The Enactus Australia National Championship 2026 will be hosted by Griffith University on their stunning campus at Southbank, Brisbane.

It is a showcase of the social and environmental impact projects run as social enterprises by the Enactus teams from across Australia.

Across two days, our students will participate in personal and professional development opportunities and a competition to select the best Early Stage, and the most impactful Impact Delivering projects to represent Enactus Australia at the Enactus World Cup.

Our industry and university partners, alumni, and broader network are invited to join us across the event as judges and observers.

The official program will run from 8.30 on Thursday 2 July 2026 - 5pm on Friday 3 July and will be followed by a Networking Reception from 5:00 -7:00 pm, an opportunity to network with industry experts in a more informal environment and socialise with national Enactus peers.

We have a satellite industry / student innovation challenge tour on Wednesday July 11.

Thursday July 2

08:00 09:00 Registrations

09:00 09:30 Welcome, Announcement Ceremony & Early Stage Competition Draw

09:30 10:30 Early Stage Opening Round

09:30 10:30 Early Stage Opening Round

09:30 10:30 Early Stage Opening Round

10:30 11:00 Morning tea

11:00 12:00 EY Nail that Interview Workshop

12:00 13:00 Career Club Workshop for University Staff and Industry Partners

12:00 13:00 Career Club Workshop for Students

13:00 14:30 Lunch and Career Fair

14:30 15:15 Key Note Cathy Foley, former Chief Scientist of Australia: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and STEM Driving the future of Australia

15.15 15.:30 Announcement Ceremony Impact Competition Draw

15.:30 16:50 Opening Rounds - Impact Competition

15.:30 16:50 Opening Rounds - Impact Competition

16:50 17:00 Announcement Ceremony Close

Friday July 3

08:00 09:00 Registrations

08::30 09:00 AV Check - main competition teams

09:00 09:15 Judges briefing (need coffee/tea)

09:15 09:30 Announcement Ceremony Early Stage Finals Draw

09:30 10:00 Ford Pitches

10:00 11:00 Early Stage Final Round

11:00 11:30 Morning tea

11:00 13:00 Future of Food and Fibre Innovation Panel and EY Workshop

12:00 13:00 Global Research Network Session (Faculty Advisers and students )

13:00 14:00 Lunch

13:00 13:45 Welcome Lunch Final Round Judges

13:45 14:00 Judges briefing - final round

14:00 15:00 Finalist Announcement Ceremony and CAANZ Alumni Experience Panel

15:00 16:30 Final Round of Competition

16:30 17:00 Closing Ceremony - competition results

17:00 18:30 Networking Reception

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