Each year, SXSW honors an exceptional trailblazer whose work has helped shape the connected world and continues to guide digital industries. For 2024, Margrethe Vestager has been designated as the Hall of Fame inductee.

Vestager serves as the Executive Vice President of the European Commission. She is in charge of enforcing the European Union’s rules designed to keep the markets fair. Vestager also sets the strategic direction of a Europe Fit for the Digital Age, aimed to make sure that the digital technology supports our society’s goals and is behind the EU's recent artificial intelligence strategy. She steered the work on upgrading liability and safety rules for digital platforms with the new Digital Services Act and the work on designing regulation to maintain gatekeeper platforms contestable with the new Digital Markets Act.

The SXSW Community Service Awards occur within the SXSW Innovation Awards at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 11 in Ballroom D on the top floor of the Austin Convention Center. Doors open at 6pm for drinks and light snacks.