The Dreamit team is thrilled for another year at SXSWedu and the Health & MedTech Expo. It is one of the best places to meet entrepreneurs and share experiences. If this is your first time at South by Southwest, it can be a bit overwhelming. Here are some tips and our own curated event list:
Read through the First Timer’s Guide and download the SXSW mobile app
Activate your eduSocial account here.
Check out the schedule of events and RSVP to events in advance! We picked out some of our favorite events and listed them below.
The Startup Village hosts events relevant to all entrepreneurs, with topics such as funding, ecosystems, and best practices for startups. Here is a list of their events.
Follow us on Twitter for live updates and tweet us information about your event!
Tweet us directly: @avisavar, @andrewackerman, @karengg, @sethberk & @jodiesweitzer
Schedule one on one office hours with members of the Dreamit Team
Andrew Ackerman’s Office Hours
Do not miss the Dreamit events:
Join us for a happy hour on March 9 at 5:00pm with Penn State!
If you are a startup, stop by the Dreamit Startup Happy Hour on March 12 at 6pm!
Make sure to join the Dreamit team on Monday March 14 at the Startup Village at 9:30am for panels on key startup lessons!
Dreamit’s SXSW Schedule
Tuesday March 8
Begging for Disruption: EdTech Procurement
11:00AM – 12:00PM
Hilton Austin Downtown Room 400-402
How Universities are Crowdsourcing Innovation
12:30PM – 1:30PM
Austin Convention Center Room 18ABC
Startup Showcase hosted by Macmillan Learning
6:00PM – 8:00PM
JW Marriott 4th floor Prefunction
Dreamit EdTech BBQ
9:00pm – 11:00pm
Event Full
Wednesday March 9
How to Think (and Learn) Like a Futurist
9:30AM – 10:30AM
Austin Convention Center Ballroom D
Dreamit & Penn State Happy Hour
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Austin Convention Center Room 19AB – Google Maps
Thursday March 10
Shark Tank: Edu Edition
11:00am – 12:00pm
Hilton Austin Downtown Salon J
Rethinking High School—Activating Innovation
1:15pm – 1:45pm
Austin Convention Center Ballroom D
The BBVA Compass Pre-SXSW Startup Crawl (Registration Required)
5:00pm – 10:00pm
Capital Factory – 701 Brazos Street
Friday March 11
Dreamit’s Avi Savar on The Current State of the Funding Economy
11:00am – 12:00pm
eyeQ Retail Innovation Lab – 201 East 5th Street, Suite 108 Map
Austin’s Best EdTech Startups
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Hilton Downtown Austin – Salon C
3D Printing Possibilities in Education
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Palmer Events Center – SX Create Stage – 900 Barton Springs Rd
Saturday March 12
Lessons Learned from Education Marketplaces
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Palmer Events Center – Room 4-5
When Everyone Wants To Be An Entrepreneur
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon C – 500 E 4th St.
Startup Happy Hour Hosted by Dreamit Ventures
6:00pm – 8:00pm
JW Marriott – Brazos Room 110 E 2nd St Map
Sunday March 13
Cyber Security for Startups
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Hilton Downtown Austin – Room 400-402
How to Raise Capital for Your Healthcare Company
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Hilton Downtown – Salon D
The Apocalyptic Future of Finance
5:00pm – 6:00pm
Hilton Downtown – Room 400-402
Health Disruptors Dinner
7:15pm – 10:00pm
Swift’s Attic – 315 Congress Ave.
Monday March 14
Dreamit at Startup Village
The Hilton Austin
9:30am-10:30am: How to Get Great Customer Feedback
11:00am-12:00pm: Keys to Quickly & Efficiently De-risk Your Startup
12:30pm-1:30pm: Mind the Gap: Getting from Seed to Series A
Maps
Invest for Health Session I
2:00pm – 3:00pm
JW Marriot – Exhibit Hall – 110 E 2nd St
Invest for Health Session II
3:30pm – 4:30pm
JW Marriot – Exhibit Hall – 110 E 2nd St
Invest for Health Session III
5:00pm – 6:00pm
JW Marriot – Exhibit Hall – 110 E 2nd St
Have a great SXSW!
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