Cornell Reception at SXSW

Join us for the 2026 Big Red gathering in Austin to network with Cornellians visiting for SXSW and those local to Austin! We will cheer on those presenting at the conference and celebrate being together in Austin.

Registration is now live for this year’s gathering:

Cornell Reception in ATX 2026
Sunday, March 15, 2026, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CT
Lavaca Street Bar – Downtown
405 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701

Register here

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Questions? cen@cornell.edu

Cornell Guide to SXSW

  • Are you speaking at SXSW? Let us know and we'll add you to the list of alumni, faculty, students, and staff presenting at the 2026 SXSW conference, March 12-18 in Austin, TX. Session times and locations will be updated as they become available.

Monday, March 9, 2026

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026

Sunday, March 15, 2025

Monday, March 16, 2026

Tuesday, March 17, 2025

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  • Former Faculty, Weill Cornell Medicine
    Founder, CMO of Longevity Place
    Featured SXSW Session: Female Voices Shaping the Next Era of Preventive Health
    Date and Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
    Location: Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 400-402

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    AI Lead, Sr. Partner Manager, Google; Advisory Council Member, Entrepreneurship at Cornell
    Featured SXSW Session: Mentor Session: Laurel Prime (Google)
    Date and Time: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. CT
    Location: Hilton Austin Downtown - Room 400-402

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