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8:20 am - 8:30 am - 10 March 2026
Day 2 - Opening Remarks
8:20 am
Dr Rachel Harris & Professor Clare Minahan | Co-Chairs, WISC2026
8:30 am - 9:15 am - 10 March 2026
FAIR Consensus and Scoping Review Symposium
Chair: Dr Rachel Harris, Co-Chair WISC2026
8:30 am
Professor Kay Crossley & Emily Heming | La Trobe University
8:40 am
Dr Brooke Patterson | La Trobe University
Melissa Haberfield | La Trobe University
9:00 am
Dr Siobhan Brodrick | North Melbourne FC
9:15 am - 10:00 am - 10 March 2026
REDs, LEA, and Body Image Symposium
Chair: Dr Kathryn Ackerman, Founder and Director, Women’s Health, Sports, & Performance Institute
9:15 am
Nikki Jeacocke | Australian Institute of Sport
9:24 am
Dr Rachel Bradbury | NSW Institute of Sport
9:33 am
Dr Melissa Lodge | University of Rhode Island
9:42 am
Professor Tiffany Stewart | Pennington Biomedical Research Center/ LSU Institute for the Health & Performance of Champions
9:51 am
Dr Delaney Thibodeau | University of Toronto
10:00 am - 10:45 am - 10 March 2026
Cultural Insights Panel (Interview, Q&A)
Chair: Dr Rachel Harris
10:00 am
Melodie Cooper | Regional Development Manager, Commonwealth Games Federation | Pacific
Understanding culture. Enhancing cultural intelligence. Strengthening performance
Panelists
Libby Cooke-Black | Founder, The Female Collection | Indigenous Australia
Maria Luz Poblete Baldrick | CEO Founder, Women’s Performance | Latin America
Dr Cherianne Taim | Sport Physiologist, High Performance Sport Institute | Singapore
10:45 am - 11:15 am - 10 March 2026
Connect & Refuel - Morning Tea
Session - Break
11:15 am - 11:45 am - 10 March 2026
Pre-Conception, Pregnancy, Post-Partum - Spotlight Speaker
11:15 am
Professor Margie Davenport | Exercise Physiologist, Director of the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health | University of Alberta
11:45 am - 12:00 pm - 10 March 2026
Pre-Conception, Pregnancy, Post-Partum - Focused-Flash Oral
Dr Jodie Dakic | Monash University / Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
11:52 am
Samantha Walsh | Australian Catholic University
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm - 10 March 2026
Pre-Conception, Pregnancy, Post-Partum - Flash Oral
Paris Jones | University of Alberta
12:03 pm
Mackenzie Farris | University of Alberta
12:06 pm
Siobhan Shirlaw | Queensland Rugby League
Dr Aoife Lane | Technological University of the Shannon
12:12 pm
Esther Goldsmith | Sport Wales
12:15 pm
Jacinta Carroll | QSMC Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Health
12:20 pm - 1:05 pm - 10 March 2026
Pregnancy Panel
12:20 pm
Prof Ebonie Rio | La Trobe University Reproductive Realities: Supporting Elite Athletes Through Every Stage of Parenthood
Panelists
Dr Tiarna Ernst | Gynecologist and Fertility Specialist, City Fertility
Dr Bonnie McRae | Sports and Exercise Physician, CMO Wheelchair Rugby
A/Prof Melanie Hayman | Associate Professor, CQ University
Kelsey Lee Barber | Olympic Medalist| Australian Athletics
Mike Barber | HP Coach | Australian Athletics
Panelists
Dr Tiarna Ernst | Gynecologist and Fertility Specialist, City Fertility
Dr Bonnie McRae | Sports and Exercise Physician, CMO Wheelchair Rugby
A/Prof Melanie Hayman | Associate Professor, CQ University
Kelsey Lee Barber | Olympic Medalist| Australian Athletics
Mike Barber | HP Coach | Australian Athletics
1:05 pm - 2:00 pm - 10 March 2026
Connect & Refuel - Lunch
Session - Break
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - 10 March 2026
Keynote Session 2
2:00 pm
Katherine Bennell Pegg | Director of Space Technology, Australian Space Agency
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - 10 March 2026
New Goal, New Game - Spotlight Speaker
Chloe Hosking | Olympic Cyclist, Founder of Hosking Bikes
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - 10 March 2026
Industry Panel
Facilitator
Professor Shona Halson | SPRINT Research Centre, ACU
Panelists
Taryn McQueen | Principal Architect, Populous
Professor Sarah Kelly | Executive Director Office of the Provost Queensland University of Technology
Dr Joanna Parsonage | Performance Service Lead, Nike Sports Research Lab
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - 10 March 2026
Myth Busting Fireside Chat
3:30 pm
Professor Clare Minahan | FPHI Research Lead Griffith University
Proof not posts: What does the data say?
Panelists
Professor Jacqueline Alderson | Director of Tech and Human Performance, UCLA
Distinguished Professor Stuart Phillips | Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health, McMaster University
Dr Tony Boutagy | Strength Coach and Exercise Physiologist, Boutagy Fitness Institute