Keynote & Featured Speakers

Hundreds of speakers with diverse backgrounds and expertise will take the stage at SXSW EDU to share their knowledge and challenge us to think critically about the future of teaching and learning.

Keynotes

Powerful thought leaders take the Keynote stage in hour-long plenary sessions that inspire and connect attendees from around the world. Explore the initial lineup of Keynote sessions below for SXSW EDU 2027.

Keynote

A Conversation with Mac Barnett

Mac Barnett

Author, U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Featured Sessions

Education professionals, innovators, and futurists at the top of their fields take the stage to share their knowledge through powerful conversations that span across our many tracks. Featured sessions are groundbreaking presentations focusing on leading trends and topics across the education space and beyond that highlight each hour of conference programming during the March event. Explore the lineup of featured sessions below for SXSW EDU 2027.

Featured

Lore Drop: The Museum Rizzler & Friends Live