Big SXSW Announcements on Feb 12

The Forrest Four-Cast: February 9, 2019

UPDATE: Click here to read the full Feb 12 announcement, including keynotes additions such as Kara Swisher, Roger McNamee, Nicohlas Thompson and the Beastie Boys.

Stay tuned to the SXSW website on Tuesday, February 12 when the next batch of Keynotes and Featured Speakers for March 2019 are revealed.

Keynotes for SXSW 2019 who are already confirmed include (in alphabetical order by last name) Bozoma Saint John. Jessica Brillhart, Joseph Lubin, Marti Noxon, Mike Krieger with Kevin Systrom, Olivia Wilde, and Shirley Manson with Lauren Mayberry.

Featured Speakers for SXSW 2019 who are already confirmed include (in alphabetical order by first name) A$AP Rocky, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with Briahna Gray, Amy Webb, Brene Brown, Damon Wayans Jr., Jim Bankoff with Soledad O’Brien, Lance Bass, Neil Gaiman, Priscilla Chan, Tim Ferris, Tinker Hatfield, Trevor Noah, Valerie Jarrett, Wyclef Jean, and many others.

Buy your badge for SXSW 2019 before the end of the day on Friday, February 15 to save $100 on the walkup fees for this year’s event.

Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.