Please see below the Programme for the Cardiff 2026 Conference. The timings may be subject to change.
If you have a question about the conference, visit the FAQs page: https://sigbi.org/cardiff2026/faqs/
Conference Programme
Friday 30 October
| Time | Content | |
| 8.30 | Doors open to delegates | |
| 8.45 | Tea/Coffee available | |
| 9.45 | Delegates to be seated/Chief Steward Announcements | |
| 10.00 | 90 mins | AGM |
| 11.30 | 15 mins | Short Comfort Break |
| 11.45 | 15mins | Welcome to Cardiff |
| 12.00 | 40mins | Opening Ceremony |
| 12.40 | 5 mins | Chief Steward Announcements |
| 12.45 | 90 mins | Lunch |
| 14.15 | Delegates to be seated | |
| 14.20 | 5 mins | Chief Steward Announcements |
| 14.25 | 60 mins | Tiffany St James |
| 15.30 | 45 mins | Tea/Coffee available |
| 16.15 | 15 mins | Renate Trottman – SI President |
| 16.30 | 45 mins | Health – Cathy Cotteridge – Cervical Cancer inc projects |
| 17.15 | 10 mins | Short break to set up Entertainment |
| 17.25 | 5 mins | Chief Steward Announcements |
| 17.30 | 45 mins | Entertainment |
| 18.15 | Close of Conference Day | |
Saturday 31 October
| Time | Content | |
| 8.30 | Doors open to delegates | |
| 8.45 | Tea/Coffee available | |
| 9.45 | Delegates to be seated | |
| 10.00 | Chief Steward Announcements | |
| 10.05 | Introduction to Session | |
| 10.15 | 30 mins | Speaker 1 Michelle Griffiths Robinson |
| 10.45 | 30 mins | Speaker 2 – Leslee Udlee Think Equal |
| 11.15 | 30 mins | Speaker 3 – Ann Starmand/Jen McLelland Refuge in Literacy |
| 11.45 | 30 mins | Panel Session |
| 12.15 | 85 mins | Lunch |
| 13.40 | 5 mins | Delegates to be seated/ Chief Steward Announcements |
| 13.45 | 60 mins | Programme Action Awards & Delegates Choice |
| 14.45 | 15 mins | Mariet Verhoef Cohen – Intl Convention 2027 |
| 15.00 | 45 mins | Tea/Coffee available |
| 15.45 | 60 mins | Programme Action Projects – last 4 years |
| 16.45 | 45 mins | Closing Ceremony |
| 17.30 | Vote of Thanks | |
| 17.30 | Farewell to delegates/End of Conference | |