LET’STRANSFORME PERIENCESDestination Sessionsfor SXSW Interactive

Destination Sessions for SXSW Interactive

Our top marketing thinkers and tech tinkerers have pinpointed must-attend sessions for marketers on the hunt for the latest developments that will transform the customer experience. Covering five days, multiple industries, and crucial trends, let our cheat sheet be your guide.

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15TUESDAYMarch 15th

12:30PM - 1:30PMPredictive Decisions to Deliver High PerformanceYou probably didn’t know that Formula1’s simulations and predictive analytics can apply to you.

5:00PM - 6:00PMBitcoin and Blockchains: The Next App Platform?This network is one that the Internet has been waiting to open for the past 25 years.

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MONDAYMarch 14th

9:30AM - 10:30AMThe Hyperloop and Flying Cars: Truth or FictionHyundai leading a conversation on the merits and possibilities of these upcoming disruptors.

12:30PM - 1:30PMDesign in Tech ReportJohn Maeda’s data-driven analysis of how design drives competitiveness for brands. ‘Nuff said.

FRIDAYMarch 11th

11:00AM - 12:00PMBig Data and AI: Sci-Fi vs Everyday ApplicationsOpportunity or danger? What’s really in the realm of possibility and what will remain sci-fi?

5:00PM - 6:00PM Amazing Talent Is Grown, Not Born. Learn How.Forget what you’ve heard, talent development is chang-ing and unicorns can be grown.

SATURDAYMarch 12th

11:00AM - 12:00PMVirtual Reality and the New Sales Experience“The next store you enter may be in your head...or on your head.” Count. Us. In.

12:30PM - 1:30PMMaking Epic Sh*tHear from Google on truly next-level innovation, transformation, and sustainability.

SUNDAYMarch 13th

2:00PM - 3:00PMMarTech: Converting Fans to FANATICS!The best of both worlds: How tech serves brand advocacy and ROI both on and off the field.

5:00PM - 6:00PMMillennials in Medicine: Good or Bad for Health?They will produce the most doctors in history, but many will never practice medicine. Uh, what?

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LET’S TRANSFORMTHE CUSTOMERE PERIENCE

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March 14th

3:30PM - 4:30PMPartners for SuccessfulOn-Demand Grocery DeliveryCan you really have your food delivered and have it fresh? Whole Foods and Instacart weigh in.

5:00PM - 6:00PMHardware: The Road to RetailYou spent all this time making an awesome product. Now...where to sell it?

FRIDAYMarch 11th

12:30PM - 1:30PMProximity Predictions: The Future of AdvertisingThe ultimate goal is to target any device, in any place. But what does the near future say?

3:30PM - 4:30PMQuantum Receptivity: Targeting Mobile MomentsLearn about the fancy term that helps you target when shoppers are in the purchase path.

5:00PM - 6:00PMBreaking Beauty: Disruptive Technology and CosmeticsFace-mapping, 3D printing, AI consulting, and biohacking are giving this industry a makeover.

SATURDAYMarch 12th

9:30AM - 10:30AM$5 Trillion Question: What’s the Future of Retail?Explore how today’s SoLoMo shopping model will look in 10 years time.

11:00AM - 12:00PMVirtual Reality and the New Sales Experience“The next store you enter may be in your head...or on your head.” Count. Us. In.

3:30PM - 4:30PMAI and Your Shopping HabitZappos and Pinterest team up to tackle machine learning and increasing personalization.

SUNDAYMarch 13th

11:00AM - 12:00PMHeads & Hearts: Consumer Engagement Where It CountsA retail expert, a style columnist, a neuroscientist, and a brand director on making “it” brands.

2:00PM - 3:00PMMo’ Money Mo’ Problems: Luxury Confronts DigitalMaking the dream of Integrating digital, while still remaining niche, a reality.

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LET’S TRANSFORMTHE RETAILE PERIENCE

Destination Retail Sessions for SXSW Interactive

If you’re interested in the future of the retail industry, then this cheat sheet will point you in the right direction. Our top marketing thinkers and tech tinkerers have pinpointed the key retail sessions to attend at this year’s SXSW Interactive.

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Destination Financial Services Sessions for SXSW Interactive

If you’re interested in the future of the financial services industry, then this cheat sheet will point you in the right direction. Our top marketing thinkers and tech tinkerers have pinpointed the key sessions to attend while navigating this year’s SXSW Interactive.

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LET’S TRANSFORM THEFINANCIAL SERVICESE PERIENCE

15TUESDAYMarch 15th

5:00PM - 6:00PMBitcoin and Blockchains: The Next App Platform?This network is one that the Internet has been waiting to open for the past 25 years.

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MONDAYMarch 14th

9:30AM - 10:30AMBeyond Banks: The Future of a Fully Banked WorldNew resolution: Rid financial services of prejudice and unlock banking for all.

5:00PM - 6:00PMBitcoin and Blockchain: Anarchy to EstablishmentBitcoin handles 7 transactions/second, while Visa/Mas-terCard handle 10,000. So, why worry?

FRIDAYMarch 11th

3:30PM - 4:30PMFinancial Hardware in an App Centric WorldThe credit card = one heck of an innovative piece of hardware = some pretty big shoes to fill.

SATURDAYMarch 12th

3:30PM - 4:30PMMax Levchin Revolutionizing Consumer FinanceThe man building a new financial system of honesty, transparency, and innovation. No big deal.

5:00PM - 6:00PMState of Blockchain 2016:Where Do We Go From Here?Now that the blockchain bandwagon is crowded, how will Bitcoin technologies evolve next?

SUNDAYMarch 13th

12:30PM - 1:30PMPayments in the Fast LaneCredit cards are to cash as mobile payments are to...credit cards. It’s the circle of life.

5:00PM - 6:00PMThe Apocalyptic Future...of FinanceHere, the state of financial services is likened to standing atop a soap bar and trying to balance.

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15TUESDAYMarch 15th

3:30PM - 4:30PMInhale and Exhale: The Future of Health Data APIsIt’s a miracle. The infamous healthcare info technologies of old may be finally cracking open.

5:00PM - 6:00PMFixing the Patient Behavior Change GapAs health tech continues to evolve, our consumer behaviors are the ones now holding us back.

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March 14th

11:00AM - 12:00PMRethinking Healthcare through Design ThinkingAnd you thought design and creativity couldn’t help to solve every industry’s problems…

3:30PM - 4:30PMWearables in Health: In Theory and In PracticeOne of this country’s most connected health systems showcases the success of wearable data.

FRIDAYMarch 11th

3:30PM - 4:30PMHome, Sweet Home: The Health Hub of the FutureHear physicians, designers, and technologists envision our at-home health hubs.

5:00PM - 6:00PMInner Space: Bioelectronics and Medicine’s FutureThey had us at “[treating] diabetes and arthritis with a device as small as a grain of rice.”

SATURDAYMarch 12th

12:30PM - 1:30PMVirtual Physicians: The Future of HealthcareVirtually cloned physicians will use AI, IoT, and ingest-ible sensors to diagnose you from afar.

5:00PM - 6:00PMThe Future of Medicine: Where Can Tech Take Us?The answer comprises of molecular imaging, synthetic biology, robotics, and many more...

SUNDAYMarch 13th

3:30PM - 4:30PMImagining the Future of Personalized MedicineWhen digital medicine and behavioral change products collide, medicinal magic happens.

5:00PM - 6:00PMMillennials in Medicine: Good or Bad for Health?They will produce the most doctors in history, but many will never practice medicine. Uh, what?

Destination Healthcare Sessionsfor SXSW Interactive

If you’re interested in the future of the healthcare industry, then this cheat sheet will point you in the right direction. Our top marketing thinkers and tech tinkerers have pinpointed the key sessions to attend while navigating this year’s SXSW Interactive.

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LET’S TRANSFORM THE HEALTHCAREE PERIENCE

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15TUESDAYMarch 15th

11:00AM - 12:00PMPassengerhood: On the Road to AutonomyCars, cars, and more cars. But what about autonomous driving? Trust? Design? Experience?

12:30PM - 1:30PMTexas as a Self-Driving Car Case StudyDiverless taxis, mobility for elders, and nail-painting on the road...just a few of the possibilities.

5:00PM - 6:00PMCar Shopping: The Final Frontier for EcommerceCar salesmen (and women) beware as we begin to select, reserve, price, and sign online. Yes!

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March 14th

9:30AM - 10:30AMThe Hyperloop and Flying Cars: Truth or FictionHyundai leading a conversation on the merits and possibilities of these upcoming disruptors.

12:30PM - 1:30PMHow Silicon Valley Is Reinventing the Auto IndustryPrediction: Software will open-source auto hardware the same way it did mobile phones.

5:00PM - 6:00PMThe Future of the Non-Flying Auto IndustryManufacturers, city officials, lenders, and insurers taking notes: “Must...innovate...immediately.”

FRIDAYMarch 11th

5:00PM - 6:00PMMobility Meets VC: Transportation ReinventedThis is the time to launch, fund, and scale mobility companies. Curious how to do it?

SATURDAYMarch 12th

9:30AM - 10:30AMLooking Forward to Rush Hour: Future of TransitTransportation design for the not-so-distant-anymore future of automotive technologies.

12:30PM - 1:30PMAutonomous Cars Will Make Us Better HumansExplore the symbiotic relationship that humans and AI will have in future urban settings.

SUNDAYMarch 13th

12:30PM - 1:30PMHacking Your Ride: Transportation Safety and RiskPlanes have already been proven vulnerable to cyber-attacks, so...what about connected cars?

Destination Automotive Sessionsfor SXSW Interactive

If you’re interested in the future of the automotive industry, then this cheat sheet will point you in the right direction. Our top marketing thinkers and tech tinkerers have pinpointed the key sessions to attend while navigating this year’s SXSW Interactive.

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LET’S TRANSFORM THE AUTOMOTIVEE PERIENCE

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