Be part of this global gathering with a unique Australian perspective and flavour, tackling the challenges and innovations in our industry today and into the future.
This schedule may be subject to change in the lead up to the event.
Tuesday 21 Oct
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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Delegate Welcome Drinks, early Registration and Networking
Wednesday 22 Oct - Morning
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
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Welcome to Country
8:45 AM - 9:05 AM
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Welcome to Sea Otter
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM
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Keynote - Passion with Purpose
Annie Ford9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
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Fireside
Annie Ford & Matt Keenan9:55 AM - 10:25 AM
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Panel - Trails-Based Tourism
Michele Archie, Garrett Tyler Parker (Austrade), Todd Babiak (Brand Gold Coast), Grace Stonecipher (People For Bikes), Alton Twine (City of Gold Coast)10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
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Presentation - Building a Path Towards Sustainable MTB Developments: Insights from NSW’s MTB Manifesto
Lori Modde & Tracey Dickson (Outdoors NSW/ACT)10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
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Fireside - More kids on bikes
Lynn Frerichs & Eddie Freyer (NICA Australia)11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
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Break
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
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Presentation - Growth In The Female-Led Bike Industry: A Red Ocean, Blue Ocean Perspective
Nikki Lawn (MTB Ladies Australia)11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
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Panel - Outdoor Industry Clusters
Lori Modde (Outdoors NSW/ACT), Neil Le Febvre (Outdoors WA), Kimberley Taylor (Shingleback Offroad), Amos Breyfogle (Wildtech Queenstown), Prof. Tom Campbell and Ed Shoote (MTB Centre for Innovation UK)12:15 PM - 12:35 PM
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Presentation – The importance of community ownership in trail development
Steve Gibling (Selwyn)12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
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Presentation – The impact multiplier
Kylie Flament (SECNA)12:55 PM - 1:15 PM
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Presentation – Nature Based Tourism for community and economic growth
Alton Twine (City of Gold Coast)1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
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Lunch
Wednesday 22 Oct - Afternoon
1:45 PM - 2:05 PM
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Presentation - Mogo Trails
Juliane Wisata (Rocky Trail Destination)2:05 PM - 2:35 PM
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Panel - AI and the Outdoors
Ross Wilkinson, Michele Archie, Grace Stonecipher, Prof. Tom Campbell, Amos Breyfogle2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
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Presentation - Brainy Biking
Kath Bicknell (Intelligent Action)2:55 PM - 3:20 PM
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Fireside - Community built, community led
Jed Olson (VeloCity) & Michele Archie (Harbinger)3:20 PM - 3:35 PM
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Break
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM
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Presentation – Etrends and Education
Ross Wilkinson (Bosch eBike Systems)3:55 PM - 4:25 PM
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Panel - Brainy Biking (incl. Future Skills)
Kath Bicknell, Matt Miller, Ross Wilkinson, Millie Wilson4:25 PM - 4:45 PM
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Presentation - A deep dive: Cycle trails and tourism in Australia
Garrett Tyler Parker (Austrade)4:45 PM - 5:05 PM
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Presentation - People Presence and Passion: Making an Extraordinary Difference for Kids in Need
Michael Byrom (Chain Reaction Cycling Foundation)5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
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Presentation - Frameworks for measuring progress and meaningful comparisons across the globe
Grace Stonecipher (People For Bikes)5:25 PM - 5:40 PM
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Plenary Discussion - Wrap-Up Day 1
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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Thursday 23 Oct - Morning
8:30 AM - 8:55 AM
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Keynote - Your place, your Story
Todd Babiak (CEO Brand Gold Coast)8:55 AM - 9:15 AM
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Presentation – Beyond the Trailhead
Michele Archie (CEO Harbinger)9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
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Panel - Future Trails
Samara Sheppard (UCI Bike City), Grant Allen (Push Mobility), Jeff Carter (Southstar), Marcelo Cardona (Next Level MTB), Peter Marshall (Cycle Tumbarumba), Ross Wilkinson (Bosch eBike Systems)9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
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Presentation - How to build a bike destination
Samara Sheppard (UCI Bike City)10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
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Fireside
Prof. Tom Campbell & Ed Shoote (MTB Centre of Innovation UK)10:25 AM - 10:35 AM
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Break
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
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Presentation - Know Your Place
Pete Stokes (Stravart)10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
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Presentation - Reuse, Redeploy, Rethink
Guido Verbist (Revolve Recycling)11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
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Fireside
Guido Verbist & Jessie Alice11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
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Presentation – The social capital of trails and outdoor recreation
Jed Olson (CEO VeloCity)11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
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Fireside - Going Big and Thinking Small
Sally Stanier (Bowhead) & Grant Allen (Push Mobility)12:10 PM - 12:40 PM
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Lunch
Thursday 23 Oct - Afternoon
12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
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Presentation - Outdoor Industry Clusters in the real world
Amos Breyfogle (Wildtech)1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Presentation - ADF Cycling Association
Aaron Pyle (ADF Cycling)1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
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Presentation - WA: Creating a trail lovers paradise
Neil Le Febvre (Outdoors WA)1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
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Panel - Sports Diplomacy
Matt Keenan, Michael Byrom (CRCF), Aaron Pyle (ADF Cycling)2:10 PM - 2:35 PM
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Fireside - MTBeeronomics
Ben Kraus (Bridge Rd Brewers) & Garrett Tyler Parker (Australian National Uni)2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
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Presentation – Rolling Progress
Matt Miller (CEO Brakeace)2:55 PM - 3:10 PM
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Break
3:10 PM - 3:25 PM
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Presentation - Built by Design: Turning big ideas into Real World Solutions
Kimberley Taylor (CEO Shingleback)3:25 PM - 4:00 PM
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Panel — Perspectives: Women’s health and the outdoors
Kelly Olson (Emplify), Nikki Lawn, Juliane Wisata, Kath Bicknell, Lori Modde4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
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Presentation- Paid Access Model – The Mt Tumbarumba Case Study
Peter Marshall (Cycle Tumbarumba)4:15 PM - 4:35 PM
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Presentation - Australia Rising: Building a Future-Proof Mountain Biking Nation
Marcelo Cardona (Next Level MTB)4:35 PM - 4:50 PM
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Presentation – Timber trails and co-existence success – The Rotorua development model
Jeff Carter (Southstar Rotorua)4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
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Panel — Entrepreneurship and Exporting Innovation
Prof. Tom Campbell, Kimberley Taylor, Ed Shoote, Matt Miller, Amos Breyfogle5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
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Closing Remarks
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
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This schedule may be subject to change in the lead up to the event.