Supporting connection and exchange among leaders in the GGA Network, GGA Members will have their final formal opportunity to shape the GGA 2026-2030 Strategy at this event.

Following on from the GGA Strategic Plan Session at FORUM25 (Workshop 1/3), this year’s Summit will open with:

A 'Working Dinner' focused on the GGA Strategic Plan with (Workshop 2/3) on Thursday, 25 September
Followed by continued discussions (Workshop 3/3) at a breakfast session on Friday, 26 September
This will be followed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM), Friday, 26 September.

To ensure there is a broader input into GGA’s new five-year strategy, eligibility to attend GGA Chairs Summit has been extended (beyond voting groups) to all GGA Member Groups. Executive Officers are also invited to join alongside (not in place of) their Board Chair or Vice Chair representatives.

Find out more

Watch this GGA Strategy video for more background on the importance of GGA’s next five-year Strategic plan.

Full Program

Thursday, 25 September

5.30PM - 6.00PM | Pre-dinner drinks, foyer outside dinner room

6.00PM - 9.30PM | Working (three-course) ticketed dinner featuring the ‘GGA Strategy 2026-2030’ member consultation (Workshop 2/3).

Friday, 26 September

7.30AM - 8.00AM | Standup Social Breakfast, foyer outside the Strategy Workshop/ AGM room

8.00AM - 9.15AM | ‘GGA Strategy 2026-2030’ member consultation (Workshop 3/3)

9.15AM - 9.30AM | Morning tea break

9.30AM - 11.00AM | Annual General Meeting.

Costs

Chairs of Voting GGA Groups are complimentary.

All other guests, including additional delegates from Voting Grower Group Member Groups, are ticketed guests.

Thursday Dinner Session - $90 - covers a three-course sit-down meal and includes beverages for the pre-dinner drinks and through dinner (this is subsidised by GGA - actual food/beverage cost $154pp).

Friday Breakfast Session - $30 - covers stand-up breakfast with bakery, bacon and egg sliders, juice, tea and coffee.

AGM - Complimentary for all, including morning tea service.

Who Can Attend

This is a closed GGA Member-Only event.

To ensure broad input into GGA’s new five-year strategy, eligibility to attend has been widened beyond voting groups to all GGA Member Groups, with Executive Officers also invited to join (alongside, not in place of, their Board Chair or Vice Chair representatives).

Location

Downstairs 'Botanicals' function rooms in the Crown Convention Centre part of the complex, down the escalators.

Registration Deadline

Registrations close 11.00pm, Tuesday 25 September, 2025.

Click on the orange 'Get tickets' button to buy.

Accommodation

This year, accommodation is at the delegates' own expense and to be booked directly with the property.

We recommend staying on site at Crown Promenade, which is well priced and closest to the function rooms we're using.

Crown Promenade Resort | Reservations https://www.crownhotels.com.au/perth/crown-promenade | Prices - $206 room only

Payments

Payments for tickets to Chairs Summit can be via credit card using the ticketing platform or you can opt to be invoiced by GGA (14 days).

Parking

Abundant, open-air or under-cover easy parking is available free of charge on-site.

Helpline

Stuck or confused?

Call GGA's Frances Marshall

Mbl: 0432 947 301 | Email: frances.marshall@gga.org.au