SXSW is here, and INVNT is excited to bring forward all things tech, innovation, and future-forward inspired with some of the most influential names in the industry.
The full program can be found below:
WEDNESDAY 18TH OCTOBER
10:15 OFFICIAL STAGE OPENING
HOSTED BY FELICITY MCVAY, PRESENTER WITH FORBES, MC / HOST /ADVISOR, COLIN DANIELS – MANAGING DIRECTOR AT SXSW SYDNEY, AND RACHAEL WILLIAMS – HEAD OF PERSONAL SYSTEMS AT HP AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
10:25 INTEL | AT THE HEART OF PC GAMING
ROGER CHANDLER, VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER ENTHUSIAST PC AND WORKSTATION SEGMENT AT INTEL CORPORATION & PROF. GENEVIEVE BELL, DISTINGUISHED PROF. & DIRECTOR AT SCHOOL OF CYBERNETICS
11:05 REMOTE | WHY GLOBAL-FIRST ORGANISATIONS ARE TOMORROW’S LEADERS
CHRIS MCNAMARA, CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER AT REMOTE
11:55 THE FUTURE OF DESIGN: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO INNOVATE A CATEGORY TODAY?
CALVIN LUK, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AT DESIGNWORKS, A BMW GROUP COMPANY & HAYDEN COX, CO-FOUNDER AT HAYDENSHAPES & INVENTOR OF FUTUREFLEX
HOSTED BY: FENELLA KERNEBONE | HEAD OF PROGRAMMING SXSW SYDNEY
12:25 INVNT SESSION | CULTURE, FANDOM AND SPENDING POWER: A CANDID CONVERSATION
SCOTT CULLATHER, PRESIDENT & CEO AT [INVNT GROUP] AND CEO AT INVNT.ATOM & ASHLEY CHANG, CULTURE & TRENDS AT YOUTUBE
12:45 WEB 2.5 – ADVERTISING THAT PAYS FOR ITSELF
DR. MIKE HAYWOOD, CO-FOUNDER AT BLOCKTRUST & BRANDPAY
13:10 TO 14:30 START UP HOUR
TOM DAWKINS, CEO & CO-FOUNDER AT LEND FOR GOOD TOSHI ICHIKAWA, CO-FOUNDER AT TETRA TOKYO
OSCAR OMEGNA, FOUNDER & CEO AT VOLTA ROCKS, ALINTA FURNELL, CO-FOUNDER AT SYNBIOTE
14:30 V2FOOD x NOURISH
NEIL PERRY, AUSTRALIAN CHEF, RESTAURATEUR, AUTHOR AND TELEVISION PRESENTER
MIGUEL MAESTRE, SPANISH-AUSTRALIAN CHEF AND RESTAURATEUR, DR JAMES PETRIE, CEO AT NOURISH INGREDIENTS
ERNESTO RODRÍGUEZ VECILLA, HEAD OF CULINARY INNOVATION AT NOURISH INGREDIENTS
TIM YORK, CEO AT V2FOOD
CRAIG KUSZNY, GLOBAL CULINARY INNOVATION MANAGER AT V2FOOD HOSTED BY: KIM BERRY, EDITOR AT FOOD & DRINK BUSINESS
16:00 HP | EMBRACING NEW TECHNOLOGY, RESPONSIBLY
RACHAEL WILLIAMS, HEAD OF PERSONAL SYSTEMS AT HP AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
VERONICA MASON, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COACH & TECHNOLOGY LAWYER PROFESSOR ROCKY SCOPELLITI, WORLD-RENOWNED FUTUROLOGIST
HOSTED BY: LEANNE ROBERS, CO-FOUNDER & CO-CEO AT SHE LOVES TECH
THURSDAY 19TH OCTOBER
10:00 THE ELECTRIC DREAM: AN EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE
ELECTRIC LENS CO & LYDIA KIVELA, MATT HERMANS, MIXED REALITY CREATOR / FOUNDER AT ELECTRIC LENS CO.
10:30 THE POWERFUL INTRINSIC CONNECTION BETWEEN CREATIVITY & TRAVEL
JUSTIN DRAPE, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT EXCEPTIONAL ALIEN & CO-FOUNDER AT THE MONKEYS
WITH EXCEPTIONAL GUESTS: GEMMA O’BRIEN, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWN DESIGNER AND ARTIST & STEVAN, AUSTRALIAN MUSIC ARTIST / PRODUCER / WRITER
11:00 THE STORYWORLD OF BENEATH CAAQI’S WINGS: WHERE ART AND TECHNOLOGY MEET
RAJIV PARIKH, PRESIDENT AT TOOFAR MEDIA
11:50 INVNT SESSION | WEB3: THE ALCHEMY OF MUSIC, FASHION, DESIGN & CULTURE
KERRY MURPHY, CEO AT THE FABRICANT, DANIEL STRICKER, MUSICIAN AND DIGITAL ARTIST & BETTY, FOUNDER & CEO AT DEADFELLAZ
HOSTED BY: SCOTT CULLATHER, PRESIDENT & CEO AT [INVNT GROUP] AND CEO AT INVNT.ATOM
12:30 SUSTAINABLE STYLE IN A WARMING WORLD: IS FASHION DOING ENOUGH?
MARY LOU RYAN, FOUNDER AT BASSIKE
ROSANNA IACONO, CEO & ADVISOR AT THE GROWTH ACTIVISTS AND INDEPENDENT CHAIR AT SEAMLESS
HANNON COMAZZATTO, CEO & FOUNDER AT AIRROBE MARK LIU, FOUNDER AT ZERO-WASTE FASHION
HOSTED BY: HEATH MAWSON, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AT INVNT
13:00 TO 14:00 START UP HOUR
NGUYEN HANH, FOUNDER AT PLANTE SONJA MARKOVIC, CEO AT EVITAT
JOSEPH OLIVER, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT ZEROTAG ADAM GINSBURG, CEO AT BUZZY
14:00 AWS X CANVA | CANVA JUST TURNED 10 – WHAT’S NEXT?
KATE MARSDEN, HEAD OF GLOBAL BRAND PARTNERSHIPS AT CANVA
15:00 NEARMAP | HOW CAN AI HELP US MAP A BETTER FUTURE?
DR. MICHAEL BEWLEY, VICE PRESIDENT, AI AND COMPUTER VISION AT NEARMAP & DR. KITTY LO, PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST AT NEARMAP
15:45 AGENCY EVOLUTION: BALANCING INNOVATION AND TRADITION
PAUL SWANN, EXECUTIVE CREATIVE TINKER AT THINKERBELL
KAREN FERRY, EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR, WRITER AND TELEVISION PERSONALITY
JUSTIN DRAPE, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT EXCEPTIONAL ALIEN & CO-FOUNDER AT THE MONKEYS
RENECE BREWSTER, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT VISUAL DOMAIN & CO-MANAGING DIRECTOR AT GIRLS IN TECH AUSTRALIA
ADAM HARRIDEN, GROUP EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT INVNT
FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER
10:00 UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE & MENTAL POTENTIAL
LEAH SIMMONS, CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER AT KAAIAA HAPPY DECAY, STREET ARTIST AND MURALIST
OWEN LEACH, DESIGN DIRECTOR AT INVNT
ADAM HARRIDEN, EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT INVNT
10:30 CHARGING TOWARDS CHANGE: CAN ELECTRIC VEHICLES ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?
JONATHAN WILLIAMS, HEAD OF MARKETING AT POLESTAR
11:00 SALESFORCE X INNOVATION BAY | THE AI REVOLUTION & YOUR BUSINESS
IAN GARDINER, JELIX VENTURES, INNOVATION BAY & ROWENA WESTPHALEN, SVP SOLUTION AND CUSTOMER ADVISORY AT SALESFORCE
12:00 ENVATO | CREATIVITY REDEFINED THROUGH AI: ADAPTING TO A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
HICHAME ASSI, CEO AT ENVATO
12:45 TO 13:45 START UP HOUR
MURPHY YU, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT NATURE ELECTRIC MATT HERBERT, CEO
TIA CUMMINS, CEO AND CO-FOUNDER AT FLINTWORKS
13:45 NAVIGATING AMBIGUITY IN A CHANGING TECH LANDSCAPE
JAMES BERGIN – EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER, TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND INTEGRATION AT XERO
14:15 MIGHTY INNOVATORS: PIONEERING PATHS IN SPACE, ROBOTICS, AND THE FUTURE
JORDY KITSCHKE, FOUNDER AT FLUX
KARLIE NOON, PHD CANDIDATE INASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
SARAH MORAN, FOUNDER AND CEO AT GIRL GEEK ACADEMY
HOSTED BY: DR. KARL KRUSZELNICKI, AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR
15:00 BRANDS AND GAMES: HOW INTERACTIVE GAME ENTERTAINMENT WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY BRANDS ENGAGE WITH CONSUMERS
GARETH LEEDING, GLOBAL CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER AT LIVEWIRE SCOTT CLEAVER, CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER AT NO STANDING MICK CARR, FOUNDER AND CEO AT GRUB LAB
HOSTED BY: LUELLA MOORE, GAMES FESTIVAL PROGRAMMER AT SXSW SYDNEY
15:30 TRIBE GROUP | THE DEAL-BREAKERS OF BRAND STORYTELLING JULES LUND, TELEVISION PRESENTER AND FOUNDER AT TRIBE
WADE KINGSLEY, FOUNDING PARTNER AT ADROITLY FIONA WANG, CO-FOUNDER AT THE FLUID PROJECT
SATURDAY 21ST OCTOBER
11:00 NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
PATRICK MILLINGTON BUCK, SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER, COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIPS AT VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
JOHN BORIS, TRIP ADVISOR TAHLIA PHILLIPS, CONCRETE PLAYGROUND
HOSTED BY: RICHY PENNY, DJ & ENTREPRENEUR
11:30 THE ADVERSITY ADVANTAGE
TOM NASH, SPEAKER AND DJ
12:15 SCIENCE, COMEDY, AND THE POWER OF STORYTELLING: A PLAYFUL DISCUSSION
WITH TV ALL STARS
ADAM SPENCER, TV PRESENTER
LEE CONSTABLE, SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR & TV PRESENTER DR. MICHELLE DICKINSON, NANOTECHNOLOGIST
HOSTED BY: ALICE MOTION, SYDNEY NANO INSTITUTE AT UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
13:00 TO 14:00 START UP HOUR
MIKE GORE, FOUNDER AND CEO AT CHARITABL KATE OSAZE, FOUNDER AT RESWITCH
TEDDY DUANN, FOUNDER AND CEO AT 7007.STUDIO
14:00 WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW: PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
CHRISTOPHER SZYMCZAK, INNOVATION MANAGER AT UNICEF
DAN BROCKWELL, CO-FOUNDER AND HEAD OF SCHOOL AT EARLYWORK DR. JEANETTE CHEAH, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO AT HEX
HOSTED BY: DR. BEN HARMER, CHIEF FUTURIST
14:30 THREADICATED | AI IS COOL, BUT HUMANS MAKE IT BETTER
DANIELLE JOHANSON, CEO AND FOUNDER AT THREADICATED
