Who are the Austin Forum's partners?

Annual Partners are Adapter, AMD, Atchley & Associates, LLP, Good Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and SWATS. In-Kind Partners are The Center for Government and Civic Service at Austin Community College and South By Southwest (SXSW).

How do partners support Austin Forum programming?

The Austin Forum Advisory Board includes two experts from each partner. They help design the comprehensive program of topics, speakers, events, and podcasts, and participate in events and podcasts aligned with their expertise. Annual Partners are leaders and are the foundation of the Austin Forum.

What is the difference between annual partners and in-kind partners?

Annual Partners support the Forum through yearly organizational commitment and anchor its programming. In-Kind Partners contribute goods and services — such as venues, platforms, and reach — rather than annual funding.

How can an organization become an Austin Forum partner?

Organizations support the Forum at three levels: Advisory Partner at $8,000 annually for strategic leadership and year-round visibility, Corporate Sponsor at $5,000 annually for brand visibility, talent recruiting, and community networking, and Event Sponsor at $500–$2,000 per event for targeted visibility around a specific event.

The foundation of the Forum

Austin Forum Partners

Partners of the Austin Forum include world-class national and global companies and organizations, and visionary local companies and organizations. The Advisory Board includes two experts from each partner who help design the comprehensive program of topics, speakers, events, and podcasts.

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Annual partners

Leaders and the foundation of the Austin Forum

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Adapter
Adapter is building the next generation of tools that, at their core, reimagine how real people interact with collaborative and intelligent technologies in their daily lives. Adapter is not focused on incremental 10% or 20% improvements; instead, the goal is the reinvention of our collective abilities. Adapter is a team of engineers, scientists, creatives, and innovators united by the belief that these technologies can be harnessed to improve the daily lives of people around the world. The team is backed by some of the industry's most respected and accomplished thought leaders, doers, and venture investors.
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AMD
Founded in 1969 as a Silicon Valley start-up, the AMD journey began with dozens of employees focused on leading-edge semiconductor products. From those modest beginnings, AMD has grown into a global company of 10,000 people, achieving many important industry firsts along the way. AMD today develops high-performance computing and visualization products to solve some of the world's toughest and most interesting challenges. There has never been a better time to be in the semiconductor industry, and AMD is ready to tackle the next 50 years with high-performance computing and graphics solutions that transform lives.
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Atchley & Associates, LLP
Atchley & Associates, LLP (A&A) is an Austin-based full-service certified public accounting firm, offering services such as attestation, tax, accounting, business consulting, political campaign reporting, and litigation support services. A&A serves clients in both the public and private sectors. Its commitment is to provide quality services to existing clients and create opportunities for new clients.
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Good Systems
Good Systems is a campus-wide, interdisciplinary research grand challenge at The University of Texas at Austin focused on designing ethical AI technologies that benefit society. This research effort brings together humanists, social scientists, and technologists to define, evaluate, and build AI systems driven by broadly accepted values such as transparency, agency, trust, equity, and justice. Together with partners in academia, government, industry, and nonprofit sectors, Good Systems works to address pressing societal issues through six core research projects in the areas of AI and the future of racial justice, privacy and surveillance, smart cities, disinformation, smart hand tools and the future of work, and living and working with robots.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise joins the Austin Forum as an Annual Partner. A full description is on the way.
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SWATS
SWATS is a Smart Website System backed by expert web designers. We build new websites or modernize existing ones, then run everything that follows: hosting, security, SEO, and ongoing updates. Changes happen by email. You send the request, a preview link comes back in about 30 minutes, and it goes live when you approve it. No dashboards, no logins, no waiting on a developer or a dev queue. SWATS serves business owners, professional practices, and marketing teams across the United States, Mexico, & Canada, and works with trade associations and nonprofits.
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In-kind partners

Venues, platforms, and reach

South By Southwest
South By Southwest dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries. The event, an essential destination for global professionals, features sessions, showcases, screenings, exhibitions, and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together.
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The Center for Government and Civic Service
The Center for Government and Civic Service (CGCS) enables and empowers the ACC community to be engaged citizens, effective government and public servants, and impactful civic leaders. CGCS does this through educational and service initiatives that build and strengthen 21st-century government, civil society, and community for and with ACC students.
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What partnership involves

Annual Partners are leaders and are the foundation of the Austin Forum. Each partner contributes two experts to the Austin Forum Advisory Board, who help design the comprehensive program of topics, speakers, events, and podcasts, and who participate in programming aligned with their expertise.

Alongside partner organizations, individual Champions and Friends of the Forum sustain programming that stays 100% free and open to the public. Organizations can support the Forum as Advisory Partners, Corporate Sponsors, or Event Sponsors — see every level and its benefits.

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Questions about partnering with the Forum

Who are the Austin Forum's partners?: Annual Partners are Adapter, AMD, Atchley & Associates, LLP, Good Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and SWATS. In-Kind Partners are The Center for Government and Civic Service at Austin Community College and South By Southwest (SXSW).
How do partners support Austin Forum programming?: The Austin Forum Advisory Board includes two experts from each partner. They help design the comprehensive program of topics, speakers, events, and podcasts, and participate in events and podcasts aligned with their expertise. Annual Partners are leaders and are the foundation of the Austin Forum.
What is the difference between annual partners and in-kind partners?: Annual Partners support the Forum through yearly organizational commitment and anchor its programming. In-Kind Partners contribute goods and services — such as venues, platforms, and reach — rather than annual funding.
How can an organization become an Austin Forum partner?: Organizations support the Forum at three levels: Advisory Partner at $8,000 annually for strategic leadership and year-round visibility, Corporate Sponsor at $5,000 annually for brand visibility, talent recruiting, and community networking, and Event Sponsor at $500–$2,000 per event for targeted visibility around a specific event.

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Annual Partners are leaders and the foundation of the Austin Forum — with advisory input, event involvement, and year-round visibility.

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