You’ve heard all the sad stories that relate to poaching and illegal trades in wildlife. But have you heard about the technology that is being created to help save wildlife? Science and technology have helped and can save wildlife, but we haven’t fully harnessed the power of it. The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Wildlife […]
Johnny Manziel was a hot topic during this panel. Everyone calls him the troubled boy in the NFL – you can see why. Executives and agents are navigating a new set of risks, the media amplifies stories as they have a responsibility to do so, and fans have the choice of whether or not to care […]
Right now there are currently over 500,000 unfilled technology related jobs in the United States. By 2020 there will be 1 million unfilled jobs. But why are there so many unfilled jobs? The reason is because we are missing half of the population, such as woman and people of color. “Stereotypes are familiar to all of […]
Have you struggled with discovering specific panels you’re interested in? Becky Larson, a SXTXState vet, created an application that effectively organizes your panel search – check it out! She created subdivisions within each that reflect the trends for this years SXSW. Becky says, “a data panel in one track is bound to attack its material from a […]
The clock is ticking for many animals – they don’t live that long. Species continue to disappear at alarming rates. It’s hard getting people to care about animals, specifically those that are not considered cute and cuddly. So how do you get people to care or notice? Right now no one is talking about endangered […]
Regardless of whether you’re a startup or Fortune 100 company, all laws of the Internet apply equally to all. In this panel, Carl Butler, VP Legal of Angies List, and David Wong, attorney at Barnes and Thornburg LLP discuss ten nine big legal mistakes made by Internet companies and practical advice for avoiding legal pitfalls. Formation • Seeking […]
Sloane Kelley, content director and strategist of the PGA Tour was excited to work with Oculus last year at SXSW Interactive 2015. Now this year, the PGA Tour and Oculus is in the process of implementing sports, golf specifically, into virtual reality. The opportunities with Oculus are to reach an early adopter crowd involved with […]