Ignite Talks Sydney returns to the Oxford Art Factory in 2026, with its famously fast-paced presentations that are guaranteed to blow your mind and enlighten your thinking. Ignite Talks has become a staple fixture on Sydney’s cultural calendar thanks to its underground-music-venue setting and white-knuckle presentation format:
15 speakers
each talk is exactly 5 minutes
with exactly 20 slides
that auto-advance in exactly 15 seconds
The result is a fast-paced, high-energy evening designed to keep speakers on their toes and audiences engaged from start to finish. Equal parts entertainment and inspiration, Ignite Talks proves that great ideas don’t need hours — just the right stage. So bring your work fam and your home fam, your sports team and your trivia team; friend or foe – everyone’s welcome and everyone’s in for an epic night of high-energy talks that will leave them inspired, enlightened and motivated.
