FutureFest Brisbane

FutureFest Brisbane is Future Anything’s large-scale professional learning conference that will see 150+ primary and secondary educators come together on 27 March 2026 on Turrbal & Jagera land to listen, learn, and network. 

Hosted in partnership with QUT Entrepreneurship at the QUT Kelvin Grove Campus, FutureFest will feature a host of high-energy speakers and practical, hands-on workshops enabling you to curate your day around the sessions that are most relevant to you. 

Most importantly the event will be packed with practical tools and applied learning that you'll be able to implement in your classroom the very next day. 

FutureFest Brisbane will also incorporate dedicated sessions open exclusively to teachers delivering Future Anything’s The [X] Challenge program. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This is the event for educators who are interested in the latest in the Future of Work and the implications for education, 21st Century Skills (and how to build them), human-centred design thinking, entrepreneurial pedagogy, Project-Based Learning, and more. 

All educators delivering The [X] Challenge are encouraged to attend this event (or one of our other in-person or online PD sessions).

KEY INFO: 

• Full program will be announced soon! 

• Registration is from 8.30am with the event running from 8.45am - 3pm

• Lunch and refreshments are included

• Participants will receive a certificate of attendance 

• Attendance is free of charge for registered The [X] Challenge 2026 teachers, with an incredible early bird rate available until 31 January to all other educators

• Book soon, this event WILL sell out!

If your school is not yet registered for The [X] Challenge in 2026, there's still time! Click here to download the Program Overview.

Register for The [X] Challenge 2026 before Future Fest Brisbane, and get your conference ticket fees back! 

In the (unlikely) circumstance that you need a little encouragement to attend in person, check out some testimonials from recent editions of Future Fest held in Brisbane in 2025: 

“Genuinely one of the best PDs I’ve been to. Super practical and hands on. Shows the need for consistent and continuous growth and learning in education and helps educators to do this for our young people.” Teacher, Arethusa College

“How incredible to have an experience that makes you excited to get back INTO the classroom. Don’t walk - run!! 🏃🏼‍♀️”- Teacher, Brisbane School of Distance Education

“Hand down one of the best PD days ever. A great mix of practical strategies, researched practice, fun networking and inspiration.” - Teacher, Ferny Grove State High School

“FutureFest was great!! We learned lots of practical strategies for immediate implementation as well as future focused strategies.” - Teacher, Mt Maria College Petrie

“A wonderful opportunity to think strategically and rethink how things could be done moving forward. Best done with a colleague from your school to really amplify your impact upon return!” - Teacher, Brisbane Grammar School

This event has been generously supported by: