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Thank you for joining us for the 2023 Big Red gathering in Austin to network with Cornellians visiting for SXSW and local to Austin! We cheered those presenting at the conference and celebrated being together in Austin. A special thank you to Professor Britney Schmidt for joining us to share the latest from Cornell. We can’t wait to CU next year!
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Please note SXSW may change session times and locations. We will do our best to keep this guide updated!
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Founder and CEO, Transcend
Transcending Death with Matthew Kochmann
Time: Friday, March 10, 2023, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Cornell University College of Engineering
Stack Overflow, CEO
Creating a More Connected Future of Work
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon J
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine
Could Bacteria Save Our Planet?
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
Location: JW Marriott, Salon AB
Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science
Drew Houston (2005) Career Development Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Is AI the New HR? Protecting Civil Rights at Work
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT
Location: JW Marriott, Salon 5
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Partner, Foundation Capital
Digital Warfare With One of the Greatest Hackers
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon J
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Political Commentator, CNN
Both Sides Now: Gun Safety’s Bipartisan Future
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon A
Associate Professor of Astronomy and Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University
NASA’s Bet for Life Beyond Earth is Underwater
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: JW Marriott, Salon AB
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
President & CEO, LifeGift
Innovating Organ Transplant Supply Chains with UAS
Time: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CT
Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 6AB
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Executive Director, Open Supply Hub
Closed Supply Chain Data is Killing Our Planet
Time: Sunday, March 12, 2023, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Austin Marriott Downtown, Waller Ballroom AB
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Director of Perinatal Services/Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medicine
NYC Health+ Hospitals/Lincoln, Weill Cornell Medicine
Weathering the Storm of Black Maternal Mortality
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CT
Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 6AB
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Executive Director, Rileys Way Foundation
Do Creatives and Scientists Think Alike?
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CT
Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 9C
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Founder & CEO, Vitality Society
Get Ready for a 100 Year Life
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. CT
Location: JW Marriott, Salon D
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Lux Capital
Investing in America: Why VCs Bet Big on Defense
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Spies Supercharged: Tech and the Future of the CIA
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Industrial and Labor Relations
Founder, Big Technology Podcast
Is DTC Dead?
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon J
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
CTO, Central Intelligence Agency
Spies Supercharged: Tech and the Future of the CIA
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon C
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Jacob B. Melnick Term Professor at Stern School of Business, New York University
Featured Speaker: Can We Love a Country With a Complicated Past?
Time: Monday, March 13, 2023, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CT
Location: Austin Convention Center, Ballroom A
Dolly Chugh Book Signing
Time: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. CT
Location: Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Head of Federal Engagement, DeepMedia
Deepfakes: The Primary Threat to National Security
Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Location: Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon K
Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration, Cornell Nolan School
Writer and Director
Narrative Shorts Program 2
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 2:15 p.m. – 3:56 p.m CT
Location: Rollins Theatre at The Long Center
Time: Wednesday, March 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. – 1:41 p.m. CT
Location: Alamo Lamar E
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Movie Copyright Researcher and Critic
Special Thanks credit on Penny Lane's documentary Confessions of a Good Samaritan
Time: Friday, March 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. CT
Location: Alamo Lamar B
Time: Saturday, March 11, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CT
Location: Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema
Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. CT
Location: Violet Crown Cinema 1
Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. CT
Location: Violet Crown Cinema 3
Capital Factory House features 5 days of jam-packed action and opportunity—with programming dedicated to central themes like aerospace, women in tech, and the future of defense technology. What better way to soak up all SXSW has to offer than to plant yourself in the center of downtown Austin, within walking distance of the Convention Center and the hotels where all SXSW programming takes place.
Check out the full schedule at this link: https://house.capitalfactory.com/schedule
Dates: March 10 – 14, 2023
Thank you to Patricia Friar '79, MBA '92 for sharing the event details with us!