2026 Speakers

Ben Carroll MP

Minister for Education and Deputy Premier

Minister for Education and Deputy Premier, Victoria

David Howes

Deputy Secretary

Department of Education Victoria

Dr Jenny Donovan

Chief Executive Officer

Australian Education Research Organisation

Andrew Smith

CEO

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Martin Fletcher

CEO

Victoria Institute of Teaching

Brad Rowswell

Shadow Minister for Education

Victorian State Opposition

Debra Gibson

Principal

Doveton College

Dr Adrian Camm

Principal and CEO

Westbourne Grammar School

Lachlan Yeates

Principal

Narre Warren South P-12 College

Rosina Fotia

Principal

Ringwood Secondary College

Jo McQuinn

Principal

Irymple Scondary College

Nigel Zimmermann

Director Catholic Mission and Identity

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools

Prof Miriam Tanti

Deputy Dean Commercial Growth

La Trobe University

Dr Catherine Smith

Senior Lecturer, Wellbeing Science, Faculty of Education

The University of Melbourne

Prof Jane Wilkinson

Professor Education Leadership

Monash University

Greg Milholland

Head of Digital Learning Technology

Melbourne Grammar School – Grimwade House

Chufeng Liu

Head of LOTE

Suzanne Cory High School

David Brown

Dean of Students

Scotch College Melbourne

Nick Baff

Dean of Staff Professional Growth

St Kevin’s College

Jac Manison

President

Digital Learning & Teaching Victoria

Tim Wilson

Executive Director, Curriculum and Teaching Practice

Department of Education Victoria

Katie Roberts-Hull

Managing Director

Teach Well

Jack Grieg

Senior Advisor- Leadership and Research, Berry Street Education Model

Berry Street Yooralla

David Robinson

Deputy Secretary, Schools Workforce Group

Department of Education Victoria

Noel Towell

Education Editor

The Age

Fiona Devlin

Deputy Principal

Ivanhoe Grammar School

Jackie Fox-Hooper

Deputy Principal, St Joseph’s Primary School

Brunswick West

Anna Sever

Deputy Principal (Teaching and Learning)

Haileybury

Joanna Baker

Head of Campus

Haileybury

Shauna-Maree Sykes

Chief of Education, Strategy & Performance

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools

Dr Mary Oski

Director of Education Excellence

Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools

Dr Geoff Masters AO

Director of Research

Institute for Educational Reform

Thuy Pham

Founder

Spectrum Tuition

Alex Crowe

Education Reporter

The Age

Bridie Smith

Education Reporter

The Age

Caroline Schelle

Education Reporter

The Age

Jackson Graham

Education Reporter

The Age

Nicole Precel

Education Reporter

The Age