Day One: Tuesday 17 August 2010

Day One: Tuesday 17 August 2010 »

Day Two, Wednesday 18 August 2010 »

Post-Conference Workshop: Thursday 19 August 2010 »

Post-Conference Roundtable: Thursday 19 August 2010 »

last modified: 09 August '10

Day One: Tuesday 17 August 2010

8.30am

Registration and welcome coffee

9am

Opening Remarks by the Chair

Dr George Brown,

Group Academic Director, Think Education Group

Government advancement initiatives

9.10am

Government’s commitment to construct a seamless tertiary education sector

Key developments relating to the new TEQSA
Does the higher education sector have the capacity to meet participation targets?

Dr George Brown,

Group Academic Director, Think Education Group

Macro-economic education outlook

9.35am

Keynote: In the context of an increasingly market-oriented economy, should education be treated as a tradable commodity?

Elements essential for success of the 21st century university
An investment strategy that demonstrate the value of deliverables to stakeholders
How tertiary institutions need to change to succeed

Mr Steve Maharey,

Vice Chancellor, Massey University

10am

Speed Networking

10.45am

Morning Tea

Commercialising research & innovation

11am

Keynote: Commercialisation: Is it really just partnering to achieve an outcome?

How do the new grants and funding fit with a new model?
Why value maximization as a strategy doesn’t always work
What is “value” to a university & why is it different in Australia?

Mr Anthony Francis,

Managing Director, Flinders Partners

11.25am

Key economic drivers behind commercialisation

Advancement vs. commercialisation - legal implications
Compare Australia’s research quality on the global stage
Should we develop better measures of research productivity?

Prof Chris Del Mar,

Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research / Dean - Health Sciences & Medicine, Bond University

Prof Andrew Flitman,

Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research, Swinburne University of Technology

Prof Rod Hill,

Pro Vice-Chancellor, Industry Engagement and Commercialisation, Monash University

12.05pm

Profit from innovation through business engagement

The role of collaboration in the government’s innovation agenda
How collaboration enhances research & technology development
Universities as hubs of innovation networks and clusters

Mr Ian Buchanan,

Senior Industry Advisor, Booz & Company

Mr Roy Green,

Dean, UTS

Dr Mark Hochman,

Director - Research & Innovation Services, University of South Australia

Dr John Lang,

CEO, Good Health Solutions

Mr Alan Liddle,

CEO, Immune Systems Therapeutics Ltd

Professor Thomas Martin,

Pro Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University

Ms Kar Mei Tang,

Research Manager, Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

Prof Gordon Dunlop,

Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor, The University of Queensland

1.05pm

Keynote: Best practice in profitable & sustainable commercialisation

Commercial benefits of university-industry engagement
Evaluating a range of case studies to uncover lessons learnt
Impact of research commercialisation on the Australian economy

Mr David Henderson,

Managing Director, Uniquest & Chair , G08 Commercialisation Directors

1.30pm

Networking Lunch

Optimising & managing funding

2.15pm

Optimising your funding mix through astute financial management

Fiscal responsibilities & calculated financial management
Financing mechanisms impacting on education and training
Impact of the balance sheet on future education initiatives

Mr Scott Logan,

Diretor of Financial Services, UWA

Ms Tricia Brand,

CFO, James Cook University

2.45pm

Are “lazy” balance sheets really the problem?

The mismatch between the escalation of cost and revenue
The impact of university “not for profit” status on research
Funding alternatives for certain infrastructure types that work

Mr Barry Telford,

CFO, Swinburne University of Technology

Investing in key infrastructure projects

3.10pm

Emerging technologies to support learning & innovation

Facilitate education innovation & advancement through technology
Hot trends in learning application & multimedia initiatives
Leveraging E-research as a tool for collaboration & innovation

Prof Andrew Cheetham,

Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research, University of Western Sydney

Mr Dheeraj Chowdhury,

Centre for Learning & Innovation, NSW Department of Education & Training

3.45pm

Roundtables

Roundtable 1:

The student’s perspectives of applying technology in teaching & learning

Associate Professor Maree Gosper, Director, Technologies in Teaching and Learning, Learning and Teaching Centre, Macquarie University

Roundtable 2:

Implications of E-learning vs. classroom learning – will face-to-face mediums survive?

Shashidhar Venkatesh Murthy, Associate Professor& Head of Pathology, James Cook University

Roundtable 3:

Investing in IT infrastructure to support innovation & learning environments

Dheeraj Chowdhury, Assistant Director – Learning Applications & Multimedia, Centre for Learning Innovation, NSW Department of Education & Training

Roundtable 4:

Leveraging IP to bridge the gap between great research and successful commercialisation

Brendan Coady, Partner, Maddocks

Roundtable 5:

The architect as a strategic partner in delivering higher education growth & development

Mr Dheeraj Chowdhury,

Centre for Learning & Innovation, NSW Department of Education & Training

Mr Brendan Coady,

Partner, Maddocks

Ass Prof Maree Gosper,

Director, Technologies in Teaching and Learning, Learning and Teaching Centre, Macquarie University

Prof Shashidar Venkatesh Murthy,

Associate Professor & Head of Pathology, James Cook University

4.15pm

Afternoon Tea

Institutional business needs

4.30pm

Presentation: Profit from increased enrolments by capitalising on a student demand-driven funding model

Factors impacting student demand and enrolments
Why the shift and how to capitalize on it
Harnessing student demand to raise competitiveness

Prof Ian Goulter,

Vice Chancellor, Charles Sturt University

5.15pm

Benchmark your institutional performance: assess how your effectiveness impacts on funding and investment opportunities

Are standardised metrics for measuring an institution’sperformance sustainable?
Using metrics & benchmarks at school/department level
Achieving buy-in from your academic staff

Mr Philip Leitch,

President, GMAA

Prof Pauline Stanton,

Head of School, Victoria University

5.45pm

Closing remarks by Chair

6pm

Networking Cocktails

New to this year’s event is the BusEd Alliance Gala Dinner – strategically positioned to craft critical linkages between the business and higher education
sectors in order to develop, grow and commercialise the tertiary education sector.

Attendees will include senior level representatives from the higher education & business sectors.
Plus! Special guest presentation by David Henderson, Managing Director, UniQuest & Chair, Go8 Commercialisation Directors.

6.30pm

BusEd Alliance Gala Dinner

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Day Two, Wednesday 18 August 2010 »

Post-Conference Workshop: Thursday 19 August 2010 »

Post-Conference Roundtable: Thursday 19 August 2010 »

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