Item 4: SXSW 2025-2026 DEI Report — original pdf

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2025-2026 DEI REPORT THE SXSW DEI TEAM’S WORK IN THE COMMUNITY OUR 2025-2026 PROGRAM OVERVIEW A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR PAST AND CURRENT SLATE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON. Since March 2025, we’ve hosted and/or sponsored 11 events focused on connecting with and uplifting the BIPOC and queer communities. Looking ahead, we plan to host additional events in the lead up to SXSW and SXSW EDU 2026. Examples of our programs/initiatives include but are not limited to: • SXSW DEI Business Mixer • SXSW Community Conversations • SXSW Pride Showcases • Songs In the Key Of Us • Tech Bytes OUR 2025-2026 PROGRAMMING & INITIATIVES IN MARCH, WE HOSTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL DEI BUSINESS MIXER DURING THE 2035 EVENT. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BRINGING TOGETHER A VIBRANT ARRAY OF BUSINESS LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR AIM IS TO BUILD A STRONGER, MORE INTERCONNECTED COMMUNITY THAT HELPS THESE ORGANIZATIONS GAIN VISIBILITY AND SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE STAY IN ACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MIXER ATTENDEES IN ORDER TO SHARE UPCOMING EVENTS, INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION. THIS JUNE, IN HONOR OF BLACK MUSIC MONTH, WE CO-SPONSORED SMILE BLAACK’S SONGS IN THE KEY OF US EVENT SERIES AND HOSTED THE OPENING MIXER AT THE SXSW CENTER. PHOTO CREDIT: DEANDRE ACOSTA EACH YEAR, THE SXSW PRIDE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS AND CELEBRATES THE DIVERSE AND VIBRANT LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY THROUGH A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EVENTS AND INITIATIVES. THIS YEAR, THEY HOSTED A SERIES OF MUSIC SHOWCASES AND FUNDRAISERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE TRANSGENDER EDUCATION NETWORK OF TEXAS (TENT), ONE OF WHICH FEATURED AN ALL BLACK LINEUP IN HONOR OF BLACK MUSIC MONTH AND JUNETEENTH. THIS AUGUST, WE LAUNCHED OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION EVENT SERIES. THROUGH THESE INTERACTIVE AND ENRICHING EVENTS, OUR GOAL IS TO FURTHER THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHILE DEEPENING OUR CONNECTIONS WITH LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. PHOTO CREDITS: KARLA BRUCIAGA (TOP), CHARLES OGAR (BOTTOM) LAST MONTH, WE ALSO HOSTED THE AUGUST EDITION OF TECH BYTES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSAL TECH MOVEMENT. THE EVENT FOCUSED ON HOW LOCAL CREATIVES CAN LEVERAGE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO SCALE THEIR BUSINESSES. PHOTO CREDIT: CHARLES OGAR THANK YOU! cydney@sxsw.com