Next Generation Thought Leader Interview: Communications to Generate Social Media Following to Build Our Ecosystems
| Thursday, July 2, 2026 |
| 10:20 AM - 10:50 AM |
| Goldfields Theatre |
Speaker
Stephanie Brantz
Event MC
Chair
Biography
Currently working in Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Stephanie has over 25 years of experience as a major events presenter, sport producer, commentator and MC. She also has wide experience beyond the sporting domain, regularly facilitating conferences and moderating panels in the fields of education, technology advancement and corporate product rollouts.
Stephanie is immediate past Chair of DFAT’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Council and Deputy Chair of the Football NSW board, while currently serving as a director on the Venues NSW, Volleyball NSW and Stadium Australia Club Boards. She is Deputy Chair of the Carbine Club of NSW and sits on the organising committee of the Primary Club of Australia and the Pacific Sports Diplomacy Network as well as the UNSW Sport Advisory Council.
Previously trained in Health Sciences, she owned a complementary medicine clinic for 8 years before beginning her media career at SBS followed by stints with Channel 9, Fox Sports and ABC TV. Stephanie is a contributor for ESPN, World Feed Host for Tennis Australia as well as a football producer for FIFA TV.
An Adjunct Fellow of the Griffith University Business School, she is also a Membership Ambassador for the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground, an Ambassador and student mentor for both the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation and The Chappell Foundation.
Jesse Grant
Founder and CEO
Movie Magick
What can sport learn on how to speak directly to the digital generations?
Biography
Jesse Grant is the founder and CEO of Movie Magick. A digital media publication focused on keeping film, and cultural art alive in the digital age. Through a focus on building community and engagement online his publication has amassed over 2 billion total views, while reaching 40 million people per month through social media.