Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Track 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Masterclass with Dr Damien Puddle
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Activating Play in the Community Tour
Playgrounds and Play Spaces Tour
Track 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Masterclass with Dr Damien Puddle
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Activating Play in the Community Tour
Playgrounds and Play Spaces Tour

Track 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Masterclass with Dr Damien Puddle
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Activating Play in the Community Tour
Playgrounds and Play Spaces Tour

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Urban Planning & Design
Education & The Arts
Health & Wellbeing
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Welcome & Introductions
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Hitoshi Shimamura: Mapping Childhood Play and Harnessing our Collective Wisdom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM David Engwicht: Why is play, not hard work, the key to creating a better world?
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea and Playful Conversation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Dr Sudeshna Chatterjee: Can we really plan child friendly cities without planning for play? Assoc. Prof. Brendon Hyndman: School Based Play beyond early childhood - Status Quo or time to overthrow? Assoc. Prof. Jill Sewell AM: Risky play - does exhilaration improve health and development and what are the dangers of ‘keeping it safe'?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Role of Play in Urban Transformation Learning Efficacy Play as a Primary Health Care Intervention
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM Christine Lee: Can play itself be a medium to drive broader social change? Harnessing our Collective Wisdom Extended Workshop 3.1: Two Sides of the Same Coin - Enhanced Play Therapy Advocacy
Workshop 1.2: Designing for Play: A Case Study of aProCh's Urban Interventions Workshop 2.1: From Indoors to Outdoors - Transforming Play and Learning Across Landscapes Workshop 3.2: Playing in life's unexpected places
Workshop 2.2: Rebirthing the Curriculum - The way to rediscovering children’s curiosity
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea and Playful Conversation
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Mark Curr: How can a national play system be a driver for change in enhancing community wellbeing? Uno Lin: Children as Play Experts - Co-Creating Nature Play Maps Through Alternative Education Assoc. Prof. Rachel Jones: The Tyranny of Safety vs Freedom: How much risk is too much risk?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM In Conversation: Making Play an everywhere activity in cities and regions: Building a national play system In Conversation: Reimagining Museums, Cultural Institutions and the Arts Through a Lens of Play In Conversation: Thriving with risky play - Creating a shared vision for risk in play
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
NSC Networking Event
Urban Planning & Design
Education & The Arts
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Welcome & Introductions
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Hitoshi Shimamura: Mapping Childhood Play and Harnessing our Collective Wisdom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM David Engwicht: Why is play, not hard work, the key to creating a better world?
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea and Playful Conversation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Dr Sudeshna Chatterjee: Can we really plan child friendly cities without planning for play? Assoc. Prof. Brendon Hyndman: School Based Play beyond early childhood - Status Quo or time to overthrow?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Role of Play in Urban Transformation Learning Efficacy
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM Christine Lee: Can play itself be a medium to drive broader social change? Harnessing our Collective Wisdom Extended
Workshop 1.2: Designing for Play: A Case Study of aProCh's Urban Interventions Workshop 2.1: From Indoors to Outdoors - Transforming Play and Learning Across Landscapes
Workshop 2.2: Rebirthing the Curriculum - The way to rediscovering children’s curiosity
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea and Playful Conversation
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Mark Curr: How can a national play system be a driver for change in enhancing community wellbeing? Uno Lin: Children as Play Experts - Co-Creating Nature Play Maps Through Alternative Education
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM In Conversation: Making Play an everywhere activity in cities and regions: Building a national play system In Conversation: Reimagining Museums, Cultural Institutions and the Arts Through a Lens of Play
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
NSC Networking Event

Health & Wellbeing
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Welcome & Introductions
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Hitoshi Shimamura: Mapping Childhood Play and Harnessing our Collective Wisdom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM David Engwicht: Why is play, not hard work, the key to creating a better world?
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea and Playful Conversation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Assoc. Prof. Jill Sewell AM: Risky play - does exhilaration improve health and development and what are the dangers of ‘keeping it safe'?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Play as a Primary Health Care Intervention
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM Workshop 3.1: Two Sides of the Same Coin - Enhanced Play Therapy Advocacy
Workshop 3.2: Playing in life's unexpected places
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea and Playful Conversation
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Assoc. Prof. Rachel Jones: The Tyranny of Safety vs Freedom: How much risk is too much risk?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM In Conversation: Thriving with risky play - Creating a shared vision for risk in play
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
NSC Networking Event

Urban Planning & Design
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Welcome & Introductions
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Hitoshi Shimamura: Mapping Childhood Play and Harnessing our Collective Wisdom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM David Engwicht: Why is play, not hard work, the key to creating a better world?
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea and Playful Conversation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Dr Sudeshna Chatterjee: Can we really plan child friendly cities without planning for play?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Role of Play in Urban Transformation
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM Christine Lee: Can play itself be a medium to drive broader social change?
Workshop 1.2: Designing for Play: A Case Study of aProCh's Urban Interventions
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea and Playful Conversation
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Mark Curr: How can a national play system be a driver for change in enhancing community wellbeing?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM In Conversation: Making Play an everywhere activity in cities and regions: Building a national play system
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
NSC Networking Event

Education & The Arts
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Welcome & Introductions
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Hitoshi Shimamura: Mapping Childhood Play and Harnessing our Collective Wisdom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM David Engwicht: Why is play, not hard work, the key to creating a better world?
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea and Playful Conversation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Assoc. Prof. Brendon Hyndman: School Based Play beyond early childhood - Status Quo or time to overthrow?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Learning Efficacy
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM Harnessing our Collective Wisdom Extended
Workshop 2.1: From Indoors to Outdoors - Transforming Play and Learning Across Landscapes
Workshop 2.2: Rebirthing the Curriculum - The way to rediscovering children’s curiosity
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea and Playful Conversation
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Uno Lin: Children as Play Experts - Co-Creating Nature Play Maps Through Alternative Education
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM In Conversation: Reimagining Museums, Cultural Institutions and the Arts Through a Lens of Play
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
NSC Networking Event

Health & Wellbeing
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Welcome & Introductions
8:50 AM - 9:30 AM Hitoshi Shimamura: Mapping Childhood Play and Harnessing our Collective Wisdom
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM David Engwicht: Why is play, not hard work, the key to creating a better world?
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea and Playful Conversation
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Assoc. Prof. Jill Sewell AM: Risky play - does exhilaration improve health and development and what are the dangers of ‘keeping it safe'?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Play as a Primary Health Care Intervention
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM
Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:40 PM Workshop 3.1: Two Sides of the Same Coin - Enhanced Play Therapy Advocacy
Workshop 3.2: Playing in life's unexpected places
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon Tea and Playful Conversation
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM Assoc. Prof. Rachel Jones: The Tyranny of Safety vs Freedom: How much risk is too much risk?
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM In Conversation: Thriving with risky play - Creating a shared vision for risk in play
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
NSC Networking Event

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Urban Planning & Design
Education & The Arts
Health & Wellbeing
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Dr Damien Puddle: How many play opportunities did your city kill today? Prof. Hiroyuki Kasama: Social innovation starts in the sandpit; reclaiming primordial play Preeti Prada Panigrahi: If play is good for children and community, how do we ensure inclusion not marginalisation?
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM In Conversation: The Economic Rationalism of Play In Conversation: Resourcing for Play in Schools and Children’s Services In Conversation: Play as a Community Health Strategy
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 1.3: Cities for Play - Shaping Liveable and Inclusive Urban Futures Family Engagement Workshop 3.3: Creating sanctuaries for children to achieve better outcomes for health and wellbeing
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Cultural Reflection and Inclusion Public Awareness and Advocacy for Play in Education Navigating the Digital Divide between play and devices
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Building play into urban planning and design Play Café Play as the foundation for better educational outcomes Play Café Play as a means to achieving better health outcomes Play Café
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Creating a Vision for Play in the Asia Pacific
Urban Planning & Design
Education & The Arts
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Dr Damien Puddle: How many play opportunities did your city kill today? Prof. Hiroyuki Kasama: Social innovation starts in the sandpit; reclaiming primordial play
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM In Conversation: The Economic Rationalism of Play In Conversation: Resourcing for Play in Schools and Children’s Services
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 1.3: Cities for Play - Shaping Liveable and Inclusive Urban Futures Family Engagement
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Cultural Reflection and Inclusion Public Awareness and Advocacy for Play in Education
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Building play into urban planning and design Play Café Play as the foundation for better educational outcomes Play Café
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Creating a Vision for Play in the Asia Pacific

Health & Wellbeing
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Preeti Prada Panigrahi: If play is good for children and community, how do we ensure inclusion not marginalisation?
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM In Conversation: Play as a Community Health Strategy
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 3.3: Creating sanctuaries for children to achieve better outcomes for health and wellbeing
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Navigating the Digital Divide between play and devices
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Play as a means to achieving better health outcomes Play Café
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Creating a Vision for Play in the Asia Pacific

Urban Planning & Design
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Dr Damien Puddle: How many play opportunities did your city kill today?
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM In Conversation: The Economic Rationalism of Play
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 1.3: Cities for Play - Shaping Liveable and Inclusive Urban Futures
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Cultural Reflection and Inclusion
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Building play into urban planning and design Play Café
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Creating a Vision for Play in the Asia Pacific

Education & The Arts
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Prof. Hiroyuki Kasama: Social innovation starts in the sandpit; reclaiming primordial play
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM In Conversation: Resourcing for Play in Schools and Children’s Services
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Family Engagement
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Public Awareness and Advocacy for Play in Education
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Play as the foundation for better educational outcomes Play Café
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Creating a Vision for Play in the Asia Pacific

Health & Wellbeing
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM Preeti Prada Panigrahi: If play is good for children and community, how do we ensure inclusion not marginalisation?
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM In Conversation: Play as a Community Health Strategy
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning Tea
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop 3.3: Creating sanctuaries for children to achieve better outcomes for health and wellbeing
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Navigating the Digital Divide between play and devices
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM
Lunch Break
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Play as a means to achieving better health outcomes Play Café
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM
Afternoon Tea
3:40 PM - 5:00 PM Creating a Vision for Play in the Asia Pacific

Friday, June 27, 2025

Track 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Masterclass with David Engwicht
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Playful Provocations - a masterclass for playful practitioners
1:45 PM - 4:45 PM Masterclass with Sudeshna Chatterjee
Track 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Masterclass with David Engwicht
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Playful Provocations - a masterclass for playful practitioners
1:45 PM - 4:45 PM Masterclass with Sudeshna Chatterjee

Track 1
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Masterclass with David Engwicht
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Playful Provocations - a masterclass for playful practitioners
1:45 PM - 4:45 PM Masterclass with Sudeshna Chatterjee

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