South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney 2023 today announces the latest from the growing lineup of speakers from around the world attending the conference as part of the new futuristic event.
Alongside the Expo, networking parties, activations, music, games and film festivals, the SXSW Sydney Conference provides a platform for the world’s leading speakers in their fields and offers thought-provoking sessions at the multi-faceted event in Harbor City.
Today’s list includes leading speakers from the fields of advertising and marketing, Christian Juhl, Global CEO of the world’s leading media investment firm Group M; and marketing legend Roxy Young, Reddit’s Chief Marketing & Consumer Experience Officer.
“We are also joined by Ronald Akili, founder of Bali’s acclaimed Potato Head and leading thinkers in the generative AI and technology space,” said Fenella Kernebone, Head of Conference Programming at SXSW Sydney.
The conference will feature featured speakers from local and global creatives and pioneers, including:
- Christian Juhl (Global CEO, Group M): Passionate about making advertising work better for everyone and CEO of the world’s leading media investment firm.
- Genevieve Bell (ANU), renowned anthropologist, technologist, futurist and Director of the School of Cybernetics at the Australian National University and Vice President and Senior Fellow of Intel Corporation
- Jamila Gordon (Lumachain), a global technology executive, is on the BBC’s “100 Women” list, leading the way to “reinventing our society, culture and world”.
- Mikaela Jade (Founder and CEO, Indigital Edutech); proud Cabrogal woman and recognized technology leader
- Noelle Russell (Accenture), distinguished technologist and advocate for data and AI skills, Russell is Industry Lead for Global AI Solutions, Generative AI and LLM (Large Language Model) at Accenture, based in Miami
- Ronald Akili (Potato Head, Bali), Entrepreneur operating at the forefront of hospitality and creative industries, bringing Indonesian contemporary art, architecture and food to the global stage, with entertainment companies in Singapore, Jakarta and Bali
- Roxy Young (Reddit), Global Chief Marketing Officer, Reddit and the first Latinx woman to join San Francisco-based Reddit’s C-Suite
SXSW Sydney brings together Asia Pacific’s pre-eminent creative industries in a stacked week-long program across the thematic pillars of Technology & Innovation, Gaming, Music, Screen and Culture. ID is required to access the SXSW Sydney 2023 offer. SXSW Sydney 2023 Platinum and Industry badges are now available for purchase.
Previously Announced Keynote and Featured Speakers
In addition to the Session Select sessions announced last week, previously announced keynote and featured speakers include:
- Keynote Speaker and Futurist Amy Webb – SXSW 2023 speaks here
- Andrew Pask, Professor School of Biosciences University of Melbourne
- Ben Lamm, Founder and CEO Colossus – SXSW 2023 speaks here
- Chris Lee, Chief A&R Officer and Former CEO, SM Entertainment (Sung-su Lee)
- Guy Kawasaki, Chief Evangelist, Canva
- Jack Reis, co-founder of Baidam Solutions
- Kyas Hepworth, Head of NSW Division
- Larissa Behrendt, Professor at the University of Technology Sydney
- Manal Al-Sharif, women’s rights activist
- Michael J. Biercuk, CEO and founder of Q-Ctrl
- Per Sundin, CEO of Pophouse Entertainment
- Que Minh Luu, Content Director Netflix (ANZ)
- Robyn Denholm, Chair of the Technology Council of Australia
- Rohit Bhargava, Founder of The Non-Obvious Company – SXSW 2023 speaks here
- Sam Barlow, game master and owner of Half Mermaid
- Sean Miyashiro, Founder and CEO 88 Rising
- Sheila Nguyen, Head of Sustainability AUS and NZL at the FIFA Women’s World Cup
- Sung-Eun Youn, film critic
- Tom Verrilli, Twitch Chief Product Officer
- Yiying Lu, Adobe Global Creative Ambassador
- Yoomin Yang, Co-Founder and CEO WOW POINT
More information on the previously announced line-up of speakers can be found here. The first Session Select sessions to attend the first SXSW conference in Sydney can be found here.
From Sunday 15 October to Sunday 22 October 2023, SXSW Sydney will bring together Asia Pacific’s pre-eminent creative industries in a stacked week-long program across the content pillars of Technology & Innovation, Gaming, Music, Screen and Culture.
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