Freelancer.com recently announced Matt Barrie will be a featured speaker at the 19th Annual SXSW Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas in March 2012. Matt will join 21 other industry leaders including Reid Hoffman (Linkedin) and Stephen Wolfram (Wolfram Alpha) to be features sessions in the program which will be containing over 600 speakers.

“It’s a real honour to speak at SXSW. Events like this bring industry leaders and smart people with great ideas together. This interaction frequently leads to a breakthrough; something innovative and game changing,” said Barrie.

Freelancer.com announced one of the highly anticipated events in the program is the SXSW Accelerator which features demonstrations of the newest social media, mobile and web entertainment technologies as well as many others.

“SXSW Accelerator is a must-attend event. Entrepreneurial and disruptive, it’s a breeding ground for successful startups. If you’ve got an idea, Freelancer.com can connect you with skilled programmers to turn that idea into reality at a fraction of the cost. Executed properly, your idea could be the next big thing showcased here!” he concluded.