ISCA & AHISA Education Forum
A National Perspective

The ISCA & AHISA joint Education Forum, A National Perspective, will be held at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra on Monday 20 August 2018.

All AHISA Members are encouraged to register their attendance for this important one day Forum which will bring together Principals, Board Members and other sector representatives from national and state based organisations.

The Forum will feature presentations from education specialists, politicians and other thought leaders.

You can download a copy of the full program here.  


Forum Program - Hyatt Hotel Canberra
 7:30am    Arrival tea and coffee 
 9:10am   Official welcome and Forum opening
    Mr Steven Bowers
  Chairman
  Independent Schools Council of Australia
 9:30am   The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP
    Deputy Leader of the Opposition,
  Shadow Minister for Education and Training, 
  Australian Labor Party
 10:00am   Awaiting speaker confirmation
 10:30am   Morning Tea
 11:00am   David Gonski AC
 12:00pm   Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
    Senator for South Australia
  Australian Greens
 12:30pm   Lunch
 1:30pm   Trevor Young
    Communications Strategist and adviser
 2:15pm   Social Media Panel 
    Briony Scott, Principal, Wenona School NSW
  Karen Spiller, Principal, John Paul College QLD
  Simon Gipson, CEO The Song Room VIC
 2:45pm   Lisa Rodgers
    Chief Executive Officer
  Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
 3:30pm   Afternoon Tea
 4:00pm   The Hon Bill Shorten MP
    Leader of the opposition
  Australian Labor Party
 4:30pm   Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham
    Senator for South Australia,
  Minister for Education & Training
  Liberal Party of Australia
 5:00pm   Closing comments
    Dr Mark Merry
  National Chair
  Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia

Evening Program - National Gallery of Australia
 7:00pm   Pre-dinner drinks
 7:45pm  Forum Dinner, Gandel Hall
   Dinner Speaker
   Richard Gerver
 10:00pm  Evening concludes

Program subject to change