South by Southwest Conference and Festivals on Tuesday unveiled its initial keynote and the second round of featured speakers for its 38th edition, taking place March 8-16, 2024 in Austin.
The keynote and featured speakers include chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su; COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains and founder of Women of AI and Blockchain Sandy Carter; rapper, social activist, author, multimedia producer, digital music pioneer, visual artist, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck D; neurosurgeon, professor, multiple Emmy-winning Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN and Host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life Dr. Sanjay Gupta in conversation with pulmonologist, Medical Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy Dr. Vin Gupta; CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi; transgender influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney; member of the top-selling duo in pop and rock history, Hall & Oates, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates.
The keynote and featured speakers include chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su; COO and Head of Business Development at Unstoppable Domains and founder of Women of AI and Blockchain Sandy Carter; rapper, social activist, author, multimedia producer, digital music pioneer, visual artist, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chuck D; neurosurgeon, professor, multiple Emmy-winning Chief Medical Correspondent for CNN and Host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life Dr. Sanjay Gupta in conversation with pulmonologist, Medical Analyst for MSNBC and NBC News, and Chief Medical Officer of Amazon Pharmacy Dr. Vin Gupta; CEO of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi; transgender influencer and actress Dylan Mulvaney; member of the top-selling duo in pop and rock history, Hall & Oates, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates.
- 10/24/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
The latest round of panel members for South by Southwest includes CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, trans TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney, author and podcast host Jennette McCurdy and John Oates, half of the rock and roll duo Hall & Oates.
Event organizers also announced Tuesday Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor chip company Amd, as a keynote speaker for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television and music.
“Our first announced keynote speaker, chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su, is an innovator who continues to pioneer advancements in the chip industry and new ideas that will accommodate the needs of quickly developing AI-related technologies,” Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer for SXSW, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Chasing Life podcast host Dr. Sanjay Gupta will take part in an informal conversation with Dr. Vin Gupta, an MSNBC and NBC News medical analyst and chief medical officer for Amazon Pharmacy.
Event organizers also announced Tuesday Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor chip company Amd, as a keynote speaker for SXSW, which celebrates the convergence of technology, film, television and music.
“Our first announced keynote speaker, chair and CEO of Amd Lisa Su, is an innovator who continues to pioneer advancements in the chip industry and new ideas that will accommodate the needs of quickly developing AI-related technologies,” Hugh Forrest, co-president and chief programming officer for SXSW, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Chasing Life podcast host Dr. Sanjay Gupta will take part in an informal conversation with Dr. Vin Gupta, an MSNBC and NBC News medical analyst and chief medical officer for Amazon Pharmacy.
- 10/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International advocacy organization Global Citizen and the European Commission (EC) hosted Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Summit and The Concert over the weekend, as part of a global campaign to coordinate the development of Covid-19 tests, treatments and vaccines, and to ensure equitable access to everyone, everywhere.
Building on the success of the European Union’s May 4th pledging conference, the Global Goal: Unite for Our Future campaign has achieved another milestone in global health efforts. The campaign is a continuation of efforts aimed at mobilizing the tens of billions of dollars in the funding still needed to combat Covid-19, make tests, treatments, and vaccines available for everyone, everywhere, and protect the world’s most fragile health systems and communities.
“Global Goal: Unite for Our Future was launched in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and we are proud to join the European Commission, and over 40 governments from around the world,...
Building on the success of the European Union’s May 4th pledging conference, the Global Goal: Unite for Our Future campaign has achieved another milestone in global health efforts. The campaign is a continuation of efforts aimed at mobilizing the tens of billions of dollars in the funding still needed to combat Covid-19, make tests, treatments, and vaccines available for everyone, everywhere, and protect the world’s most fragile health systems and communities.
“Global Goal: Unite for Our Future was launched in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and we are proud to join the European Commission, and over 40 governments from around the world,...
- 6/30/2020
- Look to the Stars
International advocacy organisation Global Citizen and the European Commission today announced Global Goal: Unite for Our Future—The Concert, a globally televised and digitally streamed special that will highlight the disproportionate impact Covid-19 has on marginalized communities – including people of colour, those living in extreme poverty and others facing discrimination.
Hosted by Dwayne Johnson, The Concert will feature performances from Chloe x Halle, Christine and the Queens, Coldplay, J Balvin, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Miley Cyrus, Shakira, Usher and Yemi Alade. The Concert will also include appearances from Antoni Porowski, Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, David Beckham, Derrick Johnson, Diane Kruger, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Jackman, Ken Jeong, Kerry Washington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Olivia Colman, Opal Tometi, Salma Hayek Pinault and more.
“Globa
l Citizens around the world are calling for systemic change, change that brings about justice for everyone, everywhere, regardless of where they were born or the colour of their skin.
Hosted by Dwayne Johnson, The Concert will feature performances from Chloe x Halle, Christine and the Queens, Coldplay, J Balvin, Jennifer Hudson, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Miley Cyrus, Shakira, Usher and Yemi Alade. The Concert will also include appearances from Antoni Porowski, Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, David Beckham, Derrick Johnson, Diane Kruger, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Jackman, Ken Jeong, Kerry Washington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Olivia Colman, Opal Tometi, Salma Hayek Pinault and more.
“Globa
l Citizens around the world are calling for systemic change, change that brings about justice for everyone, everywhere, regardless of where they were born or the colour of their skin.
- 6/25/2020
- Look to the Stars
Global Citizen and the European Commission have teamed for Global Goal: Unite for Our Future – The Concert and actor Dwayne Johnson is set to host the event which takes place on June 27. The Concert will be televised worldwide and digitally streamed special that will highlight the disproportionate impact Covid-19 has on marginalized communities.
The Concert will feature performances from Jennifer Hudson, Shakira, Chloe x Halle, Christine and the Queens, Coldplay, J Balvin, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Miley Cyrus, Usher and Yemi Alade. In addition, there will be appearances from Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, David Beckham, Derrick Johnson, Diane Kruger, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Jackman, Ken Jeong, Kerry Washington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Olivia Colman, Opal Tometi, Salma Hayek Pinault, Antoni Porowski and more.
“Global Citizens around the world are calling for systemic change, change that brings about justice for everyone, everywhere, regardless of where they were born or the colour of their skin,...
The Concert will feature performances from Jennifer Hudson, Shakira, Chloe x Halle, Christine and the Queens, Coldplay, J Balvin, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Miley Cyrus, Usher and Yemi Alade. In addition, there will be appearances from Billy Porter, Charlize Theron, Chris Rock, David Beckham, Derrick Johnson, Diane Kruger, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Jackman, Ken Jeong, Kerry Washington, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Olivia Colman, Opal Tometi, Salma Hayek Pinault, Antoni Porowski and more.
“Global Citizens around the world are calling for systemic change, change that brings about justice for everyone, everywhere, regardless of where they were born or the colour of their skin,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K.-based Red Arrow Studios International has finalized a pay-tv rights deal with HBO Nordic for Invercine & Wood and Story House Productions’ Canneseries selection “Dignity,” a political thriller originally broadcast by commissioning partners Mega in Chile and German digital platform Joyn, a streaming service run jointly by Discovery and German media giant ProSiebenSat.
The HBO deal sees the broadcaster take pay-tv and SVOD rights for much of Central and Eastern Europe, Iberia and the Nordics where the series will launch in markets including Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.
Based on true events, half of “Dignity” unspools at the Chilean camp of post-wwii German cult Colonia Dignidad, headed by the harrowing Paul Schaefer, a former Nazi soldier who fled to rural Chile after the war. Decades later, under a new federal government, fictional Spanish-German bi-lingual prosecutor Leo Ramírez is sent to the colony, tasked...
The HBO deal sees the broadcaster take pay-tv and SVOD rights for much of Central and Eastern Europe, Iberia and the Nordics where the series will launch in markets including Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.
Based on true events, half of “Dignity” unspools at the Chilean camp of post-wwii German cult Colonia Dignidad, headed by the harrowing Paul Schaefer, a former Nazi soldier who fled to rural Chile after the war. Decades later, under a new federal government, fictional Spanish-German bi-lingual prosecutor Leo Ramírez is sent to the colony, tasked...
- 6/22/2020
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Global Citizen and the European Commission are airing a special titled Global Goal: Unite for Our Future — The Concert on Saturday centering around the impact Covid-19 has on marginalized communities. The global event will be available to all online.
A two-part production, Global Goal will feature a summit boasting discussions and interviews with experts and moderators — like Katie Couric, Mallika Kapur, Morgan Radford, Isha Sesay and Keir Simmons — about the progress being made to develop a vaccine for Covid-19. Guests will also include Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Miley Cyrus, Angelique Kidjo, Ken Jeong,...
A two-part production, Global Goal will feature a summit boasting discussions and interviews with experts and moderators — like Katie Couric, Mallika Kapur, Morgan Radford, Isha Sesay and Keir Simmons — about the progress being made to develop a vaccine for Covid-19. Guests will also include Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Miley Cyrus, Angelique Kidjo, Ken Jeong,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
The parent company that makes Lysol issued a statement on Friday warning against the ingestion of their disinfectant products into the human body, after President Donald Trump suggested that tests be done on whether they could help eradicate the coronavirus in the human body.
“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body,” Reckitt Benckiser said in a statement. “As with all products, our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines. Please read the label and safety information.”
Even some federal agencies have issued warnings again the use of disinfectants.
The Environmental Protection Agency warned Americans late on Thursday to “never apply the product to yourself or others. Do not ingest disinfectant products.”
Of course, disinfectants are poisonous to ingest, and most products warn of internal use.
But at Thursday’s White House press briefing, Trump advanced the idea that the ingestion of disinfectants should be studied as a way of killing the virus in the human body.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” Trump said. “And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”
Trump was asking a top Homeland Security official, William Bryan, whether such a treatment can be tested. But in coverage after the briefing, medical professionals quickly warned against the idea of such treatments. On MSNBC, Dr. Vin Gupta said that “this notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it’s dangerous.” He said that even small amounts can be deadly.
Trump’s advancement of potential coronavirus treatments has been a concern of medical professionals, even among members of the White House task force on the pandemic.
For weeks, the president has been talking about the use of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment. The drug has been used to fight malaria, but Trump has touted its use after some promising studies.
But Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has repeatedly said that the effectiveness of the drug is unclear, as clinical trials still need to be conducted. This week, a Veterans Administration study was released that tempered some of the boosterism over its use. It showed that it had no benefit, and a potentially higher risk of death for some patients. The study still has to be peer reviewed.
The warnings about the use of disinfectants reflect concerns that, in the midst of a pandemic, people will be encouraged by the statements of Trump and other media figures to give them a try. As concerns were raised about the use of hydroxychloroquine, Trump told reporters at a briefing earlier this month, “What do you have to lose? It’s been out there for a long time. What do you have to lose? I hope they use it.”
In March, an Arizona man died after he and his wife took a form of the drug that is used to clean fish tanks. The man’s wife told NBC News that they had heard about the drug during a White House press briefing and they decided to mix a small amount with a liquid and drink it as a way to prevent the virus. But they quickly got sick.
Shortly after concerns were raised about the use of the drug, one of the largest non-profit hospital systems issued an advisory warning against the use of “inappropriate medications and household products” to prevent or treat coronavirus. That included hydroxychloroquine, which many medical professionals said should be used only in consultation with a physician.
Banner Health’s poison and drug information center medical director, Dr. Daniel Brooks, said in a statement, “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
On Friday, the Fda issued an advisory warning that the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as coronavirus treatments should be used only in clinical trial settings or for treating hospitalized patients.
“Fda will continue to investigate risks associated with the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for Covid-19, and we will communicate publicly when we have more information,” the agency said.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed that Trump’s comments were taken out of context.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing,” she said in a statement. “Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative headlines.”...
“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body,” Reckitt Benckiser said in a statement. “As with all products, our disinfectant and hygiene products should only be used as intended and in line with usage guidelines. Please read the label and safety information.”
Even some federal agencies have issued warnings again the use of disinfectants.
The Environmental Protection Agency warned Americans late on Thursday to “never apply the product to yourself or others. Do not ingest disinfectant products.”
Of course, disinfectants are poisonous to ingest, and most products warn of internal use.
But at Thursday’s White House press briefing, Trump advanced the idea that the ingestion of disinfectants should be studied as a way of killing the virus in the human body.
“I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,” Trump said. “And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that.”
Trump was asking a top Homeland Security official, William Bryan, whether such a treatment can be tested. But in coverage after the briefing, medical professionals quickly warned against the idea of such treatments. On MSNBC, Dr. Vin Gupta said that “this notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it’s dangerous.” He said that even small amounts can be deadly.
Trump’s advancement of potential coronavirus treatments has been a concern of medical professionals, even among members of the White House task force on the pandemic.
For weeks, the president has been talking about the use of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment. The drug has been used to fight malaria, but Trump has touted its use after some promising studies.
But Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has repeatedly said that the effectiveness of the drug is unclear, as clinical trials still need to be conducted. This week, a Veterans Administration study was released that tempered some of the boosterism over its use. It showed that it had no benefit, and a potentially higher risk of death for some patients. The study still has to be peer reviewed.
The warnings about the use of disinfectants reflect concerns that, in the midst of a pandemic, people will be encouraged by the statements of Trump and other media figures to give them a try. As concerns were raised about the use of hydroxychloroquine, Trump told reporters at a briefing earlier this month, “What do you have to lose? It’s been out there for a long time. What do you have to lose? I hope they use it.”
In March, an Arizona man died after he and his wife took a form of the drug that is used to clean fish tanks. The man’s wife told NBC News that they had heard about the drug during a White House press briefing and they decided to mix a small amount with a liquid and drink it as a way to prevent the virus. But they quickly got sick.
Shortly after concerns were raised about the use of the drug, one of the largest non-profit hospital systems issued an advisory warning against the use of “inappropriate medications and household products” to prevent or treat coronavirus. That included hydroxychloroquine, which many medical professionals said should be used only in consultation with a physician.
Banner Health’s poison and drug information center medical director, Dr. Daniel Brooks, said in a statement, “The last thing that we want right now is to inundate our emergency departments with patients who believe they found a vague and risky solution that could potentially jeopardize their health.”
On Friday, the Fda issued an advisory warning that the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as coronavirus treatments should be used only in clinical trial settings or for treating hospitalized patients.
“Fda will continue to investigate risks associated with the use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for Covid-19, and we will communicate publicly when we have more information,” the agency said.
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed that Trump’s comments were taken out of context.
“President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should consult with medical doctors regarding coronavirus treatment, a point that he emphasized again during yesterday’s briefing,” she said in a statement. “Leave it to the media to irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative headlines.”...
- 4/24/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After a 24 hours in which President Donald Trump compared himself to Captain Bligh from Mutiny On The Bounty in asserting his “total” authority over states, he shifted course. The decision, he said on Tuesday, actually lies with the states themselves.
He just didn’t say that in so many words.
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At Tuesday’s coronavirus press briefing at the White House, as questions loomed over how the U.S. would reopen vast sectors of the economy, Trump told reporters that “I will be speaking to all 50 governors very shortly, and I will then be authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening, and a very powerful reopening plan of their state at a...
He just didn’t say that in so many words.
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At Tuesday’s coronavirus press briefing at the White House, as questions loomed over how the U.S. would reopen vast sectors of the economy, Trump told reporters that “I will be speaking to all 50 governors very shortly, and I will then be authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening, and a very powerful reopening plan of their state at a...
- 4/15/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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