Linda Brown

Linda Brown

Linda Brown was the founding CEO and former President of Torrens University Australia, where her vision led to significant educational impact across Australia, New Zealand, and globally. With leadership experience spanning the private, public, government, commercial,...
Janelle Arena

Janelle Arena

Janelle Arena is an experienced senior executive in the education sector with over 20 years of leadership in the vocational and higher education space. She is currently Chief Industry and Education Officer at Bendigo Kangan Institute (BKI), overseeing one of the...
Jack Goodman

Jack Goodman

Jack Goodman is the Non-Executive Chair and Founder of Studiosity, an academic support platform he launched over 20 years ago with the vision of making high-quality study help accessible to every student, regardless of geographic or socio-economic background. A...
James Field

James Field

James Field is the Managing Director of DecisionLine, a boutique advisory and executive coaching firm at the forefront of the generative AI transformation. He supports organisations in developing and implementing AI strategies and governance frameworks. A lawyer and...
Ben Sze

Ben Sze

Ben Sze is a serial entrepreneur and EdTech innovator, currently Co-Founder of Teacher’s Buddy, an AI-powered platform designed to reduce administrative workload for teachers and support their wellbeing. Prior to this, Ben co-founded Edrolo, a widely adopted learning...
Cherie Diaz

Cherie Diaz

Cherie Diaz is Executive Director of Education Innovation at Western Sydney University, where she leads a portfolio of initiatives focused on emerging workforce upskilling needs, co-created in partnership with industry. Previously Managing Director at OpenLearning,...
Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Chris Smith is a leading expert in corporate strategy and innovation, with a focus on the future of work and skills transformation. As Head of Strategy and Innovation at ReadyTech, he has led initiatives that blend technology with workforce evolution to drive systemic...
Dan McFadyen

Dan McFadyen

Dan McFadyen has over 20 years of experience driving innovation in education through technology and deep partnerships with learning institutions. He is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Edalex, established in 2016, whose platforms, including openRSD,...
Dragan Gasevic

Dragan Gasevic

Dragan Gašević is a Distinguished Professor at Monash University, where he leads the Centre for Learning Analytics and the Translational AI group in the Faculty of Information Technology. A global expert in AI in education, his research focuses on the use of data and...