Apple’s Eddy Cue and Sarah Herrlinger to talk tech & media at SXSW 2018

Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President in charge of Internet software and services, has been confirmed as a featured keynote speaker at the South By Southwest (SXSW) conference event that takes place from March 9-18 in Austin, Texas.

Here’s what they wrote about Cue:

Eddy Cue is Appleā€™s Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services. Eddy oversees Appleā€™s industry-leading content stores including iTunes Store and Apple Music, as well as Apple Pay, Maps, Search Ads, Appleā€™s innovative iCloud services and its productivity and creativity apps.

He also leads the newly created team responsible for developing all aspects of Appleā€™s worldwide video programming. Cueā€™s team has an excellent track record of building and strengthening online services to meet and exceed the high expectations of Appleā€™s customers.

Cue will be joined by Dylan Byers, who is a Senior Reporter at CNN and the author of Pacific, a new venture on the business, culture and politics of innovation that launches this March.

Appleā€™s accessibility chief Sarah Herrlinger will be speaking on an SXSW 2018 panel at the ā€œInnovations In Accessibilityā€ session during the conferenceā€™s ā€œStartup & Tech Sectorsā€ track.

She’ll be covering accessibility in technology, explaining why ā€œmore must be done.ā€

Some of the most famous SXSW 2018 speakers include:

  • Chef JosĆ© AndrĆ©s
  • Appleā€™s Eddy Cue
  • Actress, writer and director Lena Dunham
  • Actor and writer Ethan Hawke
  • ā€œStar Wars VIII: The Last Jediā€ director Rian Johnson
  • Entrepreneur and model Karlie Kloss
  • Waymo CEO John Krafcik
  • Director, writer and producer Spike Lee
  • Activist and technologist Chelsea Manning
  • Executive editor of Recode Kara Swisher
  • Westworld cast members Evan Rachel Wood, James Marsden, and Jeffrey Wright
  • YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
  • Steve Jobs biography writer Walter Isaacson
  • Reddit CEO Steve Huffman

You can read their short biographies over at the SXSW website.

ā€œThe speakers feature a diverse group of leaders and innovators that make SXSW the foremost destination for creative people,ā€ said Hugh Forrest, SXSW’s Chief Programming Officer.

If you’re interested in attending SXSW 2018, you must register before Friday, February 9 for your final chance to save on the walk-up rate.

Eddy Cue photograph courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter.