Rick Jervis

USA TODAY

SXSW organizers announced Monday that former Vice President Joe Biden will be speaking at the mammoth tech-film-music gathering in Austin this month.

Talk about good timing.

Just six weeks into the administration of President Trump, the tech and media universe is still deciperhing how the new administration will impact the future of technology and startups. Biden joins a plethora of political-related speakers at the conference including CNN commentator Van Jones and journalism icon Dan Rather, and sessions with such titles as "The War at Home: Trump and the Mainstream Media" and "Startup Investing During the Trump Years."

The gathering of tech and media leaders convenes on Friday and runs through Mar. 19. Biden will speak on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center and will outline his plans for a cancer initiative, "calling on attendees at SXSW to join him in taking on the disease," according to a SXSW statement. Biden will discuss progress made under his leadership with the White House Cancer Moonshoot initiative and how he plans on remaining involved in cancer research in the years ahead. Biden's son, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer two years at age 46.

It's not clear how deep -- if at all -- Biden will wade into the murky waters of current political controversies (from reports of Russia interference in the elections to Trump's wiretapping allegations), though he was an outspoken critic of Trump in the months leading up to the November election.

Last year, Biden's boss, former President Barack Obama, spoke at SXSW, drawing thousands of attendees and becoming one of the top draws of the gathering. The one-on-one interview style talk focused on appealing to the tech industry to resolve some of Washington's thorniest problems, but Obama was also asked about some of the controversies of the moment, including his administration's battle with Apple over whether the tech giant should be forced to write new code to unlock the San Bernardino killer’s iPhone.

Biden's talk will be open to all SXSW registrants and available later on video at www.sxsw.com.