Mr. Savage is a distinguished technology entrepreneur and CEO. Mr. Savage has served in Founding, CEO and CXO capacities with innovative companies such as NetSpeed (Acquired by Cisco), NetPliance (IPO), TippingPoint (Acquired by 3Com), Digital LifeStyles and most recently FameCast, an online talent discovery and branded entertainment company. Mr. Savage currently serves as a Director for Joe\’s Jeans, and is General Partner of Savage Interests. Mr. Savage has been recognized as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and has been the guest on CNBC Squawk Box, CNN Financial News, Fox News with Neil Cavuto and Silicon Spin as well as the recipient of Time Magazine’s Best Innovations and Digital Hollywood’s Top 20 consumer companies. Mr. Savage received his Bachelors of Science in Business Marketing from Oklahoma State University and his MBA from Southern Methodist University.

Small businesses and small towns matter. Becky is a small town business owner, with a retail store and a cattle ranch in Woods County, Oklahoma. Through her consulting firm she helps small town governments, and promotes entrepreneurship and tourism in small towns. She blogs at Small Biz Survival on entrepreneurship, and Tourism Currents on social media in tourism. You can always find and chat with @BeckyMcCray on twitter.

Enjoy a special tech inspired mix of break beats, house, electro and trance music by Oklahoma's own DJ Ostara. Ostara is up and coming star who has played a venues across Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Ostara has a special passion for music and believes that music matters in all facets of life. She volunteers her time and talent at a wide range of non-profit events.

The tech lounge is open to all SXSW attendees.