World Class to World Best (WC2WB): Australia’s premium high performance sport conference

WC2WB will bring together leaders of the high performance system for two days of networking, learning and collaboration. By uniting our leaders with thought innovators from inside and outside of sport, WC2WB 2025 will ensure we continue to deliver the very best of sport to Australia and the world. 

This years conference theme is: 

Horizon 2: on the road to sustainable performance – stories of success and opportunities… 

The conference theme relates to the second Horizon of Australia’s HP 2032+ Sport Strategy (Win Well Strategy), a strategy co-designed and owned by the entire Australian HP sport system. 

Four keynote speakers will deliver thought provoking addresses, aligned to the core values of the Win Well strategy; Excellence, Courage, Belonging and Connection. 

Conference details

When: Tuesday 18 November – Wednesday 19 November 2025 Where: Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Time: 10am commencement on Tuesday concluding Wednesday afternoon

Attendance is by invitation only.

Keynote speakers

Excellence - TBA

Belonging - TBA

Courage - TBA

Connection - TBA

Conference overview

Conference program to be released end of August

Conference sessions

What to expect:

• Hear from a range of speakers within the high performance sport system
• Attend interactive panel sessions
• Discover how we are delivering on our Win Well Pledge
• Network with colleagues and peers

Conference objectives and breakout sessions

• Details to come end of August

Networking Event

Tuesday, 5:15pm will see a social, informal networking function take place.

Light refreshments provided

Location: TBA

Registration

Attendance is by invitation only and attendees are required to register.

Registration details will be provided here at the end of August.

Event partners

TBA

Contact

For more information on the WC2WB conference, contact:  WC2WB@ausport.gov.au