9.30 – 9.50 Reimagining play in Canberra – the laboratory of the possible I
Cathy Hope, Associate Professor, Coordinator Play Creativity and Wellbeing Project, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra

9.50 – 10.20 Welcome to Country
Playing on Ngunnawal country | Richie Allan, Cultural Director, Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation

10.20 – 11.00 Transforming cities through creative play
From City in Crisis to City of Play: Creative place-making in Ōtautahi (Christchurch), New Zealand  Ryan Reynolds, Director and Co-founder; Kate Finnerty, Play Coordinator, Gap Filler

11.00 – 11.30 Gap Filler takeover

11.30 – 12.00 Recess and play

12.00 – 1.30 Playful activation for social and environmental change
Win/Win: cultural adaptation through play | Georgia Pollard, Emmanuela Prigoni, Leanne Thompson Kandos School of Cultural Adaptation
Art & Impact – activating audiences for change | Alex Kelly, Producer, Impact Producer, Strategist, Director The Unquiet

1.30 – 2.30 Lunch and play – Moodshift

2.30 – 3.50 Play to improve wellbeing
Designing for wellbeing – re-designing the unremarkable | Debra Cushing, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT
Creating wellbeing universes | Missy Gilbert, Founder, UnitePlayPerform
Systems of sanity: play and mental health | Robin Davidson, Artistic Director, Rebus Theatre

3.50 – 4.30 Head home or stay and play

9.30 – 9.45 Reimagining play in Canberra – the laboratory of the possible II
Cathy Hope, Associate Professor, Coordinator Play Creativity and Wellbeing Project, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra

9.45 – 10.15 Play for diverse communities
What you need to know about how we play: the ACT African community | Betty Macharia, 2023 ACT Woman of the Year; ACT Secretary, African Australian Council ACT

10.15 – 11.30 Intergenerational Play
Designing for intergenerational play | Debra Cushing, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT
Activation for meaningful intergenerational play | Georgia Pollard, Emmanuela Prigoni, Leanne Thompson, Farm it Forward and Cementa
Our big fat intergenerational play tour | Mr Tim + Ms Nat, performers

11.30 – 12.00 Recess and play
12.00 – 12.45 Play for young people (16-25)
What you need to know about how we play: ACT young leaders | Kat Reed (they/them), CEO, Women with Disabilities ACT; 2021 Young Canberra Citizen of the Year; 2021 Out for
Australia’s 30 Under 30
Youth panel TBC by Kat Reed

12.45 – 2.00 Activating play for young people
Designing places for young people to play | Aaron Wallis, Director, Playce; Youth Play Expert, Victorian Design Review Panel
Play that transforms young lives: NEO-Learning in Australia’s outback | Mark Leahy, Creative Producer and Associate Artist, Big hART
Play that transforms young lives: circus and social change in the ACT | Isaac Fletcher, Head of Social Circus, Warehouse Circus

2.00 – end Stay and play – Moodshift – take a tour or head home

9.30 – 9.45 Reimagining play in Canberra – the laboratory of the possible III
Cathy Hope, Associate Professor, Coordinator Play Creativity and Wellbeing Project, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra

9.45 – 10.40 Playful ways to engage and transform – the metaverse
Bringing play to life | Sarah Murray, Director, PLACE Technologies
Unlocking Creativity through Neurodesign and Playfulness | Jess Herrington, Creative Technology Innovator, AI & Immersive Tech Specialist, Writer, Deloitte Digital and ANU

10.40 – 11.20 Play in the metaverse

11.20 – 11.50 Recess and play

11.50 – 1.10 Playful ways to engage and transform – games
The possibilities of play and gamification | Dr Kerstin Oberprieler, Behavioural Design Practice Lead, ThinkPlace
Play to connect people to culture and place | Dr Keir Winesmith, Chief Digital Officer, National Film and Sound Archives
Playing out complexity at the intersections of science, art and games | Nathan Harrison, BOHO Interactive

1.10 – 1.55 Play and games

1.55 – 2.40 Lunch and play – Moodshift

2.40 – 3.50 Compelling and playful ways to engage – stories
The official Canberra hero story | Brodie Fleming, Director, Brand Canberra, ACT Government
Bringing her-stories to life: walking in the footsteps of Canberra’s badass women | Sita Sargeant (she/her) and Lucy Dingwall (she/her), Co-Directors, She Shapes History
Canberra playful story-telling panel

5.00 – 7.00 Play at the National Film and Sound Archives

5.00 Beer tent

6.00 Designing Playful and Vibrant Places