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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez coming to Austin for SXSW 2019

By Joe Gross

Posted at 10:03 AM
Updated at 12:26 PM

South By Southwest announced a veritable slew of new speakers for the 2019 conference, and it’s U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and then everyone else.

Keynote speakers announced Tuesday include Endeavor chief marketing Ooficer Bozoma Saint John; director, actress, producer and activist Olivia Wilde; and Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger, who’s been added to a conversation with Kevin Systrom and Josh Constine.

Also: Ocasio-Cortez, congresswoman for New York’s 14th district, who is perhaps the most talked about American politician who name isn’t Trump. Bronx-born Ocasio-Cortez will appear at SXSW in conversation with Intercept columnist and senior politics editor Briahna Gray.

Among the other heavy hitters revealed Tuesday are:

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