Your New Era Summit run sheet.
Here's exactly how your two days on the Gold Coast will run — every session, speaker and break, so you know where to be and when.
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Mantra Legends Hotel, Gold Coast
25 Laycock St, Surfers Paradise
Monday 10 & Tuesday 11 August 2026
A two-day live event
Registration from 7:30am
Day 1: 8:30am – 5:15pm · Networking drinks 6:30pm – 8:30pm · Day 2: 8:30am – 5:15pm
Day 1
Monday 10 August 2026
7:30am – 8:30am
Registration
8:30am – 9:30am
Winning the Game of Business in the AI Era
Greg Cassar
9:30am – 10:30am
AI is Recommending Experts, Make it You
Jane Slack Smith
10:30am – 11:15am
Morning Tea
11:15am – 12:15pm
More Profit & Sales With Google Ads
Ilana Wechsler
12:15pm – 1:00pm
AI Employee & AI Brain
Greg Cassar
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm – 3:00pm
2026 Growth Stack Tools to Scale
Stephen Esketzis
3:00pm – 3:30pm
The Vibe Design & Coding Game Changer
Greg Cassar
3:30pm – 4:15pm
Afternoon Tea
4:15pm – 5:15pm
Meet the Other Speakers + Panel Q&A
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Networking Drinks
BMD Northcliffe Surf Club51 Garfield Tce, Surfers Paradise
Day 2
Tuesday 11 August 2026
8:00am – 8:30am
Doors Open
8:30am – 9:30am
Make Every Person in Your Business Worth 10x More
Johann Nogueira
9:30am – 10:30am
AI & Exponential Technology Investing
Greg Cassar
10:30am – 11:15am
Morning Tea
11:15am – 11:45am
How to Win High Paying Clients With Brand Positioning
Greg Merrilees
11:45am – 1:00pm
Engineering the Wealthiest Version of You
Greg Cassar
1:00pm – 2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Advanced Business & AI
Ed Dale
3:00pm – 3:30pm
More Scale, Lower Cost Facebook Ads in 2026
Greg Cassar
3:30pm – 4:15pm
Afternoon Tea
4:15pm – 5:15pm
Panel Q&A
5:15pm – 6:30pm
Optional Drinks
Mantra Legends Bar
All times are local Gold Coast time (AEST). Session times and running order may be adjusted on the day.
Getting there & parking
Parking in Surfers Paradise fills up fast on weekday mornings, so plan your arrival before registration at 7:30am.
Mantra Legends underground
On site25 Laycock St, Surfers Paradise
There is a limited amount of underground parking at the venue. Spaces go quickly, so you would need to get in early — around 7:30am — to have a chance at one.
Cypress Avenue Carpark
Closest & cheapest3332 Surfers Paradise Boulevard
$8.70 all day, and only a two minute walk to the venue.
Bruce Bishop Carpark
Backup10 Beach Road
533 spaces, so there is almost always room. $16.70 early bird if you are in before 8am, and about a ten minute walk.
Coming by tram
No parking neededThe G:link tram stops almost right out the front of the hotel, so the tram is an easy option if you would rather skip parking altogether.