Future Solutions for
Higher Education Conference
Thursday, October 31, 2024
hosted by The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Australia
Thursday, October 31, 9.30am – 5.30pm
GHD Advanced Engineering Auditorium
The University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus
The higher education sector is a permanently changed landscape. It needs Future Solutions now. This conference brings you the best global examples of innovative solutions for the future of our sector to respond to broken business models.
The tertiary education model needs new solutions with changes in demand for domestic and caps on international study, and rising costs and debt it brings students. Views of higher education and the skills it generates have suffered.
Governments will not come to our rescue. Meanwhile, we see innovative and disruptive solutions from private and not-for-profit institutions, backed by technology companies, private investment and employers.
The Future Solutions for Higher Education Conference will showcase, consider and debate solutions as new ways forward. It offers hope and inspiration for learning providers, employers, and learners in a reimagined learning economy.
Among those discussing solutions and the way forward are Professor Deborah Terry AC, Vice-Chancellor and President of The University of Queensland, Professor John Dewar AO, Interim Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Wollongong, Professor Helen Bartlett Vice Chancellor and President of the University of the Sunshine Coast, Professor Simon Biggs, Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University and Professor Chris Moran Vice Chancellor and President of UNE.
But they extend to pioneers from private and new providers including Cintana, partnering with independent higher education provider HCI and health service employer Ramsay Health Care enhancing nursing education in Australia through solutions powered by ASU. They also include Sam Jacob of Collarts in a panel facilitated by Professor Christy Collis President Elect of HERDSA and Professor Kerri-Lee Krause founding VC of the newest Australian university in Avondale and Chair of HESP.
Others currently on our stellar list of speakers include:
- Ann Kirschner, President Emerita of Hunter College of City University of New York, with a vision of a university in an AI world.
- Rose Luckin, of EDUCATE Ventures, showcasing breakthrough AI technologies, and their impact on the future of education.
- Patrick Kidd OBE OAM from the Future Skills Organisation outlining links needed between Higher Ed and VET to address the skills agenda.
- Linda Brown, CEO and President of BCorp Torrens University Australia outlining how private investment can be socially responsible.
They include leaders from technology companies and those pioneering new education developments:
- Josh Nester, who leads SEEK Investments in Brazil, Mexico, India and Australia.
- Tash Stoeckel of LinkedIn, Katie Ford of Microsoft, Lyndin Francis of Vygo and Dr Kevin Bell of AWS, and
- Equity champions in Professors Shamit Saggar and Ian Li from ACSES, Kylie Austin from EPHEA and Paul Harpur from UQ and Universities Enable.
Program correct as of August 28 and subject to minor changes.
Tickets
Non-Members / Corporate
Early bird* $665
Full rate $950
Universities** / Not-For-Profit
Early bird* $498.75
Full rate $720
Tickets include tea and coffee upon arrival, morning tea and lunch
* Book before midnight 16th September to save 30% with our early bird prices
**If your university or institution is a 2024 HEDx Member or Partner Institution you may be eligible for a complimentary ticket. Please contact info@hedx.com.au to confirm and details to be released to members and partners soon.
Conference themes
The Future Views of Current Leaders
What do current leaders of public universities and private providers think of solutions emerging from innovators in light of the financial and policy environment? How are current public and private leaders including our host, Vice-Chancellor and President Debbie Terry AC of UQ, revisiting their own visions and strategies in the light of these new realities to be future ready?
Future Equity Workable Solutions
What can we achieve in the period ahead? What are the workable solutions that can achieve breakthroughs to provide equity groups with learning to transform more lives and meet future skills and talent needs. Our partners ACSES and the panel they will facilitate share what they have learnt of what is achievable and where this is heading globally?
Future Technology Investments
Ann Kirschner, President Emerita of Hunter College of City University of New York, believes the future will be greatly impacted by technology generally and AI in particular. George Siemens from Human Systems is exploring an AI-first university. And Rose Luckin from EDUCATE Ventures is drawing on 30 years of AI research to guide the future. What other ventures and future solutions will emerge?
Future Education Partnerships
New partnerships between learning providers, technology companies, employers, governments and providers of services underpin future solutions. TNE partnerships are emerging in Australia as a new skills agenda becomes dominant. What is leading Future Skills practice in Singapore that we can learn from in Australia. What does a joined up tertiary system look like and how do we prepare for it?
Speakers include
Professor Debbie Terry AC
VC of University of Queensland
Professor John Dewar
VC of University of Wollongong
Professor Simon Biggs
VC of James Cook University
Professor Chris Moran
VC of University of New England
Professor Kris Ryan
Executive DVC Academic UQ
Professor Helen Bartlett
VC and President of University of the Sunshine Coast
Patrick Kidd OBE OAM
CEO of Future Skills Organisation
Joshua Nester
Managing Director of SEEK Investments
Professor Rose Luckin
CEO and Founder of EDUCATE Ventures
Professor Lucy Marshall
Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
Professor Chris Moran
Vice Chancellor and President of University of New England
Professor Christy Collis
President of HERDSA
Professor Guy Littlefair
PVC International Auckland University of Technology
Professor Paul Harpur OAM
University of Queensland
Dr Ant Bagshaw
ATN Executive Director
Linda Brown
President and CEO, Torrens University
Professor Shamit Saggar
Executive Director, The Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success
Associate Professor May Lim
Assistant Provost (Applied Learning), Singapore Institute of Technology
Professor Kerri-Lee Krause
Interim Chair, Australian Government Higher Education Standards Panel
Chris Hill
Chief Strategy Officer and Head Of Asia Pacific, Cintana
Shannon Willoughby
Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships – Government and Industry, The University of Queensland
Lyndin Francis
Head of Partner Engagement APAC, Vygo
Tash Stoeckel
Head of Education, Healthcare, Government – Australia & Aotearoa NZ, LinkedIn
Professor Ian Li
Research and Policy Program Director (ACSES)
Katie Ford
Higher Education Industry Executive, Microsoft Australia & New Zealand
Dr Kevin Bell
Amazon Web Services
Dr George Siemens
Co-founder, Chief Scientist and Architect of SNHU’s Human Systems
Dr Bijo Kunnumpurath
Group CEO of Health Careers International
Dr Kylie Austin
President, Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA)
Sam Jacob
CEO, Collarts
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