SXSW Sets New Keynotes And Featured Speakers Including Bob Odenkirk, Ethan Hawke, Lizzo, ‘The Boys’ Team, More

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South by Southwest Conference and Festivals has set additional Keynotes and Featured Speakers names for the 36th annual festival, which celebrates the intersections of the technology, film, and music industries.“The 2022 Conference program is coming together in a spectacular fashion.

We could not be more thrilled to announce a Keynote lineup that includes Lizzo, Beck, Neal Stephenson, and Celine Tricart,” said Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer. “These acclaimed creatives, along with the Featured Speakers revealed today, exemplify why SXSW is an essential destination for global professionals.”The SXSW Conference, is organized into 15 programming tracks presented in a variety of session formats.

New for 2022 is the addition of Summits, which take a deep dive into specific topics relevant to the SXSW audience.SXSW runs March 11-20 in Austin.The list of keynotes and featured speakers includes Grammy-winning artist Lizzo, also star and executive producer of Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls, a new unscripted series premiering this spring on Prime Video; founder and CEO of Treefort Media Kelly Garner and Ethan Hawke talking about their forthcoming Audible Original scripted series Fishpriest; and Bob and Nate Odenkirk and Audible to host “That Sounds Funny,” a panel about audiences worldwide who seek out new and innovative content created “for your ears.” Audible Studios’ Zola Mashariki joins the duo on the panel for a discussion about making comedy for audio and how the format pushes the boundaries of storytelling.Here’s the full list newly announced speakers, per SXSW:Keynote Speakers2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee and eight-time Grammy Award-winning artist BeckBestselling author of novels such as Termination