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Sydney, NSW – Thursday, December 8: Today, futurist conference and festival, South by Southwest (SXSW) Sydney™ announces an open invitation to the SXSW® community to participate in its inaugural 2023 event via its session proposal platform, SXSW Sydney™ Session Select. An event dedicated to connecting, empowering and spotlighting creative communities across the Asia-Pacific region, SXSW Sydney™ today also announces world-class local innovators, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Young Henrys, as its first partners.

Expanding for the first time from North America to a new home in Sydney, Australia, SXSW Sydney™ will see the Asia-Pacific’s pre-eminent creative industries converge across content pillars of Tech and Innovation, Gaming, Music, Screen and Culture within a future-focused program running from Sunday, October 15 to Sunday, October 22, 2023.

SXSW Sydney™ is spearheaded by the SXSW Sydney™ Conference, which will feature more than 200 presentations, panels, workshops and mentor sessions. Via Session Select, SXSW Sydney™ will collaborate with creative professionals, experts and inspired thinkers from around the world to identify the most innovative new ideas to champion at the core of its 2023 conference programming. From thought-provoking panels surrounding Climate Change, the Metaverse, mind-bending technologies, groundbreaking research and more, to future-facing ideas presented by the budding visionaries behind them, SXSW Sydney™ Session Select will give voice to the full spectrum of the Asia-Pacific region’s creative communities.

SXSW Sydney™ encourages individuals from around the world to submit their proposal for a solo presentation, panel, workshop or meet-up via Session Select on the SXSW Sydney™ website before submissions close on February 14, 2023 at 11:59pm AEDT. For those wishing to input outside of a proposal, the Speaker Suggestions section of the Session Select platform will hear suggestions for who they’d love to see on the conference line-up.

Submit your proposal now via the Session Select platform HERE.

When submissions close, SXSW Sydney™ will once again collaborate with the creative community, with participants voting for what they want to see at the inaugural event. Voting results, alongside input and advice from SXSW Sydney™’s independent industry advisory boards and official programming teams, will determine the final content line-up for the 2023 conference.

Further to the Conference programming, applications to participate at SXSW Sydney™ Music Festival and SXSW Sydney™ Screen Festival will open on January 18, 2023.

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Colin Daniels, Managing Director of SXSW Sydney™ says: “Sydney’s diversity makes it the perfect incubator for creativity and we’re lucky that so many artists, creative thinkers and innovative businesses call it home. Next October, SXSW Sydney will place a global spotlight on our region’s creative community, highlighting the incredible ideas, sounds and skills found in Sydney and the Asia-Pacific – and the best part is that with our range of event formats and Session Select platform, anyone can be involved.”

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Fenella Kernebone

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Fenella Kernebone, Head of Conference Programming at SXSW Sydney™ says on Session Select: “With SXSW Sydney Session Select, we are looking for brilliant ideas and speakers with the most relevant, timely, forward-thinking and future-focused ideas to share. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your creativity and to critically engage with audiences in your industry and beyond. We cannot wait to hear from the SXSW Sydney community.”

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Today, SXSW Sydney™ also announces partnerships with two future-focused organisations from Australia’s creative communities, unveiling Sydney-based university, UTS as the event’s education partner, and independent brewers and distillers Young Henrys as SXSW Sydney™ Music Festival major sponsor.

Established formally in 1988, UTS has dedicated its lifetime to inspiring the next generation of innovators and future thinkers. UTS’ partnership will see SXSW Sydney™ panels, workshops, and activations pop up throughout the campus, while UTS’ talented staff, students and alumni will collaborate with SXSW Sydney™ on the conference programming and events.

Of the partnership, Professor Andrew Parfitt, Vice-Chancellor and President at UTS says: “Technology, creativity, and innovation are synonymous with both SXSW and UTS, and it’s fitting that this partnership has been founded in Sydney’s Tech Central precinct. We’re excited to be a part of such a renowned global festival and look forward to the opportunity to showcase our campus, our community, and our shared vision to promote positive change in our world. This is a particularly exciting opportunity for UTS students to garner industry experience through work and internship placements with SXSW Sydney, and I look forward to seeing the result of this exceptional collaboration.”

Young Henrys have been lifetime supporters of music and culture in Sydney through their future-focused, community driven, innovative spirit and sustainable approach. As Music Festival major sponsor, their events expertise, adored hospitality and rock ‘n’ roll outlook will ignite music performance programs across Sydney next October.

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Of their partnership, Young Henrys Director and Co-Founder, Oscar McMahon says: “Young Henrys established itself in Sydney in 2012 and has always found its kindred spirits amongst the many culture creators within the arts, music, sustainability and hospitality scenes. SXSW Sydney marks something significant for our city, giving us an opportunity to showcase our progressive, cultural and worldly side to a national and international audience. As an independent Australian business, we couldn’t be prouder to be stepping up to support such an important moment in the cultural landscape.”

Sydney is the leading connector to innovation creativity in the Asia-Pacific; the events and theatre capital of the region; and ranks second in Asia for fin-tech development and sixth globally*. Next October, Sydney will be a must-visit hub for uncovering what’s next within the SXSW Sydney™ content pillars of Tech and Innovation, Gaming, Music, Screen and Culture. Further conference, festival, exhibition and event formats and line-ups will be revealed very soon, with opportunities to attend over 1000 sessions, screenings and performances, immersive activations, unforgettable parties and dynamic networking events across the city. Stay tuned for the next big announcement in 2023, and be prepared to discover the unexpected ideas and diverse discussions SXSW Sydney™ makes possible when creative people come together.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE

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SXSW SYDNEY™
in collaboration with
THE NSW GOVERNMENT
via DESTINATION NSW, TEG & SXSW®

OCTOBER 15 – 22, 2023
SYDNEY NSW, AUSTRALIA

SESSION SELECT IS NOW OPEN
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL HERE

For more information on the host city of SXSW Sydney™ and things to see and do in Sydney, visit www.sydney.com. Share your favourite Sydney experiences on social media using @sydney #FeelNewSydney

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About SXSW®

SXSW® dedicates itself to helping creative people achieve their goals. Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW® is best known for its conference and festivals that celebrate the convergence of tech, film, music, education, and culture. An essential destination for global professionals, the annual March event features sessions, music and comedy showcases, film screenings, expos, professional development and a variety of networking opportunities. SXSW® proves that the most unexpected discoveries happen when diverse topics and people come together.

About SXSW Sydney™

SXSW Sydney™ will become the official annual Asia-Pacific instalment of SXSW®. With a welcoming and vibrant energy, coupled with a uniquely distinct mix of iconic attractions, stunning natural landscapes, and status as the major events capital of the Asia-Pacific – there is no better city than Sydney to host SXSW®’s next chapter. As Australia’s only truly global city and gateway for international arrivals, Sydney’s cultural diversity makes it the perfect incubator for creative ingenuity. Informed by a multicultural landscape and an enduring preservation of past, present and future Indigenous cultural heritage, Sydney offers a rich and exciting arts and culture scene with beautiful galleries, acclaimed theatres and burgeoning performance spaces. Sydney continues to lead the way in tech-innovation, boasting an eclectic creative footprint, ranking second in Asia for fin-tech development, and sixth globally*.

SXSW Sydney™ gathers inspired thinkers, creators and innovators from across the world for an agenda-setting exploration of the Tech and Innovation, Gaming, Music, Screen and Culture industries. From start-up pitches, networking opportunities and mind-bending activations in technology, to showcasing future trends across interconnected layers of the games industry, SXSW Sydney™ will unite gaming, tech and innovation industry professionals within a future-facing series of Expos. Meanwhile, established and emerging artists will reach new audiences at the SXSW Sydney™ Music Festivals, and a Screen Festival program will engage public and industry audiences to honour screen culture in the Asia-Pacific region.

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