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AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 09: Editor-at-large of Vox Ezra Klein speaks onstage at SXSW Featured Speaker: Ezra Klein during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 9, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Saucedo/Getty Images for SXSW)

Ezra Klein on How To Break An Industry – Featured Session at SXSW 2018 [Video]

In How To Break An Industry, Vox co-founder and editor-at-large Ezra Klein discusses a common thread that links what is […]

By Neha Aziz, 04/19/2018

Conference Convergence Featured Speakers Tracks Video

Christiane Amanpour & Kara Swisher – Photo by Kaylin Balderrama

Christiane Amanpour and Kara Swisher on “Sex & Love Around the World” at SXSW 2018 [Video]

At SXSW 2018, CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour sat down with Recode Executive Editor Kara Swisher for a conversation […]

By Ari Roth, 04/19/2018

Conference Convergence Featured Session Video

CEO of YouTube Susan Wojcicki (L) and Nicholas Thompson speak onstage at Navigating the Video Revolution in the Digital Age during SXSW on March 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas - Photo by Jason Bollenbacher/Getty Images for SXSW)

YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki on Navigating the Video Revolution in the Digital Age at SXSW 2018 [Video]

At SXSW 2018, YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki spoke with Wired Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Thompson about the company’s new approach to battling […]

By Ari Roth, 04/13/2018

Convergence Featured Session Tech Industry Video

Ta-Nehisi Coates (L) and The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg speak onstage at SXSW Convergence Keynote: Ta-Nehisi Coates during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 10, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Ismael Quintanilla/Getty Images for SXSW)

Ta-Nehisi Coates Convergence Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]

“Often the people you are most in sympathy with, you acquire the most distance from… when you’re called to write, […]

By Ari Roth, 04/6/2018

Conference Convergence Keynotes Video

Nonny de la Pena attends the Convergence Keynote during SXSW at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mike Jordan/Getty Images for SXSW)

Nonny de la Peña Convergence Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]

Nonny de la Peña, CEO of Emblematic Group and a pioneer in the world of virtual and augmented reality, highlights […]

By Hank Holmes, 04/5/2018

Conference Convergence Keynotes Video VR/AR

whurley - Photo by Photo by Kurt Lunsford

whurley Convergence Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]

whurley, founder and CEO of the startup Strangeworks, left the audience buzzing about the future of quantum computing and how […]

By Ari Roth, 04/2/2018

Conference Convergence Keynotes Tech Industry Video

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 12: Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London speaks onstage at the SXSW Convergence Keynote during SXSW at Stateside Theater on March 12, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jason Bollenbacher/Getty Images for SXSW)

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan Convergence Keynote at SXSW 2018 [Video]

“Take social media, the handful of the largest global tech companies have managed to amass an enormous amount of power […]

By Neha Aziz, 03/28/2018

Conference Convergence Festivals Keynotes Video

SXSW 2018 Place by Design WInner, Adressaparken, at Cities Summit.

Adressaparken Wins Place by Design Competition at SXSW Cities Summit

Adressaparken wins first place in the SXSW Place by Design competition, which took place as part of the inaugural Cities […]

By Jessica MacCall, 03/13/2018

Awards Cities Summit Convergence Place by Design

Announcing the 2018 Winners of the Interactive Innovation Awards

Tonight the 21st annual SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards celebrated the 2018 Finalists and Winners. Two-time SXSW Innovation Award winner and […]

By Ari Roth, 03/13/2018

Awards Convergence

Luminocity - 2018 SXSW Place by Design Finalist

Storytelling, Hip-Hop, and the Happiest City on Earth: Day Two Highlights at SXSW Cities Summit

The second and final day of the Cities Summit kicks off today with a full day of dynamic programming, performance, […]