Education Reimagined

EdTech as a Bridge

Melbourne EdTech Week

21-25 August 2023

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Program

9.15am	Official Welcome Mark Lamont – Chair \| EduGrowth Liz Johnson – Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) \| Deakin University Rebecca Hall – Commissioner for Victoria, South East Asia \| Victorian Government
9.45am	Universities – The Great Connectors Liz Johnson – Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) \| Deakin University Stephen Parker – Emeritus Professor \| University of Canberra David Bowser – CEO \| Curio Education is a public good designed to enable a modern economy. Governments invest in education providers to ensure learners are prepared for the future; yet the future is always a little fuzzy. The modern University is the connector in this complex ecosystem of research, innovation and learning. What role can EdTech play in supporting this connection?
10.30am	Morning tea
11.00am	Keynote \| A Vision for Technology Driving Change and Transforming Learning Pascale Quester – Vice Chancellor \| Swinburne University David Bowser – CEO \| Curio The Australian Higher education landscape has been transformed as academics and students demand a better experience. Technology has been an enabler and a driving factor. This session explores a vision for technology driving the next wave of education innovation in the higher education sector.
11.45am	A Global Approach to Student Engagement Tom Gifford – Head of Student Recruitment (International & domestic) \| RMIT Ellisa Newall – Partner \| Edified Mark Woolf – International Payment Specialist, Education \| Convera Australian Universities are reimagining how they engage with students locally and globally. In this session Higher Education leaders discuss student recruitment and student engagement within this new paradigm, how to embrace and implement new methods and what a global engagement approach could look like in years to come.
12.15pm	Realising Human Potential – The University of the Future Clair Sadler – Executive Director, Market Development \| OES Claire Hopkins – Interim CEO \| RMIT Online David Bowser – CEO \| Curio What does the university of the future look like? Could EdTech be the key driver for enabling learners to reach their full potential? What steps does the sector need to take to realise this future? This session aims to provoke and stimulate possibilities and visions for the next transformation of universities.
12.45pm	Lunch
1.30pm	Education Innovation and the Australian EdTech Sector Lucy Tan – Principal \| Square Peg Pat Brothers – Co-CEO \| HolonIQ David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth The Australian EdTech ecosystem is complex, and understanding it is key to unlocking its potential. Join this session to learn about the Australian EdTech landscape and its wider role as a driver of innovation in education both domestically and globally.
2.00pm	Triple-Helix Model of Collaboration: Government, Research, Education Phil Dawson – Professor & Associate Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) \| Deakin University Richard Wilson – Co-Founder & Chief Visionary \| Maths Pathway David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth Supporting partnerships between EdTech entrepreneurs, educators, government and researchers to drive the efficacy of EdTech products. This session discusses a framework for collaboration as delivered through the Global Victoria EdTech Innovation Alliance.
2.30pm	Innovation Thrives with Many Partners – How Global Study can Take a Seat at the Innovation Table John Molony – PVC & Vice President (International) \| Deakin University Caroline Hartnett – Deputy Director, International Education \| Global Victoria Kadi Taylor – Non-Executive Director \| EduGrowth What are the ingredients for developing an education solution that is truly innovative? Collaboration among committed partners with a shared vision provide a great start! This session explores the possibilities for transformation with global partners.
3.00pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30pm	Digital Transformation and the Third Sector Nicholas Robert – Founder \| Learning Vault Wendy Palmer – Director, Global Studio, Deakin University Vivian Fan – Managing Director \| Golden Education Learners are looking beyond the degree in their tertiary learning journey; they seek opportunities for upskilling to meet the demands of a competitive job market. Increasingly the third sector is offering an attractive alternative. This session will explore the importance of the third sector in the enhancement of education and the upskilling of learners through accessible and flexible models.
4.00pm	Borderless Education through Digitisation Howell Williams – Chief Development Officer \| Keypath Education Nilesh Patel – Founder & CEO \| LeadSquared Mark Lamont – Chair \| EduGrowth Education providers and EdTech vendors today exist in a world of borderless education enabled by the power of digital. Australian education is highly regarded and sought after on the international stage. This session will explore how technology collaboration between institutions and vendors can bring Australia’s education capability to learners globally. Expect take-aways on building viable, scalable launch models in geographies with no physical presence.
4.30pm	Official Close
4.30pm – 6.30pm	Melbourne EdTech Summit Networking Reception

9.00am	Official Welcome Kadi Taylor – Non-executive Director \| EduGrowth Dan McFadyen – Managing Director \| Edalex
9.15am	Employee-Led Skills Development – New Models of Corporate Training Jon Plowright – Founder & CEO \| Typsy Ellen Sullivan – Director of Learning Innovation Lab \| Melbourne Business School Lindsey Nickalls – Head of Coursera for Campus, Australia & New Zealand \| Coursera The rise of upskilling has driven immense change in the workforce sector, with learners pathing their own learning journey. This session will explore how digital has transformed the impact and efficiency of corporate training, getting learners skilled with the flexibility and pace they need.
9.45am	Keynote \| Delivering Future Skills Kate Pounder – CEO \| Technology Council of Australia Patrick Kidd – CEO \| Digital Skills Organisation David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth Upskilling is high on the innovation agenda for the Workforce sector, with digital skills and digital delivery identified as being the key enabler. This session will imagine the utopian future of the workforce sector and unpack an approach to delivering future skills.
10.30am	Morning Tea
11.00am	On-Demand Skills: Revolutionising the Workforce of the Future Marc Washbourne – CEO \| ReadyTech Tamara Kearsley – General Manager Industry Engagement \| Holmesglen Maria Spies – Co-CEO \| HolonIQ Technology promises to transform workforce learning, with increased convenience, efficiency and learning outcomes. This session will explore examples of Industry innovation, and how EdTech has become a catalyst to revolutionise the workforce of the future.
11.30am	Delivering Job-Ready Graduates. Requirements for Successful Partnerships between Educational Institutions, Industry and EdTech Iain Martin – Vice Chancellor \| Deakin University Frances Coppolillo – CEO \| Melbourne Polytechnic Dan McFayden – Managing Director \| Edalex Australian and global companies are facing an unprecedented talent shortage, amid claims that educational institutions are not equipping their learners with the skills needed in the workplace. How are Deakin University and Melbourne Polytechnic responding to this challenge? How can industry play a larger role? How can EdTech facilitate and strengthen the identification, development and validation of a learner’s skills?
12.15pm	Work Integrated Learning, the Bridge between Education and the Workforce Neil Bain-Lowry – Partnerships Manager \| University of Melbourne Marnie Long – Senior Manager, Student Engagement & Employability \| La Trobe University Owen Firth – Chief Employability Officer \| ReadyGrad Work Integrated Learning is offering students a bridge between their Higher Education studies and career ambitions. This session looks at the different models of Work Integrated Learning and the role of technology in increasing overall graduate employability.
12.45pm	Lunch
1.30pm	All Learning Counts – Skills Recognition of Non-Formal Learning and Aligning to Formal Learning Pathways Jeffrey Lehrer – National RTO Compliance Manager \| Scouts Australia Margo Griffith – Head of Business Development \| Edalex Kristine Chompff – Marketing Manager \| Edalex In this session, the panel will discuss what learning and recognition means for learning organisations such as Scouts Australia and what it means in the context of Australian frameworks. They explore the challenges of recognising and representing informal and non-formal learning and the provision of pathways for learners to formal learning outcomes. They detail the technology enablement of skills recognition through mapping and aligning skills data using open data standards to achieve scale.
2.00pm	Collaboration across Education and EdTech Robin Shreeve – Previous Director \| TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute Claire Field – Principal \| Claire Field & Assoc. Higher Education and vocational training are interconnected to deliver to industry needs. Traditional silos are breaking down across industries and between education providers to ensure learners are engaged and employment ready. The intersection between skills shortages, new education models and now EdTech should enable learners getting what they need at the time when they need it.
2.30pm	Efficacy Research in EdTech – Reducing Risk, Improving Efficiency Margaret Bearman – Professor, CRADLE \| Deakin University Domenic Saporito – Co-founder & Director \| Intern Match Michael Henderson – Professor, School of Curriculum & Inclusive Education \| Monash University Efficacy is an integral part of the evaluation process of any new EdTech solution. This session will explore efficacy as means of reducing risk, building trust, and developing products that fulfil their potential.
3.00pm	Afternoon Tea
3.30pm	Scaling Efficiencies for Government Partners Sean Cummins – Director, ICT Projects \| Department of Education South Australia Peter Carpenter – Managing Director APAC \| Wonde Fiona Boyd – Co-Founder \| EdSmart EdTech is providing seamless, scalable solutions to help the Government solve some of their most pressing issues. In this session, we look at a case study from EdSmart, the Department of Education South Australia (DESA) and Wonde, and find out how they were able to free up teacher time – shifting time spent on school administration back into teaching and learning.
4.00pm	The Potential of Video Spiro Liacos – Teacher & Video Content Producer Tara Walsh – Global Education lead \| ClickView Travis Edwards – Regional Manager Customer Success \| ClickView Video is a common tool in contemporary education. Learners value and dependency on video has accelerated in recent years with widespread rapid shifts to online learning experienced by many schools across the globe. This session will explore the growing body of research that looks at the impact of video in educational settings.
4.30pm	Official Close

9.20am	Official Welcome David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth Peter Carpenter – Managing Director APAC \| Wonde
9.30am	Tech and Teachers – Delivering Professional Development Beyond Compliance Marcia Devlin – CEO \| Victorian Academy of Teaching & Leadership Chris Campbell – President \| ASCILITE and Sub Dean (Learning Technology) & Faculty of Science & Health Business Partner, Division of Learning & Teaching \| Charles Sturt University The connection between effective teaching and student achievement is vital in learning. Enhancing the skills and knowledge of the education workforce is key. This session explores how technology is helping to deliver professional development to teachers above and beyond.
10.00am	Keynote: Deep Tech & Deep Learning – AI in Student Development Dragan Gasevic – Professor of Learning Analytics \| Monash University Luci Pangrazio – Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Language and Literacy \| Deakin University Kimberley Hall – Australian Education Lead, T&L \| Google Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform the manner in which students learn, teachers assess and classrooms operate. Join us as we explore how deep tech and deep learning is impacting the experience of students and teachers, and the many possible applications in the classroom.
10.45am	Pitch Competition – Heat 1 Shane Argo – CEO \| Grade Matter Adam Weber – Founder \| Truewell Athy Giannopoulos – Founder \| G Force Digital EdTech Founders are up against the clock with just 3 minutes to articulate their innovation, the impact on learners, and their ultimate business case. Each heat will feature 3 Startups and Q&A. Heat winners will progress to the Pitch Competition Final Finals.
11.15am	How Technology is Improving Student Wellbeing Joe Thurbon – Founder & CTO \| Educator Impact Cleo Westhorpe – Founder \| The Inclusive School Angela Alcock – Founder \| Flohh Supporting the wellbeing of a learner takes more than just a classroom approach. Hear from several innovative EdTech entrepreneurs on the importance of student wellbeing in an education setting and the amazing resources available to support students to achieve success and satisfaction in their learning.
11.45pm	Has Technology Delivered a Formative Assessment Utopia? Sandy Heldsinger – Founder & Managing Director \| Brightpath Tom Richardson – CEO \| LiteracyPlanet Amanda Clarke – International Director \| GL Education Technology promised to make the delivery of formative assessment a utopian dream, a place where student learning data can be accessed and interpreted with ease. This session will discuss how technology has redefined the delivery of assessment, review if it has delivered all that was promised and highlight opportunities for innovation.
12.15pm	Pitch Competition – Heat 2 Pablo Riveros – Founder \| Tsunagaru Edutech Lauren Glina – Founder \| Agape Heath Venn – Founder \| KeepAPP EdTech Founders are up against the clock with just 3 minutes to articulate their innovation, the impact on learners, and their ultimate business case. Each heat will feature 3 Startups and Q&A. Heat winners will progress to the Pitch Competition Final Finals.
12.45pm	Female Leaders Changing Education & EdTech Outcomes Kym Hunter – Founder & Managing Director \| Champion Life Kendall Flutey – Co-Founder & CEO \| Banqer Sarah Chamberlain – Founder \| ReadyTeacher Billye Atout – Director ANZ \| Class Educator ranks across the globe are dominated by women. Now the EdTech sector is benefiting from the leadership of great female executives and entrepreneurs. Hear how these amazing female leaders are changing education with technology driven change.
1.15pm	Architecture for Digital Transformation Catherine McClellan – Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Assessment) at Australian Council for Educational Research Sean Fleming – Head of Engineering \| Maths Pathway Scott Thomson – Head of Innovation \| Google Cloud Sally Browner – Australian Country Manager \| Prodigy Learning EdTech provides the tools to innovate the learning experience for educators and their students. The innovation can be something as basic as an online worksheet to complex Augmented Reality. This session will explore how far we can push the boundaries of what is possible in the classroom through technology.
1.45pm	Pitch Competition – Heat 3 Jayne Kelly – COO \| Capture the Action Sam Embuldeniya – Founder \| EdPass Neil Edmund – Founder \| MoneyTime EdTech Founders are up against the clock with just 3 minutes to articulate their innovation, the impact on learners, and their ultimate business case. Each heat will feature 3 Startups and Q&A. Heat winners will progress to the Pitch Competition Final Finals
2.15pm	The Ethical Consideration in Education Technology Design Martin Dougiamas – Founder & CEO \| Moodle Sally Anne Browner – Australian Country Manager \| Prodigy Learning As EdTech capability evolves, so will the ethical implications of its use. This session will explore how the sector can support the development of technology while retaining social responsibility, and highlight the emerging responsibilities of people in the design and deployment of technology in schools.
2.45pm	Technology Deployment in a Cyber-Vigilant Society Peter Carpenter – Managing Director APAC \| Wonde Tara Walsh – Global Education lead \| ClickView Privacy and data security is as relevant as ever with the development of technology expanding into unregulated territory. Visibility on the security implications of an EdTech solution is essential for building trust within education. This session will discuss the role of efficacy in meeting the requirements of the cyber-vigilant consumer.
3.15pm	Official Close

9.20am	Official Welcome Tony Brennan – Non-Executive Director \| EduGrowth
9.30am	Entrepreneurship Interview – Developing an Original Idea Domenic Saporito – Co-founder & Director \| Intern Match Aimie Sibson – CEO and Co-Founder \| Hero Jayne Kelly – COO \| Capture the Action In this entrepreneur interview, hear from a leading founders as they share their journey from developing an original idea, overcoming challenges and creating impact. This session is a must-see for aspiring entrepreneurs in the sector.
10.00am	Educator to Entrepreneur: Seizing an Opportunity Daniele Tanner – Co-Founder \| Social Media College Michele Miller – Founder \| Robokids Sarah Chamberlain – Founder \| ReadyTeacher Educators and practitioners have a unique perspective on the world of learning. They have lived, and understand the challenges, they see the opportunities and the potential for a better experience. In this entrepreneur panel highly accomplished educators share their experiences transitioning from leading the classroom to leading an EdTech business.
10.30am	Pitch Competition – Heat 4 Breanna Landwehr \| Work Window Andrew Duval – Founder \| Writelike Steve Hall \| ClassNova EdTech Founders are up against the clock with just 3 minutes to articulate their innovation, the impact on learners, and their ultimate business case. Each heat will feature 3 Startups and Q&A. Heat winners will progress to the Pitch Competition Final Finals.
11.00am	Keynote: Using EdTech with Impact in K12 Learning Sandra Milligan – Director, Assessment Research Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education \| University of Melbourne Ralph Saubern – Deputy CEO (Professional Resources) \| Australian Council for Educational Research David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth K12 Schools utilise technology to help with onboarding, training, communication, and support, but are we unlocking its true potential for learners? This session will explore the possibilities and the impacts that EdTech can have on K12 learners.
11.45am	Investing in Education Matt Deeble – Executive Director, Strategic Business Operations \| Social Ventures Australia Arthur Baker – Managing Director ANZ & Pacific \| Oxford University Press Fiona Boyd – Co-Founder \| EdSmart Many understand and view education as the most powerful investment in one’s future, it has the ability to lead learners on a path towards health, empowerment, and employment. In this session, industry experts discuss the intersection between education and investment.
12.15pm	Pitch Competition – Heat 5 Nicholas Haritos – Founder \| Strucomp Johnson Apprem – Pay Tracker Jane Qiu – Founder \| Kintell EdTech Founders are up against the clock with just 3 minutes to articulate their innovation, the impact on learners, and their ultimate business case. Each heat will feature 3 Startups and Q&A. Heat winners will progress to the Pitch Competition Final Finals.
12.45pm	Investment-Ready EdTech Taylor Coulter – Investment Manager \| Greenwich Capital Partners Fiona Hindmarsh – CEO \| Significant Albert Bielinko – Partner, Telstra Ventures David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth Ready to approach an investor? This session will feature some of Australia’s leading EdTech Investors to review recent trends in EdTech investment, the outlook for the coming year and understand how they personally evaluate an EdTech investment opportunity.
1.15pm	Pitch Competition Final Judging Panel Taylor Coulter – Investment Manager \| Greenwich Capital Partners Fiona Hindmarsh – CEO \| Significant Albert Bielinko – Partner, Telstra Ventures David Linke – Managing Director \| EduGrowth In the Pitch Competition Finals, all heat winners have just 3 minutes to articulate their innovation, the impact on learners, and their ultimate business case to our judging panel of investors.
1.45pm	Entrepreneurship Interview – Building a Unicorn Nilesh Patel – Founder & CEO \| LeadSquared Angela Alcock – Founder \| Flohh Hear from the founder of LeadSquared as they detail their journey building a unicorn! Gain insight from a leader in the sector on how to build a impactful business and scale en masse. This session is not to be missed for any aspiring entrepreneurs.
2.30pm	Pitch Competition – Winner Announcement Join us as we announce the winner of the Innovation Stage Pitch Competition for 2022.
2.30pm	Official Close

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