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• Creativity and Innovation in the UK's Tech City

  by Johan Brand, Tony Hughes, Julian Ehrhardt, Marie-Alicia Chang and Pru Ashby

  If the early years of internet businesses was a triumph of technology, the next ones will be one defined by design and user experience. Users will demand more from their online experience, one which is as much designed around personal preference as technical expediency. Well designed applications and services that can meet the needs of users expecting seamless interactions across technology platforms will be the winners. In London's Tech City, small tech, design, creative and product companies are working together to meet the challenges of the connected consumer. This session is sponsored by UKTI.

  • Creativity
  • Innovation
  • Technology
  • UK
  • UKTI

  At 9:30am to 10:30am, Monday 12th March

  In Salon K, Hilton Austin Downtown

• Building Digital Products with Passionate Users

  by Dave Haynes, Farai Chideya and Suzanne Stefanac

  Your idea is hot. You have killer technology. You have angel investors on speed-dial. Your product mashes up the coolest APIs and you managed to navigate the shark-infested waters of content licensing without being eaten by a media company lawyer. There’s just one problem.

  Other than your mom, you don’t have any one using it.

  You probably forgot the most important ingredient: passionate users

  This panel will be an interactive discussion on community and product development with some veterans who have built rabid, active fanbases around their companies and they’ll share their secrets for baking passion into the product from the beginning.

  • APIs
  • Legal
  • products
  • Technology

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Capital Ballroom B, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin

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• The Future of Digital Health

  by Halle Tecco, Rebecca Woodcock, Linda Avey, Ryan Panchadsaram and Jeffrey Pollard MD

  Digital health is an emerging industry at the intersection of technology and health, radically changing how we access and use personal health information. It unites smartphones/tablets (new means of 24/7 access to information), with big data in the cloud (enabling personalization), game dynamics / mechanics (new engagement mechanisms), the increased engagement of physicians online (interactive doctors), and a vibrant social conversation about health. The panel, composed of pioneers in this new space (WIRED Magazine, HealthTap, Rock Health, Massive Health, CakeHealth, others), will explore why Digital Health is happening now, and how it is poised to forever transform how we access and use personal health information, how we manage our personal health, and how we interact with physicians using online/mobile applications. The panel will discuss the future of online/mobile health information, apps, and interactions, and disruptive emerging trends in the health space.

  • Digital
  • Health
  • Technology
  • Wellness

  At 11:00am to 12:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Classroom 204, AT&T Conference Center

• Africa, Tech & Women: The New Faces of Development

  by Ebele Okobi, Isis Nyong'o, Liz Ngonzi, TMS Ruge and Deborah Ensor

  This panel provides a rare glimpse into the multitude of ways African women are applying technology to advance Africa’s development. The panel aims to dispel the myths about African women as breeders and victims -- incapable of participating in their own continent’s development, by: (1) showcasing contributions they are making in the technology field – through entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and community leadership; and (2) providing insights into how they are using technology to raise awareness about, mobilize campaigns against and address human rights violations.

  The panel will specifically explore how African women are using technology to make an impact through:
  - Digital advocacy to protect people’s rights
  - Social media to help grassroots organizations engage new supporters worldwide
  - Mobile advertising to enable small businesses to access new markets
  - Internet connectivity to integrate the often unheard community voices into the global conversation on development

  Throughout the discussion, panelists will provide anecdotes on how the resulting increased access to information is altering the role of women in African society.

  • Advocacy
  • Africa
  • Social Media
  • Technology
  • Women

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Salon D, AT&T Conference Center

• Race: Know When to Hold It and When to Fold It

  by Adria Richards, Anjuan Simmons, Corvida Raven, Scott Hanselman and Latoya Peterson

  This panel seeks to change the conversation from “What can technology conferences do about diversity?” to “What can attendees do about diversity at technology conferences?” The panel is composed of speakers who have each presented at multiple technology conferences on topics that did not focus on race or diversity but instead spoke on topics of sci-fi, electronic ownership of email and digital wills, the influence of mobile development via comic books, social media for youth and business automation lessons from Amazon. While the diversity of some major tech conferences has steadily improved over the years, geek culture - which remains overwhelmingly white and male - is still the norm. This can be daunting for people who, despite being experts in technology and new media, don’t see themselves reflected in the marketing materials or content. Panelists will share how individuals can contribute to making technology conferences more inclusive.

  • Conferences
  • Diversity
  • inclusion
  • Technology

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Monday 12th March

  In Room 9ABC, Austin Convention Center

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