Culture Fest Returns

June 17, 2024

The Culture Fest

It's back.

SXSW returns today! The annual culture festival brings various industries together at the intersection of art, food, technology, music, and education.

Let's hope we maintain a comprehensive and creative dialogue throughout the week so that women's rights, fair and innovative education, and investments in true food impact will see acceleration.

Catch you below for more fun, innovative, and inspirational moments as folks descend on our hometown to discuss the future of food and business. Check below for free live streams.

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In-Person Events 🌵

Lots of events over the next few days. Here are the top ones buzzing:

1. Future of Food: Deep dives into the pulse of the industry.
2. All Things Food: Hosted t the Historic Hutson-Tillotson University and sponsored by Driscoll's a jam-packed and intellectual day of food leaders.
3. Dine Diaspora: Join Black Women in Food for discussion and networking among Black women shaping the local and global food system. Free food and drinks are provided by Uber Eats the historic Blck Pharmacy Location in East Austin.
4. "Peek Behind Closed Doors: Union Organizing in Food" During this conversation with the amazing Stuart Appelbaum, President of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), we will take you behind the closed doors of organizing campaigns around the country as food workers struggle for fair wages, protections, safe work environments, and much more.
5. How We Won! Legislation Cuts Food Waste & Hunger
6. Unexpected Urban Foraging with @Blackforager
7. Two Degrees From Disaster
8. Featured Speaker: Eva Longoria Texas’s own Eva Longoria stops by the Austin Convention Center primarily to chat about being a woman in Hollywood and her feature film directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot, which premieres later in the day.
9. Amazon Climate Pledge x We Don't Have Time x Journey Foods Film Screening (Invite Only)
10. Keynote: José Andrés: The Stories We Tell Can Change the World
and more!

Ping us for after-dinners and parties!

Events to Stream 📈

All Things Food

Future of Food

Activations to check out 💃

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MrBeast’s New Lunch Line: How Companies Can Learn from VIrality and Wow

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Navigating the New EU Deforestation Regulation: How Journey Foods Can Help Restaurants Stay Compliant

Navigating the New EU Deforestation Regulation: How Journey Foods Can Help Restaurants Stay Compliant

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The European Union's New Deforestation Law: What Tech Entrepreneurs Need to Know

The European Union's New Deforestation Law: What Tech Entrepreneurs Need to Know

The European Union's new deforestation law restricts the sale of products linked to land deforested after December 2020, impacting items like coffee, cocoa, and palm oil. This regulation, aimed at reducing global deforestation by 30% by 2030, presents both challenges and opportunities for tech entrepreneurs. Journey Foods offers AI-driven solutions to help businesses ensure compliance and drive sustainable innovation.
Julia Froese
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