SXSW Conference Adds Nabil Ayers, Kevin Mayer, Pete Buttigieg as Speakers
Sasha Urban editorThe SXSW Conference has added music executive Nabil Ayers, Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer, MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan and singer-author Michelle Zauner oas keynote speakers for this month’s gathering in Austin, Texas.SXSW confirmed the final lineup of featured speakers, which now includes Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Secretary of Transportation; investor Bill Gurley of Benchmark; former Texas Congressional rep Beto O’Rourke with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith; actors Gillian Jacobs and Joel McHale, who will appear virtually; and civil rights activists Ju’Niyah Palmer and Kenneth Walker.The newly announced keynotes include Ayers, the U.S.