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Dean Kakridas

Innovation Awards Judge at South by Southwest

Dean Kakridas is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategic advisory roles and business development across various industries. Currently serving as Chief Catalyst at The Dean Machine and Senior Advisor at Eidra and Walden Media Group, Dean focuses on fostering growth and innovation. Dean has been actively involved with SXSW since 2012 as a judge for the Innovation Awards and as a member of the Advisory Board. Previous positions include Managing Director of Texas at Fresh Consulting, where creative engineering services were provided, and Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Star. Dean co-founded the International Accelerator to support foreign-born founders in launching their startups in the United States and has held leadership roles at Ziba Design and Neol. Dean holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Information Systems from Northeastern University.

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South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, Unit...


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