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SXSW Interactive Completes Keynotes With Valerie Casey, Ev Williams, and Umair Haque

From our unequaled daytime programming to the Microsoft BizSpark Accelerator, from ScreenBurn at SXSW to the 13th Annual Web Awards Presented by Adobe, SXSW Interactive 2010 is the place to meet the personalities who are driving the digital industry forward. In addition to social networking expert danah boyd, who will give the festival's opening remarks on Saturday, March 13, and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, who will participate in a keynote interview on Tuesday, March 16, we're pleased to announce two more keynote presentations ...

Sunday, March 14

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

Casey 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.

Monday, March 15

Evan Williams 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.

Umair Haque 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.

For a complete list of speakers scheduled for the 2010 event, visit my.SXSW. »