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SXSW Eco Announces Keynote, Additional Speakers, And Conference ScheduleAUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SXSW Eco®, the conference celebrating the power of design, technology and business to drive global change has announced its fifth Keynote, synthetic biologist Dr. Sarah Richardson, additional speakers and sessions, and the launch of the SXSW Eco 2016 schedule, which can be viewed at schedule.sxsweco.com. SXSW Eco will take place on October 10-12, 2016 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. Dr. Sarah Richardson, a Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomics at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, works on massive scale synthetic biology projects as part of the DOE Joint Genome Institute. As a Keynote speaker at SXSW Eco, she will explore the realities and promise of synthetic biology and gene editing for the future of food, fuels, healthcare and more. Dr. Sarah Richardson joins previously announced SXSW Eco 2016 Keynotes: William McDonough (Architect, McDonough Innovation), Kate Brandt (Google), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Waterkeeper Alliance) and Bill Nye (Author, Educator and Entertainer). SXSW Eco's nontraditional approach unites new speakers with established organizations creating change. SXSW Eco celebrates progress and bridging impact with provocative topics such as universal basic income, VR for conservation, diversifying the workforce, visualizing environmental justice, solving food waste, and a look at how POTUS 45 will #ActOnClimate. Full list of newly announced speakers and sessions: Achieving Zero Food Loss The Recoding: Creating a Ne Language for Good Take Meaningful Action: C02 Reduction for a Cooler Climate Decision 2016: How Will POTUS 45 #ActOnClimate? A Collaborative Conversation on Basic Universal Income Visualizing Environmental Justice: Maps & Video 1% is Not Enough: Increasing Access to Organics Radical Empathy Building for Innovation Color Blind: How and Why to Diversify Your Leadership The Future of Placemaking is the Future of Cities Collective Impact by Design Previously announced panels and speakers can be found at sxsweco.com/speakers. About SXSW Eco SXSW Eco 2016 is sponsored by Austin Energy, Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), Bloomberg BNA, Cool Effect, Southwest Airlines, The Austin Chronicle and Timshel. Press Credentials: If you are a member of the press and interested in attending, media registration for SXSW Eco 2016 is now open through September 23, 2016. Please visit http://sxsweco.com/about/press for more information. Contact: Brett Cannon
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