ICF Austin Chapter

ICF Greater Austin has partnered with Texas Conference for Women to offer our community an exclusive ticket rate: $350 ($95 off Early Bird pricing)—a code designed to be shared with your clients, colleagues, and network. This rate is available only until May 8.

Featured speakers include:
Kristen Bell
Hoda Kotb
Ilona Maher
Tunde Oyeneyin
Codie Sanchez

Details:
• Offer valid through May 8 or while supplies last
• Limit 2 tickets per registration
• Valid for new purchases only

This is a rare opportunity to experience a full day of bold conversations and actionable insight—alongside thousands shaping the future of business.

Consider who in your world needs to be in that room—and pass it along.

What Happens in Core Conversation? 💬

At SXSW, big ideas move fast. But innovation doesn’t just come from speed—it comes from the quality of the conversations teams are willing to have.

That’s the purpose of our Core Conversation.

Core Conversations bring coaching into the room to create space for deeper thinking, honest dialogue, and new perspectives. Instead of presenting answers, coaches guide conversations that help teams examine the real dynamics behind innovation.

In this session, coaches Sandy Schwan and Wendy Irwin will explore a challenge many creative teams face: risk.

Innovation requires experimentation. Experimentation requires trust. And trust grows through the right conversations.

Join us for this Core Conversation at SXSW 2026:
Creative Teams, Real Risks: Coaching Teams for Courageous Innovation
📅 Tuesday, March 17
⏰ 4:00 PM
📍 Hilton, Room 412

In this conversation, we’ll explore how coaching can help teams:
💡 Navigate uncertainty and creative tension
💡 Build psychological safety for bold ideas
💡 Turn risk into opportunity for innovation

Because courageous innovation doesn’t just come from great ideas. It comes from teams willing to have the conversations that move them forward.

Note: Core Conversations access is available to Platinum and Innovation Badge holders