Jon Burkhart

Jon Burkhart has spoken at SXSW over 20 times across 17 years, making him one of the most-booked speakers in the festival's history. He now sits on the SXSW Advisory Board. He is the co-author of 'Newsjacking: The Urgent Genius of Real-time Advertising' and 'Hacker Maker Teacher Thief', and the founder of TBC Global, a content and brand consultancy based in London.

Jon's Constant Curiosity framework helps organisations turn questions into insights and use trending cultural moments for commercial advantage. His client list includes BMW, Deloitte, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Havaianas, spanning 26 countries over the last decade.

His talks cover real-time marketing, content strategy, brand storytelling, and how curiosity drives better business outcomes. He has also spoken at Google Firestarters, SASCon, Digital Shoreditch, and Silicon Beach.