As SXSW Interactive kicks off this morning, the excitement and energy is palpable. Even the President of the United States doesn’t want to miss SXSW this year, and with good reason: the innovators and visionaries here are some of the best in the world.

Earlier this month, we shared 12 sessions you can’t miss at SXSW Interactive 2016, and if you’re lucky enough to attend in person, we hope to see you there. But so much of what happens at the festival is shared and enriched by the conversations that happen online, namely via Twitter. Even if you can’t be at SXSW in person, you can still keep up with what is happening by following the related hashtags and Twitter handles. To make it easy for you, we’ve created this Twitter list of 30 SXSW speakers and panelists to keep an eye on, all of who will be participating in sessions with the Case Foundation staff.

Hashtags to follow: #CaseSXSW, #Ent4All, #News4Good, #WhatsGoodMixer, #SXSWeco, #SXSW, #SXgood

And of course, be sure to follow us @CaseFoundation for updates on what we are hearing and seeing, and @SXSW for official festival tweets.

30 SXSW Speakers to Follow*:

(In order of when they will be speaking at SXSW… And remember, you can access every Twitter handle on this list with one easy click through our Twitter list.)

Jean Case
@JeanCase
CEO, The Case Foundation; Chairman, National Geographic Society
Steve Case
@SteveCase
Co-founder of AOL; now Chairman of Case Foundation and Revolution (LivingSocial, Zipcar, Exclusive Resorts, Everyday Health, FedBid, Miraval, etc)
Benjamin Johnson
@TheBrockJohnson
Hosting @MarketplaceTech for @Marketplace. Droiding despite my Apple upbringing. Formerly and fondly rocked @YouTube, blogs for @Slate. Sick Jams.
Allie Burns
@AllieB
SVP Comms at @CaseFoundation & @Revolution, proud board member @sanergy, food, wine & travel lover, runner, sports fan and social citizen.
Jerry Nemorin
@JNemorin
Founder & CEO at LendStreet. Social Entrepreneur.
Maria Lajewski
@MariaLajewski
Fueling innovation and driving impact to improve your financial health @cfsinnovation
Village Capital
@villagecapital
We democratize entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs themselves build and invest in world-changing companies. A new type of VC.
Jade Floyd
@JadeFloydDC
Senior Director of Communications @CaseFoundation + @Revolution | Food + Wine + Design Addict
Katerina Matsa
@katmatsa
Greek-Athenian. @Georgetown & LSE alumna. Tweets about media & data. Research Associate @pewresearch & PhD candidate @AU_SOC.
Shadi Rahimi
@shadirahimi
Senior Producer @AJPlus | Building mobile journalism army #mojo
Jean Ellen Cowgill
@JECowgill
Supporter of middle names and other surprising life choices. President of @amstrategy, the digital consultancy of @atlanticmedia.
Tony Aguilar
@TonyAguilar
Co-founder/CEO @MySLGenius | Ex-poker pro | Runner | Sports nut
Cedric Brown
@cedbrownsaid
People & Possibilities | Old skool & newfangled. Author of Tar Heel Born
Matchfire Co.
@matchfireco
Enabling brands, agencies, and publishers to create omni-channel experiences that deliver more meaningful and personalized moments to consumers.
Chris Noble
@cfnoble
Piratical Nerve, Vaudevillian style. Working with startups to help brands do good in the world. CEO Cause Media/Matchfire
Shira Lazar
@shiralazar
Media Empress, Co-Founder/CEO/Host @whatstrending
What’s Trending
@WhatsTrending
Your source for all that’s trending.
Cause Media
@CauseMedia
At causemedia group we create media interruptions that raise money for charitable causes, engage millions of consumers, and drive interaction with brands
Laura Weidman Powers
@laurawp
Co-Founder, CEO of @CODE2040. I like food, startups, yoga, and doing good. I have been to 39 countries. New Yorker in California.
Kesha Cash
@KeshaCashIAFund
Partner & Director of Investments @ Impact America Fund
Ben Jealous
@BenJealous
Civil Rights Leader. Author. Social Impact Investor.
Earl Robinson
@pmnolaearl
CEO, New Orleans Startup Fund & PowerMoves.NOLA: Providing underrepresented, early-stage treps with access to capital, guidance and a national ecosystem.
Casey Gerald
@CaseyGerald
Dreamer. Doer. Texan. Co-founder and CEO of MBAs Across America.
Erica Berger
@GoodBerger
Adventures in conscious media. Founder @Catchpool, @mileagetribe, Writer. Forbes 30U30. Cheers @NPRGenListen @thousandnetwork. B4 @theeconomist @storyful @USC.
NPR GenerationListen
@NPRGenListen
Where curious minds connect.
Sheila Herrling
@Sherrling
SVP Social Innovation @CaseFoundation; ex @MCCgov @CGDev @USTreasury Passionate about family, friends, fun, well articulated views, bourbon.
The Case Foundation
@CaseFoundation
We invest in people and ideas that change the world. Founded by Steve and Jean Case in 1997. Take risks. Be Bold. Fail forward. Be Fearless.
Rajesh Anandan
@UltraRajesh
Entrepreneur, Intrapreneur, Growth Architect
Ann Mei Chang
@annmei
Chief Innovation Officer @USAID & Executive Director @GlobalDevLab – science, tech, innovation, and partnerships to #endpoverty
USAID’s Global Development Lab
@GlobalDevLab
The official Twitter for @USAID’s Global Development Lab; using science, tech, innov. & partnership to #endpoverty
*This list is provided for informational and educational purposes only. Inclusion on this list does not include endorsement by the Foundation.

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