Digital Transformation

SXSW Innovation Conference 2026

The SXSW Innovation Conference provides an opportunity for the global community of creatives to encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with other professionals who share a similar appetite for forward-focused experiences. Taking place in Austin, Texas, the event features tracks spanning technology, film, music, culture, health, and…

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67Speakers
10Sponsors
0Sessions
68Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at SXSW, in alphabetical order.

Amy Gallo
Author · Harvard Business Review
Amy Webb
CEO · Future Today Strategy Group
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Columnist/Editor, Anchor · The New York Times
Arati Prabhakar
Former Presidential Science & Technology Advisor · Office Of Science And Technology (Biden Administration)
Arthur Leopold
Co-Founder and CEO · Agentio
Aza Raskin
Co-Founder · Earth Species Project
Baher Azmy
Legal Director · Center for Constitutional Rights
Betsy Reed
Us Editor · The Guardian US
Bob Safian
Host of Rapid Response; Founder of The Flux Group; Former Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company · Rapid Response / The Flux Group
Brigette Oakes
VP of Engineering · Firefly Aerospace
Casey Lewis
Trend Analyst And Writer · After School
Chris Gaylor
Drummer · The All-American Rejects
Dave Porter
Composer · Dip Creative, Inc.
Eden Xenakis
Chief of Staff · Bezos Family Foundation
Evan Smith
Managing Director for Events · The Atlantic
Gabby Fowler
Senior Manager, Social Media & Influencer · Graza
Garry Tan
President & CEO · Y Combinator
Gustav Söderström
Co-Chief Executive Officer · Spotify
Henry Coutinho-Mason
Author · Future Normal
Ian Beacraft
CEO · Signal And Cipher
Jack Conte
CEO and Co-founder · Patreon
Jamie Lee Curtis
Producer/Actor · Comet Pictures

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Artlist
IBMTrack sponsor (Tech & AI)
LillyTrack sponsor (Health)
Lilly Medicines
PWC
RivianMajor Innovation Sponsor
SamsClub
University of CincinnatiTrack sponsor (Workplace)
YamahaTrack sponsor (Creator Economy)
YouTubeTrack sponsor (Brand & Marketing)
Company intelligence

An audience of 68 companies, parsed from the program.

68 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
10Sponsoringsponsor only
58Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

46% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1522%
  • Founder / Owner69%
  • VP-level11%
  • Director / Head of913%
  • Manager / Lead34%
  • Engineer · IC23%
  • Advisor / Investor11%
  • Other roles3045%

Of 67 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1The All-American Rejects4
2ArtlistSponsor-
3IBMSponsor · Track sponsor (Tech & AI)-
4LillySponsor · Track sponsor (Health)-
5Lilly MedicinesSponsor-
6Mythical Entertainment3
7PwCSponsor-
8RivianSponsor · Major Innovation Sponsor-
9Sam's ClubSponsor-
10University of CincinnatiSponsor · Track sponsor (Workplace)-
11YamahaSponsor · Track sponsor (Creator Economy)-
12YouTubeSponsor · Track sponsor (Brand & Marketing)-
13Firefly Aerospace2
14HBO | Max2
Sponsors by tier
major innovation sponsor1
10% of 10
track sponsor (brand & marketing)1
10% of 10
track sponsor (creator economy)1
10% of 10
track sponsor (health)1
10% of 10
track sponsor (tech & ai)1
10% of 10
track sponsor (workplace)1
10% of 10
unspecified4
40% of 10
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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