Announcing The 9th Annual Fast Company Grill

AUSTIN, Texas, March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast Company will host its ninth-annual Fast Company Grill in Austin, from March 8 to March 11. The exclusive four-day event, located at Cedar Door (201 Brazos Street), will be open daily as a hub for influential, tech-savvy attendees to experience panels, demos, and interactive experiences—plus complimentary lunch and drinks daily, including special treats from Milk Bar. More than 8,000 invite-only attendees are expected to visit the hub over four days.

The Fast Company Grill will host headliners including:

• Matthew McConaughey, Academy Award–Winning Actor and Founder, just keep livin Foundation
• Pamela Adlon, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor, Better Things
• Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Singer-Songwriter, TLC
• Elizabeth Gore, President and Chairwoman, Alice
• Kendra Scott, Designer, Founder, and CEO, Kendra Scott LLC
• Curtis Hickman, Founder and Chief Creative Officer, The Void
• William Hurd, U.S. Representative, Texas-23
• Ken Meyer, CTO for consumer banking, SunTrust
• David Modigliani, Director and Producer, Running With Beto
• Christina Tosi, Founder, Milk Bar
• Sanya Richards-Ross, Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist and Author, Chasing Grace
• Michael Acton Smith, Cofounder and Co-CEO, Calm
• Ahsan Rizvi, Founder and CEO, Kiddom
• Sarah Jones Simmer, COO, Bumble
• Jorge Casimiro, VP, Global Community Impact, Nike
• Alicia Tillman, CMO, SAP

FAST COMPANY GRILL PROGRAMMING LINEUP

FRIDAY, MARCH 810:30 A.M. Fast Company Grill open daily to invitees

11:30 A.M. – 12:10 P.M.THE POWER OF PLAY!

• Jorge Casimiro, VP, Global Community Impact, Nike
• Sanya Richards-Ross, Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Author, Chasing Grace
• Chris Down, Chief Design Officer, Mattel
• Moderator: Jill Bernstein, Editorial Director, Fast Company

1:10 P.M. – 1:50 P.M.                     THE NEXT WAVE OF THE DTC REVOLUTIONPresented by Shopify

• Jeff Weiser, CMO, Shopify
• Lily Kanter, CEO, Boon Supply, and Cofounder, Serena & Lily
• Brian Spaly,Executive Chairman, Tecovas; Founder, Trunk Club; and Founder, Bonobos
• Moderator: Ben Baer, Executive Editor, Content Strategies, FastCo Works

2:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. A CONVERSATION WITH ACTOR MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY AND MICHAEL ACTON SMITHModerated by Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company 

2:50 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.  WOMEN SQUARED: FEMALE FINANCIERS MEET FEMALE FOUNDERS

• Sarah Jones Simmer, COO, Bumble
• Elizabeth Gore, President and Chairwoman, Alice
• Moderator: Paul Smalera, Executive Editor, Digital, Fast Company

4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.                     HAPPY HOUR, Sponsored by INTRINSIC Wine Co.

SATURDAY, MARCH 910:30 A.M. Fast Company Grill open daily to invitees

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.THE PERSONAL PROJECT: ONE-ON-ONE WITH PAMELA ADLONModerated by Jill Bernstein, Editorial Director, Fast Company

11:30 A.M. – 12:20 P.M. THE NEW, NEW CONSUMER

• Ahsan Rizvi, Founder and CEO, Kiddom
• Alicia Tillman, CMO, SAP
• Moderator: Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company

1:10 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. ONE-ON-ONE WITH KENDRA SCOTT Moderated by Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company 

2:00 P.M. – 2:40 P.M. INNOVATING AT SPEED: HOW BIG BRANDS AND SCRAPPY STARTUPS DEVELOP NEW IDEAS Presented by United Technologies

• Jason Chua,Executive Director, United Technologies Advanced Projects (UTAP)
• Cotter Cunningham, Founder & Chairman, RetailMeNot
• Clara Vu, Cofounder & VP of Engineering, VEO Robotics
• Moderator: Biz Mitchell, Editor, FastCo Works

3:40 P.M. – 4:20 P.M.     TOMORROW'S OFFICE: HOW TECH CAN HELP KEEP A DISPARATE WORKFORCE PRODUCTIVEPresented by Citrix

• Donna Kimmel, EVP, Chief People Officer, Citrix
• Sara Sutton, Founder & CEO, FlexJobs
• Martin Wazowski, Chief Designer, SAP
• Moderator: Biz Mitchell, Editor, FastCo Works

4:30 P.M. – 5:10 P.M. MAKING DAVID MAKES MAN

• Tarell Alvin McCraney, Academy Award–Winning Writer; Creator, David Makes Man
• Tina Perry, President, Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
• Phylicia Rashad, Award-Winning Actress, Creed and The Cosby Show
• Moderator: KC Ifeanyi, Associate Editor, Fast Company

6:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.                     MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES PARTY (invite only)Sponsored by Citrix

SUNDAY, MARCH 1010:30 A.M.Fast Company Grill open daily to invitees

11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. ONE-ON-ONE WITH CHRISTINA TOSI, Chef and Founder, Milk BarModerated by Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company 

1:10 P.M. – 1:50 P.M.THE FUTURE IS FREELANCE: HOW TO SURVIVE—AND THRIVE—IN THE SELF-EMPLOYED ECONOMYPresented by Intuit Quickbooks

• Jeremy Sulzmann, Business Segment Leader for QuickBooks Self-Employed at Intuit
• Twisha Mehta, Senior Impact Manager, Samaschool
• Moderator: Biz Mitchell, Editor, FastCo Works

2:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. ONE-ON-ONE WITH U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WILL HURD, Texas's 23rd Congressional DistrictModerated by Stephanie Mehta, Editor-in-Chief, Fast Company 

MONDAY, MARCH 1110:30 A.M. Fast Company Grill open daily to invitees

11:30 A.M. – 12:10 P.M.NEW STORIES, NEW PLATFORMS

• Curtis Hickman, Cofounder and Chief Creative Officer, The Void
• David Modigliani, Director and Producer, Running With Beto, 61 Bullets, and Crawford
• Moderator: Paul Smalera, Executive Editor, Digital, Fast Company 

12:20 P.M. – 1:00 P.M. HOW TECH CAN SOLVE THE NUMBER ONE WORRY FOR AMERICANS—FINANCIAL STRESSPresented by SunTrust

• Ken Meyer, CTO for consumer banking, SunTrust
• Ed Doran, Director, Product Management, Microsoft Research
• Moderator: Biz Mitchell, Editor, FastCo Works

2:00 P.M. – 2:50 P.M. TLC LIVE!

• Kelly Strickland, Senior Vice President of Tour Marketing, Live Nation
• Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Singer-Songwriter, TLC
• Moderator: KC Ifeanyi, Associate Editor, Fast Company

Sponsors include L'Oréal, Citrix, Shopify, SunTrust, INTRINSIC Wine Co., United Technologies and Intuit.

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS:

Citrix: Citrix will host a highly visual "history of work" space, illustrating the evolution of the work space over the past three decades. Citrix will also host a panel entitled Tomorrow's Office: How Tech Can Help Keep a Disparate Workforce Productive.

INTRINSIC Wine Co.: INTRINSIC is the official wine sponsor of the FC Grill and will be on-site hosting daily wine tastings. Guests will have the chance to create personalized bottle artwork inspired by street art.

L'Oréal USA is the official beauty sponsor of the FC Grill and will be hosting daily activations of L'Oreal + uBiome. Guests can interact with the uBiome kits, which analyze the microbiome (good and bad bacteria) in the gut. Attendees can experience how My Skin Track UV works, consult one-on-one with beauty experts about skin health, and learn why this test is so important.

Intuit Quickbooks will host the panel The Future Is Freelance: How to Survive—and Thrive—in the Self-Employed Economy

Shopify will host a coffee bar and a panel on The Next Wave of the DTC Revolution.

SunTrust: SunTrust will host a panel title How Tech Can Solve the No. 1 Worry For Americans—Financial Stress.

United Technologies will host the panel Innovating At Speed: How Big Brands and Scrappy Startups Develop New Ideas

About Fast CompanyFast Company is one of the world's leading business media brands, with an editorial focus on creativity and innovation in technology, ethical economics, leadership, and design. Headquartered in New York City, Fast Company is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with sister publication Inc., and can be found online at fastcompany.com.

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