Planet Taboo 2026: Unconventional Connections

Welcome to Planet Taboo (< official website)

Sextech Pioneers, along with sponsors Stigma Health, are hoping you'll join us for a celebration of founders, activists, advocates, and passionate voices across industries that just don't get the exposure they deserve.

Agenda: https://sextech-event.webflow.io/agenda

🔥 Don't forget to book a seat at the co-working space at Collingwood Yards: https://events.humanitix.com/base_camp_planet_taboo_2026

📈 Bootcamp - Morning Workshops to Warm Up, Dive Deep, Mix Bold Ideas

Start the day by rolling up your sleeves and getting hands-on with workshops built to spark connection and sharpen your skills. Think practical, collaborative, slightly-chaotic-in-a-good-way learning with leaders who don’t just push boundaries but redraw them. Come curious. Leave plugged into a whole new network.

Side Quest 1: Inclusive by Design

09:00 - 10:30

Facilitated by Archie Beetle from Queer Town

In taboo industries, your audience isn’t passive. They’re discerning, vocal, and deeply aware of whether a space was built with them in mind. This session will help you:

Build products and platforms that are usable by more people

Strengthen community trust and credibility

Reduce friction, harm, and unintentional exclusion

Turn inclusion into a competitive advantage, not an afterthought

Side Quest 2: Earn True Fans for Your Brand: Content & Comms Done Good

11:00 - 12:30

Facilitated by Garry Williams from Group Group

In taboo industries, attention is hard-won and trust is everything.

This hands-on Side Quest is designed for founders and creators who want to grow visibility without burning cash, diluting their message, or chasing trends that don’t convert.

You’ll move beyond “posting more” and into intentional storytelling. From newsletters and niche PR to Reddit, podcasts, and events, this session focuses on channels that compound over time, build true fans, and help your story travel further with fewer barriers.

Expect practical frameworks, real examples, and space to pressure-test your own ideas so you leave knowing not just what to do, but where to start.

⭐️ Main Event (Afternoon) - Big Ideas, Bigger Energy

The afternoon is where Planet Taboo hits full power. Panels, talks, and conversations that poke at norms, flip assumptions, and shine a spotlight on innovation happening in the shadows. Expect brilliant minds, spicy insights, and the kind of honesty you only get in rooms built on trust and curiosity.

1515: Taboo Founder Stories

• Ally McGrath (Electric Feel Co)

• James Sneddon (Hyphen Health / Stigma Health)

• Madelene Kadziela (BRUXA / NOCTURNAL)

+ special guest appearances from:

• Paige Aubort (High Tide)

• Marc Lyons (Marky Makes / Happie Holl)

1615: Inclusive Design in Practice

• Kayla Medica (The Mehdeeka Method)

• Molly Berry (Wild Secrets)

• Tek Watt (Assembly Four)

1730: Building Communities Taboo Style

• Dr Olena Ivanova (Women’s Health & FemTech)

• Storm Hassett (The Identity Clinic / Chrome Health)

• Claire Diaz (The Sweet Spot)

• Laura Roscioli (Fashion Journal, Mamamia)

1830: The Friendly Pitch Comp (APPLY HERE)

🎉 After Dark: Sex, Power & Community

In collaboration with NOCTURNAL

Join us for an intimate evening of conversation, cocktails, and cultural exchange at Slowpoke Lounge, the red-light drenched rooftop bar overlooking Collingwood Yards.

Hosted by Kate Kennedy, creator of the Make Them Pay podcast, the night features a live podcast recording and panel discussion with voices from across the sex industry ~ sharing candid stories, lived experience, and perspectives on power, pleasure, and representation.

Joining Kate on stage:

• Dominatrix Vera Beaufort
• Fetish model & male escort Kyron Krüger
• Queer, trans, Aboriginal burlesque performer Kitty Obsidian

Expect sharp conversation, unfiltered insight, and a room filled with people shaping the future of erotic culture.

7:00pm ~ Arrival Drinks
Step into the rooftop bar for cocktails, food, and conversation with industry leaders, Nocturnal members, and curious newcomers.

7:45pm ~ Live Podcast Recording
Take a seat with a drink in hand as Kate Kennedy leads a deep-dive conversation into the realities of the sex industry ~ exploring stigma, community, representation, and how culture can better support this vital part of our erotic landscape.

8:30pm ~ Conversations Continue
The night opens back up for more drinks, new connections, and conversations with speakers and guests.