Overview
- SXSW London, which on Friday announced its 2026 program, will run June 1–6 across more than 20 venues in the Shoreditch district.
- The conference centers on six themes: AI as the New Power Structure, Living Longer, Living Better, Culture Can Save Humanity, Society Rewired, Creativity in the Algorithmic Age, and Futurism in Practice.
- The speaker roster features figures from film, tech, sports, and culture including Tom Quinn, Rose Wang, Nick Clegg, Sophia Bush, Markiplier, Jill Scott, Mia Bays, Cindy Rose, and Vinai Venkatesham.
- The music festival will showcase more than 200 artists with acts such as Tiwa Savage, ODUMODUBLVCK, Rachel Chinouriri, Circa Waves, and Earl Sweatshirt.
- Organizers pitch a cross-sector forum for business leaders and creators and cite 25,000 attendees in 2025 with a ten-year commitment to grow the London edition.