PROGRAM 2026
2026 PROGRAM
DAY 1
Wednesday 2 September 2026
08:00am - 08:45am
Conference Registration
08:45am - 9:15am
Opening Remarks
Tristan Foenander - Head of Content, PointsBet (MC)
Rick Wallace - Consultant, Former Tabcorp and The Lottery Corporation
10:15am - 11am
Ahead of the Curve: The Innovations Reshaping the Industry
Stephen Crispe - Managing Director & CEO, Racing and Sports (moderator)
Martin Tripp - Global COO, Betmakers
Troy Benton - GM, Growth & Innovation, Tabcorp
Nadine Grinblat - Australasian Associate, Focal Research Consultants
11:00am - 11:30am
Morning Tea
11:30am - 12:15pm
Prediction Markets: Threat, Opportunity or Loophole?
Dan Lovecek, Principal, Senet (moderator)
Tom Waterhouse - CEO, Waterhouse VC
12:15pm - 1pm
The Real Cost of Fraud: Protecting Growth Without Losing the Punter
Tim Barnett, Directpoint Advisory (moderator)
Troy Nyi Nyi - SVP & GM APAC, SEON
1pm - 2pm
Lunch
2pm - 2:30pm
The Whole Board: Seeing Racing from Every Seat
Mary Collier - Strategic Advisor - Racing Industry Reform, Racing Queensland
2:30pm - 3:15pm
The Punters’ Voice: What’s the Future of Wagering?
Matt Welsh - Co-Founder, Betsy (moderator)
Kingsley Bartholomew - Founder, Wolfden
Matt Taylor - Co-Founder, Wolfden
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Tea
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Owning the Dream: Bloodstock, Breeding and Syndication
Cameron Rodger - Co-Founder, Evergreen Advisory (moderator)
Andrew Hore-Lacy - CEO, Thoroughbred Breeders Australia & Aushorse
Bruce Slade - Director, Kestrel Thoroughbreds
4:30pm - 5:15pm
International Regulatory Trends: Shared Challenges, Different Rules
Jamie Nettleton - Partner, Addisons (moderator)
Dr Eliot Forbes - Chief Executive Racing Integrity Board NZ
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Evening Networking Function
Waterside Hotel
Melbourne CBD
DAY 2
Thursday 3 September 2026
8:15am - 9:00am
Delegate arrival and seating
9:00am - 9:15am
Welcome and day 1 recap
9:15am - 9:45am
See You in Court: What Litigation Signals for Consumer Protection
9:45am - 10:30am
BetStop & Beyond: Designing Safer Gambling at Scale
Sonja Bauer - Australasian Associate, Focal Research Consultants (moderator)
Dr Sally Gainsbury - Professor, University of Sydney
Carolyn Lidgerwood - Authority Member, ACMA
James Neary - Head of Customer Trust and Operations, Amused Group
10:30am - 11:00am
Morning Tea
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Illegal Offshore Gambling: a Growing Risk
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:00pm
The Integrated Ecosystem: Keynote
2:00pm - 3:00pm
The C-Suite Showcase: Leading Through Reform, Risk and Reinvention
Don Carducci - Head of Emerging Companies, J.P. Morgan
Karl deKroo - CEO, Brisbane Racing Club
3:00pm - 3:15pm
Closing Remarks and Conference Wrap Up