Higher Education Conference 2017
 
This program will be updated as speakers are confirmed. Universities reserves the right to make changes to speakers and times to the program.

Tuesday 28 February 2017

6.00 - 7.30pm Welcome Reception, National Convention Centre                Sponsored by 

Wednesday 1 March 2017

7.30 - 8.00am Registration and tea and coffee on arrival
8.00 - 8.15am Welcome by Ms Belinda Robinson, Chief Executive, Universities Australia
Welcome to Country

Plenary Sessions

8.15 - 8.35am Opening Ministerial Address
              Chair:  Ms Belinda Robinson
Speaker: Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training
8.35-8.55am Celebrating 10 years of Universities Australia
8.55 - 9.45am Keynote Address -  Universities in a next gen world
Chair: Professor Margaret Gardner AO, President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University
Speaker: The Hon Jeffry Bleich, former US Ambassador to Australia

9.45-10.15am Morning Tea
10.15 - 11.30am Plenary session - Global Research in new world politics
Chair: Professor Paul Wellings CBE, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Wollongong
Speaker: Professor Bertil Andersson, President, Nanyang Technological University 
Dr Susan Pond AM, Non-Executive Director; Chair, NSW Smart Sensing Network
11.30am-12.15pm Special Presentations

Academic Workforce 2025
              Speaker: Professor John Germov, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), The University of Newcastle

Shifting nature of student expectations
               Facilitator: Professor Pip Pattison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), The University of Sydney
               Speakers: President, NUS (tbc) and President, CAPA (tbc)

National Press Club Address Luncheon

12 noon - 1.30pm
(11.30am
transport to NPC)		 Televised National Press Club Address                                                                               Tickets $85
Professor Barney Glover, Chair, Universities Australia

Televised from 12.30pm - 1.30 pm at the National Convention Centre for those without a ticket

Concurrent Sessions

2.00pm iRobot - building a future-proofed workforce
Chair: Professor David Lloyd, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of South Australia
 

Disruptive innovation for sustainable high quality education- what, how and why?
Chair: Professor Jane den Hollander, Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University
 

Higher Education Policy
Chair: Professor Andrew Vann,Vice-Chancellor and President, Charles Sturt University
 

Governance
Chair: Professor Linda Kristjanson, Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology
3.30pm Afternoon tea
4.00pm-5.30pm Innovating with industry: what's next?
Chair: Professor Glyn Davis AC, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
 

Global and student perspectives on international education: Lessons for Australian universities
Chair: Professor Simon Maddocks, Vice-Chancellor, Charles Darwin University
 

Research - Publish and/or Perish
Chair: Professor Eeva Leinonen, Vice-Chancellor, Murdoch University
 

Unlocking entrepreneurialism
Chair: Professor Bruce Dowton MD, Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University

Conference Dinner ($155)

7.00 - 10.00pm Conference Dinner, Great Hall Parliament House
Launch of the Universities Australia Indigenous Strategy 2017-2020

Sponsored by

Thursday 2 March 2017

7.30 - 8.30am Breakfast Address - $45
Chair: Professor Steve Chapman, Vice-Chancellor and President, Edith Cowan University
Speaker: Mr Hugh Bradlow, Chief Scientist, Telstra

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Plenary Sessions

8.45- 9.15am Opposition Opening Address
                           The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
9.15 - 10.30am Plenary session - 
Chair: Professor Caroline McMillen, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Newcastle
 Speakers: Mr Antoine van Agtmael and Mr Fred Bakker, Authors of The Smartest Place on Earth - Why Rustbelts are Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation
10.30 - 11.00am Morning tea

Concurrent Sessions

11.00am Next gen: women in leadership
Chair: Professor Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of New South Wales
 

Research Collaboration and Translation: some stories from the field
Chair: Professor Peter Hoj, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Queensland

Universities reshaping for Gen Next
Chair: Professor Peter Rathjen, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Tasmania
 
Access & equity - showcase of achievements 
Chair: Professor Attila Brungs, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Technology Sydney
12.30 - 1.30pm
Lunch

Networking event: Universities Australia Executive Women

The Universities Australia Executive Women Group invite you to a special networking event over lunch.

They'll be discussing how the Universities Australia Executive Women Group supports improving gender equity in the higher education workforce and their 2016-2018 Action Plan.

Grab your lunch in the Exhibition Hall and take it upstairs to the Swan/Torrens Room.

All welcome.

Plenary Sessions

1.30-2.30pm Plenary session - What does deep Indigenous engagement look like at a university?
            Chair: Professor Peter Coaldrake AO, Vice-Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology
            Speakers: Professor Steve Larkin, Pro-Vice Chancellor Indigenous Education and Research,
            The University of  Newcastle
            Dr Leanne Holt, Director, Walanga Muru, Office of Indigenous Strategy, Macquarie University
2.30 - 3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.00pm      Closing Plenary Session - 
            Chair: Professor Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University
            Facilitator: Kristina Keneally, former Australian politician
            Panel:  Ms Jane Cay, Founder and Director, Birdsnest
            Ms Georgia Beattie, CEO, Startup Victoria
            Dr Sarah Pearson, CEO, CBR Innovation Network
            Ms Erin Watson-Lynn, Director, Asialink Diplomacy, Chair, Advisory Board, NCSEHE, Co-founder, DICE Kids
            
4.15 - 4.30pm Conference Close

Friday 3 March 2017

Satellite Events 
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