Call for speakers now open for Regulating the Game 2026 Sydney
Regulating the Game is pleased to announce that the Call for Speakers is now officially open for its sixth edition, taking place from Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 March 2026 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.
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.
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