Each March, hundreds of thousands of artists, filmmakers, tech innovators, musicians, storytellers and thought leaders head to downtown Austin for SXSW, the annual event featuring sessions, comedy showcases, screenings, pitch competitions, award ceremonies, and much more. The conference and festival has evolved since its inception in 1987, bringing together people from all over the globe to explore big ideas in artificial intelligence, branding, culture and sustainability, to name just a few of the topics covered.
SXSW has a unique round of community voting through their PanelPicker, where you can browse all submitted sessions, comment and vote for your favorites from now until August 24.
cred submitted 11 proposals for the 2026 conference, and we’d love your support casting votes! Make sure to register for an account first, it will only take a few minutes.
Advertising & Brand Experience
credClient: Enhancive
The Brain Science of Getting and Keeping Attention
AI
credClient: Enhancive
Humans or AI? What Buyers Prefer, According to Neuroscience
credClient: Obvious Ventures
Generative Science: How AI is Solving the Unsolvable
credClient: Orchestro.ai
Teaching AI How to Care
Career & Workplace
credClient: Enhancive
AI Can Build Slides. Can It Build Memory?
Climate & Sustainability
credClient: rePurpose Global
Rewriting the Rules of Business: A Guide to Purpose & Profit
Featuring: Naturally Network, Grove Collaborative, and NielsenIQ
Culture
credClient: Yerba Madre
Crafting Cult Brands That Move Culture & Drive Impact
Featuring: Crocs, RPSFL Group, Sustainability expert Jonathan Yohannan
Design
credClient: Enhancive
Steal the Brain: The Neuroscience of Attention in Content Design
Startups
credClient: Airbyte
Community Meets Enterprise: The Open Source Advantage
Featuring: Elastic, Supabase, and Common Room
SXSW EDU: Work Reimagined
credClient: New York Jobs CEO Council
Rethinking Higher Education to Build an AI-First Workforce
Featuring: IBM, Google.org, and CUNY
Tech Industry
credClient: Eden Data
Your Biggest Security Risk? It’s Not Tech—It’s People
Featuring: Mission.org, Reality Defender, and Cerby
Looking to submit for SXSW next year? Or missed out on PanelPicker but want to get in on the co-located event action? Get in touch! And if you want to stay up to date on other industry news like this, make sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter.
