Education Outlook Australia

Day 1 Programme, 17-Aug-2010

Summary : The first day of the conference will be dedicated to the issues like: An investment strategy that demonstrate the value of deliverables to stakeholders, The role of collaboration in the government's innovation agenda etc.

08:30 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Registration and welcome coffee

09:00 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Opening Remarks by the Chair
Dr George Brown, Group Academic Director, Think Education Group

09:10 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Government's commitment to construct a seamless tertiary education sector
Dr George Brown, Group Academic Director, Think Education Group

09:35 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: In the context of an increasingly market-oriented economy, should education be treated as a tradable commodity?
Mr Steve Maharey, Vice Chancellor, Massey University

10:00 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Speed Networking

10:45 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Morning Tea

11:00 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: Commercialisation: Is it really just partnering to achieve an outcome?
Mr Anthony Francis, Managing Director, Flinders Partners

11:25 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Key economic drivers behind commercialisation
Prof Julia Connell, Dean of Graduate Studies, Australian Catholic University

12:05 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Profit from innovation through business engagement
Dr John Lang, CEO, Good Health Solutions

13:05 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: Best practice in profitable & sustainable commercialisation
Mr David Henderson, Managing Director, Uniquest & Chair, G08 Commercialisation Directors

13:30 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Networking Lunch

14:15 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Optimising your funding mix through astute financial management
Mr Scott Logan, Diretor of Financial Services, UWA

14:45 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Are 'lazy' balance sheets really the problem?
Mr Barry Telford, CFO, Swinburne University of Technology

15:10 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Emerging technologies to support learning & innovation
Prof Andrew Cheetham, Pro Vice-Chancellor - Research, University of Western Sydney

15:45 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Roundtables

16:15 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Afternoon Tea

16:30 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Capitalising on a student demand-driven funding model
Prof Ian Goulter, Vice Chancellor, Charles Sturt University

16:55 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Benchmarking institutional performance & growth
Mr Philip Leitch, President, GMAA

17:25 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Closing remarks by Chair

17:30 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Networking Cocktails & BusEd Alliance Dinner

Day 2 Programme, 18-Aug-2010

Summary : The second day of the conference will be focusing on the topics including: Commercial benefits of producing a quality student experience, Future outlook and implications of policy on student enrollment etc.

08:30 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Registration and welcome coffee

09:00 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Opening remarks from the Chair
Mr Philip Leitch, President, GMAA

09:10 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: Key growth opportunities and challenges facing the Australian education sector
Dr Carolyn Allport, National President, National Tertiary Education Union

09:35 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: Quality Control (QC), Internationalisation & Australias global competitive advantage
Dr Robert Coelen, Vice President - International, Leiden University, Netherlands

10:00 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Critical challenges facing the $17.2 billion export market, impacting your bottom-line
Ms Alison Taylor, Executive Director - International Programe, Macquarie University

10:50 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Morning Tea

11:05 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: The impact of Australia's 2010 skilled migration policy changes on future international student flows
Prof Lesleyanne Hawthorne, Associate Dean International, University of Melbourne

11:30 AM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Solid tactics to secure your share of the 440 000 students that study in Australia each year
Mr Afroz Shah, PhD Candidate - Geology, James Cook University

12:20 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Reaping financial rewards from your alumni network
Mrs Robyn Brown, Director of Development & Alumni, University of Adelaide

12:45 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Networking Lunch

13:30 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Kenote: Securing sustainable investment & funding through attracting greater philanthropy
Prof Peter Coaldrake, Vice Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology

13:55 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Combining allocation strategies for a high yielding endowment
Mr Mark Waldron, Investment Manager, Australian National University

14:20 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Keynote: Lessons learnt from the USA: building strong linkages between TAFE, universities & industry
Mr Martin Riordon, CEO, Tafe Directors Australia

14:55 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
The Business School's imperative to accelerating growth and investment in the education sector
Ms. Rosemary Howard, Executive Director & Conjoint Professor, AGSM Executive Programs-UNSW

15:20 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Afternoon Tea

15:35 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
The commercial impact and benefits of forging strong crosssector partnerships
Mr Stephen Conway, Executive Director, TAFE SA - Adelaide South Institute

16:15 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Roundtables

16:50 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Chairman's closing remarks

17:00 PM  -  0-1:0-1 AM
Close of Day Two