# Featured Session: 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2026

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**Date:** March 14, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Hilton Austin Downtown / Hilton Grand Ballroom (Salon HJK)  
**Format:** Featured Session  
**Track:** Tech & AI track  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Niall Firth** — Executive Editor, Newsroom

Each year, MIT Technology Review reporters and editors assemble a list of the top breakthrough technologies that will change the world. We ask ourselves: What will really matter in the long run? And while we can’t see the future, we expect these technologies to affect our world in a big way, for decades to come. Niall Firth will share the publication’s list of ten breakthrough technologies with the SXSW audience, explaining each one and how it will impact the way we live and work.

## Transcript

A transcript is available for this session: [Read transcript](/sessions/2026-03-14/pp1148587-featured-session-10-breakthrough-technologies-of-2026/transcript)

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