Joanna Lepore is a futurist and EVP of Global Strategy & Foresight at Dig Insights. Her SXSW 2027 session "Growth Beyond the Horizon: Moving Past Innovation Paralysis with Strategic Foresight" will explore her firsthand experiences building foresight as an enterprise-level capability.

Allison Ellsworth is the founder of Poppi, the popular prebiotic soda brand redefining the beverage industry. From her kitchen to now a nearly $2B company, her SXSW session "Beyond the Exit: The Founder’s Next Act" will unpack a question many entrepreneurs never publicly discuss: what comes next?

Timm Chiusano is an Emmy-winning creative executive and digital storyteller with more than 1.7 million combined followers. His SXSW 2027 session "A Conversation with Timm Chiusano on the Art of Appreciation" will dive into how practicing appreciation leads to positive outcomes.

Following the "funeral" of her yearly Emerging Tech Trend Report at SXSW 2026, @amywebb.bsky.social returns to launch her new "Technology Convergences 2027" at SXSW. Expect startling insights, big shifts in perspective, and ideas you'll be talking about long after the session ends.