{"id":112,"date":"2026-03-11T00:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakstage.ai\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:12:49","slug":"heading-to-sxsw-2026-to-talk-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bakstage.ai\/blog\/2026\/03\/11\/heading-to-sxsw-2026-to-talk-agentic-ai-and-the-future-of-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Heading to SXSW 2026 to Talk Agentic AI and the Future of Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019m headed to Austin for SXSW 2026<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfb8\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll be there from March 12-16<\/strong> and would love to connect with anyone attending or based in ATX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SXSW has played an important role in our journey at Bakstage.AI<\/a><\/strong>. We were finalists in the SXSW Pitch<\/strong> event in 2023 and also finalists in the SXSW Innovation Awards<\/strong>. This year feels especially meaningful because I\u2019m serving on the SXSW Startup Advisory Board<\/strong> and had the opportunity to help select finalists for their flagship pitch event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"SXSW<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It also comes at an exciting time for us as we continue building Bakstage.AI\u2019s Agentic platform<\/strong> – bringing together Voice AI, AI chat, 1:1 live video, and human-in-the-loop collaboration<\/strong> to create smarter, more natural customer journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re seeing firsthand how agentic engagement can help businesses move people faster from interest to intent – and from conversation to conversion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SXSW feels like the perfect place to share what we\u2019re building and meet others shaping what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re around, let\u2019s connect<\/a> over coffee or a drink. \u2615\ufe0f\ud83e\udd43<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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