Highlights, Enlightenments, Insights by Cagdas ONEN regarding SXSW 2017 conference

1. After SXSW Conference
Highlights, Enlightenments, Insights

2. SXSW at a glance…
South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual congress of Film, Interactive, Music that takes
place in mid-March in Austin, Texas since 1987
Interactive Festival Participants (2016): 37.660 – 82 Countries
Film Festival Participants (2016): 19.942 – 71 Countries
Music Festival Participants (2016): 30.369 – 84 Countries
Trade Show Exhibit Spaces (2016): 586 – 70.000 participants
Gaming Expo Exhibit Spaces (2016): 265 – 76.200 participants

3. SXSW at a glance…
In 2016 alone, SXSW’s economic impact on the Austin economy totaled
$325.3 million

4. About Austin…
Population of 931,830
Fastest Growing City in the U.S. (Forbes 2016)
Amazon, Google, Facebook offices
Top-20 Best City in the U.S. to start a business

5. Fintech @ SXSW 2017

6. Fintech @ SXSW 2017
Alternative Saving
Money Management
Cash Envelopes on a debit card
Money Management
Pre-pay Debt
Physical and Digital Assets in a
secure register
First online consignment platform
in the world
Chatbot for insurance claims
Crowdfunding plug-in for websites
Payment Gateway –Chinese Payments

7. Challenging the
Status Quo in Banking

8. Challenging the Status Quo in Banking
- Eno – First Natural Language SMS Chatbot in U.S.
- Auto Finance API for auto buying and financing
experience
- Project Elements –Experimental Credit Card

9. Challenging the Status Quo in Banking
https://developer.capitalone.com/

10. Opportunity for Turkish
Startups

11. Teleporter

12. Discussions…

13. Discussions…
- Hiring & Keeping Talents
- Investments in the Emerging Markets by U.S. Investors
- Uber & Lyft and possible Airbnb ban in Austin
- Space Travel
- Artifical Intelligence

14. Some Inspirations

15. Game Changer Catapult - Panasonic

16. Game Changer Catapult - Panasonic

17. My Personal Favorites
Kuri – Personal Robot Thimble – Monthly DIY Electronics Kit Alfred – Artificial Intelligent Butler

18. My Personal Favorites
Envudu – Money
Management
Lily – Empathy and Perception Based
Shopping Assistant
UnifyID – Implicit Authentication
Platform

19. Before we go…

20. Alien Covenant
http://www.alien-covenant.com/

21. thanks