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...

Minister Hutchins is the Member for Sydenham and was elected to the Victorian Parliament as the Member for Keilor in 2010. She has been Minister for Education and Minister for Women since June 2022. Minister Hutchins previously served as Minister for Local Government from December 2014 to September ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sven 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 the...

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...

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...

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 ...

Lucy is the Australian Education Research Organisation's Senior Manager of Analytics and Strategic Projects. She will be contributing to the discussion around "Analytics for school leaders" in the School Leaders Congress. Lucy worked in the NSW Education Department for 20 years, most...

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...

He holds two master’s degrees in Information Security and Business Information Systems. Over the past 9+ years at Deakin University, Dushyant was has worked in various areas in the field of ICT including Application development, Business Analytics and Security.As a SecOps Manager Dushyant is...

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 ...

Dr. James Curran is the CEO of Grok Academy, a charity that combines Grok Learning and the Australian Computing Academy from the University of Sydney, where James was an Associate Professor in Computer Science.Grok Academy’s mission is to educate all learners in transformative computing...

Annabel leads an innovative and dedicated team to create, curate and deliver media content for use in the classroom and at home. An advocate for media literacy, Annabel was the Executive producer on ABC Education’s media literacy content and strategy. She is currently Chair of the Australian Media...

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...

Ameena is an incoming doctoral student and an educator within the disciplines of social science and business. She is a Fellow of Advance Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA). Her upcoming, co-authored book...

Mark has a deep commitment to making a broad and significant contribution to education, and to the lives of children and young people across the nation.Mark joined AITSL as CEO in April 2019, bringing a significant breadth and depth of operational experience as a teacher, principal, and executive...

Pauline is interested in language and its role in learning and literacy. She teaches English curriculum to preservice teachers and researches literacy in the curriculum disciplines. As current president of the PETAA, she leads a national organisation which puts research into the hands of teachers...

In her capacity as the inaugural CEO of the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership, Marcia has been invited to participate on an EduTECH panel discussing Teacher Professional Learning and Development.  The Academy is a new Victorian government statutory authority delivering evidence-informed...

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 ...

Elizabeth is an experienced executive with a demonstrable track record in transformation and innovative leadership in applying technology as a transformation agent for business change.  Elizabeth is passionate about education and gender diversity in technology.Elizabeth’s current role is CIO at the ...