SXSW Sydney has announced its Advisors ahead of the event kicking off on October 15.
Independent Industry and Academic Advisors share their time and expertise by evaluating the proposed sessions which have been submitted via SXSW Sydney Session Select.
With voting now closed, Session Select is SXSW Sydney’s platform for individuals and groups to submit proposals across multiple conference programming tracks.
According SXSW, of the proposals received, almost half explore ideas around convergence and almost 30% focus on Tech.
Including Mediaweek’s own Greg Graham, the list of 2023 Advisors can be seen below.
Independent industry and academic advisors for SXSW Sydney 2023:
Greg Graham
Founder The Nest Consultancy & Contributing Editor Mediaweek Australia
Chris Angwin
Communications Lead, CSIRO / Creative Designer
Rita Arrigo
Strategic Engagement, National AI Centre CSIRO
Haris Aziz
Scientia Associate Professor, UNSW
Dr Shubha Bhat
Lumachain – Senior AI-CV developer and Team Lead
Dr Lucy Buxton
Director, Ocean Decade Australia
Maria Catanzariti
Head of Communications, Square Peg
Kevin Cheng
Co-founder, Soul of Chinatown
Shirley Chowdhary
Non-Executive Director, Advisor & Speaker
Emilya Colliver
Director & Founder, Sugar Glider Digital and Art Pharmacy
Chris Colter
Chief Strategy & Product Officer, Initiative Australia
Luke Cook
Founder, CEO & Host – Cuppa.tv
Deanna D’Alessandro
Director of Net Zero Initiative & Professor, The University of Sydney
Kirsty de Garis
Head of Publishing, Small Giants
Helen De Ornellas
Head of Innovation and FinTech, Westpac
Donald Harris
Executive Producer – FarBridge, Inc
Founder & President – ATX Game Makers
Patricia Haueiss
Metaverse, NFT, Web3 Consultant & Advisor
Anny Havercroft
Head of Global Business Marketing, TikTok AUNZ
Hamish Hawthorn
VP Corporate Development, Propeller
Charlton Hill
Head of Music & Innovation/ Co-Founder, Uncanny Valley
Dr Amantha Imber
Founder, Inventium and Host, How I Work podcast
Susie Jones
Executive Producer
Chyloe Kurdas
Director, Own Journey
Pierre Lonchampt, PhD
Founder & Innovation Consultant, Diapason Consulting
Megan Mallin
Ecosystems Senior Manager, Tech Central.
Maree McDonough
Executive Director and Founder The Hummingbirds
Andrew Meares
Associate Professor, School of Cybernetics, Australian National University
Shilpa Mohan
Head of Operations, ProcurePro
Sana Qadar
Journalist & Host (All in the Mind), ABC Radio National
Professor Jioji Ravulo
Chair of Social Work and Policy Studies, The University of Sydney
Catherine Rushton
Chief Strategy Officer and Partner, This Is Flow
Kamal Sarma
Director and Co-Founder, Rezilium Pty Ltd
Kate Stannett
Head of Strategy, Square Peg
Amy Strack
Chief Strategy Officer, Music Health
Emily Taylor
Chief Strategy Officer, M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ
Jeb Taylor
Co-Owner, Farmer & The Owl/Music Farmers
Stephanie Wan
Strategic Partnerships Advisor (NASA Deep Space Food Challenge), Methuselah Foundation
Graham Webster
CEO, Enth Degree Pty Ltd
Robyn Wilson
Founder & Head of Strategy, SUPERORA
Jaimie Worth
CPA (US) – Financial Controller, Lumachain
Ian Yee
Executive Director and Investigative Documentary Producer, The Fourth
Sue Zerk
Executive Coach. Mentor. Advisor.