Higher Education Conference 2016
 
 This program will be updated as speakers are confirmed.

Tuesday 8 March 2016
6.00 - 7.30pm Welcome Reception, National Convention Centre
Sponsored by Higher Ed Services


Wednesday 9 March 2016

8.00 - 8.30am Registration and tea and coffee on arrival

8.30 - 8.45am Welcome by Ms Belinda Robinson, Chief Executive, Universities Australia
Welcome to Country
Mr Adrian Brown,Ngunnawal Caring for Country Ranger

Plenary Sessions
8.45 - 9.45am Opening keynote address
              Chair:  Ms Belinda Robinson
Speaker: Professor Jo Ritzen, Professorial Fellow of the International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Maastricht University, Netherlands
9.45 - 10.15am Morning Tea
10.15 - 11.30am Plenary session - Transforming Australia: universities, innovation and relevance
Chair: Professor Jane den Hollander, Vice-Chancellor and President, Deakin University
Panel: Professor Jo Ritzen, Professorial Fellow of the International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Dr Simon Eassom, Global Manager of Education Solutions, IBM
Professor Tanya Monro, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation, University of South Australia
11.30 - 12.15pm Special Presentations:

Curriculum of the future
Speaker: Professor Beverly Oliver, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Deakin University

Workforce of the future
Speakers: Professor Carol Dickenson AM, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology and
Mr David Sacks, Victoria and Tasmania Education Lead, PwC

PhDs of the future 
Speaker: Professor Dick Strugnell, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate and International Research), The University of Melbourne

National Press Club Address Luncheon - sold out
12 noon - 1.30pm
(11.30am
transport to NPC)
Televised National Press Club Address 
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 Quality assurance
Chair: Professor Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University
Speakers: Mr Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive Officer, TEQSA
Professor Peter Shergold AC, Chair, Higher Education Standards Panel
Ms Julie Hare, Higher Education Editor, The Australian

The coming decade in international education: step change in Asian growth
Chair: Professor Warren Bebbington, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Adelaide
Speakers: Professor Kent Anderson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement), The University of Western Australia
Mr Paul Bailey, Deputy Director of International Education, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Canada
Professor Andrew MacIntyre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) and Vice-President, RMIT University
Ms Winnie Eley, PVC International & Advancement, The University of Newcastle

Respect. Now. Always.
Chair: Professor Ian Jacobs, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of New South Wales
Speakers: Lieutenant General David Morrison AO (Ret), Australian of the Year
Professor Andrea Durbach, Director, Australian Human Rights Centre
Mr Adair Donaldson, Legal Partner, Shine Lawyers
Ms Heidi La Paglia, National Women's Officer, National Union of Students

3.30pm Afternoon tea

4.00pm-5.30pm The NISA: Implications for Australian publicly funded research
Chair: Professor Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor, Curtin University
Mr Adrian Turner, CEO, Data61, CSIRO
Professor Aidan Byrne, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council
Professor Robyn Owens, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), The University of Western Australia

The reality of what it means to be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander working in Australian Universities
Chair: Professor Peter Coaldrake AO, Vice-Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology
Speakers: Professor Jill Milroy AM, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, The University of Western Australia
Professor John Maynard, The Wollotuka Institute (Indigenous History), The University of Newcastle
Associate Professor Simone Ulalka Tur, Associate Dean, Tjilbruke Teaching & Learning, Flinders University

Universities and reshaping regional economies
Chair: Professor Colin Stirling, Vice-Chancellor and President, Flinders University
Speakers: 
Professor Paul Wellings CBE, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Wollongong
Professor Jan Thomas, Vice-Chancellor & President, University of Southern Queensland and Chair, Regional Universities Network
Professor Trevor McMillan, Vice-Chancellor, Keele University, UK

Conference Dinner ($150)
7.00 - 10.00pm Conference Dinner, Great Hall Parliament House
Speaker: Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training 
Sponsored by Campus Living Villages

Thursday 10 March 2016

7.30 - 8.30am Breakfast Address
Chair: Professor Linda Kristjanson, Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology
Speaker: Mr Bill Ferris AC, Chair, Innovation Australia

Sponsored by UniHealth Insurance

Plenary Sessions
8.45 - 9.15am Opposition Opening Address
              Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Industry
9.15 - 10.30am
Plenary session - New Industry/New Jobs
Chair: Professor Margaret Gardner AO, President and Vice-Chancellor, Monash University
Speakers: Ms Kate Carnell AO, CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mr  Doron Ben-Meir, CEO, UoM Commercial Pty Ltd & Executive Director, Research Innovation and Commercialisation, The University of Melbourne
Mr Martin Stewart-Weeks, Independent advisor and consultant and Principal, Public Purpose Pty Ltd


10.30 - 11.00am Morning tea

Concurrent Sessions
11.00am Student expectations (campus and the surrounds)
Chair: Professor Annabelle Duncan, Vice-Chancellor and CEO, University of New England
Speakers: Professor Richard James, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
Professor Pascale Quester, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and VP (Academic) University of Adelaide
Professor Robyn McGuiggan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Global Strategy and Engagement James Cook University

STEM Education
Chair: Professor Brian Schmidt, Vice-Chancellor, The Australian National University
Speakers: Professor Carl Wieman, Professor Physics and Graduate School of Education at Stanford University
Professor Peter Radoll, Dean of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership and Strategy, University of Canberra
Professor Sharon Bell, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Charles Darwin University

Philanthropy: case studies on how to do it
Chair: Dr Michael Spence, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The University of Sydney
Speakers: Mr Nick Blinco, Vice-Principal (Advancement), The University of Melbourne
Ms Rosalind Ogilvie, Director Advancement, The University of Sydney
Ms Frankie Airey, Director and Principal, Philanthropy Squared

12.30 - 1.15pm Lunch
12.30pm-1.15pm

Networking event for Universities Australia Executive Women,  Open invitation & bring your lunch with you.

This networking event invites you to participate in discussion on how the Universities Australia Executive Women's Group (UAEW) can support improving gender equity in the higher education workforce and the forward strategy.  All welcome.


Plenary Sessions
1.15pm Plenary session - Are we moving fast enough?
            Chair: Mr Martin Bean CBE, Vice-Chancellor and President, RMIT University
            Speaker: Dr Alan Finkel AO, Chief Scientist 
            Dr Megan Clark AC, Advisory Board Member, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
            Professor Robin Grimes, Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,UK

2.30 - 2.45pm Afternoon tea

2.45pm      Closing Plenary Session - Agile advocacy in a time of austerity
            Chair: Professor Ian O'Connor, Vice-Chancellor and President, Griffith University
            Facilitator: Annabel Crabb, Political journalist and commentator
            Panel:  Mr George Megalogenis, Journalist, political commentator and author 
            Ms Catriona Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Science and Technology Australia
            Mr Mark Textor, Managing Director & Co-Founder, C|T Group
            
4.15 - 4.30pm Conference Close

Universities Australia reserves the right to vary speakers and sessions.

Friday 11 March 2016
Satellite Events 
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