The Creative Industry Meet Up
Summary
Back by popular demand, the Creative Industry Meet Up returns to SXSW. Ready to tap into the creative pulse of a global industry? While the UK is home to one of the world’s most vibrant creator economies, the real value comes from exchanging ideas across borders from the US, UK, and beyond. This meetup connects innovators, brand leaders, and founders worldwide. No pitches, no panels, just real conversations shaping the future of creativity together.
- Format: Meet Up
- Category: Meet Up
- Event Type: panel
- Presented By: n/a
Contributors
- Aisling Conlon
Raw Event JSON
Large nested arrays are compacted for page readability. Full payload remains in dataset files.
Open JSON payload
{
"id": "PP1162383",
"track": "Brand & Marketing",
"focus_area": null,
"category": "Meet Up",
"event_id": "PP1162383",
"event_type": "panel",
"format": "Meet Up",
"genre": null,
"subgenre": null,
"name": "The Creative Industry Meet Up",
"presented_by": null,
"publish_at": "2026-01-13T14:38:00.000-06:00",
"reservable": false,
"reservable_id": null,
"reserved": false,
"date": "2026-03-13",
"end_time": "2026-03-13T12:30:00.000-05:00",
"start_time": "2026-03-13T11:30:00.000-05:00",
"message": null,
"image": null,
"credentials": [
{
"name": "Platinum Badge",
"type": "platinum"
},
{
"name": "Innovation Badge",
"type": "innovation"
}
],
"contributors": [
{
"id": 49290,
"company": "Advertising Association",
"credential_types": [
"innovation"
],
"entity_id": 2205095,
"name": "Aisling Conlon",
"speaker_types": [],
"title": "International Director for UK Advertising",
"image": {
"alt_text": "pcid-740137",
"credit": null,
"url": "https://images.sxsw.com/wifhI1saMZRi7JalE_7wSeWNKrY=/0x0:120x120/600x600/images.sxsw.com/48/7f19c38c-aa7c-503b-a024-a315aed3ed0c/pcid-740137"
},
"speaker_type": "Speaker",
"details": "As International Trade Director at UK Advertising Exports Group, I lead programmes supporting UK companies on their global growth journey, working closely with the Department for International Trade on UK House to facilitate trade missions in markets like the USA, Europe, India, Brazil, and China. With 20+ years in advertising including senior roles at the UK's Advertising Association, IPA and IAPI Ireland. I bring deep industry insight and a passion for connecting creative communities worldwide. I’ve hosted and spoken at SXSW, Cannes Lions, and Advertising Week Europe, driving conversations that foster collaboration and innovation across borders.\n\n",
"links": {},
"type": "person"
}
],
"venue": {
"accessible": false,
"age_policy": null,
"floor": "3",
"id": "V0419",
"indoor_outdoor": "INDOOR",
"name": "Room 303",
"parent_id": "V0403",
"parent_venue_name": "JW Marriott",
"venue_entry_info": null,
"formats": null,
"location": {
"address": "110 E 2nd St.",
"lat_lon": [
30.2645713,
-97.743198
],
"city": "Austin",
"postal_code": "78701",
"state": "TX",
"name": "JW Marriott"
},
"root": {
"accessible": null,
"age_policy": null,
"floor": null,
"id": "V0403",
"indoor_outdoor": null,
"name": "JW Marriott",
"parent_id": null,
"parent_venue_name": null,
"venue_entry_info": null,
"formats": null
},
"events": "[omitted 5 venue events]"
},
"description": "Back by popular demand, the Creative Industry Meet Up returns to SXSW. Ready to tap into the creative pulse of a global industry? While the UK is home to one of the world’s most vibrant creator economies, the real value comes from exchanging ideas across borders from the US, UK, and beyond. This meetup connects innovators, brand leaders, and founders worldwide. No pitches, no panels, just real conversations shaping the future of creativity together.",
"experience_level": "Intermediate",
"accessibility": [],
"accessible_venue": false,
"add_bcl_url": false,
"add_slido": false,
"age_policy": null,
"american_sign_language": false,
"apple_url": null,
"audio_description": false,
"caption_url": null,
"closed_captioned": false,
"cpe_credit": false,
"has_subtitles": false,
"hash_tags": [],
"high_sensory_experience": false,
"live": false,
"long_description": "Back by popular demand, the Creative Industry Meet Up returns to SXSW. Ready to tap into the creative pulse of a global industry? While the UK is home to one of the world’s most vibrant creator economies, the real value comes from exchanging ideas across borders from the US, UK, and beyond. This meetup connects innovators, brand leaders, and founders worldwide. No pitches, no panels, just real conversations shaping the future of creativity together.",
"meeting_url": null,
"meeting_url_live": false,
"mentorly_url": null,
"mobile_audio_url": null,
"open_captioned": false,
"playlist_tag": null,
"rebroadcast": false,
"recommended_ids": [],
"search_conversions": null,
"short_program": false,
"slido_url": null,
"sort": "CREATIVE INDUSTRY MEET UP",
"source": "Official",
"squad_up_url": null,
"stream_embed": null,
"stream_id": null,
"stream_url": null,
"strobe_warning": false,
"subdiscipline": null,
"summit": null,
"summit_display_name": null,
"tags": [],
"talent_attending": null,
"title_only": false,
"track_display_name": "Brand & Marketing track sponsored by Youtube",
"trailer_id": null,
"trailer_url": null,
"video_on_demand": null,
"vimeo_id": null,
"vod": false,
"xr_project_type": null,
"youtube_id": null,
"related_sales_client": null
}