SXSW 2023

The SXSW® Conference & Festivals celebrate the convergence of the tech, film, and music industries. Located deep in the heart of Austin, Texas, SXSW is the premier destination for discovery.

Innovation Bridge Europe

We are excited to welcome you back at the Innovation Bridge Europe House 🚀 during SXSW 2023 from March 10th – March 15th
at Wax Myrtle’s Club at the Thompson Hotel
on 506 San Jacinto Blvd, corner of East 5th, 4th Floor

The IBE house is initiated by german.innovation, the New Dutch Wave, and Advantage Austria with close partnerships and cross-collaboration with delegations from Denmark, Canada, Finland, Poland, France, Belgium, Norway, the UK, and many partners from other parts of the world.

Program SXSW 2023

Additional program is added daily

Friday, March 10

International Founder Breakfast Event Page

Fri, March 10 | 9 am - 11 am

International Founder Breakfast

Lupp + Partner & Funded House

Startup Masterclasses Event Page

Fri, March 10 | 10 am - 12.30 pm

Startup Masterclasses

Innovation Bridge Europe

Investors' Lunch Event Page

Fri, March 10 | 12.30 pm - 2 pm

Investors’ Lunch

IBE x Funded House

Reverse Pitch: Innovative Cities & Regions Event Page

Fri, March 10 | 5 pm - 7.30 pm

Reverse Pitch: Innovative Cities & Regions

IBE Partners x Midwest

International Startup Night Event Page

Fri, March 10 | 7.30 pm - 11 pm

International Startup Night

IBE x Funded House

Saturday, March 11

Sat, March 11 | 9 am - 11 am

Chief Marketing People Party

Team CMO

Metaverse Community Breakfast Event Page

Sat, March 11 | 9 am - 10.30 am

Metaverse Community Breakfast

Innovation Bridge Europe

IBE Opening Lunch Event Page

Sat, March 11 | 12.30 pm - 2 pm

IBE Opening Lunch

Innovation Bridge Europe

Unleashing Happiness Event Page

Sat, March 11 | 2 pm - 3 pm

Unleashing Happiness – Why digital ethics matter

Innovation Bridge Europe

Gaming for Good

Sat, March 11 | 3 pm - 4 pm

Beyond Play

Dutch Games Association x CreativeNL x New Dutch Wave

Sports x Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Event Page

Sat, March 11 | 4 pm - 5 pm

Doing Good Through Sports

New Dutch Wave

Berlin XR Creators Event Page

Sat, March 11 | 5 pm - 7 pm

Superconnector Afterhour

Superconnector

Berlin XR Creators Event Page

Sat, March 11 | 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm

Berlin XR Creators

Innovation Bridge Europe x SXSW XR

Gaming for Good

Sat, March 11 | 8 pm - 12 am

SXSW XR Official Opening Night

IBE x SXSW XR

Sunday, March 12

Future of Cities Breakfast Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 8 am - 9 am

Smart Society I Pitch Session

myGlobalVillage & ENRICH

Future of Cities Breakfast Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 9 am - 11 am

Future of Cities Breakfast

Innovation Bridge Europe

Smart Cities & Urban Management - How to Use Tech For Good Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 11 am - 12.30 pm

Smart Cities & Urban Management – How to Use Tech for Good

IBE x Digi.City

Future of Mobility Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 12.30 pm - 2 pm

Future of Mobility

Innovation Bridge Europe

Rebuilding After Crisis Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 2 pm - 3 pm

Rebuilding After Crisis

presented by German Center for Research and Innovation (DWIH San Francisco)

AI x IoT Industry 4.0 Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 3 pm - 4 pm

Energy Harvesting

Innovation Bridge Europe

AI x IoT Industry 4.0 Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 4 pm - 6 pm

Applications of AI at the Edge and in Energy, Mobility, and Computing

IBE x Invest Bavaria

Austria Night Event Page

Sun, March 12 | 8 pm - 11 pm

Austria Night

Advantage Austria, Open Austria

Monday, March 13

Immersive Media Breakfast Event Page

Mon, March 13 | 9 am - 10.30 am

Immersive Media Breakfast

XPLR: MEDIA in Bavaria, City of Munich

Future Media Hubs VRT

Mon, March 13 | 10 am - 1.30 pm

Future Media Hubs

VRT (Belgium), Future Media Hubs

Mon, March 13 | 2 pm - 5 pm

Dutch Digital Design: The Future of Realities

Dutch Digital Design x New Dutch Wave

How female leaders disrupt traditional industries Event Page

Mon, March 13 | 4.30 pm - 6 pm

How Female Leaders Disrupt Traditional Industries

Digital Hub Initiative

Rhineland-Palatinate Event Page

Mon, March 13 | 6 pm - 9 pm

Rhineland-Palatinate Reception

Networking Dinner by invitation

Rhineland-Palatinate

Dutch Music Showcase Event Page

Mon, March 13 | 9 pm - 1 am

Dutch Music Showcase

New Dutch Wave

Tuesday, March 14

Tue, March 14 | 9 am - 11 am

European Get-together Business Breakfast

de:hub, Advantage Austria

Music & Web3 Event Page

Tue, March 14 | 10 am - 12 pm

Music & WEB3: Everything You Always Wanted to Know

EU @ SXSW

Music & Web3 Event Page

Tue, March 14 | 10 am - 7 pm

Berlin Takeover @SXSW: Immersive Berlin Exhibition

@ Unknown Ventures

Berlin Partner

Tue, March 14 | 11.30 am - 12.30 pm

Beyond Immersion

CreativeNL x Dutch Digital Delta x New Dutch Wave

How to Accelerate Innovation in Creative Industries Event Page

Tue, March 14 | 12.30 pm - 1 pm

How to Accelerate Innovation in the Creative Industries
Innovation Bridge Europe

Tue, March 14 | 2 pm - 6 pm

Nordics 2050

IBE x Nordics Innovation House

Meet the Nordic Music Industry Event Page

Tue, March 14 | 6 pm - 7.30 pm

Ja Ja Ja – Meet the Nordic Music Industry at SXSW

Music Finland, Export Music Sweden, Iceland Music

Berlin Music Showcase Event Page

Tue, March 14 | 8 pm - 2 am

Berlin Music Showcase

Innovation Bridge Europe

Wednesday, March 15

Wed, March 15 | 9 am - 11 am

European Creators’ Lab Breakfast

IBE, European Creators’ Lab, SXSW XR

Wed, March 15 | 12.30 pm - 2 pm

MusicTech Meetup

Innovation Bridge Europe

Gender Equity Event Page

Wed, March 15 | 2 pm - 3 pm

Gender Equity in Music: Measuring Progress

Keychange, TuneCore, Folk Alliance International and Symphonic Distribution

True Grit: Music x Tech Disruption Event Page

Wed, March 15 | 3 pm - 4 pm

Women and Underrepresented Networking Meetup

presented by Keychange US, Shesaidso.co & Safe the Dance

True Grit: Music x Tech Disruption Event Page

Wed, March 15 | 3.30 pm - 6 pm

True Grit: Music x Tech Disruption

SheppardMullin

True Grit: Music x Tech Disruption Event Page

Wed, March 15 | 4 pm - 6 pm

Think Tank Best Practices: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity

presented by Keychange US, Shesaidso.co & Safe the Dance

Discover Ukraine Event Page

Wed, March 15 | 5 pm - 7 pm

Discover Ukraine

Ukraine

True Grit: Music x Tech Disruption Event Page

Wed, March 15 | 7.45 pm - 1 am

Beyond Gender Music Showcase

presented by Keychange US, Shesaidso.co & Safe the Dance