BGANZ 2025 Program

please note that this program is subject to change without notice

Sunday, November 2, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tour of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
(optional tour)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Congress Registration Desk Open - Sunday

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

BGANZ 2025 Welcome Reception

6:00 PM - 7:00 PMTwilight Tour of the Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)

Monday, November 3, 2025

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Congress Registration Desk Open - Monday

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Welcome Address

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Keynote Presentation 1

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Tea 

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Keynote Presentation 2

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Keynote Presentation 3

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch 

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Theme 1 

Theme 2 

Theme 3 

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Afternoon Tea 

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Theme 1 (continued)

Theme 2 (continued)

Theme 3 (continued)

3:50 PM - 4:30 PM

Plenary Presentation

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Wrap Up Session 

5:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Close of Day

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Congress Dinner

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Field Trips

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Congress Registration Desk Open 

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Pre-Congress Coffee & Tea 

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM

Keynote/Plenary presentation

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Second Plenary

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Morning Tea 

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Theme 1 

Theme 2 

Theme 3 

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch 

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Theme 1 (continued)

Theme 2 (continued)

Theme 3 (continued)

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Afternoon Tea 

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Theme 1 (continued)

Theme 2 (continued)

Theme 3 (continued)

3:50 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Plenary Presentation

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Wrap Up Session 

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Great BG Debate


Page photo credits:
Friends Wollongong BG - Wollongong Botanic Garden 
Harvesting Phebalium davesii seed at RTBG nursery - Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Visitors to the Hoop Pine Forest - Tracey Whitby
Cranbourne Gardens Nursery Staff Propagating Care for the rare collections - RBGV 

We acknowledge Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House is located.

Contact the Congress Organisers
Kaigi Conferencing and Events

Level 1, The Realm, 18 National Circuit
Barton ACT 2600

 bganz@kaigi.com.au