Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic In less than four months\u2019 time, a swath of the most trendy enclaves of east London will be taken over by an attempt to recreate Europe\u2019s version of SXSW, the clash of music, art and technology events annually thrown together in Austin, Texas.South by Southwest London has already sold thousands of tickets \u2014 out of a total run of 20,000 \u2014 according to Katy Arnander, director of programming for the week-long conference. SXSW London has drawn attendees from more than 600 companies from 36 countries so far.\u201cWe\u2019re above the target of what we were expecting, and we haven\u2019t done our big announcement of speakers,\u201d Arnander told the Financial Times in Shoreditch Town Hall, a Grade II-listed building that will serve as one of more than 25 venues across the trendy district of the UK capital that will be taken over by the event in June. \u201cWhat\u2019s been really evident is quite a lot of appetite for it, not least in the number coming from around the world, which is really encouraging,\u201d she added.\u00a0The decision to choose London to host the European edition of SXSW is a boost to the city at a time when the British government is hoping to jump-start investment in the tech and creative industries sectors as part of a broader push for economic growth.Founded in 1987, the SXSW event in Austin, Texas is known for launching the careers of music acts, from Florence and the Machine to Billie Eilish and The White Stripes. Music will feature prominently in London, alongside art installations and other creative industries, but technology and business will form the backbone of the programme. Artificial intelligence is also expected to be a big focus at a time when Whitehall officials are hoping that the development of the fast-evolving technology in the UK will give British businesses a competitive edge over overseas rivals.\u00a0The event \u2014 which marks the second time that SXSW has moved outside of the US, after a Sydney edition launched in 2023 \u2014 has also been welcomed by London officials.Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan described the decision to bring SXSW to the capital as confirmation of \u201cour place at the heart of Europe\u2019s tech and creative sectors and as a global capital of culture\u201d.\u00a0Arnander, who previously worked at the Southbank Centre and Ambassador Theatre Group, said London and the UK government had been \u201csuper supportive\u201d.\u201cSXSW could have gone anywhere in Europe, and it\u2019s come to London, because London has this sort of energy and dynamism and innovation and creative economy\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009a big melting pot and dynamic powerhouse of a city,\u201d she added.South by Southwest Europe is owned by Panarise, a live entertainment company, which in turn is owned by investment group Panarae. Ali Munir, founder of Panarae, sits on the board of Penske Media, the publisher behind Rolling Stone magazine and Billboard, which also owns a large stake in the Austin-based music, tech and film festival.SXSW Europe chose Shoreditch, known as much for its bars, restaurants and clubs as its industrial district and for being home to many tech start-ups today. The area is sometimes still referred to as \u201cSilicon Roundabout\u201d, a name coined by then Conservative prime minister Lord David Cameron more than a decade ago as his government sought to develop a cluster of start-ups around Shoreditch, Hoxton and Old Street.Venues in June will include Shoreditch Town Hall, the Truman brewery and sites around Hoxton Square. Arnander, whose team was appointed in June last year, said it was \u201creally important for SXSW to absolutely lean into the local fabric\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009working within Shoreditch, presenting and facilitating content that allows people to intersect and have kind of beautiful collisions\u201d.The organisers have committed to a 10-year plan for the festival in London, she added, with hopes to expand its offering over time.SXSW London is mostly a business conference, featuring keynote speeches about tech, film and music, but with enough cool art installations and parties to go beyond the typical networking event. The event is mostly funded through ticket sales and sponsorship.Businesses sent staff and high-ranking executives, Arnander said, to \u201cget a little bit of a taste of what\u2019s new and what\u2019s next and what\u2019s upcoming\u201d.\u00a0The festival also has a consumer-facing part, with some of the music events, for example, expected to be open to the public.Arnander said she expected between 400 and 450 sessions in the conference part of the week-long event, a mixture of keynotes, panels, workshops and roundtables. Talks could range from med-tech to AI, she said, with delegates able to discuss \u201cBig Society and the ethics of living forever [then] hop into somewhere like 93 Feet East to see a singer-songwriter set\u201d.The hipster conference programme is partly generated by the audience, with an open call for submissions for the conference in a number of categories and topics as well as for music and film. Event organisers expected about 500 submissions, but received 2,500 in two weeks. These were then put to a public vote, and through to further vetting and an advisory panel.\u00a0SXSW London will announce the first conference speakers, music partners and music talent this month, followed by the visual arts programme and the screen plans, with more added as the event nears its start date of June 2.Delegates can buy an overall ticket, or choose a screen or music badge if they want only to network and watch events in these areas.\u201cIn the music world, you\u2019ll get producers, labels, agents coming in to do business or to see talent,\u201d said Arnander. \u201cAnd on the screen side, you\u2019ll get distributors, producers, filmmakers coming to sort of see what\u2019s new and what\u2019s next that could inform some of their future plans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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