SXSW Sydney just gets bigger and bigger!
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Multiple GRAMMY Award winner Chance The Rapper is heading down under for SXSW Sydney! The futurist conference and festivals inaugural Sydney event is packed full of live music, film and screen content, gaming, the best in tech and an epic run of conferences.
The rapper will be hitting our shores to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, and share his love and appreciation for the genre and Chicago South Side. “As we celebrate 50 years of Hip Hop in 2023, I'm reminded of the transformative power this culture has had, not just on the world stage, but on the streets of Chicago's South Side. Hip Hop has provided a rhythm to our stories and a canvas for our creativity. I’m really looking forward to joining SXSW Sydney as a speaker to expound upon Hip Hop’s transcendent legacy.” Chance The Rapper shares.
Colin Daniels, Managing Director, SXSW Sydney says: "Chance The Rapper is renowned for both his chart topping and community advocacy. There’s few out there like him, who take what they've made and use it to build the dreams of others. His genre-blurring sounds reverberate across generations, making him a powerful voice to reflect on the past 50 Years of Hip Hop. His unique perspective bridges the gap between the genre's rich history and its dynamic future."
SXSW will host a variety of speakers across its programming. Coachella CEO Paul Tollett will head down under, alongside Fab Five fashionista Tan France and Slack Co-Founder Cal Henderson, keynote, futurist and AI expert Amy Webb. You'll be able to catch talks and sessions from ARIA Chief Executive Officer Annabelle Herd, beloved Australian artist Holly Rankin (aka Jack River), Silverchair's Ben Gillies, Adam Jacobs, Alex Tran, Alison Hurbert-Burns, Anika Molesworth, Riot Studios’ Andrei van Roon and Kjartan Arsaelsson, De-extinction entrepreneur Ben Lamm, Motion Picture Association CEO Charles Rivkin, advertising icon David Droga, Google Australia MD Mel Silva, Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno, film producer Bruna Papandrea,, Netflix ANZ Director of Content Que Minh Luu, broadcaster Osher Günsberg, World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley, tech entrepreneur Paul Bassat, Reddit CMO Roxy Young, artistic director Wesley Enoch K-pop Chief A&R Officer at SM Entertainment, Chris Lee, Expedia CTO Rathi Murthy, Ben Crowe, Brooke Boney, Bryony Cole, Chantelle Otten, Christian Juhl, Christian Wilkins, David Droga, Derrick Gee, Eunice Tan, Georgie Jeffreys, Guy Kawasaki, Heather Stern, Jan Fran, Joff Bush (Bluey), Karen Appathurai Wiggins, Kirstin Ferguson, Kirsty Muddle, Kyas Hepworth, Layne Beachley, Larissa Behrendt, Leah Purcell, Lenore Taylor, Manal al-Sharif, Marina Go, Marc Fennell, Osher Günsberg, Que Minh Luu, Paul and Andrew Bassat, Pat Abboud, Rae Johnston, Robyn Denholm, Robyn Foyster, Rohit Bharagava, Ronald Akili, Ronni Kahn AO, Rose Herceg, Roxy Young, Russel Howcroft, Sam Koslowski, Minister Sandiaga Uno, Serwah Attafuah, Sheila Nguyen, Sung Eun Youn, Thomas Kelly, Thomas Mayo, Tom Nash, Tom Verrilli, Wesley Enoch, Wil Anderson, Yiying Lu, Yoomin Yang, Zach Kitschke and Zara Seidler. Find out more here.
SXSW SYDNEY
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NSW GOVERNMENT VIA DESTINATION NSW, TEG & SXSW®
OCTOBER 15 - 22, 2023
SYDNEY NSW, AUSTRALIA