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Join us for two days of insight, challenge, and practical learning


The 2026 Business Excellence Australia National Conference brings together leaders, practitioners, and award-winning organisations to explore what it really takes to build resilient, high-performing organisations - now and into the future


Pathways to Excellence: Integrating Systems, Culture & Strategy for Sustainable Performance


In today’s environment of digital disruption, ESG scrutiny, governance reform and workforce transformation, sustainable performance demands more than isolated initiatives - It demands integration.

The Business Excellence Australia (BEA) National Conference 2026 will explore how leading organisations align strategy, systems and culture to deliver measurable, enduring performance.

• This is where governance meets execution
• Where culture aligns with strategy
• Where excellence becomes systemic.


Thursday 28 & Friday 29 May 2026

Location: Moore Park Golf Club, Sydney

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Conference Features
Keynote speakers  
Hear from thought leaders in strategy, governance, digital enablement and sustainable performance

Excellence Isn’t a department – it’s a way of thinking: Leading Through Crisis, Recovery and Renewal

Leadership behaviours and decisions that enable sustained performance during uncertain times


Strategic Integration in Action

Case studies from BEA Award winning and high-performing organisations demonstrating measurable gains in productivity, stakeholder outcomes and financial sustainability.

The Australian Business Excellence Framework (ABEF) as a System

How Leaders can move beyond compliance toward performance stewardship and sustainable value creation.

Data, Benchmarking & Performance Intelligence

Turning measurement into meaning

The Excellence Dividend: What Award-Winning Organisations Do Differently

Pulling back the curtain on those who consistently win BEA awards - how they think, act and embed excellence.

Local Government, Global Impact: Public Sector Excellence on Display

Keynote showcasing a council or agency that has embedded the ABEF for social, environmental and citizen impact.

Culture as a Strategic Asset

Embedding accountability, engagement and improvement capability into the DNA of the organisation.

Executive and Practitioner Workshops

Connect with Australia’s leading excellence practitioners, corporate members, educators and transformation leaders - Networking with Purpose 

A Gala Conference Dinner and presentation of the Excellence Award winners for 2024 and 2025 


Who should attend?

• Board Chairs and Directors
• CEOs and Senior Executives
• Strategy and Transformation Leaders
• Operational and Continuous Improvement Professionals
• ESG and Risk Leaders
• Public Sector and NFP Executives
• Business Excellence and Quality Practitioners


Registration and Fees

Category                   Early Bird Rate  
 BEA Member 2 days including gala dinner           $799
 Non-Member 2 days including gala dinner          $899
 Gala dinner only          $170
   
   

Early Bird closes: 10 April 2026

Group discounts available contact Romy at rbaker@businessexcellenceaustralia.org.au

Sponsorship and exhibitor packages available
2 months free BEA membership with registration fee for non-members.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Take advantage of the Early Bird discount rate and register BEFORE 10 April 2026.


Meet the speakers

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Stephanie Naidoo

From Perception to Performance:

Rethinking Employee Engagement Measurement

Ace Naidoo

From Perception to Performance:

Rethinking Employee Engagement Measurement

Jennifer Ross

Inside the Excellence System: Building Confidence and Readiness for ABEF Evaluation

Zoe Vayanos

Inside the Excellence System: Building Confidence and Readiness for ABEF Evaluation

Matthew Cosgrove

Using AI and Digital Technology to Better Understand the Voice of Customer in Local Government





Why This Conference Matters

Excellence is not a program - It is a system of leadership.


Join Australia’s Business Excellence community as we shape the future of performance, governance and sustainable value creation.


Secure your place. Lead the change