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6 SXS W O R L D | F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 | SXSW.COM IN BRIEF Photo Caption. Photo credit Photo Caption. Photo credit This year's lineup of Featured Speakers and Featured Sessions will present prominent thought-leaders across the 22 SXSW Conference Programming Tracks. The Featured Speakers list includes: Samantha Bee (Media & Journalism), Jim Belushi (Cannabusiness), Benny Blanco (Future of Music), Dr. Brené Brown with Tarana Burke (Climate & Social Action), Stephen Colbert (Film & TV Industry), Jack Dorsey with Dan Primack (Tech Industry & Enterprise), Chip and Joanna Gaines (Media & Journalism), Tristan Harris (Design), Dr. Rana el Kaliouby (Fantastic Future), Chris Hughes with Josh Constine (Tech Industry & Enterprise), Cheech Marin with Robert Rodriguez (Connection & Culture), Anne Neuberger with Nicholas Thompson (Tech Industry & Enterprise), Melanie Perkins (Design), Nile Rodgers with Merck Mercuriadis (Creating & Monetizing Music), M. Night Shyamalan (Film & TV Industry), and Jen Wong (Advertising & Brand Experience). Featured Sessions include: "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism" (Tech Industry & Enterprise) with T Bone Burnett and Shoshanna Zuboff; "Better Call Saul" (Making Film & Episodics Track) with Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Bob Odenkirk, and Rhea Seehorn; "Big Brother Is Racist: Surveillance vs. Persons of Color" (Government & Politics) with Chad Marlow, Laura Moy, Steven Renderos, and W. Kamau Bell; "Featured Session: Courtney A. Kemp, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson & Jeffrey Hirsch" (Film & TV Industry); "Hear To Slay Podcast" with Roxane Gay & Tressie McMillan Cottom (Connection & Culture); "Latino Film Institute: Pipeline, Platform & Launch" (Film & TV Industry) with Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón, Edward James Olmos, Magdiela Hermida Duhamel, and Rafael Agustin; and "Technology + Storytelling = Magic" (Experiential Storytelling) with Bob Chapek and Disney Imagineers. More details and more exciting speakers and sessions can be found at sxsw.com/conference/featured-speakers. Roxane Gay Roxane Gay W. Kamau Bell W. Kamau Bell M. Night Shyamalan M. Night Shyamalan Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert Chip & Joanna Gaines Chip & Joanna Gaines Samantha Bee Samantha Bee SXSW 2020's Featured Speakers and Featured Sessions