SXSW 2020

Sex Tech Unleashed

Description:

The conversation around sex tech and equal access to sexual health and wellness products has REALLY started to heat up this year. Between Dame taking NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority to court for refusing to post ads, and Instagram/Facebook shadowing banning and not letting anything having to do with vaginas and pleasure advertise, as well as CES pulling Lora DiCarlo’s Innovation Award and banning them from the convention only to give the award back after a media blitz— the landscape for these kinds of companies should be looking bleak. But in fact, the opposite is happening. With each company’s setback, against all odds, the market seems to just be getting stronger and the conversation louder? What is powering this sextech tsunami?


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Takeaways

  1. A discussion of the bias’ that the speakers have faced and overcome
  2. Why speak up? How activism and sextech go hand in hand
  3. What we can do now to ensure we are not still fighting these battles in the future

Speakers

  • Lora Haddock, Founder and CEO, Lora DiCarlo
  • Melanie Cristol, CEO, Lorals
  • Polly Rodriguez, CEO, Unbound
  • Amanda Mitchell, Writer / Podcast Host, N/a

Organizer

Evie Smith, Founder, Rebellious PR & Consulting


Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Panel
  • Track: Advertising & Brand Experience
  • Track 2
  • Level: Advanced


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