David Benioff and D.B. Weiss Announced as Speakers at South by Southwest

Take note, Game of Thrones fans. Co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been announced as featured speakers at this year’s South by Southwest Conference and Festival, according to a press release.

“This programming represents global leaders using their talents as creative visionaries, and futuristic engineers advancing innovation,” said Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer. “Their contributions in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the future of entertainment are just a few of the bigger-picture trends we see coming out of March 2017.”

It’s possible that Benioff and Weiss will talk about Game of Thrones and potentially drop some major plotlines at the conference about the upcoming seventh season. It’s also entirely possible that they could talk about plans to end the show, as it’s been confirmed that the eighth season will be its last.

According to the SXSW website, Benioff and Weiss will speak on Sunday, Mar. 12, though the time hasn’t yet been released.

Other entertainment figures who will be at the festival include Tom Cwik, Maggie Malone, Steve May, Wagner Moura, Alice Bragga and John Hopewell.

To find out when the different panels are taking place, you can check out the website and search by various categories.

Early registration for the event ends this coming Friday at 11:59 PST. Those who register for the event before Friday will get an extra $200 off and will get a better hotel selection than those who register late. SXSW takes place March 10 through 19 in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Fitz: Lauren is a graduating senior at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, who is majoring in multiplatform journalism and is minoring in popular culture. She has been a member of the mxdwn Television team since February 2016 and was promoted to editor in October 2016. In addition to being part of the mxdwn team, she is a columnist and general entertainment reporter for her college's student-run paper, The BG News. In her free time, Lauren likes to read, watch TV and meet up with friends over coffee, where she will inevitably end up talking about TV. You can reach out to Lauren by email: lauren@mxdwn.com.
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