SXSW 2026: Global creatives encounter cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, network in Austin, TX.
SXSW 2026 brings together a global community of creatives, professionals, and innovators in Austin, TX. Attendees explore cutting-edge ideas across technology, film, culture, and music, fostering unexpected discoveries and networking opportunities. The conference features diverse formats, keynotes, and sessions designed to sharpen skills and inspire forward-focused experiences. Learn more at SXSW website
SXSW 2026 unites a global community of creatives, innovators, and professionals across tech, film, music, and culture in Austin.
Attendees include visionary speakers, industry leaders, and professionals shaping future trends and breakthroughs.
Discover new interests, encounter cutting-edge ideas, and forge collaborations that drive forward-focused experiences.
The Challenge
Without preparation, SXSW becomes an expensive networking trip with nothing to show.
300,000+ attendees. No way to filter by ICP. Finding ideal prospects means manually clicking through thousands of profiles.
30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Finish reaching out to one batch, hundreds more registered. Always behind.
Without scoring and segmentation, all 300,000+ attendees look the same. Teams waste cycles on low-fit prospects instead of focusing on high-value targets.
Reaching prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app manually is impossible at scale. Most teams pick one channel and miss opportunities.
Best Practices
Winning teams follow two phases: preparation and execution.
Monitor attendee lists continuously as 30-40% register in the last 2-3 weeks.
Add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack to raw attendee names.
Score by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts. Focus on top 20%.
Email, LinkedIn, phone, in-app. Goal: pre-book meetings with high-value prospects.
Calendars should be 60-70% full with high-fit prospects before arriving at Austin.
Know ICP score and context for every interaction. Focus on high-value targets.
These practices work. But 30-40% of attendees register in the last 2-3 weeks. Manual execution takes 5-7 days per batch. Teams would need to repeat identification, enrichment, scoring, and outreach continuously across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app. Most don't have the bandwidth.
The question isn't what to do. It's how to execute continuously at scale.
Spivot automates the event workflow from attendee extraction to post-event nurture. Execute best practices without manual work.
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Best Practice: Monitor attendee lists continuously as registrations come in.
How Spivot Helps: Connect to the event portal or upload the CSV. We identify target prospects and refresh daily as new registrations come in. Catch the 30-40% who register late without lifting a finger.
Best Practice: Transform basic attendee lists into rich prospect profiles with verified contact data.
How Spivot Helps: Connect Apollo, ZoomInfo, or any other enrichment provider. We add verified emails, LinkedIn profiles, company data, and tech stack. Full control over provider and costs.
Best Practice: Score prospects against ICP and match to target personas to prioritize outreach.
How Spivot Helps: AI scores every attendee by role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match to target personas and ABM accounts automatically.
Best Practice: Sync enriched, scored prospects to existing workflow.
How Spivot Helps: One-click sync to Salesforce, HubSpot, Outreach, Salesloft, Apollo, or export to Google Sheets. Enriched, scored lists ready for outreach.
Best Practice: Start personalized outreach 3-4 weeks before the event to schedule meetings.
How Spivot Helps: Launch campaigns in Outreach, Salesloft, or Apollo. Reach prospects across email, LinkedIn, phone, and in-app automatically. Track engagement, responses, and meetings. All attributed to SXSW.
Reach every attendee automatically, even the 30-40% who register late. Land in Austin with meetings booked. Your competitors are still cleaning spreadsheets.
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SXSW is designed for a diverse global community of creatives, innovators, and professionals across technology, film, culture, and music. Attendees include entrepreneurs, marketing leaders, artists, musicians, and industry executives seeking cutting-edge ideas and networking opportunities. It's ideal for anyone looking to discover new interests, sharpen career skills, and connect with like-minded individuals passionate about forward-focused experiences and breakthroughs.
SXSW offers unparalleled value by bringing together a unique blend of industries and people, fostering unexpected discoveries and collaborations. With a variety of programming formats, from powerful keynotes by visionary speakers to hands-on workshops and one-on-one mentor sessions, attendees gain industry expertise and practical skills. The event provides a concentrated environment to encounter cutting-edge ideas, network with global professionals, and explore future trends across technology, film, culture, and music.
SXSW covers a wide array of topics across its Innovation Conference, Film & TV Festival, and Music Festival. Key areas include Technology & AI Innovation, Film & TV Industry Trends, Music Business & Independence, Brand & Marketing Strategies, Creator Economy & Social Media, and Startup Growth. Sessions delve into breakthroughs in technology, cultural shifts, and creative industries, offering deep dives into targeted subjects and diverse perspectives from industry professionals.
Connect to the event portal or upload attendee data. Spivot automatically identifies, scores, and enriches prospects as new attendees register, with daily updates to catch late registrations.
Yes. Spivot is an AI agent that automates event workflows for any event where attendees are available in the event portal. The same workflow applies across all events.
Spivot's AI uses multi-factor analysis across role, title, job level, company size, revenue, location, and industry. Match attendees to target personas and ABM accounts automatically. Built-in intelligence recognizes equivalent roles like 'VP of Growth' and 'Chief Revenue Officer.'
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Spivot is an independent GTM automation platform. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to SXSW or any event organizers mentioned on this page.
