ReThink Austin is an all day event at SXSW focusing on business, technology, and education. With an emphasis on creating a fluent community of diverse professionals, ReThink Austin addresses topics that are impacting the underserved communities of Austin and other growing cities alike.
ReThink Austin is for you, if you are interested in...
In an effort to raise awareness about these challenges and create solutions along the way, the Austin Urban Technology Movement (AUTM) and Harlem Labs launched ReThink Austin at SXSW.
ReThink Austin includes meaningful conversations about the future of our workforce, children, and our society. ReThink Austin is not just talking about the issues, but providing steps we must implement in our communities.
Schedule
9-9:30AM
Check-in
9:30-10:30AM
Entrepreneurship Panel
11AM-12PM
Technology Panel
12:30-1:30PM
Lunch
2-3PM
Interactive Sessions
3:30-4:30PM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Panel
5-6PM
Community Panel
2020 Panelist
OUR LIST OF SPEAKERS
PANEL I
ENTREPRENEURSHIP PANEL
Funding to Address the Downward Trend
PANEL II
TECHNOLOGY PANEL
Building Our Sustainable Future
PANEL III
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION PANEL
Playing Unconscious Bias In Your Favor
PANEL IV
COMMUNITY PANEL
Connecting Our Communities of Color
Interactive sessions
D&I TECH SESSION
Gain Perspective
It’s quite simple. We must change the way we recruit, engage, and retain our employees.
Come experience the leading technology Perspective created to combat our implicit bias and the lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion within our society.
Featuring live training and focused discussions on how to positively impact your spheres of influence.
AR/VR SESSION
Gain Perspective
It can be easy to forget history, but what if we could leverage technology to learn from our past and plan a better future?
Come witness the power of virtual and augmented reality as we dive into the effects gentrification has within Greater Austin, coining the term "Silicon Hills."
