AUSTIN, Texas — Austin’s South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival announced additional keynote and featured speakers for 2020, with Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Tommy Hilfiger and director Erin Lee Carr scheduled to appear at the event in March.
Waters, the founding member and creative force behind Pink Floyd, and Carr, director of USA gymnastics scandal documentary “At the Heart of Gold,” were announced as keynote speakers on Tuesday.
“Roger Waters is a true creative visionary, and we’re pleased to have him participate for 2020,” chief programming officer Hugh Forrest said in a statement on Tuesday.
Director of film Janet Pierson said the festival was thrilled to announce Carr as SXSW’s first Film Keynote for 2020.
“With four feature documentaries, two of which we were privileged to world premiere, she’s established herself as an extraordinary filmmaker, able to create compelling cinematic work out of provocative subjects that don’t easily lend themselves to film,” said Pierson.
In addition to the two keynote announcements, SXSW revealed several new featured speakers on Tuesday:
- Composer (“Us,” “Get Out”) Michael Abels in conversation with Politifact creator and professor Bill Adair (Making Film & Episodics)
- Beat Games s.r.o co-founder and head of music Jaroslav Beck (Future of Music)
- Amazon Web Services vice president of public sector partners and programs Sandy Carter (Tech Industry & Enterprise)
- Future of Sex founder and podcast host Bryony Cole (Connection & Culture)
- Founder, co-chief investment officer and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio (Tech Industry & Enterprise)
- Fashion designer and founder Tommy Hilfiger in conversation with Tommy Hilfiger Global CEO Daniel Grieder (Connection & Culture)
- Multi-Grammy Award-winning musician, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ben Lovett (Future of Music)
- Bassist, composer and YouTuber Adam Neely (Future of Music)
- Canva CEO and co-founder Melanie Perkins (Design)
- Google Stadia Games and Entertainment VP Jade Raymond in conversation with journalist Chris Morris (Game Industry)
- Mojang Studios chief brand officer Lydia Winters (Game Industry)
SXSW also announced new featured sessions, including a behind-the-scenes conversation with Bon Appétit Test Kitchen chefs Brad Leone, Claire Saffitz, Andy Baraghani, Molly Baz, Chris Morocco, Carla Lalli Music and Alex Delan, as well as a look at popular drama series “Power” with executive producer “50 Cent” Jackson and executive producer, creator and season six showrunner Courtney Kemp.
A full list of new announcements can be found on the SXSW website.
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