SXSW London Courtesy of Getty Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment SXSW London is back in 2026 with a fresh batch of expert speakers lined up. Ben & Jerry's ice cream co-founder Ben Cohen will make an appearance to discuss freeing his socially-oriented brand from Unilever and how social mission remains at the heart of commercial success, the conference confirmed Wednesday. The activist is vocal on social, political and humanitarian issues - including the Israel-Gaza war - and has spoken publicly about butting heads with Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever. Cohen is set to talk under SXSW's Change Makers banner alongside Thomas Cwik, chief technologist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), who will explore his decades of knowledge in strategic thinking about robotic space exploration and climate change. Related Stories TV 'Twin Peaks' DP Ronald Víctor García on Shaping the Look of David Lynch's TV Masterpiece Movies Jenna Ortega, Anya Taylor-Joy and Celine Song Join Bong Joon Ho on Marrakech Film Festival Jury The event also confirmed the attendance of Ioannis Antonoglou, co-founder and CTO of Reflection AI, whose work on autonomous coding agents garnered a recent £2 billion ($2.65bn) investment to accelerate AGI and superintelligence. He'll discuss "AI and the New Human Experience" with fellow industry members such as Joleen Liang, CEO of Squirrel AI North America and co-founder of Squirrel AI, and Victor Riparbelli, CEO and co-founder of Synthesia. Elsewhere, Made in Chelsea and presenter-podcaster Jamie Laing will appear to talk about founding his candy business Candy Kittens, and Arsenal Women's soccer player Lotte Wubben-Moy is expected to discuss women in leadership and the intersection of sports and culture. SXSW London uniquely celebrates high profile leaders, who are also domain experts. This means that the 2026 edition "will deepen the festival's promise to deliver distinctive and material insights to leaders looking for ways to build a new and better future." Tickets are now on sale for its second edition, taking place Jun. 1-6, 2026. A comprehensive list of speakers along with talent from the worlds of music, film, television and the visual arts will be released in early 2026. Check out the speakers confirmed Wednesday below. Change Makers Ben Cohen, Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry's and storied activistThomas Cwik, Chief Technologist, NASA JPL - exploring his decades of knowledge in strategic thinking about robotic space exploration and climate change. AI and the New Human Experience Ioannis Antonoglou, Co-Founder and CTO, Reflection AISviat Dulianinov, CEO, Bright MachinesJoleen Liang, CEO of Squirrel AI North America and Co-Founder, Squirrel AIJosh Payne, CEO NscaleVictor Riparbelli, CEO & Co-Founder, SynthesiaHovhannes Avoyan, Founder & CEO, Picsart Frontier Technologies Dr. Stephanie Kuku, Chief Knowledge Officer, Conceivable Life SciencesGloria Mark, Chancellor's Professor of Informatics, University of California IrvineAshley Pilipiszyn, CEO and Founder, BESXAR Marketing and Advertising Cristina Diezhandino, CMO, DiageoJamie Laing, Founder, Candy Kittens, Jampot Productions & Tuckshop and Ed Sweet-Williams, CEO, Candy KittensMartin Sorrell, Founder & Executive Chairman, S4 Capital Society Rewired Lotte Wubben-Moy, Footballer, Arsenal Venture Harry Stebbings, CEO, 20VC THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Walmart Mitu Filmmakers The Mitú | Walmart Filmmaker Mentorship Program is Changing the Landscape for Ultra-Talented, Under-Funded Latino Filmmakers Royal Family Royally Ghosted: How the Palace Silences Its Own Wicked Marketing Campaigns for 'Wicked,' 'Severance,' 'Sinners' Among 2025 Clio Entertainment Winners Washington D.C. Leonardo DiCaprio Says Jane Goodall "Led With Hope" While Paying Tribute at Memorial Service Sundance Film Festival Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag Set to Receive Robert Redford Luminary Award at Sundance Institute Gala united kingdom BBC Studios Names Alice Taylor Chief of New AI Creative Lab Walmart Mitu Filmmakers The Mitú | Walmart Filmmaker Mentorship Program is Changing the Landscape for Ultra-Talented, Under-Funded Latino Filmmakers Royal Family Royally Ghosted: How the Palace Silences Its Own Wicked Marketing Campaigns for 'Wicked,' 'Severance,' 'Sinners' Among 2025 Clio Entertainment Winners Washington D.C. Leonardo DiCaprio Says Jane Goodall "Led With Hope" While Paying Tribute at Memorial Service Sundance Film Festival Ed Harris and Gyula Gazdag Set to Receive Robert Redford Luminary Award at Sundance Institute Gala united kingdom BBC Studios Names Alice Taylor Chief of New AI Creative Lab