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[LEX #SXSW19ECH] Live from South by South West in Austin !

11
jan
2019
Nicolas DIACONO
3 minutes
This year again, our expert Nicolas Diacono flew to Austin, Texas, to participate to the well known event South by South West Festival.
In addition to the film and music aspects, which are the historical pillars of the festival, #SXSW really is a prospective event. This meetup, which takes places from March 8th till March 17th, focuses on interactive and digital medias. It has become a very inspirational hub nourished by brilliant conferences led by very high caliber speakers (such as  Priscilla Chan, Brian Solis). Views expressed are as wide as Healthsportfood, social impact, VR & AR, startups, new techdesign, coding, or governments.

In a nutshel, SXSW is a creative and boosting explosion!

Find below the daily debrefings of our experts on the key takeaways of this Learning Expedition at SXSW2019 ! And follow us on twitter with #SXSW19ECH

DAY 1 @SXSW Austin

March 11th, 2018

Nicolas Diacono just ended his first day in Austin. Here are his first impressions, from fridges reachable from outside the house to accommodate Amazon drones, increased or computerized perception, transformation of the food industry …!

 

 

DAY 2 @SXSW Austin

March 12th, 2018

Emotional data, interaction with the machines thanks to the thought … Nicolas Diacono, in this second day of festival SXSW, tell us these most beautiful discoveries.

 

 

DAY 3 @SXSW Austin

March 13th 2018

On the program for this third day at SXSW2019 live from Austin: Augmented reality or augmented perception adresses the 5 senses?
Which chatbot to build? Should it be Humanized or Computerized? And the payment becomes a Lifestyle!

 

 

DAY 4 @SXSW Austin

 March 14th 2018

On this fourth day at the SXSW in Austin, Nicolas Diacono, our senior technology trends expert, talks about bacteria to aerate textiles and have a special guest Cédric Levy from Pace Lab for his impressions of the SXSW festival.

 

DAY 5 @SXSW Austin

 March 15th 2018

Live from Austin, Texas, Nicolas Diacono, accompanied by Jean-Pascal Martin, Communication Project Manager at BNP Paribas, debrief us on the 5th day of the SXSW 2019 festival! It is about deep learning and ethics but also societal engagement challenge on the part of Mayor Steve Adler!

 

DAY 6 @SXSW Austin

 March 16th 2018

This is the last day for our expert Nicolas Diacono at SXSW festival ! He summarizes the big trends seen during his week in Austin Texas. On program :  how the human body becomes an interface in the digital ecosystem?, Artificial intelligence and ethics but also how to innovate thanks to the impossible aspects ?

Nicolas DIACONO
As an expert in emerging technologies, Nicolas travels to innovation shows around the world to spot and analyse the new trends.
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