What’s Trending is Back at SXSW 2017

March 10, 2017

  •  What’s Trending is partnering with Comcast and will be broadcasting LIVE from the Comcast Social Media Lounge at the Austin Convention Center March 11-13, 11am CT-5pm CT  If you’re at the Convention Center stop by!  RSVP HERE  Otherwise, tune in at Facebook.com/Comcast.   Check Out The Complete Schedule Below

  • Friday, March 10th 3:40-4:00pm – The Hero/ Infinity Baby – Nick Offerman

  • Saturday, March 11th 11:00 – 11:05am – Opening with Brian Solis, Stephanie and Matt  11:05 – 11:40am – Evan Shapiro (EVP, Seeso), With Host Ashley Jenkins  12:15pm -12:30pm -Film: 68 KILL  1:00 – 1:15pm – Isaac Ewell with Host Ashley Jenkins  1:15 – 1:30pm Tumblr CEO David Karp with Host Shira Lazar  2:00 – 2:30pm – Ashley McCollum (GM of Tasty as Buzzfeed), Meena Duerson (Managing Lifestyle Editor at Today.com), Debbie Kosofsky (Senior Producer, Today) with Host Ashley Jenkins  2:30 – 2:45pm – Sandy Carter (CEO, CMO, Board Chairman and Advisor to Startups in AI, IoT, and VR) with Host Stephanie Agresta  2:45 – 3:00pm – Monique Morrow (Former CTO of Cisco) and Karen Bartleson (President IEEE) with Host Ashley Jenkins  3:00-3:25pm – Dan Hersovici (XFINITY Home), Stacey Higginbotham (IoT Podcast), Bret Greenstein (IBM) with Host Stacey Higginbotham of the IoT Podcast  3:30 – 3:45pm – Behind the Curtain: Toderick Hall — Featuring Guests Toderick Hall and Director Katherine Wright with Host Ashley Jenkins  3:45 – 4:00pm – G-Funk with Warren G and Director Karam Gill, G-Funk with Host Ashley Jenkins  4:00 – 4:20pm – Simon Carlile (Senior Scientist, Starkey Hearing), Stuart Karen (President, Karten Design), Poppy Crum (Chief Scientist, Dolby Laboratories)  4:40-5:00pm – Guy Kawasaki and Chris Satchell (One Year Ago, A Look Back)  5:00-5:20pm – Adi Sideman (CEO, YouNow) with Host Shira Lazar

  • Sunday, March 12th 11:00-11:20am – Richard Turner (Dealt) with Host Ashley Jenkins  11:20-11:40am – Baobab’s Co-Founder and CFO Larry Cutler with Host Ashley Jenkins  12:00 – 12:20pm – Hitha Palepu (Travel Expert and Author of How to Pack) with Host Ashley Jenkins  12:20-12:45pm – The Cast of FREE FREE (Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley and Jack Reynor) with Host Ashley Jenkins  1:00-1:20pm – Danielle Cohn (Executive Director, Entrepreneurial Engagement, Comcast NBCUniversal), Ebony Lee (SVP, Growth Development, Business Affairs, Comcast NBCUniversal) and Laura Kennedy (Director of Partnerships, Techstars)  1:40-2:00pm – Philadelphia Mayor Panel  2:00-2:15pm – Pittsburgh Mayor  2:15-2:30pm – Scott Aukerman with Host Shira Lazar  2:30-2:45pm – The Cast of Archer with Host Shira Lazar  2:45-3:00pm – Eric Gradman (Two Bit Circus)  3:00-3:20pm – David Freeman (Editorial Director, NBC News March), Jessica Meir (NASA Astronaut), Richard Garriott (Private Astronaut), Greg Chamitoff (Former NASA Astronaut) with Host David Freeman  3:20-4:00pm: Biden Speaking  4:00-4:20pm: Caity Lotz and James Lafferty of Small Town Crimes with Host Ashley Jenkins  4:20 – 4:40pm: Vint Cerf (Founder of People Centered Internet) with Host Ashley Jenkins  4:40-5:00pm: Rooster Teeth’s Bernie Burns and Barbara Dunkelman with Hosts Shira Lazar and Ashley Jenkins  5:00pm-5:30pm: Daniel Batista (VP of Content Licensing and Business Development at mitu), Luke Kelly-Clyne (Development Producer at Big Breakfast) and Pasha Mehran (VP of Business Development at Woven) with host Shira Lazar.

  • Monday, March 13th 10:40-11:am – Denver Mayor Hancock with Hosts Bret Perkins and Matty Summy  11:00-11:20am – Hold for WT with Host Ashley Jenkins  11:20-11:40am – Rodney Sampson and Derrick Morgan with Host Amber Payne  11:40-12:00pm – Danielle Cohn (Executive Director, Enterpreneurial Engagement, Comcast, NBCUniversal), April Boyle (Founder & Executive Director, Build Institute), Gesche Haas (Founder – Dreamers//Doers), Yasmine Mustafa (Founder, ROAR for Good), Tracey Welson Rossman (Founder, TechGirlz + Women in Tech Conference) with Hosts Danielle Cohn and Stephanie Agresta — LIVE!  12:00-12:40pm – Ryan Horrigan (Chief of Content, Felix & Paul), Jean-Pascal Beaudoin (Director of Sound Technology, Felix & Paul) — LIVE!  1:00-1:20pm: Stree Kotay (CTO, Comcast), Cherie Cremer (VP, Planning and Ops, Product, Comcast), Cherie Cremer (VP, Planning and Ops, Product, Comcast), Monica Bloom (SVP/GM, Tribeca Shortlist) with Host Shira Lazar  1:20-1:40pm – Jody Steel with Host Shira Lazar  1:40-2:00pm – Dr. Leslie Saxon, Andrew Thompson and Jay Iorio with Host Shira Lazar  2:00-2:30pm – Mick Fleetwood with Host Shira Lazar — LIVE!  2:30-3:00pm – Goodwill Ambassador Jenn Im  3:00-3:20pm – Nick Thune  3:30-4:00pm– Flesh and Blood Director Mark Webber, with Madeline Brewer and Teresa Palmer  4:20-4:45pm– Musician Izal Performing an Acoustic Set  4:45-5:00pm– Lizzie Velasquez – WHAT’S GOOD AWARDS

  • We can’t wait to see you there!