ONE GIANT FESTIVAL FOR ALL OF EDUCATION
 

Richard is an internationally recognized leader in technology and learning. He serves as CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), a nonprofit supporting education leaders in 127 countries. Prior to joining ISTE, he was appointed by President Obama to lead the US...

Stephen's "eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground" approach, coupled with a vast portfolio of effective large scale projects over three decades, have established him internationally as a widely and fondly recognized leader in the fields of learning, new media and technology. A school ...

Jo is a senior lecturer at UNE after completing her PhD exploring children’s use of technologies in imaginative play. Her research focus includes play and technologies, and more recently, technologies in nature. After over 20 years’ experience as a practitioner, she aims to ensure her research is...

Sven Bluemmel was appointed as the inaugural Victorian Information Commissioner in September 2017.   He previously served as Western Australian Information Commissioner and has held senior positions in the Western Australian and Commonwealth public sectors.  Mr Bluemmel previously practised law in...

Leigh is CIO at Brisbane Catholic Education, overseeing all digital, information and IT infrastructure for 146 schools and 9 offices. She is an experienced executive Leader but did start her career as an IT teacher, and since held positions as CEO, Executive Director, Director, Assistant Director...

For more than twenty years, Geoff Masters AO has provided educational leadership through his role as Chief Executive and member of the board of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER); his research publications and speaking engagements; and reviews for school systems and...

Meaghan Dwyer is a Partner at John Wardle Architects. She has led the design of award-winning schools, universities, and vocational training facilities across Australia. The way we design schools and universities has been transformed by recent shifts in our understanding of how students learn. We...

Richard, author of the number one bestsellers, "Change" and "Simple Thinking", offers a ground-breaking look into how the world is dealing with the challenge of unleashing human potential and embracing and leading change in the most uncertain of times. A former globally renowned ...

Jackie grew up in England and as a child wanted to be a teacher. She was always fascinated by cars and became one of England’s top female rally drivers, driving Fiat’s for a large distributor in SE England.Jackie has been teaching primary age students for over 40 years in England, Solomon Islands...

Tim Bell is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa (New Zealand). His main research interest is computer science education. His “Computer Science Unplugged” project, which introduces students and teachers to computer...

A property professional with a passion for sustainability, Davina has led the Green Building Council of Australia since 2019. As a qualified engineer, Davina worked on large-scale construction projects in Sydney and London, and spent nearly a year building an award-winning school in the...

Peter is the Curriculum Director of the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project and a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Critical Thinking at UQ. He is a  Fellow of the Rationalist Society of Australia and a Senior Research Fellow, at the  Centre for Critical and Creative...

Nishan Mills is the Lead Technology Architect at the Research Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition at La Trobe University, Australia. He is a data scientist, researcher (Artificial Intelligence), educator, technologist, software practitioner and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience ...

Louise is a sports dietitian with 40 years of experience in the education and counselling of elite athletes.  She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for thirty years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy.  She was the team dietitian for the Australian...

Stuart Hildyard is a thoughtful senior IT Leader who takes pride in building high performing team culture to deliver digital transformation programs that benefit strategic goals. Stuart has strength with leading change and new ways of working in a complex operating environment and uses his broad IT ...

Georgina is the founder of Blix Architecture, a design studio working with clients like Ravenswood School for Girls. As a passionate designer, Georgina has been developing practical ways wellbeing research can be applied to the design and masterplanning of schools. This design studio focuses on how ...

Ajay is a technology director & people leader with expertise in technology architecture, engineering, systems integrations, DevOps and SRE, and currently focuses on cloud transformations, cloud enablement (hybrid, multi-cloud) and complex IT operating models. He currently leads enterprise...