Schedule

8 March 2026

Morning

A vibrant collage on a green background features a pink flower, coins, a paintbrush and abstract shapes.

Building your Financial House

Workshop with the Arise Foundation

10:00 – 11:30am

Centre for Creativity

Black binoculars with eyepieces showing red sperm icons on yellow backgrounds.

Seeking Sperm

Alisha Burns, Maeve Marsden, Melanie Saward, moderated by Edwina Storie

10:00 – 11:00am

Woman in black and white with curly hair stands confidently, set against a vibrant blue background.

When Fiction Sounds the Alarm

Laila Lalami, hosted by Neha Kale

10:00 – 11:00am

A child in a gray shirt looks at a bright blue collage featuring green headphones, a flexing arm, a mallet, stars, and swirls.

Raising Boys

Jess Hill, Zac Seidler, moderated by Jamila Rizvi

10:30 – 11:30am

Cartoon character smiling against a vibrant orange background, showcasing a playful and cheerful expression.

A Wisdom of Age

Brenda Appleton, Guosheng Chen, Liz Hicklin, moderated by Jacinta Parsons

11:00am – 12:00pm

Yallamundi Rooms

A hand holds a smartphone with a yellow screen and red "X." Flying figures fall off the screen.

Heterofatalism

Chanté Joseph, Dr Lisa Portolan, moderated by Lucy Smith

11:00am – 12:00pm

Afternoon

A black statue sits amidst green coin stacks against a blue background.

Money Matters

Tasnia Alam Hannan, Catherine Fitzpatrick, Zee Heart, moderated by Emily Stewart

12:30 – 1:30pm

A grayscale photo of a person wearing a headscarf and earrings is layered over a vibrant pink and red background with purple flowers.

Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith, hosted by Michaela Kalowski

1:00 – 2:00pm

Don’t Ask the Trees for Their Names

Oula Ghannoum, Loubna Haikal, Mariam Maatooq, Sivine Tabbouch, moderated by Antoinette Lattouf

1:30 – 2:30pm

Black and white portrait of a woman in a white blazer against a bright orange background.

No Spin, No Compromise

Emily Maitlis

1:30 – 2:30pm

A black bag overflowing with assorted items, depicted in an illustrative style to highlight its diverse contents.

It Girl

Marisa Meltzer, hosted by Kate Jinx

3:00 – 4:00pm

epstein-files

Inside the Epstein Files

Emily Maitlis, Amy Wallace, moderated by Louise Milligan

3:30 – 4:30pm

A vibrant collage on a green background features a pink flower, coins, a paintbrush and abstract shapes.

MoneyGirl

Workshop with Zee Heart

3:30 – 5:00pm

Centre for Creativity

A gray teddy bear sits in front of a decorative purple and blue floral design. To the left, a baby bottle with a yellow drop is visible.

After Birth

Ariane Beeston, Anne Buist, Rachel Skillington, moderated by Lauren Novak

4:00 – 5:00pm

Yallamundi Rooms

Collage with torso in bra, lipstick, pink rose, eggplant, flames, and sticky notes with reminders.

Labour of Love

Chanté Joseph, Aleks Trkulja, moderated by Yumi Stynes

4:00 – 5:00pm

Evening

Red female symbol with a stethoscope creates a heart shape against a blue sky background.

Medical Misogyny

Summer May Finlay, Zoe Wainer, moderated by Gabrielle Jackson

5:30 – 6:30pm

An open book with colorful stars and bursts emerging from its pages.

The All Fours Effect

Neha Kale, Melanie Kembrey, Jacqueline Maley, moderated by Marisa Meltzer

5:30 – 6:30pm

A black-and-white portrait of a person with glasses and curly hair is framed by purple curtains and colorful stars on a green background.

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon

hosted by Santilla Chingaipe

6:00 – 7:00pm

Yallamundi Rooms

A pair of black tongs rests on a green female gender symbol with pink and orange flames.

Feminist Roast

Gina Chick, Brigid Delaney, Kirsha Kaechele, Yumi Stynes, hosted by Steph Tisdell

6:00 – 7:30pm

Black and white image of a smiling woman with crossed arms, set against a vibrant, multicolored background.

A Different Kind of Power

Jacinda Ardern, hosted by Jamila Rizvi

6:30 – 7:30pm