Next Round of Speakers for SXSW Sydney WPP House Unveiled
As part of the partnership, WPP will take over Sydney’s iconic Powerhouse Museum to create a central hub called WPP House, where groundbreaking new ideas and current and future issues within the industry will be explored. WPP House will host WPP’s agencies and partners throughout the week-long event (15-22 October), focusing on the power of creative transformation, providing five days of creative provocation, emerging ideas and open conversations.
Today, WPP has unveiled the next round of speakers presenting at the WPP House at SXSW Sydney, including:
- Dylan Alcott AO – Paralympian
- Tolga Balabaner – Creative strategy lead, AUNZ, Google
- Jason Barnes – Chief revenue officer, APAC, PubMatic
- Stephen Connor – Managing director, Volvo Car Australia
- Stephanie Coombes – Podcast content director, ARN
- Matthew Horn – General manager, customer and digital, Country Road Group
- Matt Hunt – COO APAC, SmartMedia Technologies
- Ben Kerr – CEO/founder Eco Outdoor Group
- Michelle Martinis – Head of marketing, home ownership, National Australia Bank (NAB)
- Bronwyn Powell – CEO, AMI (Australian Marketing Institute)
- Orrie Tzamouranis – Director of procurement, L’Oréal
- Jacqui Waine – General manager, marketing and community, Scentre Group
- Emily Yri – Vice president, international marketing, PubMatic
In addition, WPP House will feature a raft of experts from across WPP’s network, including:
- Tim Devine – Executive innovation director, AKQA
- Maria Grivas – CEO, Australia and New Zealand, Mindshare
- Rose Herceg – President, Australia and New Zealand, WPP
- Justin Peyton – Head of Web3, Metaverse, and emerging channels, Wunderman Thompson
- Katie Rigg-Smith – Chief strategy officer, Australia and New Zealand, WPP
- Raphael Ruz – Creative technologist, Hogarth
- Lee Simpson – CEO, whiteGREY
- Christian Solomon – Managing director, Melbourne, Mindshare
- Mikhail Tokarczyk – Director of technology and innovations, Hogarth
- Marine Turner – Group strategy director, EssenceMediacom
- Brian Vella – Managing partner, AKQA
More speakers are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. To sign up for future speaker updates, as well as view the full schedule and ticketing information, visit here: wpp.com/SXSW.
SXSW Sydney 2023 will explore the best in Music, Screen, Gaming, Technology and Innovation. It is a must-attend event for creators and professionals seeking to shape anddiscover future trends, emerging technology and access unrivalled networking opportunities.
