Previous Conferences
Are you ready Australia? The future of Indigenous leadership in Australian Higher Education.
A Poche SA+NT conference hosted by Twig Marketing and Campus Morning Mail.
Are you ready Australia?
While Australia discusses a long-awaited Voice to Parliament, this panel discusses what an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice might look like in the Australian Higher Education sector. When will the nation’s knowledge leaders make space for First Nations voices?
- Professor Tom Calma AO – Chancellor, University of Canberra
- Associate Professor Simone Tur – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), Office of Indigenous Strategy and Engagement, Flinders University
- Associate Professor Maree Meredith – Director, Poche SA + NT
The arrival of her first child soon after leaving school set Karlie James on course for a 12 year gap year. She started studying in Katherine next to her third child’s cot, until he was diagnosed with childhood cancer. She studied beside his bed in the chemo ward for 15 months. Now a single mother of four, she has continued to study in spite of school runs, financial strain and homelessness and this year is set to graduate as a doctor in the NT. Karlie’s positivity, persistence and resilience are obvious and her journey offers many insights valuable to educators and students.
- Karlie James – Student, Flinders University
- Professor Adam Shoemaker – Vice-Chancellor and President, Victoria University
- Dr Bep Uink – Research Fellow, Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre, Murdoch University
- Professor Gary Thomas – Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education, Research and Engagement, RMIT University
- Professor Braden Hill – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students, Equity and Indigenous), Edith Cowan University (ECU)
- Associate Professor Nikki Moodie – Associate Professor & Program Director, Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity, The University of Melbourne
- Associate Professor Maree Meredith – Director, Poche SA + NT
- Kristy Bloomfield – Central Arrernte, Eastern Arrernte & Alyawarra woman & a Traditional Owner of Mparntwe Alice Springs
- Tanya Turner – Family Lawyer & Advocate
How do you attract and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into higher education? We hear from HR professionals and experts on what works to grow numbers of emerging leaders in HE.
- Deanne Hanchant-Nichols – Consultant, Aboriginal Employment and Development, University of South Australia
- Gillian Bromley – Vice-President (People) and Chief People Officer, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Joshua Long – First Peoples Employment Consultant, Griffith University
When an Indigenous staff member speaks at an Australian HE institution, who listens – and who responds? This session looks at how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff can engage their peers and also others beyond the campus boundary, to build allies and drive action.
- Dr Bindi Bennett – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research, Australian Catholic University
- Dr Richard Fejo – Honorary Doctor of Flinders University & Senior Elder on Campus (Darwin), Flinders University
- Rachelle Towart – Managing Director, Pipeline Talent
- Stacey Kim Coates – Manager, Indigenous Employment, Western Sydney University
- Katrina Johnson – Senior Lecturer, Master of Indigenous Business Leadership, William Cooper Institute and Monash Business School
- Professor James Ward – Director of UQ Poche Centre, The University of Queensland
Tune into the latest hot topics, insights and trends in research.
Brought to you from a previous conference, Researching…the future: What’s next for the people who can save the world.
Researching...the Future
Research changes all our lives, all the time – remember three years ago when only experts knew what an mRNA vaccine was and why we needed it? But because nobody knows what research the world will need the challenge is to be as ready as possible for whatever will happen.
- Professor Merlin Crossley – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic & Student Life, UNSW Sydney
- Dr Anita Goh – Clinical Researcher, Science & Technology Australia
- Professor Caroline McMillen AO – Chief Scientist for South Australia,
- Distinguished Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik – Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Arianna Oddo – PhD, Monash University | Consultant, Consulting and Implementation Service (CIS)
Covid 19 did not shrink the world – it brought researchers closer together as they cooperated, and competed to save us all. The challenge is to keep on globalising knowledge to benefit all of humanity and to address the risks of espionage and populist suspicion of researchers working across borders.
- Dr Matthew Brown – Deputy Chief Executive, Group of Eight
- Tim Cahill – Managing Director, Research Strategies Australia
- Cath Latham – Director of International Affairs, Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE)
- Professor Sarah Medland – Interim Program Director, Mental Health and Neuroscience, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Turning ideas into products and services quick smart is what governments expect from research. But from incentives to IP there are as many ways to waste money as there are to find sure paths from lab to market place.
- Dr Amanda-Jane George – Senior Lecturer, CQUniversity
- Dr Tony Peacock – Chairman, Wintermute Biomedical
- Luke Sheehy – Executive Director, Australian Technology Network (ATN)
- Dr John Byron – Principal Policy Adviser, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Professor Catharine Coleborne – Professor and Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, The University of Newcastle
- Distinguished Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC – President, Australian Academy of Science, Australian National University (ANU)
Too much knowledge is locked behind paywalls – but making it more accessible is immensely complex. Experts discuss how to share the research wealth while protecting the publishing eco-system that stories and curates it.
- Bob Gerrity – University Librarian, Monash University & Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL)
- Professor Lucy Montgomery – Professor of Knowledge Innovation, Curtin University
- Dr Danny Kingsley – Director of Library Services, University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)
While a few fields of research receive regular headlines, how can we better sell engagement with the other 95% of research?
- Professor Emma Johnston AO FAA FTSE – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
- Edward O’Daly – Director, Communications and Engagement, Australian National University (ANU)
Beyond the Emergency Row: New directions for international education, a Campus Morning Mail & Twig Marketing Conference.
Beyond the Emergency Row
How must international strategy change in a post-pandemic world? What strategies will help institutions avoid disruption when the next big interruption to international movement strikes?
- Professor Michael Wesley – Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Margaret Gardner AC – President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University
- Dr Stacey Farraway – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Recruitment & International Operations), La Trobe University
- Professor Renée Leon – Vice-Chancellor and President, Charles Sturt University
Are new measures required to demonstrate institutional success in international student recruitment and engagement? Is the relationship between VET and Higher Ed going to become stronger?
- Professor Chi Baik – Deputy Director and Professor in Higher Education, Melbourne CSHE
- Angel Calderon – Principal Advisor of Institutional Research and Planning, RMIT University
- Chris Beard – Executive Director, ISANA NZ
TEQSA Chief Commissioner Emeritus Professor Peter Coaldrake AO in a special conversation on the future of international education with the President of Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows, Professor Sally Kift.
- Professor Peter Coaldrake – Chief Commissioner at Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
- Professor Sally Kift – President of Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows
Ways to improve engagement and recruitment of International students in the post-pandemic world.
- Marnie Watson – Managing Director (Australia and New Zealand), Sannam S4
- Dr Douglas Proctor – Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), Swinburne University of Technology
- Jayden Huang – National Undergraduate Officer, Council of International Students Australia (CISA)
- Professor Ly Tran – Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Centre for Research for Educational Impact (REDI), Deakin University
An examination of ways that Australian and NZ universities are growing their footprint, pathways and enrolments offshore.
- Dr Gwilym Croucher – Senior Lecturer in Higher Education Policy and Management, Melbourne CSHE
- Professor Hamish Coates – Professor and Director, Higher Education Division, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University
- Professor Simon Ridings – Deputy Vice-Chancellor International, Edith Cowan University (ECU)
Are universities set to change the way they engage with international alumni? What does best practice look like?
- Sarah Banks – Acting Director, Alumni & Donor Relations, The University of Melbourne
- Jimmy Buck – Chief Advancement Officer, Deakin University
- Mikaeli Costello – Chief Community Engagement Officer, Advancement and Community Engagement, The University of Queensland
- Susan Mills – Head of Alumni Relations, Macquarie University
How do we match course offerings and enrolments to the current and projected workforce need in Australia and NZ? Will NZ re-set the academic landscape to wean universities off dependence on international student income, and if so, how will that play out?
- Professor Iain Martin – Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University
- Dr Erik Lithander – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Strategic Engagement, The University of Auckland
Redefining Value – Key issues in HE Marketing, Recruitment and Identity, a Campus Morning Mail & Twig Marketing Conference.
Redefining Value - Key issues in HE Marketing, Recruitment and Identit
Will international students flock back next year, so that higher education reverts to the place it held pre-2019? Or will new courses, new teaching approaches and new overtures to students be required to win back some fans?
This session discusses the future shape of Australia’s international student market and how Australia has adapted its offering over the past two years.
- Professor Chris Ziguras – Professor, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University
- Sebastian Raneskold – Vice-President and Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Flinders University
- Anushka Mukherjee – Equity Officer, Council of International Students Australia Inc.
- Angel Calderon – Principal Advisor of Institutional Research and Planning, RMIT University
University leaders discuss what really matters in cultivating and defending University brands.
- Professor Zlatko Skrbis – Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University
- Professor Patricia Davidson – Vice-Chancellor, University of Wollongong
- Professor Pascale Quester – Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University
- Professor Nick Klomp – Vice-Chancellor, CQ University
What should Australia do now to improve recruitment of students to higher ed and a better match between graduate credentials and the needs of employers?
- Professor David Lloyd – Vice-Chancellor, University of South Australia
- Professor Paddy Nixon – Vice-Chancellor, University of Canberra
- Professor Adam Shoemaker – Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University
- Sarah Kruger – Managing Director Human Resources Australia and New Zealand, Accenture Australia
- Ben Hamer – Future of Work Lead, PWC Australia
Insights into a selection of new global approaches in higher ed marketing.
- RJ Thompson – Founder of CommCentered and Director of Digital Marketing, University of Pittsburgh
- Ainslie Moore – Deputy Director International, The University of Auckland
COVID has killed or limited many physical open days and in-person recruitment events over the past two years.
- Alan Brideson – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, University of South Australia
- Tracy Chalk – Chief Marketing Officer, University of Newcastle
- Lee-ann Norris – Executive Director of Future Students, Macquarie University
Should all HE admissions be direct? The rise of direct entry in recent years across Australia and the many questions about reliance on ATARs to determine admissions poses a range of questions.
COVID has accelerated curriculum renewal and course innovation at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.
