Migrants Life – Volume 1 Book Launch & Awards Gala at the MCG 2026

Event Run Sheet & Flow

Event Date:: 6 June, 2026
Location: Level 2, Members Dining Room, Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Entry Gate: Entry will be via Gate 2, take the escalators to level 2 – to the Members Dining Room
Note: Only registered names will be allowed in by security

Dedicated to every Migrant who left something behind, in order to build something new

Timeline

5:40 PM

GUEST ARRIVAL & NETWORKING

6:00 PM

MC OPENING BY SKYE BENNETT

6:05 PM

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM BY SIMONE TURNER

6:15 PM

GUEST SPEAKER – DR BRUCE WONG

6:20 PM

GUEST SPEAKER – DR RAJ KHILLAN

6:25 PM

MC SANYANA PETHES JOINS SIMONE

6:30 PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – SAROO BRIERLEY

6:55 PM

DANCE PERFORMANCE BY MOONLIGHT DANCE GROUP

7:00 PM

KEYNOTE SPEAKER – DIVESH SAREEN

7:20 PM

AUCTION BY ELLIOT BELL

7:35 PM

DANCE PERFORMANCE BY MOONLIGHT DANCE GROUP

7:40 PM

PANEL – SIMON KATICH | DHARMENDRA PATEL | ASHA BHAT OAM

8:10 PM

DANCE PERFORMANCE BY PRERONA INSTITUTE OF DANCE & RHYTHMIC FEET

8:15 PM

PANEL – SAROO BRIERLEY | CHRISTINE WAN | DANIJELA STOJANOVIC

8:45 PM

AUCTION BY ELLIOT BELL

9:10 PM

THE MIGRANTS LIFE AWARDS

9:30 PM

THANKING PARTICIPANTS | SPONSORS | SUPPORTERS

9:45 PM

GROUP PHOTO WITH ATTENDEES (IF TIME PERMITS)

10:15 PM

DANCE PERFORMANCE BY PRERONA INSTITUTE OF DANCE & RHYTHMIC FEET

10:20 PM

DJ & DANCE PARTY

Contact number for the day

Divesh Sareen: 0413 291 782

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