Darren Avery is a passionate, innovative distinguished digital educator who connects with his students via hybrid models of learning. As a former teacher from Gymea Bay PS, an Apple Distinguished school, Darren has worked closely with students from different learning experiences and backgrounds...

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...

Maarten de Laat is co-director Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning (C3L), University of South Australia. His research focuses on learning and value creation in social networks. He uses practice-based research methodologies to study the impact technology, AI, learning analytics and social...

Alex Laurence is a highly regarded, Apple Distinguished Educator, recipient of the NSW Department of Education Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award and a passionate primary school teacher.  Since leaving Gymea Bay PS in 2019, Alex has been an integral part of the NSW DoE COVID-19 Remote...

Jeff is the Global Manager of Digital Learning at OneSchool Global. In this role he oversees digital platforms and the development of digital proficiency for over 2000 teaching staff across 120 campuses in 20 countries. Jeff is passionate to see technical proficiency existing within a school’s...

Director, Educational Support, Rural Initiatives and COVID 19 NSW Taskforce, Learning from Home, NSW Department of Education Bio: In her 27 years with the NSW Department of Education, Michelle has held senior leadership roles across the Department at a school level, Taronga Zoo, Climate Change...

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 ...

Raju Varanasi is the Director, Data Intelligence and Chief Information Officer at Catholic Education Office, Parramatta with responsibilities that include cloud & networks, enterprise security, data & analytics, service desk, change management and related user services.

Janene believes education is all about the spark that starts young people on their lifelong learning adventure. There are many ways teachers can do this, but as a Digital Technology Specialist (K-12) Janene likes to work with digital in mind, and her key passion is helping young people navigate the ...

Marty is a primary school teacher and online safety educator. He is a Google Certified Trainer and Innovator passionate about empowering students to thrive in online world.

Nicholas’ passion is to make knowledge more accessible and applicable than ever before. His belief in the power of lifelong learning to change lives is what led him 6 years ago to build a business that created course material for RTOs – a business that has since grown exponentially in scope and...

Janelle is a former government project coordinator and primary school teacher who chose to homeschool her daughters after the 2020 COVID lockdown when she found they made so much progress with their learning at home. As the mother of a dyslexic child Janelle understands the challenges that some...

Dr Blannin is the Senior Lecturer - Digital Transformations and Course Leader for the Masters of Teaching program at Monash University, Australia. In the past six years, Joanne has supported more than 400 Victorian schools to engage with technologies for their students' learning. She is Board...

A former ABC broadcaster, Fiona is one of Australia’s earliest and most successful start-up entrepreneurs. In 2000, she co-founded Arts Hub and grew the business to a paid subscriber base of over 10,000. She also co-founded Arts Hub’s sister site, Screen Hub, and various other online...

An adept executive leader with over 20 years of experience across digital, marketing and customer experience. Beginning my career in direct marketing, moving into digital marketing and customer experience design. My career has span blue chip organisations in telecommunication, banking, logistics...

Ben Branford believes in creating the future which does not yet exist. Over the past 15 years Ben has immersed himself in the commercial industry utilising Trotec’s laser technology in South Australia before joining the Trotec Laser Australia team 5 years ago. Primary focus was the growth of laser...

With 37 years in the University sector, he has seen many changes in organisations, students, campuses and technologies. One of the macro changes has been the changes within organisations from not doing any of their IT, to “We do it all” and now arriving at a rebalancing to find how to add the most...

Stephen internationally recognised expert in Wi-Fi and networking. Stephen is Certified Wireless Networking Expert #276, he is also a certified trainer, and he is the Technical Lead for Juniper AI-Driven Enterprise in Australia and New Zealand. Stephen has presented and taught in various countries...

Meg is known for bringing out the best in others. She is an expert in the area of wellbeing education and wellbeing coaching. Meg has a unique skill set that she has developed from working in a variety of roles, across metropolitan and regional Australia.

Leon Furze is Director of Learning & Teaching at Monivae College, and Non Executive Director for Young Change Agents. He is an educational author, speaker, and consultant in education and digital technologies.

Speaker bio: Sanjay is an ICT technology and solution consultant who has worked closely with educators and ICT professionals for several years and with a number of high level service providers.Having worked with schools all over Australia and New Zealand, Sanjay has the proven ability to see...

Terry is one of the pioneers of both home schooling and non-government distance education in Australia. He has been influential in the development of both of these forms of education, from the viewpoints of: 1.    A Practitioner – Terry and his wife, Diane, home educated their 5 children for 15...

Global Victoria is the Victorian Government trade agency that supports education providers and businesses to access global markets and maintain Victoria’s position as a destination of choice for international students through innovative student programs, the Study Melbourne Brand, and its Global...

Kelly Hollis is the Australian Head of Curriculum for Education Perfect. She is an experienced Science teacher with over 13 years in the classroom and an ambassador for the effective use of technology in education. Kelly wears many hats in her role as an education technology expert and has been...

Jim has more than 20 years’ experience in the software industry.  He is currently responsible for promoting Okta’s Solution Engineering team across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Jim has held various leadership roles across technical presales, professional services and research and development...

A 20 year ed-sector veteran, Warren is a globally connected Higher Education professional and reformer with extensive leadership experience across EdTech, strategy, marketing, business development, product, and partnerships, principally in last-mile learning institutions positioned to scale.An...

Sam Kingsley is the Head of STEM Education & Assistive Technology at the Brainary. He focuses on the implementation of robotic technologies in mainstream and special education classrooms. He has 6+ years of experience supporting Schools, Public Libraries and Universities across Australia. Sam...

Tere Latimer is the Vice President of the Home Education Association (HEA), Australia's peak body for home educators.  She is an association & education administrator, including Film Education, with a focus on policy standards, communications and events. The HEA is a member...

As Adobe’s Principle Digital Strategist, John advises the senior leadership at Adobe’s enterprise customers on strategies for customer experience transformation and digital innovation. John brings together a wealth of knowledge in industry development and practical implementation experience to help ...

Cat is a Learner Advocate focusing on proven practice learning design and creating great learning experiences. She is passionate about helping people perform. Her aim is to help employees pick up the skills they need to do their current and future job through experience, exposure and, when...

Andrew serves as Managing Director for technology solutions provider Intel across Australia and New Zealand. Andrew has extensive ICT industry experience interpreting key drivers for success and implementing data driven strategies involving the full ecosystem of hardware, software and services...

Serryn has 30 years’ experience in business and law with a specialisation in education.Having led legal deals worth up to A$2.4 Billion, and worked in 3 heavily regulated industries,Serryn is adept at navigating a complex environment, and making it all about quality. Serryn isCEO and Director of...

Jen is currently the Global Director of Education and Technology for CYPHER LEARNING (a global company that specializes in providing learning platforms for organizations around the world) and a passionate educator with more than 20 years of experience in the field. As CYPHER LEARNING’S Global...

John is an EdTech expert and former classroom teacher who has a passion for helping educators use technology as a tool within their classrooms. Holding qualifications in Education and Positive Psychology, John focuses on the importance of engaging students and using technology in a positive way to...

Scott has over 27 years’ experience in the ICT industry in Queensland, including 17 years in senior management roles with national and international companies. His personal areas of expertise include Healthcare and Education, and he has been a thought leader for the concept of Smart Connected...

Working with AWS customers across Asia-Pacific to improve their security, risk and compliance in the cloud. Phil is an information security professional with over 20 years of experience working in top tier research, military, finance and corporate environments in the US, Europe and...

A passionate educator and change maker with a keen interest in cyber safety education, Mona has been a leader and innovator in the Education sector for over 20 years. In her current role as Cyber Security Awareness and Education Manager at the NSW Department of Education, she has been at the...

Jahin is an award-winning keynote and three-time TEDx speaker, board director, and multicultural youth advocate. At 21-years-old, Jahin is the Founder & CEO of Breathe., an EdTech social enterprise providing public speaking education to young people, and marginalised communities around...

Based in Sydney, Accenture Managing Director Jonathan Taylor brings 18+ years of technology strategy, architecture and delivery experience to help create long term value for clients. He’s held senior roles globally across a variety of industries including...

Stuart is the Chief Digital Officer for the NZ Ministry of Education, and was previously the Director of the Office of the Government CIO. He has extensive experience in both private and public sector, across a broad range of industries, including health & education, banking &...

Rob has over 25 years of experience in Education including teaching, training and product development. Ten years teaching in both primary and secondary phases in two countries and as an ICT adviser where he trained teachers in Hertfordshire. He spent 10 years with LEGO Education as a Master Trainer ...

An industry expert with more than 20 years experiences in the ICT field, from roles expanding the channel landscape to vendors. Greg led Cisco’s ANZ Routing and Switch sales business and held a leading role in Cisco’s largest Enterprise account as a Client Executive. Currently fulfilling his...

Sujai Hajela is currently Executive Vice President, AI-Driven Enterprise at Juniper Networksand is focused on ushering in the network for the next decade. Prior to Juniper, he was cofounder,president and CEO of Mist Systems, a pioneer in AI-Driven operations for Wi-Fi.Prior to Mist, Hajela held...

Prashil is the Education Executive and a partnership and stakeholder relations specialist, working with businesses, industries, and community sector organisations. Prashil is an Executive Manager with extensive experience in enterprise development and in educational leadership, working across...

June Wall is the Professional Development Coordinator, School Learning Environments and Change at the NSW Department of Education and was previously the Library Coordinator and an Adjunct Lecturer, School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University.  She has been a teacher and teacher...

Katie Wardrobe is a music technology speaker, trainer, consultant, and podcaster who is passionate about helping music teachers through her business Midnight Music. She runs hands-on workshops and presents regularly at conferences in Australia and overseas as a Keynote speaker or clinician. Katie...

Shane is the Chief Digital Officer at the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), the national Vocational Education and Training (VET) regulator. Shane is currently overseeing a business-led, multi-year transformation, modernising ASQA’s infrastructure, business tools, processes and...

Principal at ASHS, NetSafe Board, William Pike Challenge Advisory Board, Network for Learning Advisory Panel, Google Certified Innovator, co-founder @DisruptEDNZ.

Roger is the Chairman and co-founder of Cloudwerx, the APAC regions fastest growing mid-market Salesforce partner. He is a Non-Executive director at My Plan Manager, Senior Advisor to IFM Investors Private Equity team and an Advisor at Zoom. An entrepreneur and executive, Roger has 20+ years’...

Phil is the Head of Digital Technologies & eLearning at Toorak College. He is also a Google Certified Innovator, Trainer, Educator and leads the Mornington Peninsula GEG (Google Educator Group).

TDA is the peak body for all TAFEs and TAFE divisions of dual sector universities. Jenny brings extensive TAFE executive leadership across three jurisdictions including CEO of TasTAFE in Tasmania (2018-2020), Chief Academic Officer and General Manager Gold Coast for TAFE Queensland (2014-2017), and ...

Ryan is a 20-year veteran of the classroom with teacher leader experience during remote learning.

Alex is the Director of Learning & Innovation at Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School, and is also a Google Certified Trainer and Innovator.

My passion for helping others become more efficient, productive and organised is at the heart of my approach to tech training.

Kimberley is the Australian Education Lead at Google.  She has spent the past twenty years  supporting educators, leaders and education institutions to empower all learners with the tools and skills that set them up for success in building the future they want for themselves.  She started her...

Dan has been teaching since 2006, is the founder of TeachersPD, host of the Effective Teaching podcast, and author of Work Less, Teach More.

Eleni is an award winning teacher with a passion for sharing her creative lesson ideas to enhance teaching and learning around the world.

Sam is an industrial designer, visual artist and experienced teacher who has spent the past decade working with schools and industry to deliver innovative design thinking workshops around Australia.  With a focus on using emerging technologies to instill creative confidence in young people, Sam’s...

Natalie Otten has 27 years experience teaching in ACT public schools. She is currently the Teacher Librarian and Future Focused Learning Executive Coach at Evelyn Scott School in Denman Prospect. She has been serving as a board director for ASLA since 2019 and was elected President in 2021. She is...

I'm an Industrial Technology teacher with a passion for Timber, Design and School Improvement.

Jim Sill is an educator that loves talking about technology, teaching about technology, and using technology to advocate for students that want to change the world around them.

School I.T. manager pursuing solid solutions

Joseph is an analyst with over two decades of experience in advisory services and consulting, in addition to decades of work in technical software development and business, as well as work in the education sector. Joseph has an extensive background in digital workspaces and is a Doctor of...

An educator with over 30 years teaching experience in State and Independent schools.

Matt has been working in Victorian education for 17 years, spending 14 years as a primary school teacher before joining VIT. Matt initially studied multidisciplinary science and later returned to study teaching in 2005. This background in the sciences and education have shown him the importance of...

Penny's career in education spans 20 years – in government, Catholic and independent schools, and in a range of teaching, school leadership and system roles. Penny’s current role focusses on the design of policy and guidance, professional learning, and curriculum-aligned resources in...

Soula brings 30 years of leadership and teaching experience in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and STEM Education, including 12 years as the President of the Science Teachers' Association of Victoria (STAV). Soula is a system leader and thinker and her experience and attributes have been...

Adrian is a STEM educator working with Ballarat Tech School, responsible for the delivery of high-tech programs to secondary school students. Adrian is a qualified Civil Engineer, he completed his masters at the University of Ballarat and has spent nearly a decade working in the private, public and ...

Leanne is the Project Lead at Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC). She leads a team of educators to develop and deliver high quality innovative STEM programs to secondary school students, delivered in the Knox area as well as across the state. With over 20 years of...

Neil drives strategic change that results in learning experiences that matter now and in the future. He leads Monash Tech School and established the first multi-day Tech School programs to combine STEM and HASS with design thinking and Victoria’s growth sectors.

Tony joined Gene Technology Access Centre (GTAC) in 2007 and was appointed Deputy Director from 2012.  Tony develops and delivers educational programs for students and professional learning programs for teachers on the themes of cell and molecular biology, health and disease, ecology, and...

Maria has a work history ranging from Graphic Design to IT both in sales, presales demonstration and in house training of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software before making the switch to education.  She has been working in education for over 12 years in a variety of capacities from...

Dan is the Head of Programs at the Gippsland Tech School, taking on the role since just before the school opened in 2018. He came to teaching in the first cohort of the Teach for Australia program and has been looking for exciting and interesting ways to engage students ever since. Dan is...

Claire is the Education and Outreach Manager at Science Gallery Melbourne working to provide opportunities for young people to think creatively about STEM. Claire is particularly passionate about increasing participation and engagement in underrepresented groups in STEM.

Brooke is the Project Manager of the Lilydale District and Yarra Valley Education Plan. The Education Plan sees six local secondary schools come together to deliver a shared vision for greater educational outcomes, more pathways and opportunities and aspirations for their students. During her time...

Dr Kulari is the Director at Knox Innovation Opportunity and Sustainability Centre (KIOSC). As a leader in the education sector, Kulari inspires, enables and empowers educators to be innovative and help them to inspire the world to learn! She has worked in both Higher Education and VET sectors...

Gerard has 15 years’ experience working in education, community, health, aged care and sports facilities. Gerard is passionate about Brand Architects’ place as a leader in innovative and sustainable design.

Gerard has 15 years’ experience working in education, community, health, aged care and sports facilities. Gerard is passionate about Brand Architects’ place as a leader in innovative and sustainable design.

Ashley is passionate about engaging and inspiring students through the use of Human Centred Design Thinking and technology. Having a background in both Social Sciences (Economics) and Science (Geology) coupled with his experience in a variety of innovative and technology focused industries he has a ...

Graeme is the Director of Bendigo Tech School and a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator. He is also a globally recognised designer of dynamic, technology-rich STEAM learning spaces for innovation. Graeme’s professional focus is co-designing exciting STEAM partnerships with industry, schools, and...

Trudy is a passionate Autistic advocate. She works part-time as a research project officer for QUT’s School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education. In this role, Trudy is creating professional development resources for teachers to use Autism CRC’s inclusionED resources in practice. Alongside...

Linda joined VIT in February 2019 to take on the role of Professional Practice Manager after a long career as a teacher and Assistant Principal. The Professional Practice team are all teachers who work across branches to build a strong connection between VIT and the teaching profession.  Linda is...

A dedicated technology teacher, leader and advocate for change in Education and beyond, David’s passions are around greater equity of technology access for all, challenging gender disparity in STEM and technology fields, and empowering students to succeed by providing them with industry level tools ...

Kelly is committed to improving inclusive practices to ensure every student is provided with effective support and adjustments to ensure successful engagement with the Australian Curriculum across all learning environments. Kelly draws from a range of experiences from educational settings and...

Trent has worked as a primary and secondary teacher & leader in Victorian schools for over 15 years. More recently Trent’s roles include Co-Founder of the Cyber Safety Project, Director of Collective Education Australia and working in partnership with the Education team at Microsoft...

Alahana is a musician and educator from Melbourne, Australia. Her pedagogical style employs engaging musical learning through sequential methodology using technology.  Alahana teaches classroom and instrumental music to students from ELC to Year 12. She also directs choir and concert band...

Adrian is an experienced Director, Educator and Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in software development, media production and corporate business. Adrian's client list includes - Qantas, Aviation Australia, Education Queensland, Griffith University, Visual...

David has 27 years’ experience working in executive leadership roles in the early childhood, education and health sectors.  Over the last eight years, David has occupied CEO roles across both community and private service provision in the early childhood education and care sector.  David is a...

Classroom teacher and current STEM Teacher from Worongary State School. Presented workshops and training to whole staff and year level teams, as well as to colleagues outside of her school community. Advocate for age-appropriate pedagogy, digital technologies, robotics, and STEM...

Jaslyn has worked in the educational technology industry for fifteen years, starting in technical roles before moving into more business-focused roles. The last decade has seen Jaslyn’s passion expand to include online learning management systems such as the Open LMS and working with clients as a...

Dan is a Technology Strategist for Education in Microsoft Australia. His job is to work with technical teams in schools and education customers to support with the short, medium and long terms goals towards transformation from Artificial Intelligence to Sustainability and from Cloud to Security.

Karen Chegwidden is a mother of three; her two adult children both gained admission to university without ever having been to high school, and without a HSC. Her youngest child was home educated until 10th grade, and then successfully transitioned to the local high school. Karen is the President of ...

Allen is an educator & speaker with a passion for ensuring learning is innovative, practical and enjoyable. For nearly 30 years he has combined classroom teaching with consultancy in various extra-curricular organisations where he uses his diverse range of unique skills to instil confidence in...

Ryan is a Primary School Digital Technology Specialist and LEGO enthusiast from Victoria Australia. He has been teaching since 2010, moving from classroom generalist to DigiTech specialist over the last 6 years. From humble beginnings with five EV3 robots and a small lunchtime LEGO club of 50...

Laura is a criminologist specialising in cyber safety. She has worked in NAB’s Group Security team for nine years, and previously worked in Personal, and Institutional Banking.  Laura leads NAB’s Security Advisory & Awareness team, which works with NAB’s colleagues, customers, and the community ...

Carol leads a team of Learning Designers and Content Developers in embedding learning through play in products across the Learning LEGO System. Carol has over twenty years’ experience in education, as a teacher, writer, publisher and product leader, working for learning organisations such as...

Fabian is a technologist, academic, and practicing cyber lawyer at Lextechia. He is the co-chair of the Australasian Cyber Law Institute, a multidisciplinary think-tank that is tackling some of the biggest issues in cyber and law. He was the lead author of the Law Council of Australia...

A passionate executive with extensive experience in people and culture transformation, Susanna has worked in commercial and government organisations leading large scale national and international workforce programmes, organisational development and human resources operations, and, safety and...

Rebecca is a strategic HR expert with 20 years’ experience providing specialist advice to public, not-for-profit and private sector organisations regarding their business and workforce priorities. She has applied her diverse experience to lead the development and implementation of organisation...

Megan has more than 10 years’ experience integrating technology in the classroom as an English and Computing, teacher. She also worked as an IT Integrator to train and inspire teachers to integrate technology into their practice. Since 2015 Megan has worked for Microsoft Australia on the Education...

Sharon has a Bachelor of Science from Monash University, majoring in Psychology and Applied Mathematics. During her career she has worked in the construction and manufacturing industry, in technical design, consulting and sales roles. She has experience in aluminium manufacture, anodising, powder...

Emil has integrated VEX Robotics within his curriculum and enabled students to engage with the world of robotics whilst learning foundational skills around computational thinking and programming.  Pedare's Robotics Program has also seen Pedare Alumni students come back and mentor the next...

Dr Barbieri teaches and coordinates courses in the Bachelor of Teaching and the Master of Teaching degrees, preparing the teachers of the future. Walter also leads the eLearning Program, embedding contemporary technologies and pedagogies throughout the School of Education's courses. His...

Suzanne is one of Australia’s most distinguished molecular biologists, whose research has had a major impact on the understanding of immunology and the development of cancer.She was Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and Professor of Medical Biology of The University of Melbourne from...

Justin is an experienced coach with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. He has worked within multiple sectors of education ranging from Special Education to Specialist within STEM and Digital Technologies. Skilled in 21st Century Skills, Strategic...

Andrew heads up Education Services Australia, a not for profit education technology company owned by all Australian education ministers. ESA develops and deploys national education infrastructure, develops digital education resources and provides technology-based services to the education...

Jane graduated from the University of Sydney with a Master of Teaching and a passion for creating compelling and meaningful learning experiences. After many years making maths education games at Shiny Things, she joined the Grok Learning team. She is completely new to programming but loves the...

Anthony is a passionate and creative Customer Experience Specialist with over 20 years’ experience in delivering contact centre projects and leading complex solutions sales. His comprehensive knowledge of emerging technologies such as big data, real-time analytics, and mobile solutions all help his ...

Suzanne's academic career and research reputation and outcomes demonstrate her passion and commitment to progress inclusive culture, policy, and practice in Australia and international contexts. Suzanne is internationally recognised as a leader in the field and her research has directly...

Paula is the former Digital Technologies Curriculum Manager, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, and is a co-writer of the Australian Digital Technologies Curriculum and the ICT general capability. She has presented at state, national, and international conferences in the areas of...

Mark has been a leader of digital learning for many years. In this role, he has strived to deliver an engaging digital technologies curriculum, that drives student agency through a problem and project-based pedagogical approach to learning. He is passionate about digital literacy and has...

As a former classroom teacher and a Chief Academic Officer for over 120 schools internationally, Jason brings passionate, wide-ranging viewpoints toward providing practical and effective educational solutions. For over 25 years, Jason has worked with academic leaders around the...

Sally is the Science Learning Area Leader at the Bentleigh East campus of St Bede’s College and teaches Digital Technologies, VCE Chemistry and Science at the Mentone Campus. She has been teaching for 10 years, and specialises in Game Design education. Sally has been a mentor teacher in the STEM...

Sujatha is a Lead Educator at Grok Academy. Previously, she was a lecturer at the University of Sydney, designing and teaching units in the Master of Education (Digital Technologies) program. With a background in secondary computing and humanities teaching, she has worked with students and staff in ...

Keely research interests stem from her school-based work as a speech pathologist in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2014 she completed her PhD at the Language Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Queensland and has since worked across the Autism CRC School Years Program as the Program’s Research...

A highly qualified Educator with experience across a variety of educational settings, systems and year levels. Her journey in education has taken her to Catholic, Independent and State Primary and Secondary Schools in a variety of leadership and consultancy roles including Head of Middle School...

Bryn first got into teaching while studying for his Laser Physics PhD at the University of Oxford, working as a college tutor of Physics. He later studied a Master of Computer Science at the University of Sydney, and lectured Database Systems there for several years, during which he completed a...

Dr Kieu is proudly Victoria’s STEM Education Ambassador, Deputy Chair of the Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee and Co-Chair of Victorian Parliamentarians for STEM.Tien Kieu MP was born in Saigon, Vietnam where his family faced discrimination under the North Vietnamese...

An experienced leader in his field, Josh specialises in the purposeful use of technology within schools.As the Head of Business Systems and ICT for Donvale Christian College, Josh is responsible for the strategic leadership of all areas of ICT, management of College business systems, and project...

Penny Player is an Intermediate Educator at Grok Academy. She previously coordinated Zero Robotics (Australia) at the University of Sydney, an international competition giving high school students the chance to program robotics satellites on board the International Space Station. Penny has a...

Rob is a former secondary teacher with over 17 years’ experience in regional Western Australia, running the gamut of computing subjects from Year 7 Digital Media through to Year 12 Computer Science. He has a passion for learning at all levels and enjoys engaging with fellow educators running and...

Joanna oversees student services, and spent the 9 years prior in international student services. Her career spans international relations, the not for profit sector, State and local Government, and most recently higher education. Jo started her career in the Indian Himalayas working for the Dalai...

Mark is an educator and leader with 30+ years experience working to lead improvement from school-district and system levels.Mark is passionate about the role technology play in humanising learning by giving every student voice, choice and agency.Mark is an ambassador for the Emotional Intelligence...

Professor Deborah Terry AO is a highly experienced leader in the Australian university sector – and an internationally recognised scholar in psychology. Since August 2020, Professor Terry has served as Vice-Chancellor and President of The University of Queensland (UQ). Prior to this, she was...

Leading the emerging technologies and solutions business for Lenovo, Hassan works closely with educational institutions, their educators and students  to delve deep into problems and challenges we are facing with regards to transformation in education. Hassan has worked with many Schools, TAFE’s ...

Daniel is the author of The Hollywood War Film: Critical Observations from World War I to Iraq (2017), and Material Media-Making in the Digital Age (2021), and has published work on Netflix documentaries, drone cinematography, NFTs and blockchain, and film genres. Current research and teaching...

John's work over the last 40 years is focused on prompting changing the role of the learner, the teacher and assessment in K-12 schooling and in promoting equity-based policy to provide access and opportunity with a goal of success for all. His recent research is in refugee education, moving...

Prior to joining Jamf, Aaron worked in Education transforming teaching and learning using technology to empower teachers, support staff, admins, parents and students. As Digital Development Lead at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School in Hackney, London UK, Aaron was integral to the the...

Rachel has been teaching within the higher education sector for over 25 and is the Program Manager of the Bachelor of Communication (Media) program at RMIT University. Her industry background is a 1st assistant director in film and television productions. Current research focus is on belonging and...

Francesco has worked with Apple Technologies in Education for the past 12 years as Teacher, System Engineer, Trainer, and Account Executive. During his time at Jamf, Francesco’s love of learning and teaching combined with his technical knowledge contribute to our goal of helping organisations...

John is a director at McIldowie Partners, a Melbourne based architecture & interior design practice, who specialize in educational architecture & masterplanning. Their works aims to connect people, communities and the environment through collaboration, consultation & design. John is a...

A specialist in Networking, Wi-Fi, Mobility, and Security, he leads a world class team of mobility engineers and architects across the Asia Pacific region. Joining Aruba at its Australian foundation in 2006, Mark has been intimately involved in many major networking and mobility related projects in ...

Aaron is the Education Systems Engineer for Jamf ANZ. With an extensive background in the Apple platform, including 10+ years of working with Apple partners, Aaron carries a wealth of experience in helping schools and universities succeed with their Apple technology. His experience lends insight...

Tim has more than 30 years of experience as a principal in Australia, the Middle East and Asia. He has served as president of Independent Schools Tasmania, as an ISCA board member, an AHISA member and in a variety of capacities on state education bodies. Tim is an Executive Consultant at Tes...

Fiona has been Head of eLearning at Geelong Grammar School for 6 years. She has worked in this role to help support the delivery of digital technologies education, build digital literacy and capacity in both staff and students. She is driven to support the purposeful use of technology for learning...

David has been leading the Learning Technologies and Schoolbox at St Michael’s Grammar School for over 10 years, he brings experience from the classroom to his IT and leadership practice.Passionate for constructivism learning experiences within computing, David focuses on the user experience in and ...

I work for Clevertouch as a trainer and demonstrator – I worked as a teacher, Senior School Leader, and ICT Lead for over 12 years before joining Clevertouch.  Choosing technology for your school can be a minefield so I would like to offer my services and expertise to help guide you safely through...

In the 30 years Maree has been teaching she has never stopped pushing the boundaries and trying new things. She has been extremely lucky to have had many “teaching adventures”.She first taught in a highly multicultural school in Melbourne, travelled overseas and worked in England at an outdoor...

Michael has a passion for understanding how young people learn to critically reflect on digital media and technologies. He spent thirteen years teaching high school Media and English before moving into academia. Michael loves a good conversation about the impacts of media and technology on society...

Dragan is a founder and served as the President (2015-2017) of the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR). He has also held several honorary appointments in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.  In 2019-2021, he was recognized as the national field leader in educational technology in ...

Andrew is an internationally recognized psychometrician and educational assessment expert. Andrew is keenly interested, and has expertise, in Artificial Intelligence (AI). From 2017 to 2019, he gave lectures and held workshops in AI at the Department of Education, Beijing Normal University. He has...

Sandra’s current research interests focus on assessment, micro-credentialing and warranting of hard-to-assess learning.Her most recent award-winning research examined opportunities for use of ‘big data’ and developmental assessment approaches on digital learning platforms, to support assessment of...

Martin founded The Bean Centre with a single mission: To partner with visionary education experts, breakthrough technology companies and future thinking education providers to create a future that works.Through The Bean Centre and drawing on his deep knowledge of the intersection of technology and...

Sumayya has been part of Monash University’s eAssessment journey from the outset (2017), having worked closely with the exam delivery and academic support teams to support a university-wide rollout of high stakes online assessments in record time. As Product Manager of Monash’s assessment...

Brett is a presenter, YouTuber, productivity thinker and digital skills coach. Brett's has a deep interest in the science of human computer interaction (HCI). But, what drives Brett is connecting research to the actions, behaviours and practices that we need to be at our best when we use...

 Lorena has a love and passion for both teaching, emerging technologies, and supporting teachers to build their skills and confidence with technologies.  Over the last 10+ years in education, Lorena has taught in both primary and secondary sectors, worked as the Regional STEM Champion for Far North ...

Henry has led his school in the introduction of robotics across the school and to the successful participation in international competitions. Henry’s post graduate studies underpin his active interest in change management at the leadership level. Henry is actively involved in multimedia -hosting ...

Deborah has a passionate interest leadership development, having completed her post graduate studies at the University of Melbourne in educational leadership. Her keen interest in STEM, most particularly robotics, flows from her background as a science teacher earlier in her career.As school...

Matt is a passionate educator, creative innovator and authentic leader. As Director of Learning Technologies and ICT at St Michael’s Grammar School, Matt leads teams and projects embedding the growth mindset, complex skillset and agile toolset essential to embrace technologies within and beyond the ...

Lauren oversees the team of Cyber Squad Mentors who deliver professional learning to teachers across Australia. A high school mathematics teacher in Sydney for over a decade, she previously held roles including head of department and gifted education coordinator. Lauren is passionate about access...

Coming from an Education background, Connie's purpose is to drive better learning outcomes for teachers and students by leveraging Microsoft services and Surface in education. Having worked as a teacher in secondary schools as well as a Microsoft Education Expert, Connie is passionate about...

Craig is a passionate educator with almost 25 years of classroom experience across the state and independent sectors. He has specialised in the effective use of Digital Technologies across the K - 12 curriculum and the pedagogies that drive this. Craig is currently the Director of Digital Learning...

Vanessa is a learning, training, and performance industry leader, in 2020, she was awarded the Dr Alastair Rylatt Award for Learning and Development Professional of the Year with the Australian Training & Development Institute (AITD) and served as the NSW Australian Training & Development...

Thomas is a passionate, innovative, and experienced educator specialising in robotics, programming, and advanced technologies. Thomas takes pride in exposing his students to new and emerging technologies, future STEM pathways and authentic learning experiences.He is best known for his role in...

He joined UTS in February 2017 as the university’s Provost and Senior Vice-President. Previously Andrew was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He has also held positions as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Vice President: Division of IT, Engineering and the...

Rachael is the Mathematics curriculum specialist at ACARA and led the recent Australian Curriculum: Mathematics review. She is also undertaking her PhD at Notre Dame University in Mathematics Education. Rachael is passionate about applied mathematics, STEM and teaching mathematics through rich...

With experience as a visionary and innovative educator his experience expands across the P-12 educational sector with a passion for contemporary curriculum design.Nathan currently supports over 75 000 students and 12 000 staff across South East Queensland to embrace integrated digital technology as ...

A passionate educator and advocate of our future custodians, Christina has been a leader and innovator in the Education field for 14 years. In her current role as Head of School – Pathways (9-12) at St John XXIII Catholic College, she has been at the forefront of challenging the old paradigms of...

Adam is one of Australia’s leading researchers in the area of Indigenous literature and culture. Prior to his current appointment, he was Vice-Chancellor of Southern Cross University, and has held senior leadership roles at a number of other Australian universities including Academic Provost at...

Katina is passionate about improving literacy outcomes for students from educationally disadvantaged and cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds. She works closely with her school-based colleagues on student engagement in literacy learning focusing on developing their multiple literacies...

As Exam Delivery Manager, Jesse is responsible for enabling the eAssessment life-cycle, ensuring the staff user experience is both efficient and fully-supported. His team ensures Monash’s assessment integrity and quality is maintained at all times and all students have the appropriate access to...

Brett's passion for STEM and digital technologies has led him to embarking on a journey with his colleague Maree Timms and helping improve STEM and digital technology learning opportunities for all students in North East Victoria.Together they have been fortunate in being able to use their...

With more than a decade of experience in the education sector as a teacher, instructional designer and education manager, Nerissa has an established record of developing innovative and results focused solutions and of delivering quality outcomes for product and services. While working as the...

Helena is a primary classroom teacher in tropical North Queensland. She is a passionate advocate and coach in the digital technologies curriculum. Helena has worked extensively to deliver quality curriculum and resources to all levels of staff in a range of contexts. Over the past decade, she has...

Sally has over 15 years’ experience in the K12 education sector both in the classroom and leading statewide programs and complex initiatives. Sally is Head of K12 Schools Industry across Australia, New Zealand and Oceania with Amazon Web Services. She is highly regarded for bringing people together ...

Karen is the principal of Hills Grammar School in Sydney, vice president and Life Member of English Teachers Association NSW, president of the Professional Teachers’ Council NSW (PTC), director of Australian Professional Teachers Association (APTA) and a Lab Champion for Learning Creates...

Paul currently works as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the NSW Education Standards Authority.  His role includes working with the NESA Board, executives and stakeholders to develop and deliver organisational strategy, and ensure coherence across NESA’s policy reforms and organizational...

Richard is UNSW Professor in Cybercrime, Cyberwar and Cyberterror. He is the Director of SECedu Australian Cybersecurity Education Network, a partnership between UNSW and the Commonwealth Bank. Richard is UNSW Director of Teaching Practice, and Director of Education at UNSW’s Institute for Cyber...

Dr Anita Collins is an award-winning educator, researcher and writer in the field of brain development and music learning. Anita is best known for her role as on-screen expert and campaign lead for the Don’t Stop the Music documentary that aired on the ABC in late 2018 and author of The Music...

Toby has a love and passion for both teaching and emerging technologies, which led him to spend the last 10 years in the education and tech sectors in the UK and Australia. Despite this, he still speaks in completely plain English (Queen’s English) with no buzz words, abbreviations or jargon.Toby...

Education is truly on the cusp of moving out of an age that hero’s the industrial model and authentically engages in 21st-century learning. What the learning looks like from here is what we, the teachers of now, have laid in front of us with so many pathways to explore. "Were on the cusp of an ...

Matt is an independent Apple Professional Learning Specialist based in Adelaide, South Australia. Matt focuses heavily on teacher growth and student engagement, with authenticity as the key cornerstone to all learning opportunities. Matt’s students enjoy creative opportunities where finished...

In the world of digital games, Daniel recently joined the team at Games for Change Asia-Pacific, a not-for-profit dedicated to supporting the development and awareness of games that improve outcomes in education, health and social justice.Daniel studied Philosophy, Law and Theatre Studies at Monash ...

Ishan is General Manager of Inspera UK, Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining Inspera, he implemented the platform across an entire University, eliminating pen and paper exams.  Ishan was a practising barrister for almost a decade before moving into education, first as a Lecturer on the Bar...

Carol has always enjoyed working in a challenging business environment with an organisation that appreciates hard work and integrity and entrusts its staff with client-focused responsibilities.Carol graduated with Bachelor of Science and Technology degree but struggled to find work as a...

Adam is the CEO and co-founder at Robotify. He drives the company’s vision, strategy and growth as it aims to provide interesting and unique ways to teach children coding. Having launched his career as an entrepreneur teaching kids coding in a classroom setting at the age of 16, he has embarked on...

Bill is the Managing Director and founder of Azendian Solutions, an Artificial Intelligence, data science solutions and operations technology company. He has over 32 years’ experience of which the last 18 years has been in Data Science and Operations Technology.   Before starting Azendian...

Kristen is the program lead for reSolve: Maths by Inquiry, the flagship mathematics education program at the Australian Academy of Science. With a lifelong interest in mathematics, Kristen has worked as a primary school teacher and mathematics education consultant before commencing with...

Dr Karl Sebire is a leading expert in the field of technology distraction, screen time and digital dependence. In a landscape where digital devices are derided for inhibiting social skills and the term ‘screen time’ is much maligned, his research contends that there are benefits to incorporating...

Experienced RTO Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the education management as a Director of Studies and Vocational and Careers Education. Sue is skilled in RTO compliance, educational assessment, coaching, secondary education, educational consulting, and lesson planning. Strong...

Matt Baker is a veteran in the educational technology space.  Starting with Blackboard in 2000, Matt has been focused on advancing the tools and best practices for education around the globe.  He has served in global executive leadership positions in Blackboard, Instructure, HMH and other EdTec...

Tiffany has extensive leadership experience in a range of educational contexts, both internationally and nationally. She has been responsible for leading educational professional learning, translation of research into practice, and developing and delivering innovative evidence informed projects and ...

Catherine is the Deputy CEO, Assessment at the Australian Council for Educational Research, and has over 20 years of experience in education and assessment, in a variety of research and operational roles. At ACER since 2019, Catherine oversees ACER’s work in assessment...

Following 23 years teaching Primary, Secondary & Higher Education, Dr Tim Kitchen has been Adobe’s Senior Education Specialist for Asia Pacific since 2013. He regularly liaises with schools & universities focusing on enhancing creativity in education. He also manages the Adobe Education...

Catherine is an Associate Professor in primary mathematics education and Deputy Director of Research within the School of Education at Western Sydney University and President of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA). She is a multiple award-winning educator who combines...

Mike is a researcher–practitioner with significant experience working with education leaders and in academic, corporate, and not-for-profit settings. In his role as Chief Research & Insights Officer at PeopleBench, Mike draws on his experience conducting social science research in both...

Aaron is the Head of Education Futures at St Philip’s Christian College Newcastle. He is a passionate young educator who brings together his expertise in innovation, technology integration, and change management, to lead initiatives focused on shaping the future of education.

Christine is the Academic Director Undergraduate Programs in the UNSW Business School. Her key responsibilities are the strategic leadership, development and management of all undergraduate programs. Most recently, she has led an extensive redesign of the Bachelor of Commerce, introducing a...

David Harris is the leader for our South Pacific Infrastructure System Engineering team at Commscope Solutions Australia. He is based in Melbourne and has been with Commscope for the last 10 years. He drives consistent and high quality support for CommScope customers in the region.David is an...

Gary E. McPherson studied music education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Indiana University, before completing his PhD at the University of Sydney. In 2021, he was the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate - Artium Doctorem Honoris Causa - from Lund University Sweden. Gary is the Ormond...

Lisel Thomas is an urban planner with more than two decades of experience working for both local Councils and State Government. She has particular expertise in planning and delivery of community infrastructure. Lisel currently works for the Department of Education and Training where she is...

Kim is the Curriculum specialist, Technologies at ACARA. She was a key member of the Digital Technologies in focus project, from 2017-2021, supporting schools across NSW to implement the Digital Tecchnologies curriculum from an action research perspective. Previously, Kim has held a position of...

David leads the CommScope RUCKUS ANZ sales team with a key focus on accelerating the broader adoption of connected solutions through innovation.A veteran of more than 25 years’ in the ICT industry in Australia and his native United Kingdom, David and his team work with specialist Solution Partners...

Bridget Forster is Head of Kerferd Library at Mentone Girls’ Grammar.  In 2020 she won the School Library Association of Victoria’s Innovators Award for her work developing an Independent Research Inquiry Project for Gifted Students.  Bridget has previously held the positions of Head of English and ...

Warren has over two decades experience as an educator in predominantly the Catholic andIndependent Sectors, with a short foray into the Government sector. With a strong focus onWellbeing and Leadership development Warren’s expertise has been sought by educationalleaders and the broader education...

Jocelyn is a Sydney-based registered psychologist with a special interest in the psychology of technologyand staying human in a digital age.Jocelyn has 16 years’ experience in public education both as a teacher of high school social sciences andas a School Counsellor/psychologist. Her 2009...

Andrew is currently the Instructional Engineer at Tec-NQ, a school / RTO for Y11 and 12 students looking to achieve a trade apprenticeship in Electrical, Engineering, Construction, Hospitality, Health or Automotive. His role is to provide support to trainers and teachers who want to use technology...

Alice is a Westpac Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of Sydney where she leads the Science Communication, Outreach, Participation and Education (SCOPE) Research Group. Finding ways to connect people with science and to make research more accessible is the overarching theme of...

Barbara is the Executive Director of Play Australia. She has led the organisation since 1998 following employment in the Education and Local Government sectors in Victoria.  She has enjoyed significant leadership experience in the public sector, experience in working in partnership with the...

Yenni is a practice-driven researcher specialising in Digital Resilience. In her research, Yenni works with colleagues from various disciplines, industry practitioners and communities around the world to understand and build digital resilience to major technological, organisational and societal...

Mathieu is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Canberra’s News & Media Research Centre, where he leads the Critical Conversations Lab, and Honorary Associate Professor of Sociology at the Australian National University, where he contributed to the founding of the Virtual...

Selena is a data storyteller who is passionate about helping schools sort through the ‘numbers’ to tell the real stories and lead positive change. She fiercely advocates for a world in which we are all data-informed, not data-driven; yet she realises that this isn’t a skill set that we all have or...

After studying law and education at university, Mark Butlin taught Legal Studies in secondary schools for almost a quarter of a century. This helped to generate his interest in education law. He worked his way up to Head of Secondary in a number of schools and finally to principal of a large...

Michelle has over 31 years of sector experience including 9 years at Swinburne where she has responsibility for the University Libraries as well as Student Administration for all Higher Education and Vocational Education students. This includes all future and current enquiry management, contact...

Dan is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator and has had experience leading innovation and learning in large scale independent schools.With over 20 years’ experience as a classroom teacher and technology leader, Dan has worked in a variety of education environments and...

Drew has worked in education since 2014 starting his career in Abergowrie, a small Indigenous school, where he was exposed to a very different way of learning and culture. He returned to Brisbane in 2015 and began my teaching career at Marsden SHS. He has seen the school grow from 1800 students to...

Mary Jeavons is a landscape architect and the founding director of Jeavons Landscape Architects  - specialists in school grounds, early childhood centres, public parks and play spaces, as well as therapeutic settings such as sensory gardens. Jeavons’ work in  schools includes working with large...

Allan started his career as a Secondary Mathematics teacher in Scotland. As a celebrated teacher in Scotland, he held various leadership positions in schools and was Scottish Teacher of the Year Runner Up. After moving to Australia, Allan quickly proved himself as a teacher of merit holding...

Zoë Barry is an award winning cellist, composer, theatre maker and educator. Originally trained in ethnomusicology and cello performance, her teaching career has spanned 25 years across public and private schools, primary, secondary and tertiary, as an instrumental teacher, Teaching...

MJ Raatz would describe himself as a fun, innovative and a Life-Long-Learner. He commenced his teaching in 2000 with a very special project at Ipswich State High School. Since then he has been a leading advocate for Adobe as an Adobe Education Leader, and invested a lot of time helping and support...

Steven Kolber is a proud Public-school teacher who has been teaching English, History and English as an additional language for 11 years. He has recently been named a top 50 finalists in the Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize. He is passionate about teacher collaboration which he supports...

Bruce Fuda is Head of Education (Curriculum) at Grok Academy and the Project Lead on the Schools Cyber Security Challenges Project. Prior to joining Grok Academy, he has held jobs in Secondary Schools and the University sector, working as a teacher, Head of Department and Associate Principal, and...

Diana, a Senior Associate at Architectus, is a highly experienced interior designer with projects spanning the education, commercial, workplace, retail and hospitality sectors. She excels in stakeholder engagement, including brief development, and consistently delivers successful, spatially...

Jonathon is the Coordinator of Innovation at Loreto Kirribilli, an independent girl’s school in Sydney. His role transcends across the interface between teaching and learning and infrastructure. With a background in software design and a deep knowledge of creating experiences for students and...

As a former Head of Library and Head of Learning Technologies Will now leads a newly created inquiry hub PK-12. His passion as an educator is to prepare and equip children for lifelong learning and give them the skills and values to achieve this. As the World evolves at an ever increasing...

“Listening is at the core of my approach – I thrive on forming blended teams with my clients and collaborating across disciplines within the office. Every project should reflect the distinctive culture and identity of a client and place and feel like it belongs.”An experienced architect and urban...

Bron has been engaged in educational community and gameful practices in learning development for the past 15 years. She has worked to explore virtual worlds, games in learning and how we can cultivate identity, agency, citizenship, leadership, and community. She is a postdoctoral research fellow of ...

Brenton Harty holds the position of Director of ICT and Privacy Officer at Presbyterian Ladies’ College Melbourne.He has a special interest in pursuing world’s best practice for ICT in education through the use of Knowledge Management, Strategic Planning, Governance, Risk, Change, Project and IT...

Diksha is an architect by training and holds a Masters in Sustainable Design Science from the University of Sydney. She has been a Sustainability Consultant, in a multi-disciplinary building services consultancy for over 10 years and has been involved in a wide range of high-profile award-winning...

Martin is the Content Manager of the Digital Technologies Hub, an Australian portal and repository of teaching and learning resources for the Digital Technologies learning area. He leads the development of the AI supporting resources. As well as writing many of the primary AI lesson plans, Martin...

Josh has worked in schools across Australia and South-East Asia as a Classroom Teacher, Well Being Leader and Innovation Coordinator. He spent 12 months working as the Primary Classroom Specialist with ClickView an Educational Video Company. With experience working in flipped classrooms across...

Jason is an enthusiastic and avid learner, user and teacher of technology. A Primary and Middle School teacher for over 10 years, Jason has previously been a Digital Technologies Leader at St Gabriel’s School and is currently the Science Learning Area Leader at Gleeson College. Working closely with ...

Melissa started her career as a Research Scientist studying breast and prostate cancer at The University of Adelaide and SA Pathology. She moved into the school system and is now the Science and STEM Coordinator at Gleeson College. In 2021 Melissa and her colleague, Jason Puttnins, co-hosted a...

Kim has traversed many roles in forty-odd years since he left school. Studying in a range of disciplines across the arts and sciences, and working in many areas including theatre, circus and media before settling into education where his combined experience seemed to find a home. Formerly an...

Since joining the Xavier College - one of Australia’s leading boys’ day and boarding schools, Patrick has focused on aligning technology platforms and investment with a future vision delivered through a Digital Transformation Program, with cloud computing and advanced technologies at its...

David has been working in the education and technology sector for 18 plus years, currently serving as the ICT Operations Manager at Central Coast Grammar School.He believes technology should be thought of as furniture, teachers shouldn’t have to worry if it will work or not.David enjoys sharing his ...

Dr Susan O’Donnell is a lifelong learner with a PhD and Masters in Education, Masters in Counselling, Graduate Diploma in School Management and several diplomas in Religious Studies. She is a highly experienced teacher, educational leader, principal consultant and author with a career that spans...

Danny is Head of E-Learning and Resources Innovation at Bialik College in Melbourne. His role involves leading and developing an educational technology strategy, as well as information and online services which includes E-Learning, Library and Makerspace. He supports innovative curriculum and...

Over the last 10 years, Cart has been observing and researching the evolution of literary expression. He has lectured in Literary Theory and Criticism at Heritage College and birthed Literature programs and Learning Management Systems in various school environments. During his time at The Southport ...

A passionate educator for 14 years, David has developed a broad range of skills across inclusive education, teaching & learning leadership, instructional coaching and student pastoral care. David is currently the Director of Learning Enhancement & Support at Melbourne Girls Grammar...

Reid is a PhD candidate at the La Trobe Science of Language and Reading (SOLAR) Lab, studying the relationship between knowledge availability and reading comprehension in primary-aged children. In his spare time he is a primary teacher and Head of Curriculum at a school in regional Australia and...

With extensive experience in educational leadership, Shannon is a passionate advocate for personalised future-focused learning. Not afraid to take risks, she enjoys collaborating to design exciting and challenging opportunities for learners (staff count too!).  Shannon holds a Master’s Degree in...

With over 10 year of experience working in the industry, Jessica is passionate about promoting innovation in education and ensuring students are equipped with the skills they need to thrive in the future. Jessica has had many successes in implementing design thinking across different KLAs and...

Phil is a passionate football supporter who loves to teach maths and play with tech in his spare time. Like all educational technologists he has been using technology in and out of the classroom for the past 25 years.Watching teachers gain their confidence in using technology in their teaching and...

Anna is an educator with over 35 years’ experience working in diverse roles in both state and catholic education systems. As one of the original writers of the Australian Curriculum, Digital Technologies, Anna is passionate about supporting teachers to further develop their skills and understanding ...

Eytan’s seventeen years in education have concentrated his practice on the dynamic nature of creativity and critical thinking in learning. This focus draws him to explore and reimagine the various systems, methods, structures and philosophies that underpin and inspire divergent problem solving and...

Brendan is a self-proclaimed DIY person that loves to solve problems with ingenuity. He is motivated by seeing the positive impacts that can be made by applying innovative practices to everyday life situations. With work experiences ranging from being on building sites, in retail stores, to...

Dr Joanne Tarasuik is Playgroup Victoria’s in-house academic.  As the Research Manager, she uses research to illustrate that playgroups are more than just fun.  Advocating for and building upon the credibility of playgroups with stakeholders and policymakers, she ensures research informs policy and ...

Stephanie  is a passionate Primary School Teacher with a love for learning and making her students flourish in her care. Teaching at the little school with a big heart; St Columba's in Elwood for most of her teaching career. In her 9th year of teaching, Steph relishes any opportunity to build...

Kiki has set about transforming Edtech into a more competitive, adaptive and needs-led environment. Xuno is the first “cluster-of-expert-systems” and the only SIS whose sub products are used to augment most alternative school systems, notably via its analytics, reporting and assessment tools...

Alan is currently in his 44th year with the Department, Alan was initially a primary and district high school teacher before taking up a number of positions in the Central Office including as education officer, information analyst, principal policy and planning officer, senior consultant, manager...

Tracey has 14 years’ teaching experience, held various school leadership positions, and was CEO of Steiner Education Australia for seven years. During that time, Tracey represented Australia at the International Forum for Steiner/Waldorf Education, visiting schools in Europe, Israel, USA and...

Grant has been at the forefront of ICT integration across the many schools he has taught at. He has held many executive roles in school including Assistant Principal, Computer Coordinator and STEM Instructional Leader. Grant is currently lecturing in the Master of Teaching (Primary) degree at...

Bianca has worked with students with intellectual disabilities in NSW for over 20 years. She believes in her students and what they can achieve. She is particularly interested in developing skills at school to support post school options and success in the future.

Professor Daniel Harris is Associate Dean, Research & Innovation in the School of Education, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia), an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, and Co-Director of Creative Agency research lab: www.creativeresearchhub.com . Harris is editor of the book series...

John has been leading the ICT infrastructure at Alphington Grammar for the past 5 years. He has been in secondary education for 28 years and has had experience rolling out products like Synergetic, Schoolbox, EdSmart, MS Teams, Laptop and iPad Programs and now Sentral at Alphington Grammar School.  ...

Holly Godfree has 15 years’ experience in primary schools and seven in senior secondary school and is the coordinator of the national Students Need School Libraries campaign.  Holly’s writing has been published in numerous professional and public publications, and she has presented for national...

Mahaelia is a Primary specialist who is passionate about STEM education, predominantly, the disciplines of Engineering and Science. She has an interest in game-based learning and is keen to implement strategies that foster deeper learning in STEM for all students with a particular focus on primary...

Stephen McDonald is the Chief Development Officer with the Earthwatch Institute, which he joined in early 2022 after 17 years with Save the Children where he has held several senior roles.He has substantial operational and strategic leadership experience and has witnessed first-hand the impact of...

Associate Professor Ana Hol, PhD, Winner of the University Medal, is an Associate Dean Learning and Teaching at the School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences at the Western Sydney University. Her research interests are in the areas of Information Systems, Information Technology...

Adam Swinburn is a Sydney-based Architect and author of 'Vertical School Architecture: A Research Manual to Support Best Practice in an Urban Context.'   In the research, he combines his professional experience in high-rise commercial projects and critical thinking for school design to...

Leads a programme delivered to schools across NZ supporting equitable access to learning in digital environments.

Chris Betcher is Program Manager for Google Workspace Adoption with the Google for Education Team based in Sydney. He works with schools and school systems across Australia and New Zealand

Wanita has extensive learning and development background in the service industry with a holistic experience in design, development and delivery in the systems, soft skills, and processes. She pioneered the Call Center Qualifications in South Africa and is recognised by the Marketing Qualifications...

Jess is a researcher, a speech and language pathologist, and has lived experiences of autism and ADHD. She is the co-founder of Next Level Collaboration, and is proudly the first openly neurodivergent female CEO of a social enterprise emerging from the University of Melbourne. As a researcher, Jess ...

Having started her career as a teacher and then worked in marketing and communications for many years, Cherida brings a unique skill set to bear on establishing new benchmarks for the way major infrastructure initiatives engage with young people. More than 8000 students have participated in careers ...

Matthew is an experienced teacher, researcher and digital creator with a keen passion for utilising technology to enhance social capacity building, belonging and inclusion in education. He has taught in Australia, South Korea and the United Kingdom at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Matthew ...

Secondary teacher specialising in curriculum differentiation

I am the National sales manager for Canohm, the Australian Distributor for TeamBoard Interactive panels and Vogel’s Mounting Solution. For over 17 years I’ve been working closely with clients to advise them of the best Mounting solutions to suit their needs and now with TeamBoard, we are able to...

Matt is a Learning Experience Facilitator at Science Gallery Melbourne and studies maths at RMIT. He is a foundational member of a team of First Nations young people developing workshops and tours focusing on Indigenous STEM at the Science Gallery.

Lindsay Moss is a pioneer in the “filmmaking in schools” space. He founded StarTime Studios in 2006 and has since provided schools with hundreds of digital literacy, filmmaking and media production programs. Combined with a 20 year career in Film, theatre and education, Lindsay has an MA in screen...