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PP1162467 | Culture | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Advanced | When the Future Dies: Ritualizing Grief + Joy | 2026-03-15 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 12:30:00-05:00 | Building on last year's session 'Putting Endings in Our Beginnings', Juli Rush continues sharing her research on how we might ritualize both joy + grief as individuals and collectives to build more resilient systems. Bringing her work as a futurist, researcher at the University of Houston, and as a death doula, Juli sh... | Building on last year's session 'Putting Endings in Our Beginnings', Juli Rush continues sharing her research on how we might ritualize both joy + grief as individuals and collectives to build more resilient systems. Bringing her work as a futurist, researcher at the University of Houston, and as a death doula, Juli sh... | [{'id': 48289, 'entity_id': 2203847, 'name': 'Juli Rush', 'title': 'Adjunct Faculty in Foresight Grad Program', 'company': 'University of Houston', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Juli Rush is an educator and administrator in Houston, Texas. She is also a certified death doula and foresight strategist, with a fo... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon E | 4 | # When the Future Dies: Ritualizing Grief + Joy
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PP1150146 | Culture | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Scarlett Kim (Center for Unclassifiable Technologies & Experiences) | 2026-03-14 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 11:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in XR, Nonprofits, Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in XR, Nonprofits, Storytelling. | [{'id': 78728, 'entity_id': 2239695, 'name': 'Scarlett Kim', 'title': 'Executive Creative Producer', 'company': 'Center for Unclassifiable Technologies & Experiences (C.U.T.E.)', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Scarlett Kim is a director and producer innovating the intersection of live experiences and immersive ... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Scarlett Kim (Center for Unclassifiable Technologies & Experiences)
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PP1149367 | Creator Economy | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Anthony Conway (Public School) | 2026-03-13 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 12:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR. | [{'id': 79125, 'entity_id': 2240185, 'name': 'Anthony Conway', 'title': 'Sr Manager, Brand Entertainment', 'company': 'Public School', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Anthony Conway is the Senior Manager of Branded Entertainment at Public School, where he develops and executes creative partnerships that connect ... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Anthony Conway (Public School)
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PP1148576 | Culture | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Beginner | Couture Cognition: How Fashion Shapes Our Brains | 2026-03-14 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 11:00:00-05:00 | What if fashion could rewire your brain? Neuroscientist Dr. Heather Collins discusses Neurostyle: How shoes and clothing activate memory, mood, and neural storytelling—boosting focus, emotional resonance, and curiosity. From color-triggered cognition to texture-based associations, fashion activates neural empathy throu... | What if fashion could rewire your brain? Neuroscientist Dr. Heather Collins discusses Neurostyle: How shoes and clothing activate memory, mood, and neural storytelling—boosting focus, emotional resonance, and curiosity. From color-triggered cognition to texture-based associations, fashion activates neural empathy throu... | [{'id': 77798, 'entity_id': 2238705, 'name': 'Heather Collins, PhD', 'title': 'Cognitive Neuroscientist, Innovation curator, Peak Performance Expert', 'company': 'Dr. Heather Collins', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Dr. Heather Collins is a keynote speaker and Cognitive Neuroscientist, Ph.D., from Charleston, S... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon E | 4 | # Couture Cognition: How Fashion Shapes Our Brains
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PP1148599 | Startups | null | Pitch Event | panel | Pitch Event | null | null | null | SXSW Pitch-Student Pitch | 2026-03-13 17:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 18:30:00-05:00 | The SXSW Pitch provides a platform for early-stage technology startups to present their groundbreaking products and services to a panel of distinguished industry experts, influential media professionals, and leading venture capitalists and angel investors.
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PP1162871 | Tech & AI | Convergence | Meet Up | panel | Meet Up | null | null | Basic Understanding | Human Futures: Learning in a Tech-Shaped World | 2026-03-12 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 17:00:00-05:00 | Through open dialogue, participants will examine how emerging tools reshape learning environments and expand access to knowledge. The meetup invites attendees to interrogate the ways tech products and services are shaping education, challenge assumptions, and imagine new models of collaboration. Through our reporting, ... | Through open dialogue, participants will examine how emerging tools reshape learning environments and expand access to knowledge. The meetup invites attendees to interrogate the ways tech products and services are shaping education, challenge assumptions, and imagine new models of collaboration. Through our reporting, ... | [{'id': 84884, 'entity_id': 2246850, 'name': 'Rina Chandran', 'title': 'Deputy Editor', 'company': 'Rest of the World', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Rina Chandran is a deputy editor at Rest of World. She was previously the publication's Southeast Asia editor based in Bangkok. Prior to that, Rina was the tech ... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Room 405 | null | # Human Futures: Learning in a Tech-Shaped World
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PP1162522 | Tech & AI | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | Revolutionizing Astronomy with Next Generation Big Data | 2026-03-15 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 17:00:00-05:00 | Massive datasets, like those in astronomy, are the lifeblood of AI innovation. The panel, led by researchers from the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins, will discuss how AI is transforming astronomy to unlock new insights into the origins of our universe. They will present visualizations showing state-of-the-... | Massive datasets, like those in astronomy, are the lifeblood of AI innovation. The panel, led by researchers from the NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins, will discuss how AI is transforming astronomy to unlock new insights into the origins of our universe. They will present visualizations showing state-of-the-... | [{'id': 78197, 'entity_id': 2239164, 'name': 'Stephanie Juneau', 'title': 'Associate Astronomer', 'company': 'NSF NOIRLab', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Dr. Stéphanie Juneau is an Associate Astronomer at NSF NOIRLab, the Project Scientist of the SPectra Analysis and Retrievable Catalog Lab (SPARCL) and one of... | JW Marriott | Salon D | 3 | # Revolutionizing Astronomy with Next Generation Big Data
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OE46505 | null | null | Activation | activation | Activation | null | null | null | SXSW Innovation Clubhouse | 2026-03-16 12:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 22:00:00-05:00 | null | The historic Brazos Hall is the official Innovation Clubhouse for 2026. It's the perfect place to connect with attendees looking to gain insights and inspiration from like-minded conference-goers. Each day the Innovation Clubhouse will host meetups and networking events as well as activations.
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PP1149388 | Tech & AI | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Christian Bustamante (Dell Technologies) | 2026-03-15 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 15:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Business Development, Product Management/Development. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Business Development, Product Management/Development. | [{'id': 86974, 'entity_id': 2249123, 'name': 'Christian Bustamante', 'title': 'Senior Principal Quality Engineer', 'company': 'Dell', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': None, 'type': 'person'}] | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Christian Bustamante (Dell Technologies)
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PP1162488 | Culture | null | Book Reading | panel | Book Reading | null | null | Intermediate | Danny Rensch & Dark Squares: Chess, Cults, and Survival | 2026-03-15 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 17:00:00-05:00 | International Chess Master, Chess.com co-founder, and leading voice for the global chess movement, Danny Rensch will take the stage at SXSW to discuss his newly released memoir. Described as Educated meets The Queen’s Gambit, the book offers a gripping, deeply personal account of his childhood inside an abusive cult an... | International Chess Master, Chess.com co-founder, and leading voice for the global chess movement, Danny Rensch will take the stage at SXSW to discuss his newly released memoir. Described as Educated meets The Queen’s Gambit, the book offers a gripping, deeply personal account of his childhood inside an abusive cult an... | [{'id': 78204, 'entity_id': 2239171, 'name': 'Danny Rensch', 'title': 'Chief Chess Officer', 'company': 'Chess.com', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Danny Rensch is an International Master and Chief Chess Officer at Chess.com. After a successful scholastic chess career, Danny joined Chess.com as a co-founder in ... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon A | 4 | # Danny Rensch & Dark Squares: Chess, Cults, and Survival
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PP1150392 | Culture | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Intermediate | Build Community Through Storytelling | 2026-03-18 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 11:00:00-05:00 | The fastest way to create community isn’t networking.
It’s shared humanity.
In this highly interactive session, FABx founder Colleen Schell and guests guide you through a storytelling experience designed to take the room from strangers to a connected community. You’ll explore why story is more than entertainment: it’s... | The fastest way to create community isn’t networking.
It’s shared humanity.
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The fastest way to create community isn’t networking.
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PP1162719 | Sports & Gaming | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Advanced | The World’s Game, Our Stage: FOX Previews FIFA World Cup 2026 | 2026-03-14 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 15:30:00-05:00 | This summer, the world’s greatest sporting event FIFA WORLD CUP returns to the U.S. for the first time in three decades. But this isn’t just any event, FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 promises to deliver a cultural moment that defines a generation. FOX Sports broadcasters and U.S. Soccer legends Alexi Lalas, Stu Holden and Carli L... | This summer, the world’s greatest sporting event FIFA WORLD CUP returns to the U.S. for the first time in three decades. But this isn’t just any event, FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 promises to deliver a cultural moment that defines a generation. FOX Sports broadcasters and U.S. Soccer legends Alexi Lalas, Stu Holden and Carli L... | [{'id': 89334, 'entity_id': 2251820, 'name': 'Carli Lloyd', 'title': 'Soccer Analyst', 'company': 'FOX Sports', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'A two-time FIFA Player of the Year Award winner and one of the greatest soccer players to ever play the game, Carli Lloyd joined FOX Sports as an analyst in a feature ro... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waller Ballroom D | null | # The World’s Game, Our Stage: FOX Previews FIFA World Cup 2026
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PP1148521 | Culture | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | How Death Became the New Wellness Frontier | 2026-03-13 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 12:30:00-05:00 | Fitness has trainers. Mental health has therapists. Now, death and grief have their own guides. From eco-burials to "grief influencers" leading online communities, death wellness is emerging as the next phase of the wellness industry. In this provocative panel, Grieve Leave founder Rebecca Feinglos, Queer Grief Club fo... | Fitness has trainers. Mental health has therapists. Now, death and grief have their own guides. From eco-burials to "grief influencers" leading online communities, death wellness is emerging as the next phase of the wellness industry. In this provocative panel, Grieve Leave founder Rebecca Feinglos, Queer Grief Club fo... | [{'id': 80904, 'entity_id': 2242495, 'name': 'Rebecca Feinglos', 'title': 'Founder and CEO', 'company': 'Grieve Leave', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Rebecca Feinglos is a certified grief support specialist, founder of Grieve Leave, and host of the Grief’d Up podcast. After losing her mother as a teen, her fat... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon D | 4 | # How Death Became the New Wellness Frontier
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PP1162963 | Startups | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | Spinning Out: What It Takes to Build a University Startup | 2026-03-18 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 15:30:00-05:00 | Research universities sit behind many of the world’s most transformative technologies—but turning discovery into a scalable company remains one of entrepreneurship’s hardest paths. In this panel, three founders who spun their companies out of the University of Michigan share the real story of navigating IP, early capit... | Research universities sit behind many of the world’s most transformative technologies—but turning discovery into a scalable company remains one of entrepreneurship’s hardest paths. In this panel, three founders who spun their companies out of the University of Michigan share the real story of navigating IP, early capit... | [{'id': 89073, 'entity_id': 2251465, 'name': 'Jim Adox', 'title': 'Managing Partner', 'company': 'Venture Investors Health Fund', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Jim Adox is Managing Partner of Venture Investors Health Fund in Ann Arbor, where he invests in medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health. He br... | The LINE | Topaz Ballroom 1-3 | 2 | # Spinning Out: What It Takes to Build a University Startup
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PP1162430 | Startups | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Intermediate | Who Owns What: The State of Startups & Top Trends to Watch | 2026-03-13 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 17:00:00-05:00 | Each year billions of dollars are invested in finding and building the next generation of great companies. So how do you increase your chances of being found and funded? Carta has conducted an analysis of data from tens of thousands of startups in its network since 2018, offering a bird’s eye view of the top trends in ... | Each year billions of dollars are invested in finding and building the next generation of great companies. So how do you increase your chances of being found and funded? Carta has conducted an analysis of data from tens of thousands of startups in its network since 2018, offering a bird’s eye view of the top trends in ... | [{'id': 78247, 'entity_id': 2239214, 'name': 'Ashley Neville', 'title': 'Director of Insights', 'company': 'Carta', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Ashley Neville is the Director of Insights at Carta, where she turns proprietary data into compelling insights that guide founders, investors, and operators across t... | JW Marriott | Salon E | 3 | # Who Owns What: The State of Startups & Top Trends to Watch
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OE46417 | null | null | Special Event | special_event | Special Event | null | null | null | Austin Eastciders Giddy Up Tasting | 2026-03-13 11:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 19:00:00-05:00 | null | Giddy Up & Go at SXSW with Austin Eastciders! We'll be slinging samples of our newest 11% ABV Giddy Up Electric Punch lineup: Tropical Blast & Blue Raspberry. We lassoed that party magic with none of the mixing - just crack it up and let the good times ride.
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PP1162826 | Culture | Convergence | Meet Up | panel | Meet Up | null | null | Field Experience | LGBTQ+ & Friends Meet Up | 2026-03-12 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 15:30:00-05:00 | This is a space to pause, breathe, and connect. We bring bubbles for your inner child, stories that spark connection, and space to show up exactly as you are. Join LGBTQ+, friends, creatives and storytellers, for an authentic gathering rooted in curiosity, community, and queer joy. Come curious, leave connected. We ca... | This is a space to pause, breathe, and connect. We bring bubbles for your inner child, stories that spark connection, and space to show up exactly as you are. Join LGBTQ+, friends, creatives and storytellers, for an authentic gathering rooted in curiosity, community, and queer joy. Come curious, leave connected. We ca... | [{'id': 34317, 'entity_id': 2066028, 'name': 'Luis Gramajo', 'title': 'Founder', 'company': 'Sunday Afternoon Project', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "I grew up knowing I had a gift: I could make anyone feel comfortable. I could read a room, ask the right question, see the joy in someone even when they're hidin... | The Westin Austin Downtown | Strait | null | # LGBTQ+ & Friends Meet Up
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PP1161359 | Culture | K-12 Education | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Basic Understanding | Pedagogy, Politics, & Place: Video PD for a Polarized Age | 2026-03-12 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 15:15:00-05:00 | With the 250th anniversary of the United States nearing, the need for accurate, engaging, and factual instruction has never been more urgent. Educators need professional development that is both flexible and trustworthy. Museums and nonprofits - longstanding partners in education - are responding to this moment by reim... | With the 250th anniversary of the United States nearing, the need for accurate, engaging, and factual instruction has never been more urgent. Educators need professional development that is both flexible and trustworthy. Museums and nonprofits - longstanding partners in education - are responding to this moment by reim... | [{'id': 84917, 'entity_id': 2246884, 'name': 'Tricia Patrick', 'title': 'Irani Foundation Director of Education', 'company': 'Ford’s Theatre', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Tricia Patrick is an arts administrator who believes in the arts as a catalyst for conversation and change. Her pursuit of a performance c... | The Westin Austin Downtown | Paramount I-II | 2 | # Pedagogy, Politics, & Place: Video PD for a Polarized Age
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PP1149776 | Culture | null | Meet Up | panel | Meet Up | null | null | Beginner | Sober Space Meet Up - 3/17 | 2026-03-17 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 17:00:00-05:00 | Sober Space is a welcoming gathering place for people in all forms of recovery during SXSW 2026. This space hosts all-format recovery meetings for Friends of Bill and all SXSW attendees who are seeking a supportive meeting environment during the festival. Participants are invited to sit together and share experience, s... | Sober Space is a welcoming gathering place for people in all forms of recovery during SXSW 2026. This space hosts all-format recovery meetings for Friends of Bill and all SXSW attendees who are seeking a supportive meeting environment during the festival. Participants are invited to sit together and share experience, s... | [{'id': 56918, 'entity_id': 2214139, 'name': 'Conrádo Markel', 'title': 'Director of Operations', 'company': 'The SIMS Foundation', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Conrádo is a dedicated and passionate supporter of mental heath initiatives and the recovery community of Central Texas. His work in the non-profit c... | JW Marriott | Brazos | 2 | # Sober Space Meet Up - 3/17
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PP1162426 | Brand & Marketing | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | AI is Changing Consumer Behavior: How Brands Must Adapt | 2026-03-17 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 11:00:00-05:00 | AI is quietly but profoundly changing how people think, act, and decide. From planning trips to seeking therapy, it’s quickly becoming the first stop for answers and everyday decision-making. It’s also reshaping cognition: one MIT study found that frequent ChatGPT users reported higher loneliness and reduced critical t... | AI is quietly but profoundly changing how people think, act, and decide. From planning trips to seeking therapy, it’s quickly becoming the first stop for answers and everyday decision-making. It’s also reshaping cognition: one MIT study found that frequent ChatGPT users reported higher loneliness and reduced critical t... | [{'id': 92647, 'entity_id': 2255393, 'name': 'Allister Hercus', 'title': 'Founder', 'company': 'Stoop Studios', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Allister Hercus is the founder of Stoop Studios, an AI consultancy that helps brands and\ragencies understand and respond to the rapid shifts in how consumers interact w... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waterloo Ballroom 4-6 | 5 | # AI is Changing Consumer Behavior: How Brands Must Adapt
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OE46401 | null | null | Activation | activation | Activation | null | null | null | Unlocking Her Next Chapter | Food & Nutrition with Dr. Poonam Desai, DO | 2026-03-18 18:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 21:00:00-05:00 | null | Day 3 closes with Dr. Poonam Desai, who will focus on the small, high-impact nutrition and lifestyle shifts that deliver the biggest return on health and longevity. This session will cover what to do—and what to avoid—starting today, including top food priorities, hidden toxin exposures (from water bottles to cleaning ... | [] | null | 327 Congress St | null | # Unlocking Her Next Chapter | Food & Nutrition with Dr. Poonam Desai, DO
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PP1148537 | Health | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | TikTok vs. Real Doc? Doctor Approved Biohacking Tips | 2026-03-17 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 15:30:00-05:00 | We’re drowning in biohacking hype. Billions of social media impressions promise easy health fixes and longer life, but how much is real? This panel cuts through the noise, separating fact from fiction for popular biohacks like vagus nerve stimulation and bioimplants. Join leading experts who debunk myths, reveal data-b... | We’re drowning in biohacking hype. Billions of social media impressions promise easy health fixes and longer life, but how much is real? This panel cuts through the noise, separating fact from fiction for popular biohacks like vagus nerve stimulation and bioimplants. Join leading experts who debunk myths, reveal data-b... | [{'id': 77738, 'entity_id': 2238645, 'name': 'Erica Berenstein', 'title': 'Former Deputy Editor In Chief', 'company': 'Erica Vaughan', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': None, 'type': 'person'}, {'id': 77737, 'entity_id': 2238644, 'name': 'Dr. Geoffrey Ling, MD', 'title': 'Professor Of Neurology And Attending Physic... | JW Marriott | Salon FGH | null | # TikTok vs. Real Doc? Doctor Approved Biohacking Tips
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PP1162830 | Design | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Intermediate | Charmageddon: Robots That Steal Hearts and Jobs | 2026-03-12 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 15:30:00-05:00 | Robots are no longer confined to factories. Today, they work in offices, live in homes, and support people in hospitals. But even the most advanced technical performance doesn’t ensure success. What often makes the difference? Likeability.
In this talk, we explore how product strategy, design and character development... | Robots are no longer confined to factories. Today, they work in offices, live in homes, and support people in hospitals. But even the most advanced technical performance doesn’t ensure success. What often makes the difference? Likeability.
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PP1162133 | Tech & AI | Continuing Education | Solo | panel | Solo | null | null | Basic Understanding | Reigniting STEM Interest: A 7,700-Student Study | 2026-03-12 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 14:50:00-05:00 | In an era of global challenges—from clean water to AI ethics—we need an avalanche of young innovators, yet STEM interest drops during the middle-to-high school transition. A 7,700-student study reveals 6 levers that raise engagement: meaningful experiences, parent influence, unlocking girls’ participation, courage/agen... | In an era of global challenges—from clean water to AI ethics—we need an avalanche of young innovators, yet STEM interest drops during the middle-to-high school transition. A 7,700-student study reveals 6 levers that raise engagement: meaningful experiences, parent influence, unlocking girls’ participation, courage/agen... | [{'id': 84870, 'entity_id': 2246836, 'name': 'Tomáš Mejzlík', 'title': 'Manager of Vida Science Center & FabLab Digital Laboratory', 'company': 'Vida, FabLab', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Tomáš Mejzlík is a public innovation leader and advocate for STEM education and creative technology. As director of FabLa... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waller Ballroom B | 3 | # Reigniting STEM Interest: A 7,700-Student Study
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PP1150042 | Culture | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Intermediate | Narrative Intelligence: The New Leadership Infrastructure | 2026-03-16 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 12:30:00-05:00 | In a world of constant volatility, leadership isn’t just strategy—it’s meaning-making. This Core Conversation explores Narrative Intelligence as a practical skill grounded in psychology and neuroscience, helping founders and executive leaders create clarity, trust, and direction under pressure. Narrative is often mista... | In a world of constant volatility, leadership isn’t just strategy—it’s meaning-making. This Core Conversation explores Narrative Intelligence as a practical skill grounded in psychology and neuroscience, helping founders and executive leaders create clarity, trust, and direction under pressure. Narrative is often mista... | [{'id': 79841, 'entity_id': 2241089, 'name': 'Reed Frerichs', 'title': 'CEO & Founder', 'company': 'The Lesson', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Reed Frerichs builds ventures that inspire human potential. An actor turned founder, he focuses\non narrative intelligence to help leaders reimagine how they grow, comm... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 412 | 4 | # Narrative Intelligence: The New Leadership Infrastructure
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PP1150296 | Brand & Marketing | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Beginner | Featured Session: Shaping Brand Relevance for a New Generation | 2026-03-13 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 15:30:00-05:00 | Join Disney for a candid, forward-looking conversation on staying culturally relevant and driving growth in a rapidly changing market. Drawing from real-world experience at the intersection of commerce, creativity and global trends, this session will tackle the essential question for any organization: "How can brands r... | Join Disney for a candid, forward-looking conversation on staying culturally relevant and driving growth in a rapidly changing market. Drawing from real-world experience at the intersection of commerce, creativity and global trends, this session will tackle the essential question for any organization: "How can brands r... | [{'id': 81333, 'entity_id': 2242957, 'name': 'Tasia Filippatos', 'title': 'President, Disney Consumer Products', 'company': 'The Walt Disney Company', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Tasia Filippatos is the President of Disney Consumer Products, the global retail division of The Walt Disney Company. This divisio... | JW Marriott | Salon 6-8 | null | # Featured Session: Shaping Brand Relevance for a New Generation
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PP1162758 | Tech & AI | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Intermediate | Authenticity vs. Deepfake: Who Validates What's Real? | 2026-03-16 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 11:00:00-05:00 | With deepfakes and synthetic media on the rise, the line between real and fake is razor-thin. A recent UK/US study found that most consumers can’t identify AI-generated fakes - only 0.1% of participants could accurately distinguish real from fake content. So, Unico’s Tech Advisor, Davi Reis explores how identity verifi... | With deepfakes and synthetic media on the rise, the line between real and fake is razor-thin. A recent UK/US study found that most consumers can’t identify AI-generated fakes - only 0.1% of participants could accurately distinguish real from fake content. So, Unico’s Tech Advisor, Davi Reis explores how identity verifi... | [{'id': 79668, 'entity_id': 2240853, 'name': 'Davi Reis', 'title': 'Tech Advisor for Unico', 'company': 'ACESSO DIGITAL TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO S.A.', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Davi is a seasoned software engineer who has progressed from an individual contributor to a tech lead and then a manager, oversee... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 412 | 4 | # Authenticity vs. Deepfake: Who Validates What's Real?
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Category: Core Conversation
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PP1149408 | Tech & AI | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Laurel Prime (Google) | 2026-03-18 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 12:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, Product Management/Development. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Entrepreneurship, Product Management/Development. | [{'id': 49229, 'entity_id': 2205034, 'name': 'Laurel Prime', 'title': 'AI Lead, Sr. Partner Manager', 'company': 'Google', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Laurel Prime is\xa0an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, and technologist at Google. As a founder/operator, she built companies in media, edtech, and consu... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Laurel Prime (Google)
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Category: Mentor Session
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## Description:
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PP1162308 | Workplace | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | The Cost of Inclusion: Who Pays When Equity Isn’t Trending | 2026-03-18 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 12:30:00-05:00 | Remember when every brand promised to do better? In 2020, diversity and inclusion roles were created overnight, corporate pledges made, and equity became a buzzword. Fast forward to now, when those diversity offices and leadership budgets are vanishing, and DEI programs face contact attacks. Where does that leave leade... | Remember when every brand promised to do better? In 2020, diversity and inclusion roles were created overnight, corporate pledges made, and equity became a buzzword. Fast forward to now, when those diversity offices and leadership budgets are vanishing, and DEI programs face contact attacks. Where does that leave leade... | [{'id': 78148, 'entity_id': 2239115, 'name': 'Lee Christian Parker', 'title': 'Executive Director', 'company': 'J.P. Morgan Chase', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Lee Christian Parker is an Executive Director and Banker at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. Lee works closely with some of the most influential clients in ... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon B | 4 | # The Cost of Inclusion: Who Pays When Equity Isn’t Trending
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PP1148560 | Cities & Climate | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | The City That Plays: Digital Twins Reimagining LA & Beyond | null | null | Los Angeles is a vibrant playground for innovation where data, design, and community imagination converge. Powered by cutting-edge Earth-observing satellite systems, digital twins are transforming how LA plans for resilience, equity, and the joy of the games. Join us to explore groundbreaking projects—from wildfire rec... | Los Angeles is a vibrant playground for innovation where data, design, and community imagination converge. Powered by cutting-edge Earth-observing satellite systems, digital twins are transforming how LA plans for resilience, equity, and the joy of the games. Join us to explore groundbreaking projects—from wildfire rec... | [{'id': 77774, 'entity_id': 2238681, 'name': 'Jack Rendler', 'title': 'CEO, Thought Leader, Author', 'company': 'Aura', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Co-founder | CEO, AURA Engine - Author of Terrestrial Architecture - Futurly Master Class, PA Academy. Jack Oliva-Rendler attended the Southern California Instit... | null | null | null | # The City That Plays: Digital Twins Reimagining LA & Beyond
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PP1149371 | Startups | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Melissa Wood (Formus) | 2026-03-12 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 12:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Entrepreneurship, Art, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Entrepreneurship, Art, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. | [{'id': 49470, 'entity_id': 2205389, 'name': 'Melissa Wood', 'title': 'Founder/CEO', 'company': 'Formus Technology', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Melissa Wood is an award-winning executive and the 2025 Austin Business Women Real Estate Professional of the Year, bringing more than 25 years of strategic and cre... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Melissa Wood (Formus)
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Category: Mentor Session
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## Description:
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PP1150150 | Culture | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Jesse Crosson (Second Chancer Foundation) | 2026-03-16 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 11:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Content Strategy/Production, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion", Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Content Strategy/Production, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion", Storytelling. | [{'id': 45151, 'entity_id': 2195631, 'name': 'Jesse Crosson', 'title': 'Executive Director', 'company': 'Second Chancer Foundation', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Jesse Crosson was incarcerated just after his 18th birthday and sentenced to serve 32 years in prison. It seemed like the end, but it was only the b... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Jesse Crosson (Second Chancer Foundation)
Track: Culture
Category: Mentor Session
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## Description:
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OE46456 | null | null | null | lounge | null | null | null | null | Valeo Tech Drive-in | 2026-03-13 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 18:00:00-05:00 | null | The car is no longer just a vehicle, it's where the future of tech starts. <br><br>
At the Valeo Tech Drive-In, we’re transforming the journey into a high-stakes arena. Experience the machine-learning-powered Valeo Racer, gaze-tracking Panovision head up display, and e-Chromic lenses that sync to the road’s pulse. We’r... | [] | Fairmont | 5B Prefunction | null | # Valeo Tech Drive-in
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## Description:
The car is no longer just a vehicle, it's where the future of tech starts. <br><br>
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PP1162471 | Tech & AI | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Intermediate | Creative Destruction Unleashed by Artificial Intelligence | 2026-03-16 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 12:30:00-05:00 | Artificial intelligence is a highly disruptive technology that will challenge existing institutions in all industries and domains globally. Traditional approaches to creating value will become less and less effective as this technology spreads. On the other side, this technology opens up new potential to create exponen... | Artificial intelligence is a highly disruptive technology that will challenge existing institutions in all industries and domains globally. Traditional approaches to creating value will become less and less effective as this technology spreads. On the other side, this technology opens up new potential to create exponen... | [{'id': 45597, 'entity_id': 2196359, 'name': 'John Hagel', 'title': 'Founder and CEO', 'company': 'Beyond Our Edge, LLC', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'John Hagel has spent over 40 years in Silicon Valley as a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. After retiring as a partner from Deloitte, ... | JW Marriott | Salon AB | 3 | # Creative Destruction Unleashed by Artificial Intelligence
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PP1162534 | Design | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | Experience as Medicine: Designing Invisible Therapies | 2026-03-16 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 11:00:00-05:00 | What if spaces weren’t just smart, but sensed us, soothed us, and helped us return to ourselves? This panel explores a new frontier where architecture, neurotechnology, and sensory science converge to create intelligent environments that adapt and recalibrate our mental and emotional states. From responsive hotel rooms... | What if spaces weren’t just smart, but sensed us, soothed us, and helped us return to ourselves? This panel explores a new frontier where architecture, neurotechnology, and sensory science converge to create intelligent environments that adapt and recalibrate our mental and emotional states. From responsive hotel rooms... | [{'id': 77939, 'entity_id': 2238891, 'name': 'Tom Middleton', 'title': 'Director of Music & Neuroscience / Sensory Designer', 'company': 'White Mirror', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Tom Middleton is a composer, sleep coach, and pioneer of Sound Therapeutics—translating neuroscience into functional music and v... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waller Ballroom A | null | # Experience as Medicine: Designing Invisible Therapies
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PP1149920 | Startups | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Intermediate | Featured Session: A Conversation with Garry Tan | 2026-03-14 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 17:00:00-05:00 | Hear from the President & CEO of Y Combinator. In addition to his Featured Session, Garry Tan will co-emcee the SXSW Pitch 2026 Award Ceremony alongside Josephine Chen of Sequoia Capital. | Hear from the President & CEO of Y Combinator. In addition to his Featured Session, Garry Tan will co-emcee the SXSW Pitch 2026 Award Ceremony alongside Josephine Chen of Sequoia Capital. | [{'id': 79571, 'entity_id': 2240726, 'name': 'Garry Tan', 'title': 'President/CEO', 'company': 'Y Combinator', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': None, 'type': 'person'}] | JW Marriott | Salon 6-8 | null | # Featured Session: A Conversation with Garry Tan
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Category: Featured Session
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OE46354 | null | null | Registration | registration | Registration | null | null | null | Registration (Downright Austin) | 2026-03-12 08:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 22:00:00-05:00 | null | Pick up your SXSW Badge or Music Wristband on the Capitol View Terrace of the Downright Hotel. Your badge is required in order to attend any sessions, events, or socials. | [] | Downright Austin | Capitol View Terrace | null | # Registration (Downright Austin)
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Category: Registration
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## Description:
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PP1162689 | Creator Economy | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Advanced | The Price of Influence: Why Undefined Value Kills Trust | 2026-03-13 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 11:00:00-05:00 | Influencer marketing is booming, but no one can answer the most basic question: What is this actually worth? Creators are guessing. Agencies rely on gut checks. Brands spend millions with no clear sense of ROI. The result? A pricing vacuum that erodes trust across the entire ecosystem.
This session explores why the c... | Influencer marketing is booming, but no one can answer the most basic question: What is this actually worth? Creators are guessing. Agencies rely on gut checks. Brands spend millions with no clear sense of ROI. The result? A pricing vacuum that erodes trust across the entire ecosystem.
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PP1150202 | Workplace | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Katy Boos (Remix Communications) | 2026-03-16 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 11:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR. | [{'id': 43994, 'entity_id': 2193969, 'name': 'Katy Boos', 'title': 'CEO', 'company': 'Remix Communications', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Katy Boos is the founder/CEO of Remix Communications, an executive visibility agency that places its clients on top stages and as guests on podcasts. Clients include Adobe,... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Katy Boos (Remix Communications)
Track: Workplace
Category: Mentor Session
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## Description:
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PP1150347 | Brand & Marketing | null | Fireside Chat | panel | Fireside Chat | null | null | Intermediate | Keeping It Real: AI, Human Data, and the Future of Brand Connections | 2026-03-14 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 17:00:00-05:00 | Brands are racing to adopt efficient, prompt-driven systems. But as we continue building a world optimized for machines, how do brands stay meaningful to people?
Join Chris Manzini, Head of Global Communications for PepsiCo and Billy Jones, CMO of Hootsuite powered by TalkwalkerAI, as they share their thoughts on nav... | Brands are racing to adopt efficient, prompt-driven systems. But as we continue building a world optimized for machines, how do brands stay meaningful to people?
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PP1162236 | Cities & Climate | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | Dirty Data: The Hidden Climate Cost of Our Digital Lives | 2026-03-17 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 15:30:00-05:00 | Data centers are the invisible engines behind AI, streaming, and cloud computing—but their carbon and resource footprints are growing fast. Decarbonizing these energy-hungry systems takes more than clean power; it requires a full-scale rethink of how we design, build, power, cool, and manage digital infrastructure. Thi... | Data centers are the invisible engines behind AI, streaming, and cloud computing—but their carbon and resource footprints are growing fast. Decarbonizing these energy-hungry systems takes more than clean power; it requires a full-scale rethink of how we design, build, power, cool, and manage digital infrastructure. Thi... | [{'id': 86431, 'entity_id': 2248548, 'name': 'Jason Peart', 'title': 'Gm Strategy & Development', 'company': 'Sage Geosystems Inc.', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Jason Peart is the GM Strategy and Development for Sage Geosystems, a Houston-based company developing pressured geothermal energy solutions for pow... | JW Marriott | Room 201-202 | 2 | # Dirty Data: The Hidden Climate Cost of Our Digital Lives
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PP1161363 | Culture | Higher Education | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Field Experience | Future-Ready Frameworks for Higher Ed's Title IX Challenges | 2026-03-12 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 15:15:00-05:00 | Our panel of experienced lawyers brings different perspectives to the evolving Title IX legal landscape. We are student advocates, policy designers, and on-the-ground implementers. We will share strategies for transforming Title IX challenges into opportunities and explore how forward-thinking institutions can move fro... | Our panel of experienced lawyers brings different perspectives to the evolving Title IX legal landscape. We are student advocates, policy designers, and on-the-ground implementers. We will share strategies for transforming Title IX challenges into opportunities and explore how forward-thinking institutions can move fro... | [{'id': 85542, 'entity_id': 2247585, 'name': 'Maureen Holland', 'title': 'Attorney', 'company': "Cozen O'Connor", 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "As a member of the Institutional Response Group at Cozen O'Connor, Maureen's practice is focused on helping educational institutions improve policies, procedures, and ... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waterloo Ballroom 5-6 | 5 | # Future-Ready Frameworks for Higher Ed's Title IX Challenges
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OE46587 | null | null | Special Event | special_event | Special Event | null | null | null | Kiwi 101 at SXSW | 2026-03-12 17:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 19:00:00-05:00 | null | This informal, practical discussion is designed to share tips, tricks, and hard-won lessons on how to attend, survive, and flourish at one of the largest creative conferences in North America — without ending up in the wrong line, the wrong venue, or the wrong convo. Drinks and light bites will be served. <br><br>
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Category: Special Event
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PP1150081 | Design | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Greg Nudelman (UC for AI) | 2026-03-18 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 11:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Product Management/Development. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Product Management/Development. | [{'id': 48743, 'entity_id': 2204326, 'name': 'Greg Nudelman', 'title': 'Distinguished Designer', 'company': 'UX for AI', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Greg Nudelman solves the hardest problem in AI: creating products customers actually want to buy. Since 2009 (13 years before ChatGPT), he's led 34 AI initiativ... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Greg Nudelman (UC for AI)
Track: Design
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Product Management/Development.
## Contributors:
- Greg Nudelman (Speaker)
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PP1162324 | Workplace | null | Workshop | panel | Workshop | null | null | Beginner | How to Be Seen: Building Your Personal Brand | 2026-03-18 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 12:00:00-05:00 | Your reputation is your career capital. In this hands-on workshop, Alana O’Grady Lauk, a VP of Communications, and Katy Boos, a top thought leadership strategist, will guide you through why your personal brand matters, how to build it with confidence, and what visibility can unlock. You'll learn how to show up online a... | Your reputation is your career capital. In this hands-on workshop, Alana O’Grady Lauk, a VP of Communications, and Katy Boos, a top thought leadership strategist, will guide you through why your personal brand matters, how to build it with confidence, and what visibility can unlock. You'll learn how to show up online a... | [{'id': 43994, 'entity_id': 2193969, 'name': 'Katy Boos', 'title': 'CEO', 'company': 'Remix Communications', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Katy Boos is the founder/CEO of Remix Communications, an executive visibility agency that places its clients on top stages and as guests on podcasts. Clients include Adobe,... | Courtyard Marriott | Rio Grande Ballroom 1 | null | # How to Be Seen: Building Your Personal Brand
Track: Workplace
Category: Workshop
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
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PP1150605 | Sports & Gaming | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | Innovators Today and the Future of Play | 2026-03-15 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 11:00:00-05:00 | For generations, play has shaped how we imagine, connect, and create. Today it spans toys, gaming, anime, sports, and emerging tech, blending physical and digital worlds into shared experiences. As new technologies, platforms, and global fandoms accelerate, play is being redefined in real time.
Play is no longer conf... | For generations, play has shaped how we imagine, connect, and create. Today it spans toys, gaming, anime, sports, and emerging tech, blending physical and digital worlds into shared experiences. As new technologies, platforms, and global fandoms accelerate, play is being redefined in real time.
Play is no longer conf... | [{'id': 93272, 'entity_id': 2256066, 'name': 'Mitchel Berger', 'title': 'Executive Vice President, Global Commerce', 'company': 'Crunchyroll', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Mitchel Berger oversees all consumer products, merchandise, content sales, and \rtheatrical businesses for Crunchyroll. \r\rBerger is cred... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waller Ballroom D | null | # Innovators Today and the Future of Play
Track: Sports & Gaming
Category: Panel
Experience level: Beginner
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PP1149832 | Workplace | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Beginner | Featured Session: Strategy in the Times of Chaos: Imagining Futures of Education | 2026-03-12 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 12:30:00-05:00 | Daily, we wake to the unimaginable becoming reality: the highest temperatures in recorded history, technology acquiring human-like communication capabilities, realignment of global alliances and ideologies. Such times of upheaval are opportunities to reinvent the institutions, ways of thinking, and modes of doing. Soci... | Daily, we wake to the unimaginable becoming reality: the highest temperatures in recorded history, technology acquiring human-like communication capabilities, realignment of global alliances and ideologies. Such times of upheaval are opportunities to reinvent the institutions, ways of thinking, and modes of doing. Soci... | [{'id': 9330, 'entity_id': 1938265, 'name': 'Marina Gorbis', 'title': 'Exec Director', 'company': 'Institute for the Future', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future, has brought a foresight and futures perspective to hundreds of organizations in business... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Hilton Grand Ballroom (Salon HJK) | null | # Featured Session: Strategy in the Times of Chaos: Imagining Futures of Education
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Category: Featured Session
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## Description:
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PP1162261 | Tech & AI | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | The Companies Building and Automating Space's Superhighway | 2026-03-13 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 15:30:00-05:00 | How do we keep space sustainable as it gets more crowded? Enter the Space Superhighway: a network of in-space robots that will keep spacecraft fueled, repaired, upgraded and built in orbit. Just like highways rely on gas stations, tow trucks and repair shops, space will need support systems to be accessible for future ... | How do we keep space sustainable as it gets more crowded? Enter the Space Superhighway: a network of in-space robots that will keep spacecraft fueled, repaired, upgraded and built in orbit. Just like highways rely on gas stations, tow trucks and repair shops, space will need support systems to be accessible for future ... | [{'id': 92245, 'entity_id': 2254960, 'name': 'Kim Jennet', 'title': 'CMO', 'company': 'Rendezvous Robotics', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Kim Jennett is the Chief Marketing Officer of Rendezvous Robotics and a senior communications and strategy leader working at the intersection of space, advanced technology,... | JW Marriott | Salon D | 3 | # The Companies Building and Automating Space's Superhighway
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Panel
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
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PP1149561 | Startups | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Avantika Bagri (Centana Growth Partners) | 2026-03-12 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 11:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Funding, Fintech, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion". | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Funding, Fintech, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion". | [{'id': 79230, 'entity_id': 2240320, 'name': 'Avantika Bagri', 'title': 'Investor', 'company': 'Centana Growth Partners', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'I am an Investor at Centana Growth Partners, focusing on early-growth equity investments in fintech and enterprise SaaS. I am passionate about bridging funding... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Avantika Bagri (Centana Growth Partners)
Track: Startups
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Funding, Fintech, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion".
## Contributors:
- Avantika Bagri (Speaker)
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OE46616 | null | null | Special Event | special_event | Special Event | null | null | null | Futuring Our World: An Imaginative Ideathon | 2026-03-15 10:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 12:00:00-05:00 | null | We don’t enter the future – we imagine it first. In this ideathon, participants “hack the future” through collaborative imagination, treating the future as an active practice we can shape together. Moving through themed stations across society – cities, work, tech, & the arts – we’ll examine how narratives of progress ... | [] | null | Speakeasy | null | # Futuring Our World: An Imaginative Ideathon
Track: nan
Category: Special Event
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## Description:
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PP1162518 | Startups | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | User Centric Design & Funding of Accessible Tech | 2026-03-14 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 15:30:00-05:00 | This panel will focus on user centered design (UCD) as the crux of successful product development - with inclusion at the core. Founders with disabilities will discuss their experiences developing technology and services - focusing on how they undertook UCD, identified testers in their communities, and ultimately - fun... | This panel will focus on user centered design (UCD) as the crux of successful product development - with inclusion at the core. Founders with disabilities will discuss their experiences developing technology and services - focusing on how they undertook UCD, identified testers in their communities, and ultimately - fun... | [{'id': 78259, 'entity_id': 2239226, 'name': 'Brandon Biggs', 'title': 'CEO', 'company': 'XR Navigation', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Brandon Biggs is the CEO of XR Navigation, an Engineer at the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, Co-Founder at Sonja Biggs Educational Services Inc., and a PhD student a... | JW Marriott | Salon E | 3 | # User Centric Design & Funding of Accessible Tech
Track: Startups
Category: Panel
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
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PP1162762 | Culture | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | Perspectives on Cyber Security & Human Rights: Three Cases | 2026-03-17 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 11:00:00-05:00 | Practitioners from industry (Google), academia (Columbia-SIPA) and civil society (Access Now) will show how cybersecurity impacts human rights. Drawing on research with vulnerable and marginalized communities, including human rights defenders, independent journalists, and the elderly, they will show how people in diver... | Practitioners from industry (Google), academia (Columbia-SIPA) and civil society (Access Now) will show how cybersecurity impacts human rights. Drawing on research with vulnerable and marginalized communities, including human rights defenders, independent journalists, and the elderly, they will show how people in diver... | [{'id': 79727, 'entity_id': 2240928, 'name': 'Peter Micek', 'title': 'General Counsel', 'company': 'Access Now', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Peter Micek is General Counsel at Access Now, based in New York City. Peter leads the Legal team at Access Now, an international organization that defends and extends t... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon E | 4 | # Perspectives on Cyber Security & Human Rights: Three Cases
Track: Culture
Category: Panel
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
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PP1162298 | Startups | null | Workshop | panel | Workshop | null | null | Beginner | Pitching to Angels 101: Think Like an Investor | 2026-03-13 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 12:00:00-05:00 | Step into the investor’s shoes in a hands-on workshop, hosted by the Central Texas Angel Network, one of the nation’s leading angel groups. In this interactive session, founders will reverse roles, evaluating pitches from companies CTAN has funded—as well as those we’ve passed on, using CTAN’s processes. You’ll vote on... | Step into the investor’s shoes in a hands-on workshop, hosted by the Central Texas Angel Network, one of the nation’s leading angel groups. In this interactive session, founders will reverse roles, evaluating pitches from companies CTAN has funded—as well as those we’ve passed on, using CTAN’s processes. You’ll vote on... | [{'id': 46318, 'entity_id': 2197814, 'name': 'Katie Russel', 'title': 'Executive Director', 'company': 'Central Texas Angels', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Katie Russel is the Executive Director of Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), one of the most active angel investing groups in the country. She brings a d... | Courtyard Marriott | Rio Grande Ballroom 2 | null | # Pitching to Angels 101: Think Like an Investor
Track: Startups
Category: Workshop
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
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PP1162332 | Cities & Climate | null | Fireside Chat | panel | Fireside Chat | null | null | Intermediate | The Energy Evolution of Data Centers | 2026-03-13 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 12:30:00-05:00 | The rapid pace of data center development is testing the ability of utilities to keep pace while providing the steady 24/7 power to businesses and consumers. What if AI data centers could evolve beyond passive electricity users and provide power back to the grid, bolstering grid reliability, resilience, and affordabili... | The rapid pace of data center development is testing the ability of utilities to keep pace while providing the steady 24/7 power to businesses and consumers. What if AI data centers could evolve beyond passive electricity users and provide power back to the grid, bolstering grid reliability, resilience, and affordabili... | [{'id': 77861, 'entity_id': 2238813, 'name': 'David Porter', 'title': 'Vice President Electrification & Sustainable Energy Strategy', 'company': 'EPRI', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "David Porter provides executive oversight and leadership to the teams responsible for EPRI's research, development, and demonstr... | JW Marriott | Room 201-202 | 2 | # The Energy Evolution of Data Centers
Track: Cities & Climate
Category: Fireside Chat
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
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PP1162627 | Tech & AI | null | Fireside Chat | panel | Fireside Chat | null | null | Advanced | U.S. vs. The World: the Future We’re (Currently) Losing | 2026-03-13 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 15:30:00-05:00 | Is the United States losing its edge in global innovation? In this high-energy continuation of last year’s SXSW session, Congressman Gabe Amo and VC Matthew Weinberg delve further into how Trump-era research cuts, clean energy rollbacks, and talent restrictions have created lasting consequences for U.S. competitiveness... | Is the United States losing its edge in global innovation? In this high-energy continuation of last year’s SXSW session, Congressman Gabe Amo and VC Matthew Weinberg delve further into how Trump-era research cuts, clean energy rollbacks, and talent restrictions have created lasting consequences for U.S. competitiveness... | [{'id': 79198, 'entity_id': 2240271, 'name': 'Matthew Weinberg', 'title': 'Partner', 'company': 'Max Ventures', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Matthew Weinberg is a former White House appointee in the Obama Administration and a current General Partner at Max Ventures, an early-stage venture fund based in New Yo... | JW Marriott | Salon AB | 3 | # U.S. vs. The World: the Future We’re (Currently) Losing
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Fireside Chat
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## Description:
Is the United States losing its edge in global innovation? In this high-energy continuation of last year’s SXSW session, Congressman Gabe Amo and VC Matthew Weinberg delve furth... | [-0.005376110784709454, -0.026880552992224693, 0.0, 0.04838499799370766, 0.03225666284561157, -0.010752220638096333, -0.02419249899685383, 0.002688055392354727, -0.04300888627767563, -0.03225666284561157, -0.021504443138837814, -0.010752220638096333, 0.03225666284561157, 0.0, 0.0, -0.010752220638096333, -0.102146103978... |
OE46600 | null | null | Special Event | special_event | Special Event | null | null | null | Crafting a Culture of Experimentation & Innovation | 2026-03-14 15:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 16:30:00-05:00 | null | Featuring: <br>
Sonia Doshi, VP Strategic Operations, Design & Production, Disney
Eddie Drake, CTO, Disney Studios
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Join the Walt Disney Studios' StudioLAB and Accenture for a candid conversation on how emerging technology is evaluated, tested, and scaled at the Walt Disney Studios. Attendees will gain an inside per... | [] | null | Accenture | null | # Crafting a Culture of Experimentation & Innovation
Track: nan
Category: Special Event
Experience level: nan
## Description:
Featuring: <br>
Sonia Doshi, VP Strategic Operations, Design & Production, Disney
Eddie Drake, CTO, Disney Studios
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PP1162277 | Culture | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Beginner | Ambitious Things: How Big Ideas Become Real | 2026-03-14 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 12:30:00-05:00 | Everyone has that one idea. The big, unruly, “what if?” thing. The idea that feels exciting... and terrifying. Ambitious Things is a creative-philosophical talk about how to turn ambitious ideas into ambitious realities. Drawing on decades of experience leaping into the unknown, writer, director, and Studio Farland fou... | Everyone has that one idea. The big, unruly, “what if?” thing. The idea that feels exciting... and terrifying. Ambitious Things is a creative-philosophical talk about how to turn ambitious ideas into ambitious realities. Drawing on decades of experience leaping into the unknown, writer, director, and Studio Farland fou... | [{'id': 77925, 'entity_id': 2238877, 'name': 'Hal Kirkland', 'title': 'Director, Creative Director, Writer', 'company': 'Studio Farland Inc. + Unit9', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Hal Kirkland is a writer, director, and creative leader working across film, experience, and emerging forms of storytelling. His w... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon E | 4 | # Ambitious Things: How Big Ideas Become Real
Track: Culture
Category: Presentation
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OE46342 | null | null | Registration | registration | Registration | null | null | null | Registration (Fairmont Austin) | 2026-03-12 09:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 18:00:00-05:00 | null | Pick up your SXSW Badge in the Manchester Ballroom of the Fairmont Austin. Your badge is required in order to attend any sessions, events, or socials. | [] | Fairmont | Manchester A | null | # Registration (Fairmont Austin)
Track: nan
Category: Registration
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## Description:
Pick up your SXSW Badge in the Manchester Ballroom of the Fairmont Austin. Your badge is required in order to attend any sessions, events, or socials.
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PP1149873 | Brand & Marketing | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Intermediate | Welcome to the Transformation Economy | 2026-03-15 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 17:00:00-05:00 | As we shift deeper into today’s Experience Economy, people increasingly want to go beyond merely memorable to highly meaningful, deeply transporting, and even truly transformative experiences. B. Joseph Pine II, author of the 2026 book The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations, shows wh... | As we shift deeper into today’s Experience Economy, people increasingly want to go beyond merely memorable to highly meaningful, deeply transporting, and even truly transformative experiences. B. Joseph Pine II, author of the 2026 book The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations, shows wh... | [{'id': 79537, 'entity_id': 2240672, 'name': 'Joe Pine', 'title': 'Cofounder', 'company': 'Strategic Horizons Llp', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'B. Joseph Pine II is an internationally acclaimed author, speaker, and management advisor. Joe has addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, the original TED conf... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waterloo Ballroom 3 | 5 | # Welcome to the Transformation Economy
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PP1161725 | Workplace | Higher Education | Conversation | panel | Conversation | null | null | Field Experience | Higher Ed Needs Caring & Liberatory Leadership to Thrive | 2026-03-12 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 16:45:00-05:00 | This fireside chat will include a discussion of two new approaches that challenge status quo organization and leadership practices in higher education. Namely, staff, faculty, and leaders are invited to engage in systemic and structural changes aligned with liberation praxis and the ethics of care. Drawing from organiz... | This fireside chat will include a discussion of two new approaches that challenge status quo organization and leadership practices in higher education. Namely, staff, faculty, and leaders are invited to engage in systemic and structural changes aligned with liberation praxis and the ethics of care. Drawing from organiz... | [{'id': 84803, 'entity_id': 2246769, 'name': 'Kevin Mcclure', 'title': 'Department Chair and Professor', 'company': 'University of North Carolina-Wilmington', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Dr. Kevin R. McClure is a Professor of Higher Education and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at the Unive... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waterloo Ballroom 1-2 | 5 | # Higher Ed Needs Caring & Liberatory Leadership to Thrive
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PP1150582 | Film & TV | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Beginner | Featured Session: Jamie Lee Curtis. If Not Now, When, if Not Me, Who? Pivoting and Manifesting! | 2026-03-14 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 15:30:00-05:00 | A conversation on how I am now a boss at 67! | A conversation on how I am now a boss at 67! | [{'id': 88192, 'entity_id': 2250475, 'name': 'Jamie Lee Curtis', 'title': 'Producer/Actor', 'company': 'Comet Pictures', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': " \rJamie Lee Curtis has built a nearly five-decade acting career that has only shined more brightly with time. She is also a passionate humanitarian and popular... | JW Marriott | Salon 1-4 | null | # Featured Session: Jamie Lee Curtis. If Not Now, When, if Not Me, Who? Pivoting and Manifesting!
Track: Film & TV
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## Description:
A conversation on how I am now a boss at 67!
## Contributors:
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PP1150078 | Cities & Climate | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Bradley Schurman (Human Change) | 2026-03-17 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 12:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Future of Work, Journalism. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Future of Work, Journalism. | [{'id': 33595, 'entity_id': 2065180, 'name': 'Bradley Schurman', 'title': 'Founder and CEO', 'company': 'Human Change', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Bradley Schurman is the host of Population Next, author of The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny (Harper Collins, 2022), and founder of Human Change, a... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Bradley Schurman (Human Change)
Track: Cities & Climate
Category: Mentor Session
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## Description:
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OE46591 | null | null | Special Event | special_event | Special Event | null | null | null | Imagining Futures & Amplifying Voices: Day 4 at German Haus | 2026-03-15 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 01:00:00-05:00 | null | Shape tomorrow through collaborative imagination in our futuring ideathon, then explore how symbols and civic spaces can reimagine global belonging in polarized times. Discover German startups revolutionizing MediaTech, entertainment, and mobility with innovations from immersive storytelling to next-gen EV infrastructu... | [] | null | Speakeasy | null | # Imagining Futures & Amplifying Voices: Day 4 at German Haus
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PP1161617 | Workplace | K-12 Education | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Basic Understanding | It Takes a Region: Cybersecurity Pathways in Rural Alabama | 2026-03-12 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 16:45:00-05:00 | In rural eastern Alabama, a cybersecurity talent pipeline is taking root—powered by bold collaboration between K–12 schools, postsecondary institutions, and local industry. This session shares how a regional alliance is designing hands-on learning experiences, embedding aligned credentials, and unlocking high-wage, hig... | In rural eastern Alabama, a cybersecurity talent pipeline is taking root—powered by bold collaboration between K–12 schools, postsecondary institutions, and local industry. This session shares how a regional alliance is designing hands-on learning experiences, embedding aligned credentials, and unlocking high-wage, hig... | [{'id': 89426, 'entity_id': 2251923, 'name': 'Kim Knight', 'title': 'Career and Technical Education Director', 'company': 'Talladega County Schools', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Kim V. Knight, NBCT, is the Career and Technical Education Director for Talladega County Schools, where she leads innovative, indus... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waller Ballroom C | null | # It Takes a Region: Cybersecurity Pathways in Rural Alabama
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Category: Panel
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PP1162938 | Culture | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | Hello Again: Restoring Voices with AI | 2026-03-13 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 15:30:00-05:00 | What if you lost the ability to speak forever and then found it again? This session offers a preview of an 11-part docuseries spotlighting people living with permanent voice loss and how, through AI technology, they speak again to their family, friends, and now the world. During the panel, you’ll witness a woman use he... | What if you lost the ability to speak forever and then found it again? This session offers a preview of an 11-part docuseries spotlighting people living with permanent voice loss and how, through AI technology, they speak again to their family, friends, and now the world. During the panel, you’ll witness a woman use he... | [{'id': 53027, 'entity_id': 2210043, 'name': 'Mati Staniszewski', 'title': 'Co-Founder', 'company': 'ElevenLabs', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Mati Staniszewski is the Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, the AI research and product company building audio tools for businesses, developers, and creators. The compa... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon D | 4 | # Hello Again: Restoring Voices with AI
Track: Culture
Category: Panel
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PP1162484 | Creator Economy | null | Meet Up | panel | Meet Up | null | null | Beginner | Brazil Creative Economy Meet Up | 2026-03-12 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 15:30:00-05:00 | Brazil has one of the most innovative creative economies in the world. It is influenced by its multicultural background, versatility and diversity that shape and inspire its creative economy ecosystem. Come meet some of Brazil's communication professionals, audio-visual producers, designers, publishers, brands and star... | Brazil has one of the most innovative creative economies in the world. It is influenced by its multicultural background, versatility and diversity that shape and inspire its creative economy ecosystem. Come meet some of Brazil's communication professionals, audio-visual producers, designers, publishers, brands and star... | [{'id': 85571, 'entity_id': 2247614, 'name': 'Paulo Aguiar', 'title': 'Creative Director', 'company': 'CR_IA', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Paulo Aguiar is an AI-first creator and creative partner for global brands. In the last year, he published 150+ original pieces on generative AI and creative experimentat... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 408 | 4 | # Brazil Creative Economy Meet Up
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Category: Meet Up
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PP1149384 | Tech & AI | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Allison Prasad (Oracle/Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) | 2026-03-13 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 11:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion", Future of Work, Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion", Future of Work, Storytelling. | [{'id': 49131, 'entity_id': 2204929, 'name': 'Allison S. Prasad, Ph.D.', 'title': 'Community Engagement Manager', 'company': 'Oracle/Oracle Cloud Infrastructure', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Allison S. Prasad, Ph.D. is a Community Engagement Manager for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). She previously serve... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Allison Prasad (Oracle/Oracle Cloud Infrastructure)
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Mentor Session
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PP1148595 | Startups | null | Pitch Event | panel | Pitch Event | null | null | Beginner | SXSW Pitch-Healthcare, AssistiveTech & BioTech | 2026-03-13 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 11:00:00-05:00 |
The SXSW Pitch provides a platform for early-stage technology startups to present their groundbreaking products and services to a panel of distinguished industry experts, influential media professionals, and leading venture capitalists and angel investors.
On Friday, March 13, five innovative companies will take th... |
The SXSW Pitch provides a platform for early-stage technology startups to present their groundbreaking products and services to a panel of distinguished industry experts, influential media professionals, and leading venture capitalists and angel investors.
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PP1150326 | Brand & Marketing | null | Meet Up | panel | Meet Up | null | null | Beginner | PR & Media Professionals Meet Up | 2026-03-17 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 15:30:00-05:00 | Join fellow sports, entertainment, and brand communications professionals for a PR and media meetup during SXSW, hosted by Tony Fay Public Relations. This gathering brings together publicists, media strategists, brand leaders, journalists, producers, and marketers working at the intersection of culture, live events, an... | Join fellow sports, entertainment, and brand communications professionals for a PR and media meetup during SXSW, hosted by Tony Fay Public Relations. This gathering brings together publicists, media strategists, brand leaders, journalists, producers, and marketers working at the intersection of culture, live events, an... | [{'id': 49469, 'entity_id': 2205388, 'name': 'Tony Fay', 'title': 'Founder & CEO', 'company': 'Tony Fay Public Relations', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'As Founder & CEO of Tony Fay Public Relations (TFPR), Fay leads the nationally-recognized communications agency. The firm has been a finalist for Small Agency... | JW Marriott | Room 303 | 3 | # PR & Media Professionals Meet Up
Track: Brand & Marketing
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PP1162257 | Workplace | null | Workshop | panel | Workshop | null | null | Beginner | From Monk to Manager: Zen Lessons for Loving Your Work | 2026-03-15 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 16:30:00-05:00 | By most accounts Jackson Kerchis has had an unusual career path: he launched a (failed) fintech startup, created the world's first major in happiness, lived 4 months as a Zen monk, spent 2 years in management, and then founded a consulting firm researching happiness at work. This session combines the art of Zen with in... | By most accounts Jackson Kerchis has had an unusual career path: he launched a (failed) fintech startup, created the world's first major in happiness, lived 4 months as a Zen monk, spent 2 years in management, and then founded a consulting firm researching happiness at work. This session combines the art of Zen with in... | [{'id': 77926, 'entity_id': 2238878, 'name': 'Jackson Kerchis', 'title': 'Founder', 'company': 'Happiness Means Business', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Jackson Kerchis is a former strategy and operations leader, startup executive, and Zen monk. He co-founded Happiness Means Business and Warrior Leader Trainin... | Courtyard Marriott | Rio Grande Ballroom 2 | null | # From Monk to Manager: Zen Lessons for Loving Your Work
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PP1149412 | Tech & AI | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Nolan Melson (Apple) | 2026-03-16 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 15:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Product Management/Development, Entrepreneurship. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Product Management/Development, Entrepreneurship. | [{'id': 49255, 'entity_id': 2205060, 'name': 'Nolan Melson', 'title': 'Product Manager', 'company': 'Apple', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Nolan Melson currently serves as a Product Manager at Apple, where he builds AI-powered B2B e-commerce enterprise applications. He brings a unique blend of technical, busin... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Nolan Melson (Apple)
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
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OE46335 | null | null | Registration | registration | Registration | null | null | null | Registration (JW Marriott) | 2026-03-12 08:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 22:00:00-05:00 | null | Pick up your SXSW Badge or Music Wristband in Griffin Hall of the JW Marriott. Your badge is required in order to attend any sessions, events, or socials. | [] | JW Marriott | Griffin Hall | 2 | # Registration (JW Marriott)
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Category: Registration
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Pick up your SXSW Badge or Music Wristband in Griffin Hall of the JW Marriott. Your badge is required in order to attend any sessions, events, or socials.
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PP1162312 | Tech & AI | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | Who Gets to Shape the Future of AI? Talent, Policy & Power | 2026-03-17 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 11:00:00-05:00 | AI is reshaping every industry—but will America remain the world’s innovation engine? As visa rules tighten and geopolitical suspicion grows, top AI talent is being diverted elsewhere. This panel explores how U.S. immigration, research, and tech policy decisions are influencing the global AI race. Drawing on history an... | AI is reshaping every industry—but will America remain the world’s innovation engine? As visa rules tighten and geopolitical suspicion grows, top AI talent is being diverted elsewhere. This panel explores how U.S. immigration, research, and tech policy decisions are influencing the global AI race. Drawing on history an... | [{'id': 79561, 'entity_id': 2240710, 'name': 'Ben Wu', 'title': 'Vice Chair', 'company': 'US-Asia Institute', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Ben Wu is a former U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, and an internationally recognized technology inn... | JW Marriott | Salon D | 3 | # Who Gets to Shape the Future of AI? Talent, Policy & Power
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Panel
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## Description:
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PP1162596 | Culture | null | Fireside Chat | panel | Fireside Chat | null | null | Beginner | Cannabis Prisoners in the Era of Legalization | 2026-03-16 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 11:00:00-05:00 | As cannabis becomes legal across the country, tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for the same plant. This panel brings together advocates and directly impacted leaders to examine the state of cannabis legalization, expose how cannabis prisoners are being left behind, and offer solutions. From clemency t... | As cannabis becomes legal across the country, tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for the same plant. This panel brings together advocates and directly impacted leaders to examine the state of cannabis legalization, expose how cannabis prisoners are being left behind, and offer solutions. From clemency t... | [{'id': 79724, 'entity_id': 2240925, 'name': 'Adrian Rocha', 'title': None, 'company': 'Last Prisoner Project', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Adrian is a legislative strategist and policy analyst committed to informing and shaping systems that are responsive to a community’s needs. Adrian has served as a polic... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon D | 4 | # Cannabis Prisoners in the Era of Legalization
Track: Culture
Category: Fireside Chat
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
As cannabis becomes legal across the country, tens of thousands of Americans remain incarcerated for the same plant. This panel brings together advocates and directly impacted leaders to ex... | [0.02115405537188053, -0.018803603947162628, 0.0, 0.05406036227941513, 0.02585495635867119, -0.05876126512885094, 0.056410811841487885, 0.044658560305833817, -0.028205405920743942, -0.018803603947162628, -0.030555857345461845, -0.05406036227941513, 0.0070513514801859856, 0.0, 0.011752252466976643, -0.018803603947162628... |
PP1148487 | Tech & AI | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Intermediate | Featured Session: The Science of Scaling: Using Data to Decide When—and How Fast—to Scale Revenue | 2026-03-17 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 15:30:00-05:00 | Are You Ready to Scale Sales? How Fast?
These two questions are mission-critical to the success of any startup, product launch, or market expansion. Yet, too often we rely on gut feel—or let irrelevant signals like a recent fundraise or comparisons to past unicorns— to drive our decisions.
The Science of Scaling offers... | Are You Ready to Scale Sales? How Fast?
These two questions are mission-critical to the success of any startup, product launch, or market expansion. Yet, too often we rely on gut feel—or let irrelevant signals like a recent fundraise or comparisons to past unicorns— to drive our decisions.
The Science of Scaling offers... | [{'id': 46004, 'entity_id': 2197094, 'name': 'Mark Roberge', 'title': 'Co - Founder', 'company': 'Stage 2 Capital', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Mark Roberge is an entrepreneur, investor, and educator dedicated to helping startups and growth-stage companies scale with precision. As the fourth employee and Fou... | JW Marriott | Salon 1-4 | null | # Featured Session: The Science of Scaling: Using Data to Decide When—and How Fast—to Scale Revenue
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Featured Session
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
Are You Ready to Scale Sales? How Fast?
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PP1162083 | Tech & AI | K-12 Education | Solo | panel | Solo | null | null | Deep Understanding | AI with Aloha: Stories from Hawai‘i’s Classrooms | 2026-03-12 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 16:20:00-05:00 | While most schools banned AI when it first emerged, one school in Hawai‘i saw the wave coming and started paddling early. As the emerging technology teacher at ‘Iolani School, my goal was to make every mistake as quickly as possible so that we can learn valuable lessons together. We knew from day one that AI was here t... | While most schools banned AI when it first emerged, one school in Hawai‘i saw the wave coming and started paddling early. As the emerging technology teacher at ‘Iolani School, my goal was to make every mistake as quickly as possible so that we can learn valuable lessons together. We knew from day one that AI was here t... | [{'id': 84874, 'entity_id': 2246840, 'name': 'Gabriel Yanagihara', 'title': 'Emerging Technology Teacher', 'company': "'Iolani School", 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Gabriel Yanagihara is a classroom teacher, AI literacy consultant, and curriculum designer based in Honolulu, Hawaii. He teaches middle school ga... | The Westin Austin Downtown | Paramount III | 2 | # AI with Aloha: Stories from Hawai‘i’s Classrooms
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Solo
Experience level: Deep Understanding
## Description:
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PP1150408 | Culture | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Coleen Jose (Adobe) | 2026-03-15 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 12:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Content Strategy/Production, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Content Strategy/Production, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling. | [{'id': 78234, 'entity_id': 2239201, 'name': 'Coleen Jose', 'title': 'Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Content Authenticity', 'company': 'Adobe', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Coleen Jose is a creative strategist and technologist with a background in tech and investigative journalism. At Adobe, she leads product... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Coleen Jose (Adobe)
Track: Culture
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Content Strategy/Production, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling.
## Contributors:
- Coleen Jose (Speaker)
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FS19115 | null | null | null | screening | null | null | African | null | XR Experience Spotlight | 2026-03-17 11:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 18:00:00-05:00 | null | Masterful immersive art from around the world. | [{'id': 80495, 'entity_id': 2241997, 'name': 'Philippe Cohen Solal', 'title': None, 'company': None, 'speaker_type': 'Director', 'details': 'For over three decades now, Philippe Cohen Solal has made his mark as an architect of electronic music and a self-taught composer. He worked in many different areas of music produ... | null | Fairmont | null | # XR Experience Spotlight
Track: nan
Category: nan
Experience level: nan
## Description:
Masterful immersive art from around the world.
## Contributors:
- Philippe Cohen Solal (Director)
Title: N/A at N/A
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PP1149150 | Startups | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Beginner | Featured Session: The Culture Layer of Financial Markets | 2026-03-14 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 15:30:00-05:00 | Prediction markets like Kalshi have added a dramatic twist to the world of finance. Now, everything, including the Oscars, Grammys, Rotten Tomatoes scores, video game releases, and even Dancing with the Stars winners have been turned into liquid financial markets where everyday people can make millions of dollars profi... | Prediction markets like Kalshi have added a dramatic twist to the world of finance. Now, everything, including the Oscars, Grammys, Rotten Tomatoes scores, video game releases, and even Dancing with the Stars winners have been turned into liquid financial markets where everyday people can make millions of dollars profi... | [{'id': 32432, 'entity_id': 2056180, 'name': 'Tarek Mansour', 'title': 'Ceo And Co-Founder', 'company': 'Kalshi', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Tarek Mansour is the co-founder and CEO of Kalshi. Raised in Lebanon, Tarek came to the United States to attend MIT, and worked briefly as a trader on Wall Street. Whi... | JW Marriott | Salon 6-8 | null | # Featured Session: The Culture Layer of Financial Markets
Track: Startups
Category: Featured Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Prediction markets like Kalshi have added a dramatic twist to the world of finance. Now, everything, including the Oscars, Grammys, Rotten Tomatoes scores, video game release... | [-0.020944850519299507, -0.016290439292788506, 0.0, -0.05119852349162102, 0.009308822453022003, -0.06981617212295532, 0.002327205380424857, 0.03025367297232151, 0.013963233679533005, 0.004654411226511002, 0.03025367297232151, -0.011636028066277504, 0.048871319741010666, 0.0, -0.009308821521699429, 0.004654411226511002,... |
PP1150371 | Tech & AI | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Dan Chuparkoff | 2026-03-14 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 12:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Product Management/Development, Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Product Management/Development, Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. | [{'id': 7502, 'entity_id': 1934962, 'name': 'Dan Chuparkoff', 'title': 'AI and Product Visionary, Future-of-Work Expert', 'company': 'Dan Chuparkoff', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Dan Chuparkoff is a globally recognized keynote speaker, AI educator, and innovation strategist with 30+ years leading transformat... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Dan Chuparkoff
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Product Management/Development, Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning.
## Contributors:
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PP1162650 | Startups | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Beginner | Access to Capital for the World's Underbanked Entrepreneurs | 2026-03-15 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-15 12:30:00-05:00 | "Access to Capital for the World's Underbanked Entrepreneurs" will be a creative discussion centered on how to expand financial access for underbanked and underserved entrepreneurs around the world – helping to create local jobs and economic mobility for founders from Detroit to Nairobi to the Za'atari refugee camp and... | "Access to Capital for the World's Underbanked Entrepreneurs" will be a creative discussion centered on how to expand financial access for underbanked and underserved entrepreneurs around the world – helping to create local jobs and economic mobility for founders from Detroit to Nairobi to the Za'atari refugee camp and... | [{'id': 80889, 'entity_id': 2242478, 'name': 'Tesh Mbaabu', 'title': 'Co-Founder & CEO', 'company': 'Cloud9', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Tesh Mbaabu is a serial technology entrepreneur creating solutions at the intersection of commerce and fintech, reimagining how money flows to unlock growth and economic o... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 412 | 4 | # Access to Capital for the World's Underbanked Entrepreneurs
Track: Startups
Category: Core Conversation
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
"Access to Capital for the World's Underbanked Entrepreneurs" will be a creative discussion centered on how to expand financial access for underbanked and underserved ent... | [0.024750785902142525, -0.008250261656939983, 0.0, -0.005500174593180418, -0.016500523313879967, -0.055001746863126755, 0.044001396745443344, 0.09625305980443954, -0.01925061084330082, 0.0, 0.005500174593180418, 0.027500873431563377, -0.011000349186360836, 0.0, -0.013750436715781689, -0.016500523313879967, -0.118253752... |
PP1148604 | Workplace | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | Work Reimagined: Building Attraction, Not Requirements | 2026-03-17 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 15:30:00-05:00 | Stop fighting about office days and start designing workplace experiences that people actually want. This panel brings together LinkedIn's workforce research leader with real-time employee insights, the architect of Gensler's leading workplace experience platform, and Rivian's expert in customer community building. Dis... | Stop fighting about office days and start designing workplace experiences that people actually want. This panel brings together LinkedIn's workforce research leader with real-time employee insights, the architect of Gensler's leading workplace experience platform, and Rivian's expert in customer community building. Dis... | [{'id': 78682, 'entity_id': 2239649, 'name': 'Janet Pogue McLaurin', 'title': 'Principal, Global Director Workplace Research', 'company': 'Gensler', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'An influential thought leader on the future of work, Janet is the Global Director of Workplace Research, studying how people work an... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon B | 4 | # Work Reimagined: Building Attraction, Not Requirements
Track: Workplace
Category: Panel
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
Stop fighting about office days and start designing workplace experiences that people actually want. This panel brings together LinkedIn's workforce research leader with real-time em... | [-0.04610716179013252, -0.00307381059974432, 0.0, 0.0030738108325749636, 0.009221432730555534, -0.027664296329021454, 0.06762383878231049, 0.0614762157201767, 0.0, -0.015369053930044174, 0.03381191939115524, -0.009221432730555534, 0.07991907745599747, 0.0, 0.006147621665149927, -0.03381191939115524, -0.1567643433809280... |
PP1148491 | Brand & Marketing | null | Featured Session | panel | Featured Session | null | null | Beginner | Featured Session: How CMOs are Rewriting the Rules of Connection | 2026-03-18 13:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 14:00:00-05:00 | Modern CMOs have cracked the code: AI doesn't kill authenticity—it supercharges it. In this session, several CMOs skip the hype to share what actually works. They've turned algorithms into empathy and data into deeper human connections. No fluff, no buzzwords—just the real wins, messy learnings, and breakthrough moment... | Modern CMOs have cracked the code: AI doesn't kill authenticity—it supercharges it. In this session, several CMOs skip the hype to share what actually works. They've turned algorithms into empathy and data into deeper human connections. No fluff, no buzzwords—just the real wins, messy learnings, and breakthrough moment... | [{'id': 77700, 'entity_id': 2238604, 'name': 'Lauren Stafford-Webb', 'title': 'Chief Marketing Officer', 'company': 'SoFi', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Lauren has served as Chief Marketing Officer of SoFi Technologies since 2019—she oversees all aspects of Marketing including product marketing, performance m... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Hilton Grand Ballroom (Salon HJK) | null | # Featured Session: How CMOs are Rewriting the Rules of Connection
Track: Brand & Marketing
Category: Featured Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Modern CMOs have cracked the code: AI doesn't kill authenticity—it supercharges it. In this session, several CMOs skip the hype to share what actually works.... | [-0.06453371047973633, -0.044893015176057816, 0.0, -0.022446509450674057, 0.005611627362668514, -0.039281390607357025, 0.05611627176403999, 0.06733952462673187, 0.005611627362668514, -0.016834881156682968, 0.039281390607357025, 0.008417440578341484, 0.019640695303678513, 0.0, 0.016834881156682968, -0.06172790005803108,... |
PP1162580 | Culture | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | Art as Identity in a Jobless Future | 2026-03-13 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 17:00:00-05:00 | As AI handles logic and efficiency, what survival skills do humans have left? TED Speaker Daniel Lismore, Forbes' #1 Futurist Jonathan Brill, and multimedia artist Marco Palou explore how art transitions from elite profession to essential practice: a way of staying human in an automated world.
Attendees will learn:
Ho... | As AI handles logic and efficiency, what survival skills do humans have left? TED Speaker Daniel Lismore, Forbes' #1 Futurist Jonathan Brill, and multimedia artist Marco Palou explore how art transitions from elite profession to essential practice: a way of staying human in an automated world.
Attendees will learn:
Ho... | [{'id': 78147, 'entity_id': 2239114, 'name': 'Marco Palou (a.k.a. Baby Yors)', 'title': 'Multidisciplinary Artist, Author of Homo Artis', 'company': 'Amarte Labs LLC', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Marco Palou (A.K.A. Baby Yors for his music) is a multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur whose work spans musi... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon D | 4 | # Art as Identity in a Jobless Future
Track: Culture
Category: Panel
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
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PP1149280 | Brand & Marketing | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: David Loy (Leverage Brands) | 2026-03-13 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 17:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling. | [{'id': 49286, 'entity_id': 2205091, 'name': 'David Loy', 'title': 'Co-Founder & CEO', 'company': 'Leverage Brands', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': '20 year veteran of working as a talent manager, brand advocate, book promoter, and product creator. Co-founder and CEO of Leverage Brands since 2018.', 'type': 'per... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: David Loy (Leverage Brands)
Track: Brand & Marketing
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Business Development, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling.
## Contributors:
- David Loy (Speaker)
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PP1162646 | Brand & Marketing | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Beginner | Launchpad: Ready, Set, Communicate | 2026-03-13 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 15:30:00-05:00 | Launching a brand? It’s not just what you build. It’s how you talk about it that determines take-off or stall. Strategic communications are your launch control pad. Know what to say and when to say it? Make the right connection and you’re flying. Join this interactive session to discover why comms is your brand’s bigge... | Launching a brand? It’s not just what you build. It’s how you talk about it that determines take-off or stall. Strategic communications are your launch control pad. Know what to say and when to say it? Make the right connection and you’re flying. Join this interactive session to discover why comms is your brand’s bigge... | [{'id': 49290, 'entity_id': 2205095, 'name': 'Aisling Conlon', 'title': 'International Director for UK Advertising', 'company': 'Advertising Association', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "As International Trade Director at UK Advertising Exports Group, I lead programmes supporting UK companies on their global gro... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 412 | 4 | # Launchpad: Ready, Set, Communicate
Track: Brand & Marketing
Category: Core Conversation
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
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PP1161969 | Workplace | Higher Education | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Basic Understanding | Rethinking Higher Education to Build an AI-First Workforce | 2026-03-12 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-12 12:15:00-05:00 | AI's rapid integration risks leaving entire groups—and vast talent pools—behind. In this panel, explore the awareness gaps impacting low-income communities and actionable strategies to cultivate an inclusive, future-ready workforce. Learn how collaborations between today’s leading companies, nonprofits, and colleges/un... | AI's rapid integration risks leaving entire groups—and vast talent pools—behind. In this panel, explore the awareness gaps impacting low-income communities and actionable strategies to cultivate an inclusive, future-ready workforce. Learn how collaborations between today’s leading companies, nonprofits, and colleges/un... | [{'id': 89274, 'entity_id': 2251750, 'name': 'Lydia Logan', 'title': 'VP, Global Education & Workforce Development', 'company': 'IBM', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Lydia Logan leads IBM's community and university skilling initiatives that create more inclusive and effective schools and workforces. Her program... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waller Ballroom D | null | # Rethinking Higher Education to Build an AI-First Workforce
Track: Workplace
Category: Panel
Experience level: Basic Understanding
## Description:
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PP1150367 | Culture | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Bridget FitzGibbons (Lonely Planet) | 2026-03-14 16:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 17:15:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR. | [{'id': 78886, 'entity_id': 2239857, 'name': 'Bridget FitzGibbons', 'title': 'Director of Growth Marketing', 'company': 'Lonely Planet', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': "Based in South Florida, Bridget FitzGibbons is the Director of Brand Marketing at Lonely Planet, leading the consumer brand and awareness campai... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Bridget FitzGibbons (Lonely Planet)
Track: Culture
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Storytelling, Marketing/Advertising/PR.
## Contributors:
- Bridget FitzGibbons (Speaker)
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PP1162216 | Brand & Marketing | null | Presentation | panel | Presentation | null | null | Intermediate | Why You're Culturally Irrelevant (...And How to Change That) | 2026-03-14 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 15:30:00-05:00 | Data is essential—but it can also be a hiding place. When we over-rely on dashboards, chase the same trends as competitors, and optimize for algorithms, we play it safe, yet lose relevance. There's a better approach for cultural resonance: stop chasing culture and begin shaping it. Through frameworks, case studies, how... | Data is essential—but it can also be a hiding place. When we over-rely on dashboards, chase the same trends as competitors, and optimize for algorithms, we play it safe, yet lose relevance. There's a better approach for cultural resonance: stop chasing culture and begin shaping it. Through frameworks, case studies, how... | [{'id': 33551, 'entity_id': 2065135, 'name': 'Matt Klein', 'title': 'Head of Global Foresight & Research Methods', 'company': 'Reddit', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'A Webby-winning writer, global speaker and “Top Voice in Market Research,” Klein is a trusted advisor to organizations seeking to make sense of c... | Austin Marriott Downtown | Waterloo Ballroom 3 | 5 | # Why You're Culturally Irrelevant (...And How to Change That)
Track: Brand & Marketing
Category: Presentation
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
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PP1149845 | Tech & AI | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Intermediate | AI Infrastructure: Building Stargate & Beyond | 2026-03-17 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-17 12:30:00-05:00 | The AI revolution has changed how we work, play, and more. It is also driving a major shift in the backend infrastructure that powers these developments.
As AI capabilities accelerate, leading tech companies are moving beyond software and into the physical world of data centers, power, and infrastructure. Why? Because... | The AI revolution has changed how we work, play, and more. It is also driving a major shift in the backend infrastructure that powers these developments.
As AI capabilities accelerate, leading tech companies are moving beyond software and into the physical world of data centers, power, and infrastructure. Why? Because... | [{'id': 84449, 'entity_id': 2246368, 'name': 'Kaylen Bushell, CRL', 'title': 'Compute Delivery Lead', 'company': 'OpenAI', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Kaylen has close to 20 years of experience working in mission-critical environments, including 15 years across the data center lifecycle and earlier experienc... | JW Marriott | Salon E | 3 | # AI Infrastructure: Building Stargate & Beyond
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Panel
Experience level: Intermediate
## Description:
The AI revolution has changed how we work, play, and more. It is also driving a major shift in the backend infrastructure that powers these developments.
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PP1150388 | Creator Economy | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Justin Nguyen (Declassified Media) | 2026-03-14 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-14 15:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling. | [{'id': 34149, 'entity_id': 2065769, 'name': 'Justin Nguyen', 'title': 'Founder/President', 'company': 'Declassified Media', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Justin is the Founder of Declassified Media, a company that helps students navigate the world of college with their free content. He also co-hosts the How C... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Justin Nguyen (Declassified Media)
Track: Creator Economy
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Entrepreneurship, Future of Work, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling.
## Contributors:
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PP1162353 | Culture | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | Radical Generosity at Scale: the 100% for Purpose Model | 2026-03-18 10:00:00-05:00 | 2026-03-18 11:00:00-05:00 | At a moment when many companies are scaling back their social impact commitments, this session will look at the rise of the 100% for Purpose model and a growing movement of companies committing 100% of their profits to good causes. Featuring business leaders and founders who have put purpose at the center of their miss... | At a moment when many companies are scaling back their social impact commitments, this session will look at the rise of the 100% for Purpose model and a growing movement of companies committing 100% of their profits to good causes. Featuring business leaders and founders who have put purpose at the center of their miss... | [{'id': 78887, 'entity_id': 2239858, 'name': 'Susan Brandt', 'title': 'President and CEO', 'company': 'Dr. Seuss Enterprises', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Since 1998, Susan Brandt has directed the worldwide operations of Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the global children’s entertainment brand that owns and manages t... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Salon D | 4 | # Radical Generosity at Scale: the 100% for Purpose Model
Track: Culture
Category: Panel
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
At a moment when many companies are scaling back their social impact commitments, this session will look at the rise of the 100% for Purpose model and a growing movement of companies comm... | [-0.06495032459497452, 0.005412526894360781, 0.0, -0.01623758114874363, -0.018943844363093376, -0.05412526801228523, 0.05683153122663498, 0.0405939519405365, 0.0027062632143497467, -0.008118790574371815, 0.021650105714797974, 0.008118790574371815, 0.035181425511837006, 0.0, 0.010825052857398987, 0.013531317003071308, -... |
PP1148995 | Tech & AI | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Beginner | The Great Recalibration: Centering Humanity in the Age of AI | 2026-03-16 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 15:30:00-05:00 | AI is rapidly reshaping how we work, create, and connect—yet at the same time, people are craving the tactile, the real, and the human. As AI-generated content floods our world, a new question emerges: where do we fit?
This panel explores the tension between acceleration and authenticity. How do we design AI that stre... | AI is rapidly reshaping how we work, create, and connect—yet at the same time, people are craving the tactile, the real, and the human. As AI-generated content floods our world, a new question emerges: where do we fit?
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Track: Tech & AI
Category: Panel
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
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PP1162884 | Health | null | Panel | panel | Panel | null | null | Advanced | r/Health Answers Everywhere: Who to Trust in the Age of AI? | 2026-03-16 11:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 12:30:00-05:00 | AI, social platforms, and online communities have transformed how patients and doctors seek health information long before they meet at the point of care. But with endless answers comes a critical question: who should we trust? Join Reddit’s pharma lead, a patient advocate and former r/BreastCancer moderator, and Dr. A... | AI, social platforms, and online communities have transformed how patients and doctors seek health information long before they meet at the point of care. But with endless answers comes a critical question: who should we trust? Join Reddit’s pharma lead, a patient advocate and former r/BreastCancer moderator, and Dr. A... | [{'id': 80063, 'entity_id': 2241369, 'name': 'Mary James', 'title': 'President, Analytics and Insights', 'company': 'Real Chemistry', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Mary James is President of Analytics & Insights at Real Chemistry, where she leads the integration of AI, advanced analytics, and human-centered st... | The LINE | Topaz Ballroom 1-3 | 2 | # r/Health Answers Everywhere: Who to Trust in the Age of AI?
Track: Health
Category: Panel
Experience level: Advanced
## Description:
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PP1162538 | Cities & Climate | null | Core Conversation | panel | Core Conversation | null | null | Beginner | Urbanists and Citymakers Core Conversation | 2026-03-16 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-16 15:30:00-05:00 | Urbanism, SXSW, and Austin are an inseparable pairing! In 2025 we kicked off the the urbanists meetup where dozens of architects, planners, and placemakers took a pulse of the most exciting urban ideas at SXSW. We also forged ties between SXSWers with local Austinites. The meetup features a round of self introduction,... | Urbanism, SXSW, and Austin are an inseparable pairing! In 2025 we kicked off the the urbanists meetup where dozens of architects, planners, and placemakers took a pulse of the most exciting urban ideas at SXSW. We also forged ties between SXSWers with local Austinites. The meetup features a round of self introduction,... | [{'id': 48728, 'entity_id': 2204311, 'name': 'Nick Kaufmann', 'title': 'Community Manager', 'company': 'inCitu', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'Nick Kaufmann is a generalist in urbanism, civic technology, and immersive media. He has a BA in Sociology & Anthropology from Lewis & Clark College and has stu... | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 410 | 4 | # Urbanists and Citymakers Core Conversation
Track: Cities & Climate
Category: Core Conversation
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Urbanism, SXSW, and Austin are an inseparable pairing! In 2025 we kicked off the the urbanists meetup where dozens of architects, planners, and placemakers took a pulse of the mo... | [-0.014407682232558727, -0.026414085179567337, 0.0, 0.043223049491643906, 0.028815364465117455, -0.06723584979772568, 0.02401280403137207, 0.019210241734981537, -0.04802560806274414, -0.06483457237482071, 0.0, -0.03842048719525337, 0.004802560433745384, 0.0, -0.0048025608994066715, -0.019210243597626686, -0.08644609898... |
PP1149392 | Tech & AI | null | Mentor Session | panel | Mentor Session | null | null | Beginner | Mentor Session: Esteban Contreras (Fleetio) | 2026-03-13 14:30:00-05:00 | 2026-03-13 15:45:00-05:00 | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Product Management/Development, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling. | Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Product Management/Development, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling. | [{'id': 45549, 'entity_id': 2196268, 'name': 'Esteban Contreras', 'title': 'VP of Product', 'company': 'Fleetio', 'speaker_type': 'Speaker', 'details': 'www.productstate.com', 'type': 'person'}] | Hilton Austin Downtown | Room 400-402 | 4 | # Mentor Session: Esteban Contreras (Fleetio)
Track: Tech & AI
Category: Mentor Session
Experience level: Beginner
## Description:
Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in Product Management/Development, Marketing/Advertising/PR, Storytelling.
## Contributors:
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