Robert Burns Nixon
Board of Advisors @SXSW
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WORK HISTORY
Board of Advisors @SXSW
Las Vegas, NV, US
WEARABLE TECH, HEALTH TECH, SOCIAL, MOBILE, ONLINE, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA AND FASHION - SXSW V2Venture is an extension and re-imagining of the legendary SXSW experience with an emphasis on the creative spark that drives entrepreneurial innovation. This four day event brings the startup and venture capital communities together with the creative industries that have helped to make SXSW so special. V2V serves innovators and entrepreneurs from across all the industries at the core of the SXSW Family of events - technology, music, film, fashion, health, education, sustainability, and more - as they learn the skills, make the connections, and find the inspiration to take their ideas and talents to the next level.
EDUCATION
INSEAD
Master of Business Administration - MBA, l'Institute European D'Administration Des Affaires New Ventures and Entrepreneurship
The University of Jordan الجامعة الأردنية, Amman, Jordan
Malcolm H. Kerr Scholar, National Council on US-Arab Relations, Washington D.C., PETRA Program of HM Queen Noor of Jordan; Middle East Political Economy, Language and Culture
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Watson Institute for International Studies IR Economics; List Art Center Art + Semiotics
University of Oregon
Clark Honors College, Humanities, Japanese - Professor Yoko McClain, Fulbright Scholar Clan Natsume Soseki
Pacific Northwest College of Art
PNCA, Honors Program Fine Arts Studio and Production
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Portland, OR
SKILLS
ABOUT ROBERT BURNS NIXON
RENAISSANCE BY THE BAY - In San Francisco, we\'re working on rebalancing the tech economy by leveraging our world-leading technology and innovation assets to redevelop other strategic cultural and economic sectors - our nonprofit SFFAMA implements this strategy by combining technology, innovation and entrepreneurship with creative communities in fashion, wearables, retail, design, and the arts.DON’T MISS SXSW V2Venture at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada -*START SOMETHING.*Interested in Sponsoring SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK™? As the largest fashion industry education and economic development 501c3 nonprofit in California, San Francisco Fashion And Merchants Alliance, Inc.(SFFAMA) is an enthusiastic advocate of community and industry investment supporting economic development for the world’s leading fashion tech, retail tech and wearable tech innovation eco-system right here in San Francisco! SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK™ features fashion, design and technology brands, startups and thought leaders and our strategic development events including RETAIL+TECH Summit, WEARABLE+TECH Conference and FASHION BLOGGERS CONNECT. Contact me on LinkedIn or by email at r••••••••@gmail.com for more information./ SAN FRANCISCO FASHION WEEK™ in Economic Development, Innovation Eco-Systems, International Business and Strategic Operations Management. Background in Consumer Electronics, Consumer and Business Technology, Embedded Systems Optimization, Manufacturing and Fashion - Classical training in Music, Fine Arts and Culinary. Economist, Artist and Theoretical Chess Master. Director of public and private Silicon Valley companies.Specialties: International Trade, Universal Economy, Utility Markets, Aesthetic Investments, Japanese, French, Public Policy Reform US - Middle East
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