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Media Alert: Samsung NEXT Empowers Startups and Entrepreneurs at SXSW
SXSW - Samsung (News - Alert) NEXT is teaming up with Fast Company as the
official technology partner for the Fast Company Grill at South
by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX from March 10-13, 2017. The
Samsung NEXT Connection Lounge, located within the Fast Company Grill at
The Cedar Door, 201 Brazos Street, Austin, TX and open from 11 a.m. - 4
p.m. CST daily, will feature a Samsung NEXT interactive art installation
by Kelsey
Montague.
Samsung NEXT invites event attendees to enjoy the interactive space for
recharging, refueling and engaging with innovative thinkers within the
industry, and to attend the following events:
Austin's
Best Transportation & Mobility Startups What:
Pitch session featuring five of Austin's best transportation and
mobility startups and a panel of experts with live Q&A. Where:
Hilton Austin Downtown Salon C, 500 E. 4th Street When:
Friday, March 10 at 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CST Who: Samsung NEXT
Principal Christina Bechhold, Capital Factory Managing Director
Accelerator Gordon Daugherty, Grayline President Joseph Kopser and
moovel GmbH Director Meg Merritt
Hacking Humanity: Using VR to Connect and Change the World <>What:
An influencer-led discussion on virtual reality and how the medium is
impacting and will change the human experience, followed immediately by
a cocktail hour.
Where: Fast Company Grill at The Cedar
Door, 201 Brazos Street When: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 3
- 4 p.m. CST Who: Samsung NEXT Director of Product
Management, Growth Opportunities Niranjan Nagar and FastCo. Works Editor
Chuck Salter
Ask
Before You Need: Startups, Investing & You What:
Panel featuring leading entrepreneurs and venture capitalists focusing
on tactical tips for startups looking to attract investors. Where:
Hilton Austin Downtown Salon D, 500 E. 4th Street When:
Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CST Who:
Samsung NEXT Director of Product Management, Growth Opportunities
Niranjan Nagar; WP Engine Founder and CTO Jason Cohen (News - Alert); and North Bridge
Growth Equity Principal Holly McConnell; moderated by Austin Business
Journal Managing Editor Greg Barr
Additional event activities include:
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Tech.Co
Mentor Lunch, Saturday, March 11, 2017 from noon - 2
p.m. CST at Maggie Mae's: Meetup featuring food, drinks and 1:1 mentor
sessions for aspiring entrepreneurs with Samsung NEXT Principal
Christina Bechhold
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German
X Smart Cities Panel, Saturday, March 11, 2017 from 4:30 -
5:30 p.m. CST at the German House: Pitch and discussion session
featuring the top startups in the smart cities space and an esteemed
jury including Samsung NEXT Principal Christina Bechhold
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Tech.Co's
SXSW Startup Night, Sunday, March 12, 2017 from 8 p.m.
- 12:30 a.m. CST at Maggie Mae's: Celebration of startups, community
and technology featuring 25 of the hottest global startups and Samsung
NEXT as an official judge
For more information, visit: http://samsungnext.com/sxsw-2017/
and connect on social media: @SamsungNEXT.
About Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT partners with innovators around the world to build ideas
into products, grow products into businesses and scale business that
leverage and transform Samsung's ecosystem. samsungnext.com.
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