Explore Your PanelPicker® Results

You shared your ideas, cast your votes, and helped shape SXSW 2026. Now, the results are here!

With more than 3,200 proposals and 113,239 community votes, PanelPicker participation remained strong this season. After a competitive selection process, we’re announcing 250+ breakthrough sessions that capture the spirit of what’s next in technology, music, and film. 

A preview of accepted sessions include:

• Corporate Dark Arts: The Real Rules of Marketing Power — Brand & Marketing Track
• The Energy Evolution of Data Centers — Cities & Climate Track
• Big Ideas, Tiny Budgets: How Creativity Wins — Creator Economy Track 
• The New Producers Building the Post-DEI Hollywood Playbook — Film & TV Track
• The Future of Music is Participatory — Music Track

The Innovation Conference is home to 10 of the 12 SXSW Conference Tracks—spanning topics like Creator Economy, Design, Health, Startups, and more. Alongside it, discover new sessions from the Film & TV and Music Conferences, which each host their own track. 

Across the three conferences, sessions explore themes transforming how we live and create today, like The Creative Renaissance, The AI Revolution, Human Connection, and Fandom & Following. 

Want to dive in deeper? Explore our articles spotlighting the Innovation, Film & TV, and Music Conferences to see what’s in store for March. 

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