At the center of the SXSW Conference, Keynotes drive the shared daily dialogue that connects the many industry professionals in attendance from around the globe.
Dr. Joy Buolamwini Keynote – SXSW 2024 – Photo by Michael Buckner
These sessions run for one hour each, showcasing some of the world's most inspired thinkers as they tackle the most timely topics of today and tomorrow. All SXSW Badges have equal access to all Keynote sessions.
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Jay Graber is the CEO of Bluesky, a public benefit company building an open and decentralized standard for social media. Previously, she built Happening, a site for social events, and developed Zcash, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. She has also worked as an organizer at digital rights nonprofits.
John Fogerty is a Grammy winner and has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as well as the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is the only musician to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his song, “Centerfield,” a staple at baseball stadiums across the country. Among Fogerty’s many hit songs, which have sold over 100 million records, both as a solo artist and as leader of CCR, highlights include “Proud Mary,” “Susie Q,” “Fortunate Son,” “Born on the Bayou,” “Bad Moon Rising,” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain,” among many others.
When it comes to AI and quantum computing, it’s time to move past the sci-fi hype and start building real-world applications that expand what is possible with technology. We have entered a new era in which computers can learn, generate and operate independently, and at the same time, an entirely new computing paradigm is rapidly evolving that leverages quantum mechanics to solve seemingly impossible challenges. Join IBM Chairman & CEO Arvind Krishna for a discussion on how business and society can benefit from the convergence of these next frontiers in technology.
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2024 Keynote
“Why did we write Everything, Everywhere All At Once the way we did? The answer is we did it to save ourselves. Every story and every art we make is an act of saving ourselves and our value from a system that wants to devalue us and the people we care about.”
Jack Conte
2024 Keynote
“It's so important to remember to make beautiful things. To make things that light you up and to make things that you care about."
"I realized if I wanted things to change, if I wanted to make my voice heard, I was going to have to shift the paradigm from within."
"Ask me about something I haven’t read on or reported on, I’m not gonna say much about it. When you go into a punch your feet have got to be set."
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