Texas McCombs at SXSW 2023
Alumni, faculty, staff, students, and industry partners to share innovative insights on today’s most pressing issues in business.
Texas McCombs alumni, faculty, staff, students, and industry partners return to SXSW in Austin, Texas March 10–9, sharing innovative projects and perspectives that embody our school’s human-centered, future-focused approach to today’s most pressing issues in business. As leading voices in innovation and entrepreneurship, members of the McCombs and UT communities will take part in impactful sessions, panels, workshops, and startup showcases, including:
SXSW EDU, March 6–9
Anjali Bathra Ravikumar, MIS ’23
What Is Educators’ Role in Student Mental Health?
March 6, 2023
2:30–3:30 p.m.
https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2023/events/PP128069
Art Markman
Professor of Marketing and Vice Provost for Continuing and Professional Education and New Education Ventures
Online Graduate Education at Research Universities
March 6, 2023
4:00–5:00 p.m.
https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2023/events/PP130769
Kendra Scott
CEO, Kendra Scott and Founder, KS WELI
Jan Ryan
Professor and former Executive Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at UT
Incubating Female Students into Entrepreneurs
March 8, 2023
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2023/events/PP123350
Kendra Scott
CEO, Kendra Scott and Founder, KS WELI
“Born to Shine” Book Signing
March 8, 2023
1:15–1:45 p.m.
https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2023/events/OE43176
UT-wide SXSW EDU panels
https://utatsxsw.utexas.edu/sessions-edu/
SXSW March 10–19
Amira Pollock
Texas McCombs MBA Coach, Instructor, Lecturer
Mentor Session
March 10, 2023
2:30–3:45 p.m.
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP1142708
Sam Malcolm, MS Business Analytics ’19
Senior Analyst, Alamo Drafthouse
Programming Mentor Session
March 10, 2023
2:30–3:45 p.m.
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP1143474
Lillian Mills
Dean, McCombs School of Business
UT at SXSW: Discover Texas
March 11, 2023
1:00–2:00 p.m. The Future of Tech? It Looks Like Austin
2:00–3:30 p.m. How NIL Is Changing the Game for College Athletics
4:00–5:00 p.m. Building a Hub of Academic and Business Innovation
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP131921
https://utatsxsw.utexas.edu/
Bryan Stolle, BBA ’81, MBA ’87
SXSW Pitch: Artificial Intelligence, Voice, and Robotics Technologies
March 11, 2023
11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP1142639
Tamara Fields, BBA ’96
Managing Director, Accenture
Accenture Open House and SXSW Reception
March 11 from 9:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Monday, March 13 from 9:00 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.
https://web.cvent.com/event/bff66fc9-6031-491c-bf0d-18b4ef2fd81d/regPage:07a7d302-357b-4b82-8720-ff164a247f18?RefId=Registration
Cara Biasucci
Director of Ethics Education & Creator of Ethics Unwrapped, Center for Leadership and Ethics
Unleashing Happiness — Why Digital Ethics Matter
March 11, 2023
2:00–3:00 p.m.
https://www.eventbrite.de/e/unleashing-happiness-why-digital-ethics-matter-tickets-562534153797
Bill Gurley, MBA ’93
General Partner at Benchmark
Featured Session: Bill Gurley & Tim Ferriss
March 13, 2023
11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP1143497
Tri Vo, BBA ’07
Co-Founder, Fierce Whiskers
Aimy Steadman, MBA ’13
Founder and COO, Beatbox Beverages
Brands Shaking Up Alcohol’s Carbon Footprint
March 13, 2023
4:00–5:00 p.m.
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP121514
Allison Morrison, EMBA ’25
Reality Labs Policy Manager, Meta
Inclusive Design in Virtual Reality
March 13, 2023
9:00–10:45 a.m.
https://metasxsw23.splashthat.com/
Amod Daherkar (CEO), BBA ’25
Douglas Pham, BBA ’25
March 11, 2023
Capital Factory Startup Crawl at SXSW:
Longhorn Startup Lab — Gazelle Ecosolutions
March 12, 2023
Shell House at Antone’s
1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel building
5:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.
https://house.capitalfactory.com/startup-crawl
Gazelle team includes Amod Daherkar (Chief Executive Officer), BBA Finance ’25; Siddharth Thakur (Chief Technology Officer), B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering ’25; Mihir Bendre (Chief Sustainability Officer), B.S. Computational Engineering ’25; Douglas Pham (Carbon Markets), BBA Finance ’25; Grant Kitlowski (Software Lead), BS Aerospace Engineering ’25; and mentors Thoralf Meyer and Kelley Crews, Professors, Department of Geography and the Environment.
Lesley Robinson
Director, Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute
(KS WELI)
SXSW Pitch Advisory Board Member
https://www.sxsw.com/sxsw-advisory-board-and-judging-panels/#pitch
UT-wide SXSW panels
https://utatsxsw.utexas.edu/sessions/
Are you taking part in SXSW 2023? Whether you’re taking the stage as a panel speaker or judging a startup, we want to hear from you. Email Yolanda Urrabazo at Yolanda.urrabazo@mccombs.utexas.edu.
