Speakers announced for SXSW Sydney 2025

Entrepreneurial self-driven funding, robotics, cyber affairs and AI's acceleration – are just some of the topics to be unpacked at SXSW Sydney in October.
Smiling women seated in auditorium with purple lighting. SXSW

South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney) has revealed 40 speakers for its October conference, the new event putting global thought leaders, creative pioneers and industry disruptors in the same room together. 

From polar positions – and equally as pressing in the way they are shaping global trends – SXSW moves between topics such as sustainability to energy churning AI. It’s also looking at two approaches to storytelling in our times: Tim Cadogan (CEO of GoFundMe) will show how data from millions of campaigns resulted in $30 billion in fundraising to implement AI-informed technology that enhances sharing and storytelling, and overcomes the psychological barriers that prevent people from asking for help. Meanwhile Tiffany Rolfe (Global Chair/Global Chief Creative Officer at R/GA – New York) will show how to develop strategic creative solutions that blend storytelling with technology to drive business growth. 

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina