Tuesday, June 24, 2025


Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Managing Sport
Community Sport & Leisure Facilities
Aquatic & Leisure Management
Sports Surfaces
AI, Digital & Sports Tech
Active Places
Sport in Schools & Education
Play Well - Australia's Sport Participation Strategy
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome & Official Opening
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Global Thought Leader 1: Sports Ability to Impact Society
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Morning Tea & Networking
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Impact Keynote 1: Place-based Strategies to Activate Communities Impact Keynote 2: Environmental Sustainability for Leisure Facilities Impact Keynote 3: The Future of Community Sport and Leisure Facilities Management Impact Keynote 4: Active Urban Design Impact Keynote 5: Embracing Technology to Impact Sport Impact Keynote 6: The Impact of Sport on At-Risk Youth Impact Keynote 7: Alternative Funding Strategies for Sport Impact Keynote 8: Play Well – Australia’s Sport Participation Strategy
12:05 PM - 12:35 PM Impact Panel 1: Tackling Inactivity & Inequity in Western Sydney Impact Panel 2: Interpreting and Embracing Solutions to Address Environmental Sustainability for Leisure Facilities Impact Panel 3: The Opportunities That Government Would Like to See Impact Panel 4: Contemporary Thinking on Integrating, Planning, and Creating Spaces and Places Impact Panel 5: Embracing AI to be More Inclusive Impact Panel 6: Programs and Strategies to Support Youth at Risk Through Active Lifestyles Impact Panel 7: Alternative Funding Innovation Will Be the New Norm Impact Panel 8
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch & Networking
1:35 PM - 2:05 PM Workshop 1.1: Partnerships - The New Sponsorship Dimension Workshop 2.1: Redefining The Role of Community Sport and Leisure Facilities Workshop 3.1: The State of Inclusion - From Workforce to Customers Workshop 4.1: Do Synthetic Sports Surfaces have a role in the new environmental world Workshop 5.1: Impact of AI & Digital Tech for Community Sport Workshop 6.1: Policy to Provision - A Systems Approach Workshop 7.1: Creating Healthier School and University Campuses Workshop 8.1: Year 2 Play Well Implementation Activities
2:10 PM - 2:45 PM Case Study Workshop 1.2: The Reality of Partnering for Less Prominent Sports - The Learnings Case Study Workshop 2.2: Designing Inclusive and Flexible Facilities to meet Community Needs Case Study Workshop 3.2: Supporting Workforce When Dealing with Complex Community Issues Case Study Workshop 4.2: Alternative Surface Types Aimed at Satisfying Demand Case Study Workshop 5.2: Digital Strategies to Drive Participation Growth Case Study Workshop 6.2: Parks & Open Spaces - The Lungs of Community Wellbeing Case Study Workshop 7.2: Connecting Sport, Providers and Education to Change Lives Case Study Workshop 8.2: What is the Value for Sport?
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea & Networking
3:45 PM - 4:20 PM NSC Oration: Building Healthier Communities: How Greater Manchester Moving is Uniting Local Government, Health, Sport, and Leisure for more Active Cities, Improved Health Outcomes and Growing Participation
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM NSC Oration: Panel Discussion
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Australian Sport, Recreation & Play Innovation Awards
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM NSC Networking Event













Thursday, June 26, 2025

Managing Sport
Community Sport & Leisure Facilities
Aquatic & Leisure Management
Sports Surfaces
AI, Digital & Sports Tech
Active Places
Sport in Schools & Education
Play Well - Australia's Sport Participation Strategy
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Global Thought Leader 2: Global Approach to Sports Participation - Impact on Society
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM NSC Industry Disrupter Interview: If we want to have a greater impact on society through sport and recreation what do we need to do differently?
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Morning Tea & Networking Day 2
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM PitchFEST 1: Growing Sport Sustainability PitchFEST 2: Innovative Facility Designs to Improve Bottom Line PitchFEST 3: Unlocking the Power of Aquatics & Leisure Facilities PitchFEST 4: Sports Surface Technology to Embrace Intensity of Use PitchFEST 5: Accessible Tech for Athletes and Sports Clubs PitchFEST 6: Creating More Active Community Environments PitchFEST 7: Unlocking Schools Potential to Impact Participation PitchFEST 8: How Do We Build Positive Environments in Sport?
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch & Networking Day 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Challenge and Solutions 1.4: How to Create a Collaborative Systems Approach to Address a Whole of Sport Agenda Challenge and Solutions 2.4: Future Proofing Facilities for the Next 100 Years Challenge and Solutions 4.4: Lack of Space Driving Innovative Surface Designs to Encourage Greater Participation
Challenge and Solutions 5.4: Top AI, Digital & Sports Tech Opportunities for 2025
Challenge and Solutions 6.4: Creating More Active Environments Through a Collaborative Masterplan Challenge and Solutions 7.4: Embracing Sport to Generate Educational Outcomes Challenge and Solutions 8.4: Collaboration Across the Sector
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM Afternoon Tea & Networking Day 2
3:40 PM - 4:45 PM Global Thought Leader 3: Brisbane 2032 - Are We Ready to Capitlise on the Opportunity













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