Solo / Dual / Panel by Kris Gale, Lyn Jeffery on Friday 8th March
From watches, bags and shoes to touchscreen tablets, fast food and electric cars -- you can find thousands of knockoff brands in China. Large, highly coordinated networks of innovative companies ...
Featured Session by Daniel Terdiman, Rose Gottemoeller on Friday 8th March
As the nature of diplomacy has changed since the Cold War, the Department of State has embraced new tools and is reaching out to those behind these new tools. Rose ...
Solo / Dual / Panel by Anthony Ha, Norman Winarsky on Saturday 9th March
From the creation of the first computer mouse to the development of Siri, SRI International has been propelling tech innovation for over half a century. The nonprofit research institute is ...
Featured Session by Geoff Moore on Saturday 9th March
Returning to Austin for its second year in 2013, Formula One racing represents the pinnacle of motorsport where every intricate detail contributes to the overall success of the team. It ...
At Long Center, Dell Hall (map)
Future15 by Lincoln Bjorkman on Saturday 9th March
No, it's not college. But these days, everyone from multinational corporations to renowned medical institutions is getting into bed with unexpected partners. The results are spectacular and surprising: an IT ...
Book Reading by Matthew May on Saturday 9th March
The world of business and commerce has never been more complex. We live in a constant state of stimulation and distraction. The choices and features we face daily are overwhelming. ...
Book/DVD signing by Matthew May on Saturday 9th March
Matthew E. May will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “The Laws of Subtraction: 6 Simple Rules for Winning in the Age of Excess Everything” following ...
Solo / Dual / Panel by Bill Powers on Saturday 9th March
As president of The University of Texas at Austin, Bill Powers has become a thought leader on the role of the research institution in our rapidly transitioning economy. He rejects ...
At Omni Downtown, Capital Ballroom (map)
Featured Session by Jason Calacanis, David Sacks on Saturday 9th March
Building a successful startup and taking it through a successful exit is not easy. Yet David Sacks has done it twice – as the COO of PayPal, he took the ...
Mentor Session by Donald Chesnut on Saturday 9th March
A new addition to SXSW Interactive in 2012, Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more ...
At Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown, 10th Floor Atrium (map)
Core Conversation by Frank Moss, Scott Stropkay on Saturday 9th March
Future healthcare innovation success will be defined by the experience delivered to patients, caregivers, and physicians in hospitals, homes and at retail. New technologies such as mobile apps, wearable sensors, ...
At Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol, Capitol View North (map)
Future15 by Henry Copeland on Saturday 9th March
Thanks to eons of pre-language evolution, we're hard-wired to intuit what's in other people's minds and harmonize our thoughts and emotions. But too often our mind-reading instincts get overridden by ...
by Dave McClure, Vinod Khosla at The Lean Startup SXSW with 500 Startups & Eric Ries on Saturday 9th March
Vinod Khosla on Startups, innovation, and the future of funding
Solo / Dual / Panel by Baratunde Thurston, Paul Valerio on Saturday 9th March
Anything compelling has to have a human element to it, but humans are inherently complex, and therefore unpredictable. The most successful innovations often seem counter-intuitive when they are introduced, but ...
by Sam Shank at The Lean Startup SXSW with 500 Startups & Eric Ries on Saturday 9th March
Hotel Tonight case study
Solo / Dual / Panel by Al Hildebrandt, Brendan Seaton, Dale Gregg, Tiffany Terrier on Sunday 10th March
Digital health is driving revolutionary change across the globe. Health systems are being turned upside down as consumers and healthcare professionals tap into the cloud, big data and EHRs. Traditional ...
Core Conversation by Lisa Belkin, Sara DeWitt on Sunday 10th March
Tech innovation is a pervasive theme at SXSW, and people are key to innovation. An ongoing challenge for our industry is how to keep working parents in, instead of dropping ...
At Marriott Courtyard Austin Downtown/Convention Center, Brazos (map)
Featured Session by Scott Cook on Sunday 10th March
The path to game changing innovation will be realized by radically changing an organization's approach to leadership and decision making. Moving from politics and PowerPoint to decision making by hypothesis ...
Book/DVD signing by Debra Kaye on Sunday 10th March
Debra Kaye will appear at the South by Bookstore to sign copies of “Red Thread Thinking: Weaving Together Connections for Brilliant Ideas and Profitable Innovation” following her Panel session. An ...
Solo / Dual / Panel by Barry Bourbon, Dan Shust on Sunday 10th March
Today's retail space has an expiration date, and it's up to digital marketing experts as well as retail space planners to help brands prepare for the future. We call it ...
Book/DVD signing by Steven A. Lowe on Sunday 10th March
Steven A. Lowe will appear at the SX Bookstore to sign copies of “SXSW Peeps: 11 Interwoven Interviews”.
Meet Up by Shaun Abrahamsom, Toby Daniels on Sunday 10th March
Join Toby Daniels, Co-founder and CEO of Crowdcentric and Shaun Abrahamsom, author of recently published book Crowdstorm for a meetup during SXSW Interactive. This gathering will bring together innovators, thought ...
At Meet Up Tent (map)
Featured Session by Paula Kerger on Sunday 10th March
Throughout its 40-year history, PBS has been a pioneer- taking television content to new heights, bringing audiences to the edge of the universe and back, and encouraging generations of children ...
Next Stage on Monday 11th March
Bike Hugger's Built is back for SXSW 2013 with another Make and Tell event. This audience favorite features a series of talks by people who create, reveal their design process, ...
Featured Session by John Hagel on Monday 11th March
In an attention economy where more and more options compete for scarce attention, the ability to attract and retain attention will increasingly determine who creates and captures value. Stories are ...
Meet Up by Natalie Fonseca on Monday 11th March
Get together with other innovators in privacy for an hour of brainstorming, idea-buidling, networking, friend-making and career-enhancement. Or, attend this Meet Up to learn more about this segment of the ...
Accelerator on Monday 11th March
Mobile Technologies start-up companies pitching their products and/or services in round one to high profiled industry expert judges. Emcee: Ali Velshi Judges: Scott Weiss, Harper Reed, Don Dodge Finalist: Charlie, ...
At Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon D (map)
Solo / Dual / Panel by Brian Forde, Nicole Sanchez on Monday 11th March
Last year, only 45 African American students took the Computer Science AP exam in California, a state known for being a hub of innovation. Hear from the White House and ...
At Omni Downtown, Lone Star (map)
Book Reading by Gary Shapiro, Kevin O'Malley on Monday 11th March
What leads to success? Why do some companies thrive while others fail? For 30 years, Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and host of the world's largest ...
Future15 by Stacy Spikes on Monday 11th March
We're more open than ever before to embracing the latest technologies and content consumption forms. At-home entertainment options can provide a more attractive and economical experience than leaving the couch. ...
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