Keynote Presentations at SXSW Interactive 2010

Each day of SXSW Interactive brings a special presentation from top thought-leaders in the industry.

Social Networking Expert danah boyd to give Opening Remarks on Saturday, March 13

The SXSW Interactive Festival is very excited that danah boyd will serve as the Opening Speaker for the 2010 event. One of the world's foremost authorities on social networks, boyd works at Microsoft Research New England and also serves as a Fellow at the Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet and Society. boyd recently completed her PhD in the School of Information at the University of California-Berkeley. Her presentation will occur at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 13 at the Austin Convention Center.

Valerie Casey of the Designers Accord will deliver the keynote address on Sunday afternoon, March 14.

Casey, founder and Executive Director of the Designers Accord, works with organizations all over the world to create positive social and environmental impact. She has been named a "Guru you should know" by Fortune magazine, a "Hero of the Environment" by Time magazine, and a "Master of Design" by Fast Company.

Twitter CEO Evan Williams and Umair Haque of the Havas Media Lab will participate in a keynote interview on Monday, March 15.

Williams has co-founded several Internet companies, including Pyra Labs (creator of weblog-authoring software Blogger) and Twitter, the now ubiquitous social media platform that hit its tipping-point at SXSW in 2007. In addition to his role as Director of the Havas Media Lab, Umair Haque founded Bubblegeneration, an agenda-setting advisory boutique that shaped strategies across media and consumer industries.

Spotify's Daniel Ek to Keynote SXSW Interactive on Tuesday, March 16

SXSW Interactive is also excited that Daniel Ek will participate in a keynote interview at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 16. The 26-year-old CEO and co-founder of the innovative online music service Spotify, Ek has been characterized as a serial entrepreneur. He started his first company in 1997 at the age of 14 and has also served in leadership roles at Stardoll and Advertigo.