Day 1

8:30  DAY 1 - REGISTRATION & MORNING TEA AND COFFEE

9:00  OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Prof. Shelda Debowski, President, International Consortium for Educational Development

9:10  KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE GOLDEN MEAN: BALANCING MIGRATION, COMMERCIAL AND EDUCATION OBJECTIVES
Dr Glenn Withers AO, Chief Executive Officer, Universities Australia

9:40  VICE CHANCELLOR ROUND TABLE - CHALLENGES OF APPLYING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BRADLEY REVIEW IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED FUNDING
Prof. Steven Schwartz, Vice-Chancellor & President, Macquarie University
Prof. Ian Young, Vice-Chancellor and President, Swinburne University of Technology

10:40 MORNING TEA

11:15 ACADEMIC FREEDOM VS GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION
Prof. Gavin Brown, Inaugural Director, Royal Institution of Australia

11:45 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION - IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNMENT’S NEW “COMPACTS” BASED FUNDING
Ms Vicki Thomson, Executive Director ATN - Development & Technology, University of South Australia
Ms Lenore Cooper, Director, Innovative Research Universities

12:30 CASE STUDY - REVISING ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN LINE WITH NEW FUNDING AGREEMENTS (“COMPACTS”)
Prof. Ian Young, Vice-Chancellor, Swinburne University of Technology

1:00  LUNCH

2:00  PANEL DISCUSSION - WHY FUNDING CAMPUS SERVICES IS VITAL TO STUDENT WELFARE
Ms Carla Drakeford, President, National Students Union
Dr Kerry Ferguson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equity and Student Services), Latrobe University

2:45  A RETURN TO “ANCIENT ROOTS”
Prof. Steven Schwartz, Vice Chancellor, Macquarie University

3:15  AFTERNOON TEA

3:45  [CASE STUDY] BOOM TIMES FOR ONLINE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Ms Sally Ling, Marketing Manager, Open Universities of Australia

4:15  CASE STUDY - HOW RESEARCH INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES SHOULD BE ORGANISED IN THE 21ST CENTURY - THE WAY FORWARD
Prof. Ed Byrne, Vice-Chancellor, Monash University

4:45  CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Prof. Shelda Debowski, President, International Consortium for Educational Development

5:00  NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

Day 2

8:30  REGISTRATION & MORNING TEA AND COFFEE

9:00  OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Prof. Shelda Debowski, President, International Consortium for Educational Development

9:10  INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: INDIA-AUSTRALIA COOPERATION IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Her Excellency Sujatha Singh, High Commissioner, High Commission of India

9:40  CHALLENGE & RESPONSE: THE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Mr Anthony Pollock, Chief Executive Officer, IDP Education Australia

10:10 REGULATING OFF-SHORE EDUCATIONAL AGENTS
Ms Maurene Horder, Chief Executive Officer, Migration Institute of Australia

10:40 MORNING TEA

11:10 CASE STUDY - A LOOK AT MAJOR PRIVATE EDUCATORS IN AUSTRALIA AND THE SUCCESS STORY OF NAVITAS
Mr Rod Jones, Executive Officer, Navitas

11:40 EDUCATION CITY: CREATING A NEW HORIZON FOR GLOBAL EDUCATION
Mr Terry Kearney, Executive General Manager, Education & Health, Springfield Land Corporation

12:00 LUNCH

1:00  PRIVATE & TERTIARY SECTORS - HOW THE NEW CHANGES TO THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED FUNDING OF UNIVERSITIES WILL AFFECT TAFE AND WHAT EFFECTS WILL IT MAKE TO THEIR FINANCIAL VIABILITY IN THE TERTIARY LANDSCAPE
Ms Pam Christie, Deputy Director-General, TAFE & Community Education

1:30  INTERNATIONAL STUDENT BAROMETER
Ms Alison Taylor, Executive Director, International Programs, Macquarie University

2:00  INDIAN STUDENT MARKET – GROUND REALITIES
Mr Naresh Gulati, Director, Oceanic Consultants

2:30  UWA SEIZES LIFE’S SECOND CHANCE!
Mr Jay Jay Jegathesan University of Western Australia

3:00  RAPID SHIFT: RE-ORIENTING ACADEMIC WORK FOR A BRAVE NEW WORLD
Prof. Shelda Debowski, President, International Consortium for Educational Development

3:30  CLOSING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR
Prof. Shelda Debowski, President, International Consortium for Educational Development

3:40  CLOSE OF CONFERENCE