Thanks to Here East, Plexal, and LMA for hosting the It All Starts Here event in East London, a celebration of SXSW London.

The afternoon featured thought provoking panels, engaging discussions, live demonstrations, workshops, and fantastic live music across the Here East campus in Hackney Wick.

Highlights included:

🚀 Do spaces shape culture, or does culture shape spaces?
🚀 Hawk London Demo – Evolving Technology in Film
🚀 A workshop exploring the creative process behind designing 3D art for video games
🚀 Tech for Good
🚀 Navigating the AI Wild West

The main stage then came alive with performances from an incredibly talented lineup of artists:

🎵 Briscoe
🎵 Max Mercer
🎵 The Balla
🎵 Anjenae
🎵 Vicente Alonso
🎵 Robbie Bunsell
🎵 Tafara
🎵 DISARXY
🎵 Nagavali
🎵 Quentin

There were generous complimentary beers available throughout the day, and special credit must go to the food. The barbecue, provided by From The Ashes, was exceptional and one of the many highlights of the event.

This was a truly memorable day.. full of creativity, innovation, great conversations, and outstanding entertainment.