This year's SXSW may have been different, but it was packed with the inspiring and cutting edge speakers and topics that we've come to expect from the conference programming.

On Tuesday, May 25th, we were joined by Hugh Forrest, SXSW Chief Programming Officer as he shared his favorite sessions from this year's conference as well as a look ahead to 2022.


Webinar recording


  • Hugh's top sessions

    1. Stacey Abrams interviewed by N.K. Jemisin conference kick-off keynote, where the ASL interpreter almost stole the show!

    2. Andy Langer keynote interview with Willie Nelson

    3. Jim Breyer on the move to ATX - who's moving here and why?

    4. Entrepreneurship = Empowerment

    5. NASA Space Station session

    6. Cosmic breakthrough: Women in the hunt for Planet B session

    7. Norwegian music showcase

    8. Taiwanese music showcase

    9. Charles Yu keynote interview by Lisa Ling

    10. Priya Parker - The Art of Gathering: How we meet and why it matters

    Download the presentation

All of this year's sessions are available online!

Check out Hugh's top ten as well as all the other sessions on the
SXSW YouTube channel



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