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Live sport experiences are at the heart of our summits, previous sporting events included:

• Germany v Morocco @ AAMI Park (FIFA Women’s World Cup ·ÉÑàÌåÓýÖ±²¥)
• Australia v New Zealand @ Melbourne Cricket Ground (Bledisloe Cup Rugby Union)
• Richmond v Hawthorn @ Melbourne Cricket Ground (Aussie Rules ·ÉÑàÌåÓýÖ±²¥)
• Melbourne Storm v Paramatta Eels @ Marvel Stadium (NRL Rugby League)

• ­NGBs;
• Elite sports teams and franchises;
• Stadium and venue staff;
• Sports club owners and management groups;
• Major sponsors of sports teams;
• Sports agencies;
• Sports media and broadcasters;
• Former and current players, managers and coaches

Speakers from recent Melbourne Global Sports Summits have included: 

• Jennifer Watt – General Manager - Commercial Operations and Partnerships
• Xavier Campbell – CEO, Essendon ·ÉÑàÌåÓýÖ±²¥ Club
• Paul Cammack - Director of Participation, Tennis Australia
• Andrea Buckeridge - Education Manager, Tennis Australia
• Nick Hockley – CEO, T20 Cricket World Cup
• Josh Eltringham - General Manager Venue & Event Services - Venue and Event Services
• Peter Wearne – General Manager – Facilities, MCG
• Ben Osborn – Senior Group Digital Manager, Cricket Victoria
• Cameron Honey; General Manager, Commercial – Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust
• Steven Dillon - Pre-Academy Coordinator - Melbourne Victory FC
• Drew Sherman - General Manager – Technical & Academy - Melbourne Victory FC
• Christina Smith - General Manger – Government Relations & Community - Melbourne Victory FC
• Kimon Tiliadoros – President, ·ÉÑàÌåÓýÖ±²¥ Victoria

Getting behind the scenes of key sporting organisations will form a key part of the Summit. This will include tours of stadiums and training facilities and meeting key staff.

The Melbourne Global Sports Summit also offers an opportunity to take part in a number of optional city experiences arranged as part of the trip to showcase the best that Melbourne has to offer.

Networking with key players in the sports industry forms a central part of the Melbourne Sports Summit. A myriad of opportunities to meet with senior leaders and decision makers from major sports organisations, providing an excellent chance for attendees to build connections and their personal brand whilst learning about the local sports market.

• Accommodation
• Access to live sport experiences
• Internal coach journeys to summit activities, where appropriate

What’s not included?

• Flights;
• Food and drink;
• General spending money;
• Optional group city activities;
• Optional live sport experiences;
• Visa;
• Travel insurance.

Details of the accommodation will be released upon booking for the Summit going live.

UCFB and GIS will provide assistance to students and alumni attending the Global Sports Summit, with regards to logistics for travel, arrival and departure dates and times.

Once further details of the next Melbourne Global Sports Summit are confirmed, we will advise students and alumni of estimated costs associated with attending the event.

Melbourne is the capital of Victoria and sits on the banks of the Yarra River. It’s widely regarded as the world’s leading sporting city due to its high concentration of state-of-the-art facilities and the number of annual international events held there. Its population really expanded in the 1850s during the ‘gold rush’, with a number of immigrants arriving in the city. This saw the city boom, with the building of schools, galleries, churches and now-heritage buildings. Melbourne as we know it now was fuelled following the Second World War, with multiculturalism and an active arts scene helping to grow tourism to what it is today. The city is regularly listed as one of the best cities in the world to live in.

Locals will tell you that Melbourne is the culture capital of Australia, with museums and sites to match many of the greatest cities in the world. Federation Square is the place to hang out to celebrate a big win for the Baggy Greens or just take in the sights and the sounds of the city; the Royal Exhibition Building, situated in Carlton Gardens and given Unesco World Heritage Status, harks back to 19th century Melbourne; and Chapel Street is renowned for people’s ability to spend money and shop. Melbourne street art is also recognised around the world, with the city council designating certain areas for artists to showcase their work, and St Kilda is home to Melbourne’s most unusual residents – penguins!

Sport in Melbourne is a religion. From AFL to cricket, and rugby to tennis, this sports-mad city caters for it all, and at the centre of it is the sports precinct. As well as the Rod Laver Arena and being home to the annual Australian Open, the centre-piece of the precinct is the world-famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Click here for more information on sport in Melbourne.

There’s coffee, and then there’s Melbourne coffee. Locals take their espresso very seriously, with the city regularly listed as one of the go to places in the world to get your caffeine hit. Seven Seeds Coffee Roasters is popular among young professionals and is the brainchild of Melbourne coffee royalty, Mark Dundon. Aussies love their meat pies, so once you’ve decided what filling you’d like from the cabinet at Pure Pies (as recommended by the Herald Sun), the only question you’re left to answer is would you like sauce or not? For those who like their dining fine, Attica is a regular in the best restaurant guides for all of Australia, not just Melbourne