Sample of Past Speakers
Over the past 10 years, EduTECH has hosted over 2000 leading minds in education, including world-renowned consultants, Prime Ministers, Ministers of Education, best-selling authors, Professors, and lecturers in Education, as well as classroom-facing teachers, lecturers and trainers who offer practical and real-world advice and tips.
2021 Speakers
The Hon. James Merlino, Victorian Minister for Education and Deputy Premier of Victoria, Victorian State Government
Prof Marek Kowalkiewicz, Director of Centre for the Digital Economy, Queensland University of Technology
Elizabeth Wilson, CIO, Information Management and Technology Services, Victorian Department of Education & Training
Peter Kaye AM ESM, CEO, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award - Australia
Professor Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, Centre for AI and Digital Ethics - Co-director Digital Access and Equity Research Program, University of Melbourne
Verity Firth, Executive Director, Social Justice, University of Technology Sydney
Louka Parry, Founder and CEO, The Learning Future
Professor Chris Rogers, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University (USA)
Diana Murase, Director of IT, Kardinia International College
Debby Chaves, Principal, Beaumaris Secondary College
Simon Herd, Principal, Medowie Christian School
Fiona Mueller, Adjunct Scholar (former Director, ACARA), Centre For Independent Studies
Robin Yarham, National Manager - Enablement ANZ, SEEK
Bruce Fuda, Head of Education (Curriculum), Grok Academy
Mim Glasby, STEM Program Facilitator, Geelong Tech School
Mabel Luk, STEM Educator, Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre
Anthony Muhammad, CEO, New Frontier 21
Sam Nikolsky, Operations Manager, Wyndham Tech School
Elizabeth Paterson, Conference Director, Terrapinn Australia
Shang Wang, STEM educator, Whittlesea Tech School
Marteen Burger, Co-Founder, Director, Jaunt
Michelle Demirel, Leichhardt Public School
Martin Dougiamas, Founder & CEO, Moodle
Daniel Ingvarson, Independent Education Technology Leader, Aprina
Nigel Paine, Founding CEO, nigelpaine.com
Colette Rogers, Partner, Deloitte Australia
Kerry Weston, Principal, Guildford West Public School
Graeme Wiggins, Director, Bendigo Tech School
Hansa Wijayasundara, Chief Executive Officer, Ayra Group Pty Limited
Jackie Cook, Regional Vice President Transformation Advisor, Salesforce
Matt Fellingham, Director, Fellingham Consultancy and Design
Melinda Godber, Strategic Lead Talent and Culture, Australian Red Cross
Diane Hickman, Director, Australian Public Service Academy, Australian Public Service Commission
Mathew Penrose, Operations Manager, Aussie Outdoor Design
Darren Smith, Category Manager South Pacific, Aruba
Megan Townes, Modern Workplace Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Raphael Zaks, Systems Engineering Manager, Aruba
Fiona Boyd, Co-Founder, EdSmart
Stephen Cooper, Technical Lead, Australia/New Zealand, Juniper Networks
Dr Matthew Harrison, Lecturer (Learning Intervention), Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Jess Rowlings, Jess Rowlings, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Garner Annett, Director of Education, Apple
Matthew Baber, Client Technologist, Dell Technologies
Dr Sean Butler, Director - Teaching Excellence Program, Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership - Department of Education and Training
Samantha Curtis, Lead Solution Engineer (Education), salesforce.com
Troy Guenther, Strategy & Architecture Customer Advisory, Salesforce
Michael Klemm, Founder, Singapore Education Network
Felicity Radziminski, Learning Specialist, Sunbury Heights Primary School
Larry Williams, State Director for Victorian Government, Salesforce
Anthony Yaremenko, Program Manager, National Safer Technologies 4 Schools (ST4S), National Schools Interoperability Program
Dr James Curran, CEO and Director, Grok Learning
Tani Jacobi, People Experience Partner, Cotton On Group
Sean Kim, Solutions Program Manager, Oceania, Axis Communications
Darren Kwan, Director, Australian Esports League
Jonathan Stevenson, Senior Field Enablement Manager, Microsoft, Microsoft Australia
Clare White, Education Marketing Manager, Microsoft
Angela Alcock, Flohh
Nicole Archard, Principal, Loreto College
Nikki Bonus, CEO, Life Skills Group
David Bowser, CEO, Curio Group
Jim Bright, Owner, Bright and Associates Career Management
Richard Clark, Head of Secondary School, The Springfield Anglican College
Evan Curnow, Senior Publisher - Mathematics, Oxford University Press
Pauline Farrell, CEO, Skills 4 the Future
Keely Harper-Hill, Research Associate, Autism CRC, Queensland University of Technology
David Linke, Managing Director, EduGrowth
Cheryl Mangan, Manager, Research Translation, Autism CRC
Geoff Masters, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Council for Educational Research
Zoe Milne, Co-Founder And Director, LoopLearn Pty Limited
Liv Pennie, Chief Executive Officer, BEcoME Education
Maria Spies, Co-Founder And Managing Director, Holoniq
Janine Sprakel, National Partnerships and Engagement Manager, Australian Maths Trust (AMT)
Joe thurbon, CTO, Educator Impact
Scott Tonges, Founder, Teach Starter
Lee Walker, Publishing Director, Oxford University Press
Paul Bennett, Principal, Higher Education, Deloitte
Laura Bracegirdle, Enablement Manager - Projects & Events, SEEK
William Fleming, Manager – Information Security, IMT Strategy - IMTD, Victorian Department of Education & Training
Dan Owen, Regional Executive, Office of the CTO, MuleSoft
Lauren Arkley, Senior Project Officer - Digital Learning Services Unit, Department of Education and Training
Beth Blackwood, CEO, Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia
Jason Day, Director, Aussie Outdoor Design
Belinda Gorsevski, Surface Specialist (Education), Microsoft Australia
Pete Goss, PwC Director, Head of School Education Consulting Practice, PwC Australia
Kevin Lowe, Scientia Indigenous Research Fellow, School of Education, University of New South Wales
Aidan McCarthy, Microsoft WW Education Industry Architect, Microsoft Corp
Kerri Morey, Psychology Teacher & Pastoral Care Coordinator, Brauer College
Greg O'Connor, Head of Education AsiaPac, Texthelp
Cameron Peverett, Principal, Colac Specialist School
Steven Ramsey, Head of English, Victory College
Dr Bron Stuckey, Director, Innovative Educational Ideas
Sherman Young, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Education & Vice President(Interim), RMIT University
Tamara Sullivan, Deputy Principal, Inner City South State Secondary College
Mandy Dempsey, Consultant, Revelare
Laura Meney, Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Creative iPad Classroom
Julia Parker, Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Seed Consulting
Matt Richards, Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Matt Richards Creative Digital Learning
Andrew Balzer, Learning Delivery Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Damien Bedford, Surface Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Amanda Frampton, Learning Delivery Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Sam Clarke, Enterprise Channel Manager, Microsoft Australia
Trent Clayphan, Technology Strategist, Microsoft Australia
Eimer Henderson, Account Manager, Prodigy Learning
Peter Doherty, Product Manager, Prodigy Learning
Russell Ginley, Asia-Pacific Industry Lead, Microsoft Devices, Microsoft Corporation
Jason Lane, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Australia
Muskan Nanchahal, Azure Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Steven Payne, Learning Delivery Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Manasi Priya, Business Applications and Power Platform Executive, Microsoft Australia
Nathan Richards, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Australia
Mark Savery, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Australia
Megan Townes, Learning Delivery Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Mike Tholfsen, Principal Group Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
Cindy Um, Specialist Intern, Microsoft Australia
Troy Waller, Learning Delivery Specialist, Microsoft Australia
Chris Bradman, General Manager APAC, Instructure
Dr Dr Gene Kerns, Renaissance Learning Australia
Leigh Morgan, Education and Program Director, Startup.Business
Mary-Lou O’Brien, Director of Digital Innovation, SCECGS Redlands
Mark Verbloot, Director, Product, Solutions and Systems Engineering, Asia Pacific, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Steve Cook, Principal, Albert Park College
Fiona Letos, Director, International Education, Global Victoria
Josh Levy, BDE, Apple Education
Nicola Tyme, Grade 3/4 Teacher and School Notebook Representative, Silverton Primary School
Hassan Baickdeli, Head of Emerging Technology & Solutions, Lenovo (Australia & New Zealand) Pty Limited
Darryl Clark, Director of Solution Engineering, Avepoint Australia
Kate Manners, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Camberwell Girls Grammar School
David Rudduck, Managing Director, Insane Technologies
Rebecca Sharp, Learning & Organisational Development Specialist & Strategic Psychotherapist, The Sharp Mind
Michelle Ockers, Organisational Learning Strategist, Learning Uncut
Dr Ben Cleveland, Senior Lecturer, Architecture At Faculty Of Architecture, University of Melbourne
Annabel Astbury, Head of Education Entertainment & Specialist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Dr Marian Mahat, Senior Research Fellow, LEaRN, University of Melbourne
Travis Smith, K-12 Education Industry Lead, Microsoft Australia
Dan Bowen, Education Technology Strategist, Microsoft Australia
Julia Morris, Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
Benjamin Eilenberg, Generalist Teacher and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIEE), Silverton Primary School
Ashleigh Smith, Manager, Business Systems Maintenance, Digital Solutions, Department of Education, Queensland
Paul Greaves, Assistant Director, Catholic Schools Office Diocese Of Maitland-Newcastle
Dale Linegar, Director, Games for Change Asia-Pacific
Leanne Cameron, Senior Lecturer, Education (Technologies), James Cook University
Belle W.X. Lim, National President, Council Of International Student Australia
Andrew Smith, CEO, Education Services Australia
Dr Catherine Attard, Professor, Mathematics Education, Western Sydney University
Dr Tim Kitchen, Senior Education Specialist - APAC, Adobe
Dr Joanne Blannin, Senior Lecturer: Digital Transformations, Monash Data Futures Institute, Monash University
Rowan Tulloch, Lecturer in Digital Media and Interactivity, Macquarie University
Lauren Sayer, Executive Director Digital Learning, Research and Innovation, Melbourne Girls' Grammar School
Blake Seufert, ICT Manager, McKinnon Secondary College
Justin Pembroke, STEM & Digital Pedagogies Coach, Chancellor State College
Matthew Robinson, ICT and Facilities Manager, Lowanna College
Karen Dermody, Digital Learning Services Unit Manager, Department of Education and Training
Anna Gifford, Privacy and Knowledge Management Manager, Department of Education and Training
Denny Wan, Founder and co-chair, FAIR Institute Sydney Chapter
Ian Fairhurst, Team Leader of Innovation and Technology, Knox Grammar Preparatory School
Sue Floro, Head of Knox Grammar Prep, Knox Grammar School
Stephanie Joshua-Anandappa, Marketing Lecturer and Teacher, Monash College
Serryn O'Regan, Executive Manager Governance & General Counsel, Evolve College
Susan Elliott AM, Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University
Assoc. Professor Michael Phillips, Faculty of Education – Digital Transformation, Monash University
Jade Carr, Head of Indigenous Education and Stage 6 Aboriginal Studies Teacher, International Grammar School
Dr Fiona Young, Studio Director, Hayball
Jocelyn Brewer, Teacher and Psychologist, Creator of Digital Nutrition, Cyberpsychology Researcher (Jocelyn Brewer)
Nikki Kirkup, Principal, The Knox School
Karen Yager, Deputy Head K-12 Student & Teaching Excellence, Knox Grammar School
Greg Whitby, Executive Director, Catholic Education, Diocese of Parramatta
Simon Breakspear, Founder & CEO, Agile Schools
Vivienne King, CEO & Managing Director, Box Hill Institute
Sean Gallagher, Director, Centre for the New Workforce, Swinburne University of Technology
Kevin Donnelly, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
Dr Wesley Imms, Director, Learning Environments Applied Research Network, University of Melbourne - Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Matt Stokeld, Manager, Infrastructure Engineering, Information Management and Technology Division, Department of Education and Training Victoria
Josh Lyon, Head of Business Systems and ICT, Donvale Christian College
Darren Clark, Head of Teaching and Learning - Numeracy, Nambour State College
Peter Tattersall, Head of Learning, Australian National Maritime Museum
Vicki Steer, Consultant, Vicki Steer Consultancy
Andrew Liberale, Program Lead ICT Digital Transformation Projects - Education & Skills Reform, NSW Department of Education
Zanné van Wyk, Head of Data & Analytics, Diocese of Maitland - Newcastle Schools Office
Jane Batham, Digital Learning Facilitator, Good News Lutheran College
Mark Grant, CEO, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Ryan Longford, Sales Manager, VIC & TAS, Lark Industries
Dr Kristen Tripet, Program Manager, reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry, Australian Academy Of Science
Mikaela Jade, CEO, Indigital
Cameron Nicholls, Chair, Educational Technology Consortium of Victoria
Grant Nalder, Head of Junior School, Trinity Grammar School, Kew
David Tordoff, Director, Hayball
Alex Goldsworthy, Head of House, Caulfield Grammar School
Paula Christophersen, Fmr Digital Technologies Curriculum Manager, Consultant
Michael Henderson, Professor of Digital Futures, Monash University
Doug Thomas, Principal, Claremont College
David Atkins, Assistant Secretary, Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment
Jane Jarvis, Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education, Flinders University of South Australia
James Leckie, Director, Schoolbox
Narissa Leung, Consultant, Oz Lit Teacher
Shane Thomas, Group General Manager, Learning And Development, Crown Resorts
Anna Kinnane, Manager Digital Strategies, Queensland College of Teachers
Gweneth Leigh, Landscape Architect / PhD Candidate, Health Research Institute, University of Canberra
Andrew Pierpoint, President, Australia Secondary Principals Association
Cheryle Walker, Digital Learning Strategist, Cheryle E Walker
Emil Zankov, Leader of Innovation and Enterprise, Pedare Christian College
Allan Dougan, CEO, The Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers
Louise Johnston, Deputy Principal: Learning Teaching Diversity, Christ the King School
Malcolm Elliott, President, Australian Primary Principals Association
Harvey Wilson, Head Teacher – Teaching and Learning, Instructional Leadership, Finigan School of Distance Education
Kevin Richardson, Principal, Immanuel College
Grant Jones, Instructional Leader, Jordan Springs Public School
David Hall, Senior School Campus Principal, Sandringham College
Vickie Krikowa, Head Teacher – Teaching and Learning, Learning Design, Finigan School of Distance Education
Richard Leonard, Director, Hayball
Leigh Johnson, Principal, Harkaway Primary School
Cheryl Lacey DSJ, Enlightened Educationalist, Cheryl Lacey Consulting
Joseph Dang, Business Analyst/Service Designer, Department of Education and Training
Mark Bailye, Senior Director, Customer Success, Open LMS
Kate Carruthers, Chief Data & Insights Officer, University of New South Wales
Emeritus Professor John Sweller, Educational Psychology, School of Education, School of Education, University of New South Wales
Dr Daniel Arifin, Manager, Policy and Governance Unit - Tech Schools Branch, Department of Education and Training Victoria
Steven Kolber, Learning Specialist: Pedagogy & Literacy Improvement Teacher, Brunswick Secondary College
Angela Wood, Business Development Manager, Pact IT Solutions
Andrew Taylor, IT Infrastructure and Operations Manager, Kardinia International College
David Howard, Director of Learning Tech and ICT, St Michael's Grammar School
Vanessa Trower, Group Learning and Development Manager, GWA Group Ltd
Liam McGuire, Executive Director, Opaque
Ian Quartermaine, ICT Advisor (Schools & Projects), Independent Schools Queensland
Divya Srinivas, Technical Business Analyst, Monash College
Evan Bailey, Database Administrator & Systems Analyst, St Michael's Grammar School
Melissa Banks, Head of International Education, Austrade
Prof Geoff Hanmer, Managing Director, ARINA
Fatemeh Aminpour, Associate Lecturer, UNSW
Jane Trewin, Executive Director, Box Hill Institute
Andrew Kinch, HPE Teacher, Elwood College and Founder of GameAware, GameAware
Melitta Hardenberg, Manager, Learning and Development Australia & NZ - SEEK, SEEK
Catherine Newington, ICT Educators' Specialist, Australian Computer Society
Keegan Doherty, Student Leadership & Sustainability Leader, Christ the King School
Hon. Phil Honeywood, Chief Executive Officer, International Education Association of Australia
Andrew Grattan, Director of Accreditation and Professional Learning, Knox Grammar School
Michael Beilharz, Director of IT and Innovation, Knox Grammar School
Matthew Robertson, Head of Professional Learning, Knox Grammar Schol
Beth Hall, Head of People Experience and Development, Cotton On Group
Mark Kelly, Director of IT and Innovation, Knox Grammar School
Craig Whalland, Head of IT, Knox Grammar School
Brad Walsh, Senior Project Officer, QLD Department of Education
Dr Emma Witkowski, Senior Lecturer, School of Design (Game Design Program), RMIT University
Dr Dion Tuckwell, Lecturer, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture, Monash University
Brad Orders, Microsoft Dynamics Solutions Consultant, Fusion5
Julia Atkin, Eduction and Learning Consultant, Learning by Design
Andrew Cornwall, Leader of Learning, St Bede's Catholic College
David Yip, Director Industry Solutions, Education, Salesforce.org
Ray Burg, I.T. Support Officer, St Bede's Catholic College
Jane Armstrong, Senior Director, EMEA & APAC Industry Solutions for Education, Salesforce.org
Nick Alsop, Senior Manager - Market Engagement, Green Building Council of Australia
Chantal Tortevski, Leading Teacher, Epping Views Primary School
Russell Cairns, STEM Teacher - Coding and Robotics, Jasper Road Public School
Gavin McCormack, Principal/Founder, Education Influence
Chris Sampson, Systems Engineering Manager, Aruba
Madeleine Watson, Digital Product Manager, Oxford University Press
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