SEA Summit 2023 – it’s a wrap
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of the highly anticipated annual SEA Summit 2023, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The event brought together a community of dedicated individuals, working tirelessly towards environmental sustainability in and through sport.
Featuring an inspiring line-up of speakers and thought-provoking discussions, the day was packed with engaging conversations, offering valuable insights and solutions for pressing environmental issues in the sports industry.
Whether attending in person, tuning in virtually, or following us on social media, we express our heartfelt appreciation to everyone who participated and contributed to making this day a success.
We also extend our gratitude to our official event sponsors, speakers, suppliers, and volunteers, whose support, enthusiasm, and hard work were integral to the success of the summit.
SEA Summit sponsors
South Pole - SILVER (emissions reduction and offsetting session sponsor)
R3 Cups (lunch sponsor) / Civic Futures Lab - SILVER
Quay Clean - BRONZE
Everclime - BRONZE
My Sport Live - MEDIA SPONSOR
106 Architects - BRONZE (drinks sponsor)
Australian Sports and Technologies Network - BRONZE
SEA Summit speakers
Matthew Nicholas, Director of Sustainability, Tennis Australia
Fiona Young, Manager - Places to Play, Tennis Victoria
Rhydian Cowley, Australian Olympic Race Walker
Rita Nehme, Social Impact and Sustainability Manager, Richmond Football Club
Norman Vossschulte, Director of Fan Experience and Sustainability, Philadelphia Eagles
Daniel Rowe, Environment, Social and Governance Manager, Cirka
Jaspar Pittard, Co-Founder & Director - Brand & Creative Strategy Lead, Footy for Climate
Tara Oakley, Regional Business Development Lead, Oceania, South Pole
Shelley Haynes, Facilities Development Manager, Netball Victoria
Sheila Nguyen, Co-Founder & Board Director, Sports Environment Alliance & Head of Sustainability, FIFA Women’s World Cup
Owen James, Sustainability Officer, England Golf
Sofi Armenakian, Head of Sustainability, Atlanta Hawks/State Farm Arena
Tom Gribbin, CEO, Planet League
Nick Savaidis, Founder - Director, Etiko & Jinta Sport
Nicola Barr, Decarbonising Sport Lead, FrontRunners and AFLW Player, GWS GIANTS
Celeste Young, Collaborative Research Fellow, Victoria University
Ali Devlin, Senior Consultant, MI Global
SEA Summit volunteers
Monica Chen
Olivia Bramley
Yashveer Setia
Natasha Nosiara
Divya Gupta
Luke Richardson
We look forward to seeing you all at the next SEA Summit, where we can continue our collective efforts towards a greener and more sustainable future. In the meantime, we hope you can join us at the inaugural National Sports and Environment Conference, co-located with the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention (NSC), to be held on 27 and 28 July in Melbourne. You can find out more and get your tickets here.
-ENDS-
For more information or to organise an interview, please contact Anna Haines at anna.haines@sportsenvironmentalliance.org
