University researchers and alumni to feature in SXSW Sydney 2023
Sydney is hosting the inaugural Asia-Pacific edition of festival this October 15鈥�22, with University of Sydney researchers and alumni from a range of disciplines featuring in the program.
The聽weeklong celebration聽of innovation will take place across the Sydney CBD and its surrounding suburbs, and will feature a diverse lineup of more than 1,000 keynote talks, panels, immersive activations, screenings and performances.
Conference lineup
The conference series is at the heart of SXSW Sydney, featuring innovators and disruptors from tech, innovation, gaming, music, screen and more.
A number of University staff, alumni and students will feature in the SXSW Sydney conference series, including University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor and President Professor .
"It鈥檚 exciting that South by Southwest is coming to Sydney for the first time, and we're really pleased that members of our community are involved in the program. We have staff and alumni speaking as well as an on-campus festival 鈥� Someday Soon," said Professor Scott.
As people come to Sydney from all over the world to contemplate what our shared future looks like in the face of emerging technologies, it's great to be able to contribute to this important conversation."聽
- - Co-Founder of Hatch, Co-Founder of The Iconic聽
- 聽- University of Sydney practising GP
- - Deputy Editor of ABC Sport聽
- - Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT聽
- - Biztech Lawyers Director and Data, Privacy and Aviation Practice Lead聽
- - Diraq CEO and Founder聽
- - Start Beyond CEO and Co-Founder聽
- - Super Sessions Founder聽
- - Biztech Lawyers Managing Director
- - InstantScripts Founder聽
- - University of Canberra Lecturer in Arts
- - Xylo Systems Owner and Founder
- - Five V Capital and Cut Through Venture Investor and Founder
- - Responsible Metaverse Alliance Founder
- - Australian Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine
- - The Female Athlete Project, Professional Athlete and Founder
- - Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Assistant Curator
- - Singularity Co-CEO, SingularityU Australia
- - Blackbird Investment Associate
- - Simpsons Solicitors Entertainment and IP Lawyer
- - Human Technology Institute, Co-Founder and Director
- - WOOM Co-Founder
- - Former Global Head of Entertainment, TikTok
- - Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance NSW Media Section President
- - University of Sydney Director, Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
- - Vow CEO and Founder
- - City of Sydney Committee Chair
- 聽- Ocean Decade Australia Co-Founder
- - TDM Growth Partners Investor
- - The Cru Owner, Director
- - National Art School Lecturer
- - Science Vs (Spotify Studios) Supervising Producer
- 聽- Chief Risk Officer, Chief Executive Officer and accounting, economics and finance academic at University of New South Wales and University of Sydney
- 聽- Centre for Responsible Technology Director
- 聽- EXPLOR Space CEO
- 聽- 高清福利片 Corp Australia Cheif Technology Officer, Data and Digital
- - Uncanny Valley Head Composer and Sonic Technologist
- 聽- Salesforce Ignite Strategic Innovation Practice Lead
- 聽- McKinsey and Company Associate Partner
- 聽- Creative Writer and Director
- 聽- Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director
- 聽- Screen Australia Head of Online Games
- 聽- Forestlyn Founder, CMO聽
- 聽- The University of New South Wales Michael J Crouch Chair for Innovation
- 聽- Proform Foods Executive Director
- 聽- Mod Director
- 聽- Sunroom Co-Founder and CMO
- 聽- OneVentures Founder and Managing Director
- 聽- Zoomo CEO and Co-Founder
- 聽- Lime Cordiale
- 聽- Essential Media, Centre for Responsible Technology Executive Director
- 聽- Tesla Motors Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 聽- Women Love Tech Editor and CEO
- 聽- AirTree Investment Manager
- 聽- CareFlight Retrieval Specialist
- - Independent Moderator
- 聽- Elladex CEO and Founder
- 聽- Sophie Scott Health CEO
- 聽- CSIRO Director, National AI Centre
- 聽- University of Sydney Director Digital Sciences Initiative
- 聽- Music Health COO
- 聽- VentureCrowd Founder and CEO
- 聽- FBI Radio Managing Director
- 聽- Harrison.AI Head of Foundation
- 聽- Author, Speaker, Club DJ
- 聽- Former Twitch Chief Product Officer
- 聽- Tech Council of Australia Senior Adviser
- 聽- The Daily Aus Co-Founder
Session Select panels
University of Sydney researchers will showcase their work and expertise in the fields of business, arts and social sciences and nanoscience through three SXSW Session Select panels.
听(顿谤 Sandra Peter, Professor聽Kai Riemer)
University of Sydney experts discuss the state of AI in this live recording of the聽.
Learn how AI works, what it can do, and what it means for our collective future in this聽expert panel featuring Dr Sandra Peter, Professor Kai Riemer, Dr Kellie Nuttall, and host Rae Johnston.
Dr Marcus Carter
(Dr Marcus Carter)
How do video games impact our understanding of death, as a society and as individuals?
From game design to the player experience, this presentation with Dr Marcus Carter and Frasier Allison explores the many ways that games incorporate both serious and playful themes for better or worse.
(Associate Professor聽Alice Motion, Dr Taylor Szyszka, Queenie Yip, Karuna Skipper)
As we collectively face the challenge and threat of climate change, food insecurity, pandemics and an aging population, it鈥檚 hard to imagine what 2050 will look like.
This panel aims to challenge dystopian projections of our shared future, instead offering radical聽optimism through exciting new research and innovations.听
University of Sydney alumni Dr is a special guest in this session with Adam Spencer.
University of Sydney Professor聽 features in this session about machine learning and artificial intelliegnce.
Spotlighting experts in the fields of academia, technology and creativity, this panel will explore the timely question on everyone's minds: can machines replicate the human creative process?
In this SXSW Sydney session, University of Sydney cyberpsychology researcher聽 and Will from Support Act will discuss the importance of celebrating First Nations music makers, and offer insight into what to expect from their SXSW Yarning Strong live session, .听
Photography by Michael Cole.
Someday Soon
Presented by the University of Sydney Union, returns to Manning House on 21 October as a partner of SXSW. Featuring major headline acts, this one-day festival will be held at the University's Camperdown Campus. Second release tickets are on sale now.
Learn more about SXSW Sydney and view the full .
Banner image by Brittany Hallberg.