Indie Memphis Festival Introduces Innovation Track for 2012

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