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Betsy Furler

For All Abilities
Founder and Cognitive Accessibility Consultant
Houston, Texas

forallabilities.com

I help organizations navigate the intersection of business and disabilities. My organization does accessibility consulting and provides subject matter experts in disabilities, education, cognition and language.
I love apps and I host, Your App Lady - The Podcast.

1:00pm

Austin Startup Week Pre-Event - Youth Entrepreneurship Day (See Event Description for More Details!) Capital FactoryCristal Glangchai • Mike Millard

9:00am

Women in Tech Summit Capital FactoryChristy Abizaid • Lisa Andrade, • Sara T Brand • Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette • Dr. Meredith Butterfield • Sehr Charania • Julia Cheek • Kirk Coburn • Juliana Garaizar • Cindy Kent • Erin Keys • Sarah Jones Simmer • Patti Soch • Van Truskett • Claire Vo • Leslie Wingo • Zeynep Young

5:00pm

Blockchain Track | Blockchain Happy Hour TBA Austin Startup Week Kickoff Party with Capital Factory and Startup Games Capital FactoryBrex • Chargbee • TriNet • Army Futures Command • Tarmac TX

2:00pm

Smart Cities Track | Transportation Startups: Connecting People to Healthcare Austin Chamber of CommerceSherri Greenberg

3:30pm

Smart Cities Track | Mobility City - Detroit Reflects on Mobility Justice Austin Chamber of CommerceSarah Hipel

5:00pm

Smart Cities Track | How to Help Local Businesses Amidst Changing Urban Dynamics Austin Chamber of CommerceSiri Chakka • Silva Gentchev • Stephanie Gutierrez • Sam Hollin

5:30pm

gShowdown: Will Artificial Intelligence Take Over the World? GalvanizeCharlie Burgoyne • Byron Reese,

8:00am

EdTech Track | The Importance of Soft Skills in a High Tech World (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryBrittany Hicks • Edgenuity

9:30am

EdTech Track | How Global Collaborations Supports Student Learning (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryMark Danforth • Edgenuity

11:00am

AR and VR Track | XR: The Future is Now (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryRicky Holm • Bose EdTech Track | Women In EdTech (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryWendy Howell • Sabina Bharwani • Brittany Hicks • Julia Lamorelle • Daniella Latham • Edgenuity

12:30pm

AR and VR Track | Assistive Reality & Augmented Intelligence (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryFrank Roan • Bose EdTech Track | The K12 Edtech Market – What it Will Take To Replace the Textbook (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryLeslie Sobon • Edgenuity

2:00pm

AR and VR Track | Fail or Fly: What the Future for Enterprise AR Looks Like (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryJeff Jenkins • Tim Porter • Roger Skidmore • Chen Zhang • Bose EdTech Track | The Importance of Learning by Making (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryAlejandra Güereque • Jesse Lozano • Edgenuity University Track | The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion within Startup Culture (UT, Rowling Hall) Robert B. Rowling Hall, The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of BusinessDr. Luis Martins • Preston L. James II • Charlie Jackson • Blanca Lesmes • Christine McCarey • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

3:30pm

International Track | Fixing the Gender Gap in STEM: Positive Takeaway from the Soviet Era (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryIrene Brinker • Tetiana Botsva • Jodi Mixon • Alliance Abroad Group

4:45pm

AR and VR Track | Bose XR Community Happy Hour (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryBose

5:30pm

University Track | MoneyTalks by Herb Kelleher Center - The State of Tech Fundraising (Capital Factory, 16th Floor) Capital FactoryAndrea Kalmans • Arjun Chopra • Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

6:30pm

University Track | MSTC + Herb Kelleher Center Entrepreneurship Night (Capital Factory) Capital FactoryHerb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship • The UT Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) Program

8:00am

HR and Culture Track | Workshop: Team Building and Cultivating Empathy (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXDerek Beairsto • Erik Leslie • Jess Lowry • Hired

9:00am

AI and Data Science Track | The Future of AI Policy in the US (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeAndy Cates • David Edmonson • Lisa Zolidis • Zoho

10:00am

AI and Data Science Track | Can AI Save the World?: Social Impact and AI (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeMadhavi Rao • Ruben Cantu • John King • Matt McDonnell • Zoho

10:30am

HR and Culture Track | The Road to Remote (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Tech ATXNicki Bellington • Ashley Kujawski • Hired

11:45am

HR and Culture Track | Lunch & Learn: Avoiding Burnout - Basic Lifestyle Guidelines & Kinesthetic Team Building (@ Walmart Tech) Walmart Technology CenterOlivia Jimenez • Amanda Martin O'Brien • Hired

1:00pm

AI and Data Science Track | Artificial Intelligence meets Design (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeCharlie Burgoyne • Jennifer Sukis • Zoho

2:00pm

AI and Data Science Track | What Investors Want to See in AI (@ Galvanize) GalvanizeShakeel Rashed • Oksana Malysheva • Lanham Napier • Zoho

2:15pm

Marketing and Branding Track | SXSW 2019 Preview & Strategies for Startups (@ The Refinery) The RefineryHugh Forrest

3:30pm

Design Track | Models of Social Impact Design: From Vision to Action (@ WeWork Barton Springs) WeWork Barton SpringsBeau Frail • WeWork

4:00pm

ATX Startup Crawl Various