Venue
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia

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Event Date Wed Aug 23 AEST - Fri Aug 25 AEST (over 1 year ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Aug 22 10:00am - Thu Aug 24 10:00am
Location Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006, Australia
Region APAC
Details

This event is the largest trade show and conference for the entire education lifecycle across Australia. Get ready to reconnect in-person at the meeting place for the brightest and most innovative minds in the education space.

Speakers

2023 Speakers

Nora Koslowski
Chief Learning Innovation Officer, Melbourne Business School

Saku Tuominen
Founder, HundrED

Caroline Wright
Director General, British Educational Suppliers Association and EdTech Exchange

Richard Culatta
Chief Executive Officer, International Society for Technology in Education

Laura Overton
Founder, Learning Changemakers

Dr Gary Stager
Founder, Constructing Modern Knowledge

Erica Southgate
Associate Professor - Emerging Technologies for Education, University of Newcastle

Dr Tim Patston
Educator, Researcher & Designer of Innovative Professional Development, CreativeActions.com.au

Prof. Sandra Milligan
Director, Assessment Research Centre & Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Andy Griffiths
Author, Australia’s Most Popular Children's Author

Prof Kerri-Lee Krause
Provost and Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Avondale University

Prof Chris Walsh
Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Victoria University (VU) Online

Dr Tim Sharp
Chief Happiness Officer, The Happiness Institute

Martin Bean
Founder & Chief Executive Officer (Former Vice-Chancellor & President of RMIT University), The Bean Centre

Mr Leigh Jasper
Chair, LaunchVic

Assoc. Prof Michael Phillips
Faculty of Education – Digital Transformation, Monash University

Mrs Diane Hickman
Director, Australian Public Service Academy, Australian Public Service Commission

Michael Murphy
Maths Learning Area Leader, Norwood International High School

Soula Bennett
Director, Quantum Victoria

Philip Regier
University Dean for Educational Initiatives & CEO of EdPlus, Arizona State University

Brenda Gahan
Dean of Years 4-6, Sunshine Coast Grammar School

Lindsay Oades
Deputy Dean of the Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

Laura Bain
Head of Emerging Tech and Innovation, Matthew Flinders Anglican College

Mark Lockett
Robotics, Engineering & Aviation Coordinator, The Southport School

Delvene Neilson
Head Of Customer Success, ClickView

Owen Pescod
Regional Learning Manager, Steelcase

Melissa Searle
Assistant Principal, Movelle Primary School

Toby Walsh
Chief Scientist, UNSW AI Institute, UNSW Sydney

Nicole Bradshaw
Director of Business, Westbourne Grammar School

Emma Murray
Founder, High Performance Mindfulness

Tim Rowler
Director, Finance and Facilities, Ruyton Girls School

Tom Worthington
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University

Daniel Dawson
Founder, Paperly Pty Ltd

Megan Southcombe
Undergraduate Bachelor of Education, Mental Health Advocate, Where There’s A Will Ambassador, University of Newcastle

Richard Bayliss
Director of Engineering Asia Pacific, Arista

Georgia Hinde
Student, Bachelor of Psychology, Macquarie University

Joe Lynch
Deputy Principal, Scone Grammar School

Ilana Shelton
Lead Technologies Trainer, ASI Solutions

Kim Edwards
Senior Education Consultant, Education Horizons

Joseph Chan
CEO & Founder, AsiaPay

Lisa Davias
CEO, Positive Education Schools Association

Dr James Frankel
Founder & Director, MusicFirst

Jaslyn Hughes
Manager of Adoption & Education, Open LMS

Mathew Irving
Co-Founder, Edleaders

Bridget Loudon
Founder and CEO, Expert360

Stephen Mason
CEO, Awards Victoria

Kirsi Lindroos
Director, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland

Aaron Simson-Woods
Education Coach for Victoria and Queensland, AVID Australia at Victoria University

Tim Waley
Executive Consultant, TES

Anne Johnstone
Chair – Positive Education Schools Association, Deputy Chair – International Positive Education Network and Principal, Ravenswood School for Girls

Leon Furze
Educational Consultant and PhD Student, Leon Furze

Kath Hume
Director, Workforce Transformations Australia

Andrew Morgan
Chief Information Security Officer, La Trobe University

Ella Camporeale
Curriculum Leader - Art, Design and Digital Technologies, Westminster School

Josh Humphries
CEO, Guroo Learning

Eva Hartell
Researcher and teacher, KTH Royal Institute of Technology & Haninge Municipality

Toby Jones
Director of Strategic Partnerships, Learning Vault

Juanita Weissensteiner
Principal Advisor, Pathways and Development, Office of Sport, NSW

Drew McGuire
Director, Capability Group

Stefanie Oakes
General Manager, Building Technologies Services - Asia Pacific Region, Honeywell

Blake Stewart
Director & Early Childhood Key Worker, Necessity Kids

Catriona Malcolm
Portfolio Learning Manager, Westpac Bank

Adrian Cotterell
Director of Studies, Emmaus Christian College

Rekha Koul
Associate Professor, School of Education, Curtin University

Craig Askin
Head of Learning and Innovation, Ormiston College

Elizabeth Salles
Education Product Manager, Autism CRC

Damien Woods
Chapter Lead, Learning & Growth, 7-Eleven

Olivia Whitty
Workforce Development Director, RMIT Online

Luke Callier
Co-Founder, Edleaders

Lora Blackman
Education Innovation Practice Lead, Datacom

Timothy Boettcher
Head of North America, MaivenPoint

Rhiannon McGee
Director, Student Experience and Engagement, Geelong Grammar School

Dr Ethan Hein
Adjunct Professor of Music Education, New York University

Kristy Corser
Google Practice Education Transformation Lead, Datacom

Lars Ulrik Hansen
Head of Trade & Market Development Globally (excl. US) - LEGO Education, The LEGO Group

Jason McKenna
Director of Educational Strategy, VEX Robotics

Karen Robertson
Director of Fair Education, Schools Plus

David Kellermann
Associate Professor & Deputy Head of School, UNSW Sydney

Michelle Ockers
Organisational Learning Strategist, Learning Uncut

Dave Bugden
ELearning & Technology Integration Lead, Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)

Nicola Flanagan
Deputy Principal, Patricks Road State School

Dr Michael Carr-Gregg
Psychologist, Author of 11 Books

Grania Pourbozorgi
National Education Manager, Promethean

Dan Heap
Assistant Director, Academy of Future Skills - ACT Education Directorate

Ravina Bhatia
Director & Chief Learning Officer, Learning Tribe

Dr Anneliese Gill
Research Fellow, Centre for Wellbeing Science, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Dr Stephen Kennaugh
College Principal, St. Andrews College

Brenda Christie-David
Curiosity Innovation Team Leader, English Growth Coach, St John XXIII Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens

Dr Rachel Sheffield
Associate Professor, School of Education, Curtin University

Dr Ian Hunter
Founder, Writer's Toolbox

Sarah Sabell
Chief Executive Officer, College For Adult Learning

Pawan Lalwani
Digital Quality Specialist, Edge Learning Design & Innovation Unit, Swinburne University of Technology

Ros Lugg
CEO & Founder, StepsWeb

Raju Varanasi
Director, Data Intelligence & CIO, Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese

Justin Pembroke
STEM & Digital Pedagogies Coach, Baringa State Primary School

Sarah Chapman
Head of Department, Co-Chair Women in STEMM Australia, Commonwealth Bank Teaching Award - 2019, Townsville State High School

David Bugden
STEM Coordinator and Specialist Teacher, St Aloysius Primary Cronulla

Prof Lea Waters
AM, Director, Visible Wellbeing; Professorial Fellow, Centre for Wellbeing Science, Lea Waters

Andrew Corney
Specialist Classroom Teacher, Tauranga Boys' College

Bhavneet Singh
Principal Education Officer, Department of Education WA

Lesley Parker
Associate Director, Flinders University of South Australia

Adam Brooks
Head of Insights and Digital Integration, Perth College

Kim Rushbrooke
Learning Designer, Alfred Health

Dr Isma Seetal
Digital Innovation Leader, Swinburne University of Technology

Rusydi Khairul
Co-Founder & CEO, Reactor School

Zeina Chalich
Founder, Learning Creatives

Margie Raymond
Co-ordinator of Certificate of Global Competency, Knox Grammar School

Hendrik Boshoff
CIO, John Paul College

Sujatha Gunja
Lead Educator, Grok Academy

Melanie Hughes
Senior Project Officer, ACARA

James Stack
Learning Technologist, Obvious Choice

Kyra Galante
First Nations Participation Director - Australia, Worley

MJ Raatz
Head of Department – Digital Technologies and Business, Forest Lake State High School

Rachael Whitney-Smith
Curriculum Specialist Mathematics, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

Vince Wall
Digital Pedagogy Project Leader, All Hallows' School

Gina Solano
Assistant Professor of Ed Tech, State University of New York, Oneonta

Steve Crapnell
Head of Digital Pedagogy, All Hallows' School

Jo Rea
Digital Technologies Specialist, Scotch College Adelaide

Toan Huynh
Product Manager, CS in Schools

Lesley Johnson
Research Associate, Trinity College

Louka Parry
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Learning Future

Charles Masuku
Director, Emergent Learning

Dr Gita Pendharkar
Lecturer, RMIT

John Blake
Director of Online Learning, Eastern College Australia

Toni Maddock
Middle School Digital Technologies Teacher, Southern Montessori School

Michelle Chomiak
Digital Technologies Teacher, St Mark's Anglican Community School

Trent Ray
Cyber Safety Educator, Cyber Safety Project

Margaret Arnold
Curriculum Manager, Performing Arts - Music, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

Jason Lodge
Educational Psychology and Director of the Learning, Instruction, and Technology & Deputy Associate Dean, The University of Queensland

Fiona Forbes
Principal, Peel Language Development School

Lauren Stanhope
Head of Digital Pedagogy, St Andrew's Anglican College

Grant Jones
Subject Coordinator, Western Sydney University - HSIE

Maria Pedavoli
Education Officer, Sydney Catholic Schools

Brett Moller
Director of Knowledge Services, St Andrew's Anglican College

Karen Yager
Principal, Hills Grammar School

Adam King
P-12 Instructional Designer, Suncoast Christian College

Lily Ng
Director of Business Services, The Hills Grammar School

Leigh Johnson
Principal, Harkaway Primary School

Assoc. Professor Sarah Prestridge
Digital Pedagogies, Griffith University

Jess Rowlings
Researcher & Speech and Language Pathologist, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Sam Ward
Co-Founder, Valor Esports

Dr Julie Lindsay
Senior Education Technology Advisor, University of Southern Queensland

Leon Furze
Non Executive Director, Reframing Autism

Cleo Westhorpe
Founder and Director, The Inclusive School

James Humberstone
Senior Lecturer, Music Education, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Casey McManus
Senior School Teacher, Saint Stephen's College

Matthew Harrison
Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Fiona Young
Studio Director, Hayball

Jason Lane
Junior, Middle & Senior Schools eLearning Pedagogy Leader, Villanova College

Dr Kuva Jacobs
Co-founder, Emergent Learning

Drew Mayhills
Director of HotHouse Company & Music Production Instructor, Lab Six, All Saints' College

Peta Estens
PhD student, Pangaea Minds

Hugh Williams
Co-Founder, CS in Schools

Anna Ritzema
STEM and Innovation Manager, Polly Farmer Foundation

Chris Beaumont
Product Design, Endeavour Foundation

Molly Turner
Education Consultant, SMART Technologies

Jenni Cook
Deputy Principal, Mount Barker High School

Knut Menden
Architect, betti & knut

Nenagh Brosnan
Youth Work Teacher, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)

Christina Luzi
Head of School: Pathways (9-12), St John XXIII Catholic College, Stanhope Gardens

Mark Butlin
Lecturer, Author and Consultant in Education Law, University of Southern Queensland

Donna Wright
Principal, Bandiana Primary School

Shayne Pollard
Classroom Teacher, Lauriston Girls' School

Nerissa Jones
Digital Learning Manager, CSIRO

Bruce Fuda
Chief of Education, Grok Academy

Sarah Lennox
Junior School Educator, Carey Baptist Grammar School

Argiro Anagnostu
eLearning Coordinator P-6, Redlands

James Curran
Chief Executive Officer & Director, Grok Academy

Ayesha Umar
Physics & Maths Teacher, Benalla P-12 College

Ben Cleveland
Associate Professor in Learning Environments, University of Melbourne

Miriam Scott
Head of Digital Education, Hillbrook Anglican School

Nathan Richards
Education Officer - Online Learning, Brisbane Catholic Education

Sarah Mangelsdorf
Counsellor, Chevalier College

Tony Matthews
Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University

Elizabeth Bate
Principal, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College

James Mingorance
Middle School Coordinator, Southern Montessori School

Bec Woolnough
Education Solutions Specialist, SMART Technologies

Cassandra Springer
Executive Assistant & Events Coordinator Milton, yourtown

Matt Baker
SVP of International/Strategy, Class Technologies Inc

Elizabeth Capell
Team Leader and Senior Burns Physiotherapist - Burns Allied Health, Alfred Health

Jahin Tanvir
Chief Executive Officer, Australian School of Entrepreneurship

Jackie Vaughan
Principal, Evelyn Scott School

Carolyn Speers
Deputy Principal, The Gap State High School

Leon De Bruin
Lecturer In Music (Performance Teaching), University of Melbourne

Dr Dion Tuckwell
Lecturer, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture, Monash University Sunway Campus

Jessica Simons
Assistant Head of Mathematics, Trinity College, Gawler

Annabel Astbury
Head of Digital Education, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Tyson Wood
Consultant, The SchoolHouse Education Australia Pty

Edwina Lee
Enterprise Capability Lead, ANZ

Katie Argyle
Director, Midnight Music

Duncan Ferguson
Head of Music, St Andrew's College (Christchurch)

Naz Zengin
Assistant Principal, Department of Education, Victoria

Macella Salzmann
Principal, Sector Lead Education, NBRS

Dr Kent Patrick
Research Fellow - Wellbeing Education Projects, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Dianne Vella-Brodrick
Director, Centre For Wellbeing Science, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Coby Reynolds
Senior Consultant, The EduTec Alliance

Michele Chevalley Hedge
Nutritionist, Health Writer, Wellbeing Expert & Presenter, A Healthy View

Rachel Minns
Early Years Teacher, Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Tech Play Teach

Elizabeth Asbury
Director, Pipi Learning

Tim Kitchen
Senior Education Specialist, Adobe

Emily Gibbs Connor
Head of Digital Learning, Lauriston Girls' School

Manuela Franceschini
Adobe Pedagogical Evangelist, Adobe

Rosemary Conn
CEO, Schools Plus

Fiona Forbes
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ConfigurED

Nicole Torres
Education Community Coordinator, Autism CRC

Kate Barbat
Head of Positive Education, Ravenswood School for Girls

Belinda Piggott
E-Learning Teacher Leader, Ormiston College

Deirdre Farrar
eLearning Resource Teacher, Mount St Benedict College

Dr Sandy Heldsinger
Assessment Expert, Bright Path

Ian Higginbottom
Senior Coach, Reflecting Power

Lorna Beegan
Deputy Principal, Genazzano FCJ College

Antonia Caridi
Schools Liaison Officer, AVID Australia

Alexandra Abela
President (and Assistant Principal, Head of Staff Development, Marian College Ararat), Science Teachers Association of Victoria (STAV)

Mark Verbloot
Senior Director, Product, Solutions and Systems Engineering, Asia Pacific Region, HPE Aruba Networking

Zach Amos
Security Specialist, ASI Solutions

Yolanda McLean
Head of School, Tagai State College

Mark Scruby
Head of English P-12, Ballarat Clarendon College

Sponsors & Partners

2023 Sponsors and Partners

EVENT PARTNERS:
• Victoria State Government
• Global Victoria

TITLE SPONSOR:
• Google for Education

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• ASI Solutions
• Classin
• Clevertouch
• Datacom
• Grok Academy
• HP
• JAMF
• Lenovo
• V3X Robotics

SCHOOL DATA INTEGRATION PARTNER:
• Wonde

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Adobe
• Arista
• Aruba
• Class
• Clickview
• Compnow
• Fortinet
• Instructure
• Jabra GN
• LEGO Education
• Modern Teaching Aids
• Promethean
• pwc
• Samsung
• Schoolbox
• SMART
• Steelcase
• TES
• Zoom

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Anthology
• Arctic Wolf
• Asia Pay
• Edpuzzle
• Education Horizon
• Honeywell
• MaivenPoint
• Paperly
• School House
• Toddle
• Winc
• Xuno
• 3P Learning
• Amplity
• Learning Vault
• Open LMS

SEMINAR SPONSOR:
• Reflecting Power

COFFEE SPONSORS:
• ASUS
• Moodle

DATA PARTNER:
• A-Z GovBiz