The 2009 program will commence on Thursday morning 27 August and conclude on Saturday evening with a Dinner in the Great Hall at Parliament House. The Welcome Reception on Thursday 27 August will be held at the Australian War Memorial and delegates also have an opportunity to do a tour at the Australian War Memorial before the Welcome Reception begins.

 Click here to print the Program at a Glance (PDF)

The full detailed program will be available mid to late June.

Keynote Presenters

The Hon Julia Gillard MP (invited)
Minister for Education

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Social Inclusion
Deputy Prime Minister

The Hon Dr Craig Emerson
Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors, the Service Economy, Competition & Consumer Affairs
Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation
Philip Bullock
Chair, Skills Australia
Amanda Gore
Special Guest - Closing Session
Colin James
Leading Thinker and Educator
Rupert Maclean
Director of the UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNESCO-UNEVOC), Bonn, Germany
Mark McCrindle
Social Researcher

Dr Alan Oster
Group Chief Economist, NAB

Chris Richardson
Director, Access Economics

 

Panel Presenters

Professor Sharon Bell
Senior Program Developer, LH Martin Institute
Suzanne Benn Prof Suzanne Benn
Director, Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES)
Anthony Böhm
Director
Think: Education Group

Dr George Brown
Group Academic Director
Think: Education Group

Chris Evason
International Education Services Ltd
Edwige Fava
President, New Zealand Association of Private Providers
Claire Field Claire Field
General Manager, NARA
Graham Hoyle
Chief Executive of Association of Learning Providers, United Kingdom
Rod Jones
Navitas
Dr Tom Karmel
Managing Director, NCVER
Mark McCrindle
Social Researcher
Anni Rowland Campbell
Fuji Xerox
Darren Sharp
Senior Consultant, Collabforge
  Dr Glenn Withers
CEO, Universities Australia

 

Other invited presenters

Terry O'Hanlon-Rose Terry O’Hanlon Rose
CEO, Australian Technical College - North Brisbane
John Somerset
Somerset Education
  Chris Whitton
Accreditation and Registration Council (ARC)


Click here to view the 2008 conference program!