Variety’s Dea Lawrence on Launching Power of Women in London: 'It's a Great Time to Be British in the Entertainment Industry'

Jun 1, 2026 9:18am PT

Variety’s Dea Lawrence on Launching Power of Women in London: ‘It’s a Great Time to Be British in the Entertainment Industry’

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“It is a great time to be British in the entertainment industry,” Variety’s publisher and co-president Dea Lawrence told an enthusiastic crowd in London Monday as she explained why the publication was bringing Power of Women, one of its tentpole franchises, to the U.K. capital.

Lawrence was in conversation with Katy Wickremesinghe, creator of content platform The Wick, at an event hosted by Culture3 in partnership with UK House, which was running as part of the packed schedule of SXSW London, whose second edition kicked off Monday.

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