Event Schedule (2025)
START
MAIN PROGRAM
VENUE
8:00
Arrival
* Coffee and tea are served in the Foyer
Foyer
8:30
Event commences
ECP 1.01
8:40
Welcome to Country
8:55
Housekeeping
9:00
IT Code Fair 2025 Multimedia Presentation
9:10
Opening by Pro-Vice Chancellor
Faculty of Science and Technology
Charles Darwin University
9:15
Speech by Minister for Corporate
and Digital Development
9:25
Award Session 1
The Radicle Minecraft Challenge (Primary School)
9:28
Award Session 2
Biosecurity Game Development Challenge
(Middle School)
9:30
Showcase
– Winning Minecraft project
– Winning Biosecurity game
9:40
Award Session 3
IT Code Fair Ambassadors & Volunteers
9:50
Keynote 1
“Flipping Change” by Melinda Smith
10:05
Research Competition
(Team) Finals
10:15
MORNING TEA
Foyer
10:35
Judges briefing
10:45
Coding Competitions
ECP 1.11/1.12
Poster Competition
People’s Choice Award (Coding Competitions only)
Foyer
12:15
LUNCH
13:20
Keynote 2
“The Founder Mindset” by Rushi Vyas
13:40
Panel Discussion
14:00
Award Session 4
Academic Excellence Awards
14:10
Award Session 5
1. Business Innovation Challenge
2. Data Science Challenge
3. AI Challenge
4. Cyber Security Challenge
5. Research Competition (Team)
6. Poster Competition
7. Coding Competition (Developing)
8. Coding Competition (Capable)
9. Coding Competition (Proficient)
10. People’s Choice Award
14:30
Award Session 6
1. NEC Dean Caddie’s Quiet Achiever in ICT
2. Pat Gould’s Rising Star in Cyber Security
14:40
Award Session 7
1. Sponsorship awards
2. Keynote appreciation