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Abby the SXSW AI Chatbot Returns as Your Guide for SXSW 2019

Abby, the official chatbot for SXSW, has returned for SXSW 2019! Available on both Facebook Messenger and the SXSW Go Mobile App, Abby uses Natural Language Processing with artificial intelligence to provide timely answers to questions and help attendees navigate the event. Download our SXSW Go App on your mobile…

BY Ari Roth
SXSW GO app - Photo by Aaron Rogosin

RSVP for SXSW 2019 Mentor Sessions, Round Tables & Workshops

We're excited to announce the opening of RSVPs for 2019 Mentor Sessions, Round Table Sessions, and Workshops! These sessions provide a unique opportunity for Interactive, Film, and Music registrants to gain insights from industry professionals for quick one-on-one talks to receive advice and guidance in a particular field. Registrants will…

BY Nicole Cappabianca
Tom London Mentor Session at 2019 SXSW Conference - Photo by Richard Pflaume/Daimler AG

Session Formats Guide for SXSW 2019

Navigating the SXSW Conference can seem daunting due to the extensive amount of programming held over nine days. No one knows that better than those of us here at SXSW, so we created this guide to help! We’re breaking down every Session Format that we offer during the Conference to…

BY Nicole Cappabianca
Mentors: Funding/Artist Support - 2017 - Photo by Kit McNeil

Bozoma Saint John: How Marketing Can Spur Social Change

Bozoma Saint John thinks and talks about empathy quite a bit. For the marketing executive and SXSW 2019 Convergence Keynote speaker, this is integral to the work that she does currently as chief marketing officer for Endeavor, and it’s been an important feature of her previous work with companies such…

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Bozoma Saint John, Photo by Maya Darasaw, MAD Works Photography

Winston Duke Shares Little But Leaves Big Impression

There are “big years” for actors, and then there was Winston Duke’s 2018. In February, the actor made his big-screen debut as M’Baku, T’Challa’s fierce rival in Black Panther, the Oscar-winning, highest-grossing film of the year; two months later he reprised the role in a small film called Avengers: Infinity…

BY SXSWorld
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How Black Girls Code is Bridging the Digital Divide

In 2020, a projected 1.4 million computing jobs will become available in the United States. Kimberly Bryant, Founder and CEO of Black Girls Code, is training the next generation of women of color to take advantage of these growing opportunities and enter this burgeoning industry. Through its coding programs and…

BY Jordan Roberts
Kimberly Bryant

For Ross Golan, Theory and Intuition Go Hand in Hand

For Ross Golan, Theory and Intuition Go Hand in Hand Multi-platinum songwriter on his creative process, podcasting, and advocacy Songwriter Ross Golan knows that hits aren’t written by mistake. “Composition is all about editing. That’s when theory thrives,” he says. “Most of the time, I trust the numbers over my…

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Ross Golan. Photo by Matty Vogel

Everyone Wins on Arlan Hamilton’s Level Playing Field

Arlan Hamilton could tell you the story of how she started up Backstage Capital four years ago and gave up a promising career in the music business to pursue her dream of founding a venture capital fund for people who, like her — a black, queer woman without a college…

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Arlan Hamilton speaking at Bloomberg in NYC, 2018. Courtesy of Bloomberg
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