Featured Speakers Archives - SXSW

Zach Anner during the Inside the Modern Day Writer’s Room Session - Photo by Kaylin Balderrama

Writer Zach Anner on Making a Career Out of Love for Movies

By Neha Aziz, July 15

Alumni Conference Festivals Featured Speakers Film Festival

2019 Featured Speaker, Stacey Abrams - Photo by Danny Matson/Getty Images for SXSW

Stacey Abrams: Making Change Out of Defeat at SXSW 2019 [Video]

By Nicole Cappabianca, June 5

Conference Featured Speakers Video

2019 SXSW Featured Speaker, Neil Gaiman – Photo by Alexa Gonzalez Wagner

Neil Gaiman on Taking Good Omens from Book to Screen [Video]

By Jordan Roberts, May 30

Entertainment Influencers Featured Speakers Video

Featured Session: Keep Going with Austin Kleon and Debbie Millman

Austin Kleon and Debbie Millman on How to Keep Going in Creative Good Times and Bad [Video]

By Neha Aziz, May 23

Conference Design Featured Speakers Video

AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 11: (L-R) Olivia Wilde, Katie Silberman, and Jessica Elbaum speak onstage at Featured Session:

‘Booksmart’ Women – Featured Session at SXSW 2019 [Video]

By Neha Aziz, May 20

Conference Featured Speakers Video

Valerie Jarrett and Melissa Bell speak onstage at Featured Session: Valerie Jarrett with Melissa Bell during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festivals

Valerie Jarrett Details Her Journey to the White House in New Book [Video]

By Neha Aziz, May 17

Conference Featured Speakers Video Cities Government & Politics

Bookstore SXSW 2019 - Photo by Ann Alva Wieding

Hot off the Press: Your Summer Reading List of Best-Sellers from SXSW Speakers

By Ari Roth, May 16

Conference Featured Speakers Keynotes Convergence Bookstore

2019 Featured Session: Arlan Hamilton - Photo by Mike Jordan

Arlan Hamilton on Building Backstage Capital from the Ground Up [Video]

By Nicole Cappabianca, May 15

Conference Featured Speakers Video Entrepreneurship & Startups

Stephanie L. Smith, Bert Ulrich, Veronica McGregor, and Joby Harri

Shooting Stars: How NASA Works with Film & TV at SXSW 2019 [Video]

By Neha Aziz, May 13

Conference Featured Speakers Making Film & Episodics Video

2019 SXSW Featured Speaker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – By Merrick Ales

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Government and Courage at SXSW 2019 [Video]

By Jordan Roberts, April 30

Conference Featured Speakers Video

Featured Session: The Weekly: The New York Times Expands to TV - Photo by Noel Del Rio

The Weekly: The New York Times Expands to TV at SXSW 2019 [Video]

By Neha Aziz, April 24

Conference Featured Speakers Video

FORMGIVING with Bjarke Ingels - 2019 - Photo by Sean Mathis/Getty Images for SXSW

FORMGIVING with Bjarke Ingels at SXSW 2019 [Video]

By Nicole Cappabianca, April 23

Conference Featured Speakers Video

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