Joe biden to unveil cancer initiative plans at sxsw 2017

Garth Books, T.I., Nick Offerman, original Prince and the Revolution members also set to address festival UPDATE: Joe Biden announced he will speak at South By Southwest about the progress

of his White House Cancer Moonshot initiative under the Obama administration. The former vice president will also address other solutions to fighting cancer in the future. Garth Brooks, T.I.

and Nick Offerman are among the latest speakers announced at this year’s South by Southwest festival, taking place March 10th through 19th in Austin, Texas. Brooks will participate in a

keynote conversation with Amazon Music Vice President Steve Boom March 17th. Dates and venue details for the sessions with T.I. and Offerman have yet to be announced. The SXSW speaking

lineup also now features A$AP Ferg chatting about music and technology with _Billboard_‘s Mike Bruno, _The Breakfast Club _host Angela Lee and Charles Attal, co-founder of the Austin-based

promotions and management company, C3. Other music highlights include Andre Cymone and Dez Dickerson of Prince’s band The Revolution, Warren G, Mike Posner and Pureto Rican rapper,

Residente. TRENDING STORIES The latest batch of speakers also includes a slew of entertainers along with Offerman, including _Portlandia _and former _Saturday Night Live _star Fred Armisen

and ___Game of Thrones _actresses Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.  Previously announced SXSW speakers include Kesha, Seth Rogen, Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood, Bob Odenkirk, Julia

Louis-Dreyfus and the cast of _Veep_, Chic’s Nile Rodgers, Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and director Lee Daniels. A complete list of speakers is available on the SXSW website.