Tuesday, June 30, 2026


Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Managing Sport
Community Sport & Leisure Facilities
Aquatic & Leisure Management
Sustainable Sports Surfaces
Transforming Sport Through Technology
Play & Adolescence
Sport & Education
Participation in Sport
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome & Official Opening
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Setting the Scene: Who are The Next Generation?
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM Global Thought Leader 1: The Next Generation's Views
9:40 AM - 10:15 AM Global Thought Leader 1: The Leaders' Response
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Morning Tea & Networking
10:20 AM - 11:05 AM Built to be Used: Designing for Growth and Year-Round Return on Investment with Greenline
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Keynote 1: The Next Generation of Governing and Managing Sport Keynote 2: The Next Generation of Sustainable Leisure Facilities Keynote 3: The Next Generation of Leisure Facility Management Keynote 4: The Next Generation of Outdoor Sports Facilities and Environments Keynote 5: The Next Generation of Technology for Sport Keynote 6: The Next Generation of Adolescents Accessing Play Keynote 7: The Next Generation of Educational Participation Keynote 8: The Next Generation of Participation
12:00 PM - 12:35 PM The Next Gen Panel 1: Encouraging Future Leaders The Next Gen Panel 2 The Next Gen Panel 3 The Next Gen Panel 4 The Next Gen Panel 5 The Next Gen Panel 6: What Do People Want The Next Gen Panel 7 The Next Gen Panel 8
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM Lunch & Networking
1:35 PM - 2:10 PM Workshop 1.1: How Does Sport Succeed When its Business Model is Disrupted? Workshop 2.1: Planning to Future Proof Facilities for Future Generations Workshop 3.1: The Next Generation of Participants - Over 50's Workshop 4.1: Planning and Addressing the Next Generation of Environmental Sustainability Workshop 5.1: The Starting Point - The Tech Journey to Transform Sport Workshop 6.1: National Position Paper on Importance of Play for Adolescents Workshop 7.1: Sport Supporting Social and Academic Cohesion Workshop 8.1: Innovating Sport to Attract More Participation
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Workshop 1.2: Protecting Sport for The Next Generation Workshop 2.2: Design - Innovating to Create a Flexible Footprint to Attract More of the Community Workshop 3.2: Targeting Adolescence and Youth Workshop 4.2: Design - Innovation and Future Proofing Workshop 5.2: Data-Driven Growth with Impact Workshop 6.2: Have adolescence play spaces become heavily gendered Workshop 7.2: Embedding Movement in Whole-School Culture Workshop 8.2: Understanding Our Youth's Specific Needs, Aspirations and Opportunities
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Afternoon Tea & Networking
2:50 PM - 3:35 PM Heart Foundation's Blueprint for an Active Australia
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM NSC Oration: The Next Generation of Sport Policy - From Ambition to Action. Leadership at the Frontline in a Changing Canada
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Oration Panel Session: From Policy to Practice
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM NSC Networking Event













Thursday, July 2, 2026

Managing Sport
Community Sport & Leisure Facilities
Aquatic & Leisure Management
Sustainable Sports Surfaces
Transforming Sport Through Technology
Play & Adolescence
Sport & Education
Participation in Sport
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Heart Foundation Walking Wake Up Walk
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Global Thought Leader 2: From Movement to Medals, Building Pathways that Serve Everyone
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM Next Generation Thought Leader Interview: Communications to Generate Social Media Following to Build Our Ecosystems
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM Morning Tea & Networking Day 2
10:55 AM - 11:40 AM Game Changers: How Ausco Modular and the AFL are Streamlining Community Sporting Facilities
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM PolicyFEST 1: The Next Generation of Workforce PolicyFEST 2: Innovative Procurement and Delivery Approaches for Future Facilities PitchFEST 3: Unlocking the Power of Aquatics & Leisure Facilities to play a role in Social Cohesion DesignFEST 4: A New Generation of Design to Provide Better Value for Sport and Government TechFEST 5: Innovative Technology to Drive Membership PlayFEST 6: Playful Impact Initiatives for Adolescents PolicyFEST 7: Unlocking Schools Potential to Impact Participation PolicyFEST 8: The Next Generation of Policy Priorities
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM Lunch & Networking Day 2
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM Workshop 1.4: Future Funding - The Reality Workshop 2.4: Extend the Life of Old Facilities through Innovative Wellbeing Solutions Workshop 3.4: The Next Generation of Community Provision Workshop 4.4: Sweating the Asset Sustainably Workshop 5.4: How to Commercialise Your Data to Create New Revenue Streams Workshop 6.4: Reclaiming Institutional Space for Play Workshop 7.4: Opening Schools for Community Use Workshop 8.4: Measuring Impact and Wellbeing of Participation
2:50 PM - 3:40 PM Afternoon Tea & Networking Day 2
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Global Thought Leader 3: The Next Generation Blueprint - What Happens Now
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Global Thought Leader 3: The Next Generation – Global to Local Thinking













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