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Are you a stakeholder in the gambling and regulation sector?

Sector leaders, regulators, policy makers, manufacturers, compliance and forensic experts, industry professionals, clinicians, researchers, academics, and thought pioneers.

We invite you to apply to speak at Regulating the Game 2027 Sydney.

 

Regulating the Game convenes regulators, industry leaders and key sector stakeholders for an immersive program designed to strengthen individual and organisational capability, deepen sector knowledge, and advance informed dialogue on evidence-led policy, contemporary regulatory practice, and the leadership, integrity and performance that underpin effective gambling regulation and industry practice.

The program is carefully curated to explore leading research, emerging trends, operational practice and complex reform challenges across the sector. It is intended to foster regulatory and industry leadership, good stewardship, stronger performance, compliance excellence and ethical decision-making, while also encouraging innovation, critical thinking and meaningful collaboration.

We consider it essential that stakeholders engage openly in the public square - contributing expertise, challenging assumptions and engaging with diverse perspectives. In doing so, the conference supports better public policy thinking, more robust and credible regulatory settings, and the conditions for a safer, more accountable, more resilient and sustainable sector.

TOPIC SUGGESTIONS

We welcome proposals that stimulate curiosity, deepen understanding, and advance informed discussion across gambling policy, regulation, compliance, industry practice, and sector reform:

Policy, Regulation and Enforcement

  • innovative regulatory policy, supervision, and enforcement practice

  • risk-based and intelligence-led regulatory approaches

  • regulatory governance, decision-making, and institutional accountability

  • jurisdictional comparisons in policy, regulation, and reform

  • prohibition versus regulation, including unintended consequences and market impacts

  • public policy trends, political pressures, and the future direction of gambling reform

  • lessons from other regulated sectors, including financial services and public administration

Compliance, AML and Financial Crime

  • gambling-related compliance frameworks, controls, and operational uplift

  • AML/CTF reform, implementation, and assurance

  • financial crime risk, transaction monitoring, and suspicious matter reporting

  • customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence, and onboarding controls

  • the role of banks, payments providers, and financial institutions in harm prevention and financial crime mitigation

  • audit, assurance, and testing of compliance effectiveness

  • privacy, data protection, and information-sharing challenges in regulated gambling environments

Products, Technology and Innovation

  • artificial intelligence, automation, and data-led applications in gambling and regulation

  • game design, product innovation, and future product direction

  • regulatory technology and digital tools that improve outcomes and reduce friction

  • cashless gaming, payments modernisation, and customer experience

  • blockchain, crypto, digital assets, and their intersection with gambling

  • emerging research, development, and practical capability being deployed at scale

  • technology, partnerships, and innovation that strengthen regulatory and operational performance

Safer Gambling, Harm Prevention and Consumer Protection

  • safer gambling strategy, intervention design, and measurable outcomes

  • gambling harm prevention, treatment, research, and policy reform

  • behavioural insights and their application to regulation, product design, and consumer protection

  • advertising, inducements, and promotional settings

  • onboarding, friction, and customer journey design

  • loyalty programs, VIP and high-value customer settings, and associated risks

  • initiatives that reduce harm while supporting sustainable and responsible industry practice

Integrity, Intelligence and Security

  • racing, sport and betting integrity, supervision, and enforcement frameworks

  • regulatory and criminal intelligence capabilities

  • intelligence-sharing and analytical functions informing regulatory action

  • black market and offshore gambling, channel migration, and disruption strategies

  • cheating, criminal threats, match-fixing, and game protection

  • casino surveillance, investigations, and integrity assurance

  • cyber security, fraud, identity risk, and digital resilience

Leadership, Governance and Public Trust

  • leadership, ethics, and accountability in gambling regulation and industry

  • board oversight, executive responsibility, and governance maturity

  • organisational culture, conduct, and decision-making in regulated environments

  • rebuilding public trust, legitimacy, and social licence

  • crisis management, stakeholder communication, and reputational resilience

  • collaboration across regulators, operators, researchers, and service providers

  • leadership lessons from reform, remediation, and institutional change

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE

To stimulate dialogue and collaboration, and spark a voracious appetite for regulatory and compliance excellence, innovation and ethical leadership.

THE DETAILS

 Call for Speakers – Regulating the Game 2027 Sydney

We’re now inviting applications to speak at Regulating the Game 2027 Sydney – the seventh edition of this globally respected conference focused on regulatory and sector leadership, pioneering policy, and industry uplift and innovation.

  • Key dates:

    • Applications to speak are open until 11 December 2026. Due to anticipated high demand, early submissions are encouraged.

    • Speaker presentation slides in PowerPoint format are due: no later than 22 February 2027 i.e. two weeks prior to the conference.

    • Conference Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 March 2027 (inclusive).

    • Pitch! Monday 8 March 2026.

  • The Venue is the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.

  • The three-day conference will feature:

    • A morning keynote and afternoon keynote as well as Featured speakers.

    • Keynotes and individual speaker sessions: 40 minutes (including approximately 10 minutes for Q&A).

    • Panel sessions: 1 hour (including approximately 10 minutes for Q&A).

    • Industry Spotlight sessions are 15 minutes

    • Pitch! sessions are 10 minutes

  • Confirmed main conference speakers (excluding Pitch! and Industry Spotlight) receive complimentary full conference registration, including access to all networking events.

  • Speaking roles are unpaid, and speakers are responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

  • Applicants proposing a panel should identify the proposed moderator and outline the additional panellists they would seek to secure. Panels should be structured to bring genuinely diverse expertise, perspectives and experience, and should be designed to support informed discussion rather than aligned or repetitive viewpoints.

  • Successful speakers will be provided with social media assets to help amplify their session and promote the event.

  • Networking is core to the conference, with curated functions designed to spark connections, strengthen relationships, and extend critical conversations beyond the sessions.

  • Access the special conference accommodation rate (subject to availability) at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth here. Please note that accommodation bookings are made directly with the hotel, and any questions regarding the reservation, amendments, cancellations or hotel terms should be directed to the hotel. Once your booking is completed, you will receive a confirmation from the hotel containing your booking details and contact information.

  • The conference app and platform – Guidebook –will host the full agenda, speaker bios, session streams, and interaction tools.

  • Upon submission, you’ll receive a confirmation email to your nominated address.

  • Selected speakers will be contacted by the conference team where their proposed topic and session overview demonstrate strong relevance, clarity, and alignment with the conference program and available session formats.

  • Please ensure your submitted headshot is high resolution and publication-ready, as it may be used across speaker social media tiles and other conference-related digital and promotional assets.

  • Please note that conference sessions may be photographed, filmed and/or recorded for promotional, archival and post-event content purposes. By participating as a speaker, you agree that Regulating the Game may use your name, biography, likeness, session title and approved presentation-related materials in connection with conference promotion and reporting.

  • We encourage speakers and delegates to actively contribute to the public conversation by sharing insights, reflections, and key takeaways from the conference across LinkedIn, X, and other relevant platforms, using the official hashtag #regulatingthegame.

APPLICATION FORM

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