Program Overview

0830 Registration, Tea and Coffee
0900 Welcome to SEA Summit 2025
Margot Foster AM OLY, Chair Sports Environment Alliance
0910 CEO Welcome
Adam Cheyne, CEO, Sports Environment Alliance
0915 Acknowledgement of country and housekeeping
Pete Lazer, Master of Ceremonies
0920 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Beyond the Surface: The data powering a cleaner planet
Pete Ceglinski, CEO & Co-founder, Seabin
1000 PANEL DISCUSSION: Engaging stadia, clubs, facilities and land use managers on events sustainability
Panellists:
- Kate Harding, Stadiums Queensland
- Tanya Gamble, Netball Victoria
- Hannah Martin, City of Melbourne
- Ben Scott, Kardinia Park
1040 Morning Tea Break
1110 PANEL DISCUSSION: Harnessing and empowering environmentally-conscious athletes to use their voices to inspire climate change action
Panellists:
- Joanne Bowen, Cricket 4 Climate
- Alexi Lynch, Footy for Climate
- Emma Checker, Professional Footballers Association
- Rhydian Cowley OLY, Australian Olympic Race Walker
1155 PANEL DISCUSSION: A national approach to sport infrastructure and engagement
Panellists:
- Sue McGill, Australian Sports Commission
- Margot Foster AM OLY, Sports Environment Alliance
- Al Baxter, Populous
1225 Pre Lunch Announcements and Summit Group Photo
1240 Lunch
1330 WORKSHOP: Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme: Making Change for Sport
Led by: Jim Round, VICReturn
Attendees will learn how Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme works, the benefits of participating, how they can get involved and how to maximise their returns
1415 WORKSHOP: Changing behaviours and habits - How to motivate your target audiences to adopt new practices
Led by: Olivia Ashton and Tessa Leitch, Reground
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how behaviour change works, what’s involved in motivating people to change and techniques to trial, leaving with an action plan.
1500 Afternoon Tea Break
1530 Introduction to roundtables
1530 Roundtables
- Getting your clubs started on the sustainability journey - where to start and how to make progress?
   Facilitator: Tim Kalkman, Carlton FC
- Engaging fans, members, staff, management, sponsors and suppliers to participate and support your climate change journey- practical steps and changes to make
   Facilitator: Ian Hansen, Australian Racing Drivers' Club
- Tackling local events and operational wastes - finding recycling, end-use markets and other solutions for these materials
   Facilitator: Dan Harper, Cool Planet
- Using landscape approaches to restore and protect nature in our sporting environments
   Facilitator: Annabel Sides, Green Planet Sport
- Building climate resilience and adapting to change
   Facilitator: Kieran Power, Nation Partners
- Driving climate literacy and sustainable low-waste circularity
   Facilitators: Agathe Bey and Matthew Coleman, Pangolin Associates
- Communicating and making your sustainability performance public, visible and engaging
   Facilitator: Terry Muir, epar
- Navigating the future of sustainable transport/energy saving options
   Facilitator: Kirk McDonald, Supercharge Australia
- Social procurement in sport- Embedding sustainable business practices to achieve positive impact for people and the planet
   Facilitators: Ralph Fallows and Joanne Barrow, Social Traders
- Protecting our playing environment: Engaging fans, members and volunteers on waste and litter prevention 
   Facilitators: Sarah Martin and Lucy Giblin, Clean Up Australia
1610 Roundtable Reporting
1640 Wrap Up and Thank You’s
1700 Networking Function
1800 Close

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