Sponsor the OPEN Symposium 2025

Partner with Us: Sponsor the OPEN Symposium 2025

For the past eight years, the OPEN Symposium has been a key event for services supporting children, yong people and families, and the research and policy makers that support them. In 2025, we return with the theme: Collaborative practice – Working in partnership with children and families.

Held online on 21–22 October 2025, the Symposium will attract an audience of more than 450 professionals from across Victoria and nationally. Together, we will explore the latest research, showcase promising practice, and strengthen networks that put children and families at the centre.

Why sponsor the Symposium?

OPEN is a one-of-a-kind Knowledge Network providing a unique opportunity to support, engage and amplify your work to those leading practice, policy and research to drive outcomes for children, young people and families.  The OPEN Symposium is our pinnacle event, drawing large attendance for two days of cross boundary sharing between frontline practice, grounded research and policy reform.

Sponsoring the OPEN Symposium provides you a unique opportunity to support our work, amplify your voice, and be part of a collective effort to strengthen collaboration and ensure children and young people are heard in practice, research and policy.

• Show your leadership: Align your organisation with a flagship event focused on innovation, collaboration, and evidence in child and family services.
• Reach a diverse, national audience: Gain visibility with sector leaders, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers across Victoria and Australia.
• Shape the conversation: Support an event that influences practice, research, and policy, and highlights the importance of collaborative approaches.
• Be recognised: Receive acknowledgement through Symposium materials, program features, online promotions, and live event recognition.

Sponsorship opportunities

We offer a range of sponsorship levels, from major Palladium and Platinum packages to Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Each comes with tailored benefits such as:

• Logo placement across Symposium communications and event slides
• Verbal acknowledgment during the event
• Complimentary registrations
• Advertising space in the program
• Opportunities to showcase your organisation during breaks or sessions

Customised packages are also available to suit your goals.

Join us in 2025

By sponsoring the OPEN Symposium, you are directly supporting stronger outcomes for children, young people, and families. Your partnership helps create a space where evidence, practice, and lived experience come together to drive meaningful change. Download our sponsor pack below to see the full range of opportunities.

To find out more about sponsorship opportunities and express your interest in becoming a sponsor, contact Sarah Ryan at sarah.ryan@cfecfw.org.au.