SXSW 2018 divulga 700 atrações + sessões especiais sobre Blockchain

Foram anunciadas mais de 700 atrações, a programação da conferência, keynote speakers e a agenda. A famosa variedade do festival permanece: Google, Facebook, IDEO, Frog, Meow Wolf, NASA, Universal Music Group, Spotify, The New York Times, Marvel Entertainment, National Geographic entre outros.

Uma novidade para o ano são as sessões especiais sobre blockchain, o que já dá um belo direcionamento do que será “hypado” durante o primeiro trimestre do ano que vem.

Em novembro teremos mais uma rodada de novidade.

Abaixo, alguns destaques do próprio festival. Fique de olho.

Interactive Tracks

Brands & Marketing

Explore new ways that marketing professionals are creating and communicating new ideas.

Facebook Take: The 5 Marketing Shifts Shaping 2020What Does It Take to Change People’s Minds?We Help Politicians Persuade. We’ll Help You, TooCode & Programming

Insight, instruction, and inspiration for engineers, developers, coders, and programmers.

Regulating AI: How to Control the UnexplainableBack-end to the Future: A/B Testing What CountsCode is Creative: Treat Your Developers as ArtistsDesign

How design and design thinking shapes the way we interact with technology and our world.

Death and Legacy in the Digital AgeLetting Go: Designing for AI You Can’t ControlChoice Architects: Design for Humanity’s Best SelfHealth & Wellness

New technology and innovation to improve health and wellness in the communities where we live, work, and play.

Sequence Me (Again)! Living a Step Ahead of CancerNot Only the Lonely: How We Can All Be HappierDesigning VR RxIntelligent FutureAI and new technologies embody the realm of possibilities where intelligence empowers and enables technology while sparking legitimate concerns about its uses.

Binding Emotion & Memory: Science, Story & ScentFace Recognition: Please Search ResponsiblyWhat Will the Webb Telescope Discover First?Style

A platform for creatives in the fashion and tech industries to connect and innovate.

Reinventing the Retail Space to STRIIIKE a ChordFashion Retail and Social Justice in a Red StateTransforming Luxury, Fashion, and BeautyWorkplace

Engage in topics about the ever-changing workplace in and out of the office environment.

Generous Parental Leave: A Liberty or A Luxury?Frozen: Why College Gender Gap Spurs Egg FreezingSci-Fi to Reality: Evolution of AI in the WorkplaceFilm Tracks

Entertainment Influencers

High-profile speakers from the entertainment, film, and television industries.

Film Keynote: Barry JenkinsFilm Keynote: Darren AronofskyFilm & TV Industry

Learn about the inner workings of the film and TV industries with a focus on business.

The Female Gaze: Alternate Fact or Actual MovementSex & Text: Breaking Down Movie Stereotypes w/ AIFilm + Storytelling in a Politically-Charged EraMaking Film & Episodics

Everything you need to know about film, from writing to post-production and beyond.

Superhero ScienceSetting the Visual Language of VR StorytellingBitch Better Have My Money: Financing Indie FilmsMusic Tracks

Making & Promoting Music

New distribution models, promotional platforms, and release strategies are changing the game for indie and major artists.

Music and the Brain: How Sounds Become PleasurableFrom Obscurity to Infamy: The Modern Reissue BoonA Holistic Approach To China’s Music IndustryMusic Culture & Stories

The culture of music including worldwide and local scenes, genres, fashion, and more.

Exploring Music Through the Lens of NeurodiversityStriking a Chord with Today’s Music FansPreservation & Appreciation of Album Art TodayMusic Industry

Navigate the multifaceted and global music industry with help from experts and leaders.

Mo’ Data Mo’ Problems: Music in the Age of DataMaximize Your ROA – Turning Likes into DollarsBarriers to Innovation for New Music ExperiencesSync, Stream & License

Hear from major players about the future of these crucial pieces of the music revenue puzzle.

Playola: Reckoning With Music’s Newest KingmakerSpotify and How the Music Biz Adapts to StreamingHow To Build An Effective Streaming Music StrategyTouring & Live Experience

Discover the newest innovations and sage advice on touring and festival industry.

It’s a Fan’s World: The Life of SuperfansVerified Fan-Demonium: How To Put Your Fans FirstBecome an Electronic Artist Using Media & TouringConvergence TracksExperiential Storytelling

Investigate how new technology has opened up exciting avenues for storytelling.

Provocative Adult Coloring BooksLife Underground: Meet Subway Riders of the WorldMaking the Invisible VisibleFood

Explore ways in which technology can be leveraged to transform the industry.

Artificial Intelligence, It’s What’s for DinnerThe Restaurant of the FutureTaking Mass Extinction Off the Seafood MenuGovernment

Examining privacy issues, as well as all levels of government policy, in the wake of continued technological disruption.

Don’t Judge a Book by its (under)Cover: Librarians at the CIATech Under Trump: A 2017/2018 ScorecardPrototyping the Future With Science FictionNews & Journalism

Explore how news, journalism and analysis is dispersed, how it will be impacted by the future of technology and how this content will continue to inform and engage.

Trust in “the Media:” What Do News Consumers Want?Prototyping the Future of Public MediaReality But Better: Augmenting the World with NewsSocial Impact

Take a deep dive into innovative ideas that contribute to a better and more equitable world.

Reimagining Gun Violence PreventionDon’t Just March or Tweet – Run for SomethingSelling Science (Before The World Melts Down)Sports

Tackle the future of sports in all its forms, from a cultural and technological perspective.

How to Create a Mixed Reality Fan ExperienceRace and Equity – The Trail Blazers JourneyThe Connected Future of Sports and eSportsStartup & Tech Sectors

These sessions focus on US-based innovation as well as forward-thinking companies and technology ecosystems from around the globe.

The Next Generation of Elon Musks Take on SpaceThe Need for BlockchainImproving Diversity and Reducing Harassment in VCVR/AR

Discover new technologies and the ways they enhance how we experience the world.

Illusion Design, Story Craft, and Virtual WorldsMaking it Real: Tangible Worlds of StorytellingMixed Reality for Superheroes, Zombies and Jedi

Updater: Gustavo Giglio