The individuals listed below were instrumental to the success of the 2012 SXSW Accelerator event. Their hard work, diligence and support in bringing together the future of the technology industry to the SXSW Accelerator event is greatly appreciated.

Amanda Michel
ProPublica
New York, New York
Spontaneous, Deliberate

Amy Webb
Webbmedia Group
Baltimore, Maryland
Strategy, Emerging, Media

Aron Pilhofer
The New York Times and DocumentCloud
New York, New York
Aggressively Collaborative

Brian Dolan
MobiHealthNews
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mobile Health Analyst

Carla Thompson
Sharp Skirts
Austin, Texas
Startup Driver, Entrepreneur, Influencer

Casey Allen
Project Skyway
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Daring, Trusting, Connector

Chris Hall
HealthCentral
Sellersburg, Indiana
Curious About Health

Collette Ballou
Ballou PR and 500 Startups
London, United Kingdom
Intrepid, Mentor, Gregarious

Courtney Walsh
Media Darling PR, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado
Startup Technology PR

David Cohn
Spot.Us and UC Berkeley's Journalism School
Oakland, California
Tech Reporter and Entrepreneur

David Goldsmith
Alliance Health Networks
Salt Lake City, Utah
ehealth enthusiast

Delyn Simons
Mashery
San Francisco, California
Recovering Rule Follower

Dermot Waters
Sharecare and DoctorOz.com
Atlanta, Georgia
Product Guy

Dharmishta Rood
MIT's Festival for Entrepreneurs and Harvard Business School
Boston, Massachusetts
Internetz, Community, Civic Media

Elliot Cohen
MIT Entrepreneurship Center and Corengi, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Ruckus Causer, Problem Solver, Adventure Seeker

Emily Madero
The Idea Village
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, New Orleans Entrepreneur Week

Gianfranco Chicco
Conference Basics
Milan, Italy
Conference Experience Designer

Howard Greenstein
Harbrooke Group, Inc and Inc. Magazine
Suffern, New York
Connector, Writer, and Professor

Jan Schaffer
J-Lab and The Institute for Interactive Journalism
Washington, DC
Creative, Catalyst, Entrepreneurial

Jeff Slobotski
Silicon Prairie News
Omaha, Nebraska
Entrepreneur, Father, Beach-bum

Jennifer Lee
Plympton
Boston, Massachusetts
Journalist and Literary Producer

Joey Pomerenke
Startup Weekend
Seattle, Washington
Entrepreneur and Travel Junkie

Josh Bob
TurnStar
Brookline, Massachusetts
Connector, Passionate, Impatient

Kerry Rupp
DreamIt Ventures
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adventurous and Energetic

Leigh Momii
HTC
Seattle, WA
Geek, Foodie, Travel Aficionado

Marcelo Calbucci
EveryMove.org and Seattle 2.0
Seattle, Washington
Intrepid, Mentor, Gregarious

Mark Scimshire
HealthCamp Foundation and Technology Consultant
Owings Mills, Maryland
Health Change Instigator

Matt Sandler
Chromatik
Long Beach, California
Innovator, Connector, Entrepreneur

Michael Maness
Knight Foundation
Miami, Florida
Media Design Thinker

Nathan Gross
Doximity and Rock Health
Atlanta, Georgia
Pay it forward

Patrick Ward
104 West Partners
Denver, Colorado
Innovation Storyteller

Phil Thomas Di Giulio
WellcomeMat.com and FutureofLocal.org
Brooklyn, New York
Musician and Entrepreneur

Reed Smith
Healthcare Interactive Media Consultant
Leander, Texas
Healthcare Interactive Consultant

Rick Anderson
Sharecare
Atlanta, Georgia
Relationship guy

Rick Turoczy
PIE and Silicon Florist
Portland, Oregon
Obsessed with Portland

Ron Gutman
HealthTap, Inc.
Palo Alto, California
White-hat HealthHacker

Sanjay Parekh
Startup Riot
Duluth, Georgia
Entrepreneur, Innovator, Technologist

Unity Stoakes
Startup Health and OrganizedWisdom
New York, New York
Entrepreneur, man of action, health trendster