# Ambitious Things: How Big Ideas Become Real

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**Date:** March 14, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Hilton Austin Downtown / Salon E  
**Format:** Presentation  
**Track:** Culture  
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## Speakers

- **Hal Kirkland** — Director, Creative Director, Speaker

Everyone has that one idea. The big, unruly, “what if?” thing. The idea that feels exciting... and terrifying. Ambitious Things is a creative-philosophical talk about how to turn ambitious ideas into ambitious realities. Drawing on decades of experience leaping into the unknown, writer, director, and Studio Farland founder Hal Kirkland shares the small steps that help us start, keep going, and stay inspired enough to finish, without waiting for permission, certainty, or perfect conditions. A talk for anyone cradling the weight of a wild idea and who need a boost to finally make it real.

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