Global Sports Summit Goes Local: Sydney Campus Students Score Exclusive Access

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Students at the Global Sports Summit 2026 in Sydney and Melbourne attending workshops and live sporting events, gaining insights into sports business and analytics.
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Global Institute of Sport (GIS) is thrilled to confirm that all students enrolling in a degree at its brand-new Sydney campus from January 2026 will receive exclusive, complimentary access to the Global Sports Summit in Sydney and Melbourne.

This opportunity is available to students undertaking the Master of International Sports Business, Master of Sports Analytics, Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics, and the Combined Master of International Sports Business / Master of Sports Analytics.

Running from Monday 19 January to Sunday 25 January 2026, the GIS Australia Summit offers a week-long, immersive experience in the business and management of sport across Australia.

Students will gain access to the GIS Sports Conference at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Sydney’s Allianz Stadium, featuring tailored talks, interactive workshops, networking sessions, and exclusive behind-the-scenes tours designed specifically for the Australian sports industry.

The summit also includes tickets to major sporting fixtures, such as the National Basketball League, A-Leagues football, and the Australian Open tennis, offering students a unique opportunity to combine academic learning with live sport experiences. Students from GIS campuses around the world will gather in Australia’s two largest cities, further enhancing the networking and cultural experience.

While summit access is complimentary, students will be responsible for accommodation, travel, and personal expenses. Exact dates and inclusions will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

GIS Australia’s global sport summits have previously featured C-Suite and GM-level executives from football, rugby league, rugby union, AFL, cricket, F1, and tennis, alongside senior coaches including the Matildas head coach. Sessions span business, marketing, media, analytics, and coaching, giving students real-world insights into the global sports industry.

This initiative underlines GIS’ commitment to providing students with hands-on exposure and industry connections, equipping them with the tools to thrive in the competitive world of sports business.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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The Melbourne-based anf family-owned business will join the Victory family, uniting two institutions which represent the city’s culture and identity.

A partnership with local roots

As the newest partner of Melbourne Victory, Roasting Warehouse joins forces with a vital part of the city’s sporting landscape.

The club’s Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, outlined why the partnership bears so much value to both parties.

“We are excited to collaborate with Roasting Warehouse, a community-oriented destination for high-quality coffee, proud of its foundations in Melbourne,” said Carnegie via official media release.

“Football and coffee sit at the epicentre of Melbourne’s culture. The two go hand-in-hand, consistently at the centre of the conversation that stirs Melburnians, which is no different to the conversation sport and Melbourne Victory stir in the State.”

Indeed, this is a partnership which combines the identity, passions and culture of an entire city, therefore giving it the foundations required for long-term, mutual success.

Representing the best of Melbourne

Both Victory and Roasting Warehouse are hugely successful in their respective industries. They are institutions with community-oriented philosphies, who pride themselves on craft and quality.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Melbourne Victory, a club that represents the heart, passion, and ambition of Melbourne,” revealed Roasting Warehouse Head of Brand, Alexander Paraskevopoulos.

“As a Melbourne-founded, family-run business, supporting a team that means so much to the local community feels very natural for us.”

Furthermore, through their high-quality blends, Roasting Warehouse will look to prepare Victory’s players and staff for high performances on the pitch as the seasons nears completion.

But this is about far more than just fueling athletes.

This is a partnership which embodies and unites two of Melbourne’s greatest strengths and cultural markers – a connection forged from the city’s very own DNA.

 

For more information about Roasting Warehouse, click here.

Football NSW supports Female Coaches CPD as Women’s Football Surges

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Football NSW has used the platform of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to deliver a targeted professional development workshop for female coaches, bringing together scholarship recipients for an evening of structured learning and direct engagement with elite women’s football.

Held at ACPE last month, the session was open to female coaches who received C or B Diploma scholarships through Football NSW in 2025. Coaching accreditation carries a financial cost that disproportionately affects women, who are less likely to have their development subsidised by clubs or associations operating in underfunded community football environments. Scholarship access changes that equation at the point where many women exit the pathway.

Facilitated by Football NSW Coach Development Coordinator Bronwyn Kiceec, the workshop focused on goal scoring trends from the tournament’s group stage, with coaches analysing attacking patterns and exploring how those insights could translate into their own environments. The group then attended the quarter-final between South Korea and Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia.

The structure of the evening mattered as much as its content. Female coaches in community football rarely have access to elite competition environments as a professional resource. The gap between the level at which most women coach and the level at which the game is analysed and discussed tends to reinforce itself. Placing scholarship recipients inside a major tournament, as participants rather than spectators, closes that gap in a way that a classroom session cannot.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented across all levels of the game in Australia. The pipeline that will change that depends not only on accreditation access but on the professional networks, peer relationships and exposure to elite environments that male coaches have historically taken for granted.

The workshop forms part of Football NSW’s ongoing commitment to developing female coaches through scholarships and structured learning opportunities.

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