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SXSW London Adds Mel B, Jacob Collier, Padma Lakshmi, Natalie Dormer to Speaker Roster

The newest speakers for SXSW London include former Spice Girl Mel B, musician Jacob Collier, TV host Padma Lakshmi, and "Game of Thrones" actor Natalie Dormer. They join a lineup that also features Ant and Dec, and Chelsea Clinton.

Variety Music·May 8, 2026·via Variety Music

SXSW London Adds Mel B, Jacob Collier, Padma Lakshmi, Natalie Dormer to Speaker Roster

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Mel B, Jacob Collier, Padma Lakshmi, Natalie Dormer Join Lineup of Speakers at SXSW London

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Mel B, the former Spice Girl and a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” musician Jacob Collier, TV host Padma Lakshmi, actor Natalie Dormer, best known for “Game of Thrones,” U.K. TV hosts Ant and Dec, and Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, are among the latest star names to be added as speakers at SXSW London .

Other new speakers announced Friday include Hasan Piker, political commentator and broadcaster, George Osborne, managing director and head of Open AI for Countries, Esther Perel, psychotherapist and author, Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the internet and CTO and co-founder of Inrupt, Max Junestrand, CEO and co-founder of Legora, Julia Goldin, chief product and marketing officer of LEGO, and Federico Begher, global head of product at LEGO.