Now in its 15th year, Indie Memphis is piloting a new and exciting concept: a festival of movies, music and innovation. On November 1-4 Memphis will feel a bit like Austin, as the annual Indie Memphis Film Festival introduces its new innovation track. We’re thrilled to be involved in the planning and activities, and proudly announce the lineup:
Innovation Conversations on Friday, November 2:
- 9:30am Digital Revolution in Storytelling
- Abigail Posner, Google head of strategic planning, agency development
- David Lubars, Chair and Chief Creative Officer for BBDO
- Eric Korsh, Digitas VP of brand content
- 10am The Future is Here (Memphis innovation)
- Elizabeth Ostric, ED of the MERI
- Max Louwerse, Director of the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the FIT
- Charleson Bell, BioNanovations
- 12:30 Collaborate to Innovate
- Brian Janz, University of Memphis
- 12:45 Inclusive Innovation
- Melanee Hannock, SVP marketing-interactive, St. Jude/ALSAC
- Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code
- Sherry Aaholm, EVP of Information Tech at FedEx
- 3:00 Four Horsemen of Dominant Design
- Rob Carter, CIO of FedEx
- 3:15 What’s the Big Deal with Big Data?
- John Daly, Chief Technology Officer, America’s Services, Microsoft
Film Screening on Friday, November 2:
- 10:30am and 3:30 pm Indie Game: The Movie
- 1:00pm Welcome to the Machine includes talkback with the filmmaker
48 Hour Hack on November 2-4