olohan, Shwen Gwee, Steven Krein, Unity Stoakes Panel • Intermediate • #SXSH 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon B Foreign Startups Engage Experts in a Live Pitch Live pitch for international startups: Do you have the right presentation to make an impact on investors and customers? Do you have the required mojo? Will your business pitch impress or disappoint? Do you have the right management team? Learn, grow and prosper your business. Top experts offer advice on how to successfully launch your startup in the US. Pitch Event • Intermediate • #LivePitch 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon C Win $200,000+ to Move Your Startup to Austin! We don't need to convince entrepreneurs to move to Austin—almost every day we receive emails from people deciding to do that on their own! Austin is the most cost- effective and fun city for startups. Five startups will compete for a $50,000 cash in- vestment prize, more than $150,000 in other prizes like office space, housing, moving expenses, free groceries and more in an epic pitch competition. Joshua Baer Pitch Event • Advanced • #move2ATX 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon D Founders Stories: Interviews with Startup Founders With Social Health Startup Bootcamp, 2014 will mark the third consecutive year of the event that provides education, inspiration, and funding advice for (social) health tech startups. Our veteran moderator and industry expert interviews three health tech startup founders. Andrei Zimiles, Sam Zebarjadi, Samer Hamadeh Panel • Beginner • #SXSH 3:30 PM Hilton: Salon E Building Your Startup with the Crowd's Help The latest startups are adapting their go-to-market strategies to infuse "the crowd" of potential customers into every stage of the startup journey. This panel will explore new routes to market, how startups are tapping the crowd to help grow, and the impact a "social first" strategy can have on the next wave of technology brands. Sponsored by Spiceworks. Jay Hallberg, Susan Etlinger, Tad Hunt, Todd Krautkremer Panel • Intermediate • #B2BSocial 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon B Foreign Startups Engage Experts in a Live Pitch Live pitch for international startups: Do you have the right presentation to make an impact on investors and customers? Do you have the required mojo? Will your business pitch impress or disappoint? Do you have the right management team? Learn, grow and prosper your business. Top experts will offer advice on how to successfully launch your startup in the US. Pitch Event • Intermediate • #LivePitch 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon C Open Bar with Austin's Best Startups After a startup wins a $50,000 investment to move to Austin and the 10 best Austin startups compete for the top spot, you can meet them and mingle with other entrepre- neurs and investors. The drinks are on us! Please register at bit.ly/10bestatx. Panel • Intermediate • #openbarATX 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon D Show Me the Money: Where to Find Funding Startup Bootcamp @SXSW—learn about non-traditional investment options for health startups from: @StartupHealth, @HDdconsortium, @AARP Dwayne Spradlin, Jody Holtzman Panel • Intermediate • #SXSH 5:00 PM Hilton: Salon E Why Going Backward Is the Surest Path to Success Traverse the worlds of human rights, agriculture, retail and technology to see how a contrarian strategy will bring your new idea to market. Our speaker will demonstrate how this approach can be applied to any breakthrough pursuit with examples of suc- cess experienced firsthand, including: pioneering of a humane farming method and creation of a global framework to protect human rights. Peter Burrows Solo • Intermediate • #IRCE SATURDAY, MARCH 8 9:30 AM Hilton: Austin Chamber Offices Longhorn Startup Showcase The Longhorn Startup Showcase is a fast pitch competition for UT Austin-based stu- dent companies with revolutionary ideas looking for funding to scale their innovations. Five finalists present to a panel of corporate, angel, and venture investor judges. The finalists will each engage in Q&A sessions with a renowned judging panel and have opportunities for discussions with the audience. Christina White Pitch Event • Intermediate • #UTstartup 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon C The 5 Secrets to Getting Acquired Everywhere we turn, big companies are buying scrappy startups. While all founders don't launch with an exit strategy, most want it to happen sooner rather than later. In this session, you'll learn about both ends of the acquisition process, from seeking out qualified candidates to making your company look appealing for a buy. Gabe Karp, Matt Wise Dual • Intermediate • #BuyMe 9:30 AM Hilton: Salon E How to Monetize the Second Screen Evolution Join Greg Consiglio, Viggle's President & COO, and Jesse Redniss, Chief Strategy Offi- cer at Mass Relevance, as they discuss how TV networks, brands and third-party apps that are profiting from this evolving consumer experience. What impact does second screen have across subscription-based businesses, advertising, virtual currency, and e-commerce? Where are the players in this space seeing the ROI? Sponsored by Viggle. Gregory Consiglio, Jesse Redniss Dual • Intermediate • #2ndscreen FESTIVAL SESSIONS