The Community Engagement Summit 2026 is where bold ideas meet practical action. This year, we’re taking the conversation further.
On Thursday 19 February, join us at the stunning Queenscliff Surf Life Saving Club for a day designed to spark fresh thinking, showcase innovation, and explore the ways engagement can respond to complex challenges head-on.
Community Engagement Summit 2026
You’ll leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and new connections to help tackle the challenges you face every day. With presentations delivered by engagement professionals, learnings will be grounded in lived experience, addressing engagement challenges from engaging hard-to-reach groups, building and maintaining trust, and cutting through competing priorities, to finding the time, resources, and strategies that deliver genuine results.
Our 2026 program will feature inspiring presentations, real-world case studies, interactive sessions, and collaborative activities led by experts from across government, consulting, academia, and engagement technology. Expect thought-provoking conversations on the big themes shaping engagement, from new ways of connecting with communities to creative approaches that make participation meaningful.
Stay for post-event drinks overlooking Manly Beach and leave ready to take your engagement practice to the next level.
If you’re ready to reimagine how communities and decision-makers work together, this is the place to kick off your 2026.
The Community Engagement Summit is proudly delivered by Captivate Consulting.
Event Sponsors
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Sponsoring events delivered by Captivate Conferences will place your organisation directly in front of decision makers from a wide range of industries. In addition to on-the-day exposure, we promote our sponsors as partners throughout our promotional campaign from start to finish, potentially reaching thousands of professionals in your target market.
