PROGRAM 2025

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

09:15am - 9:45am

Wagering Year in Review

Bren O’Brien - Founder & Editor, The Straight

 

11:00am - 11:30am

Morning Tea

 

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

Bella Anderson - Mounting Yard Analyst

Michael Horne - Chief Wagering Officer, Amused Group

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

Lachlan Fitt - Co-founder, Evergreen Advisory

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

Robert Cantwell - Partner, Lathrop GPM

Andrew Rhodes - Principal Consultant, Hawkbridge

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Evening Networking Function

Waterside Hotel

Melbourne CBD


DAY 2

Thursday 3 September 2026


8:15am - 9:00am

Delegate arrival and seating

9:15am - 10:00am

See You in Court: What Litigation Signals for Consumer Protection

Simon Berry - Head of Insights, Gemba

 

10:45am - 11:15am

Morning Tea

11:15am - 11:45pm

A View from the Northern Territory Regulator

Alastair Shields - Chair, Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch

 

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Powering Sport and Brand Growth Through Partnerships

Ben Turner - Head of Sports Content and Partnerships, APAC / Head of Global Basketball, Sportradar

Troy Benton - Director Marketing & Innovation, Tabcorp

Rob Annable - Chief Commercial Officer, Picklebet

Ben Holst, Senior Industry Partnerships Manager – Commercial, Sportsbet

3:00pm - 3:05pm

Closing Remarks and Conference Wrap Up

 
 

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