Call for speakers now open for Regulating the Game 2026 Sydney
Regulating the Game 2026 welcomes diverse voices from across the regulatory and industry landscape to contribute to a thought-provoking program that explores the sector’s most pressing challenges and boldest opportunities. The conference provides a platform to explore bold ideas, share practical insights, and help shape a high-performing, well-governed, and forward-looking industry - one that strikes the right balance between regulatory rigour, technological advancement, and compelling entertainment experiences.
Regulating the Game 2026 Sydney will once again offer a high-impact forum to deepen regulatory capability, advance sector knowledge, and provoke rich discussion on the complex challenges and opportunities shaping gambling policy, compliance and industry practice.
This year's Call for Speakers invites proposals that spark curiosity, foster discussion and understanding, and drive innovation and uplift. We’re seeking keynote contributions and panel insights across a diverse range of themes, including:
Artificial intelligence and RegTech innovation
Gambling advertising, data protection and privacy law
Lottery landscape and future direction
Cyber security, game protection and cheating threats
Crypto gambling, frictionless onboarding and regulatory intersections
Racing, sport, and betting integrity
AML/CTF risk management, intelligence and financial crime prevention
Prohibition, black market gambling and offshore regulatory challenges
Game design, customer experience, and player protection
Regulatory assurance, ethics and governance best practices
Leadership, organisational transformation, and public value
Casino surveillance, VIP schemes, and loyalty programs
Behavioural insights, harm minimisation and safer gambling outcomes
Comparative jurisdictional analysis and lessons from adjacent sectors
Media management and crisis communication
Facilitating conditions for safer gambling and vibrant industry
Applications to speak are open until 31 October 2025, however early submission is encouraged due to anticipated strong demand. Selected speakers will join a distinguished lineup of global thought leaders, regulators, industry executives, and compliance experts committed to advancing policy reform, showcasing industry innovation and excellence, and promoting ethical leadership - while also celebrating the creativity, energy, and entertainment that define the gambling sector.
