Program

Program
The 2023 Biennial Conference will feature a range of high-profile keynote speakers presenting on our core streams: Sustainability; Wellbeing; and Leadership.

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Please note the following program is subject to change without prior warning.

Sunday 24 September 2023

1100 - 1500	Pre-conference option: School tour program (optional)
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	Tour 1: A.B Patterson College, Trinity Lutheran College
	Tour 2: The Southport School, Emmanuel College & Josiah College
	Tour 3: All Saints Anglican School, Hillcrest Christian College
	Tour 4: Somerset College, St Andrews Lutheran College
1630-1730	Church Service (optional)
	The Southport School
1830-2030	Welcome Reception
	Poolside, Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort

Monday 25 September 2023

0700-0800	Morning Yoga (optional)
0900-0930	Arrival tea and coffee supported by Hutton Consulting
0930-1000	Official welcome
	Welcome to Country
	Address from AHISA National Chair, Rev Chris Ivey (Principal, St Andrew's Anglican College)
1000-1100	Opening Keynote: Michael McQueen
	The New now. Preparing for the trends that will dominate a post-COVID world. Read more here
	Supported by Platinum Sponsor, ANZUK Executive
1100-1130	Morning tea supported by Hutton Consulting
1130-1230	Table Talks
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1230-1330	Lunch supported by Hutton Consulting
1330-1430	Workshop 1
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	Sustainability: Preparing Now for What’s Next. How to thrive in an age of disruption. *Michael McQueen (Keynote presenter)*
	Leadership: Partnering with Students in School Leadership. *Joe Wright (Fraser Coast Anglican College, Qld)*
	Leadership: Is there still a place for female-only leadership development conferences and courses? *Toni Riordan (St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School, Qld)*
	Wellbeing: Student agency and voice boosts wellbeing. *Karen Yager (The Hills Grammar School, NSW)*
	Wellbeing: Depression and anxiety in teenagers – the perspective of a School Principal. *Dr John Collier (Shore School, NSW)*
1430-1530	Keynote: Dr Judith Locke
	Are naïve good intentions and profit motives misleading us in the pursuit of student wellbeing? Read more here
	Supported by Linewise
1530	Day concludes
1830	Conference Dinner
	Sea World
	Supported by Gold Sponsor, Atomi

Tuesday 26 September 2023

0700-0800	Morning Yoga (optional)
0900-0930	Arrival tea and coffee
0930-1030	Keynote: Dr Adam Fraser
	Strive
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	Supported by Advancedlife Photography
1030-1130	Workshop 2
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	Sustainability: Rechargeable *Dr Adam Fraser (Keynote presenter)*
	Sustainability: Demystifying innovation for management: how to create a culture of innovation in the workplace *Dr Colin Kennedy*
	Leadership: Creating a Culture of Belonging, Agency and Autonomy in Schools *Rebecca Butterworth (Hunter Valley Grammar School, NSW)*
	Wellbeing: Generation Y (haven’t you praised me today?) Or is it Generation Y (aren’t you getting the best out of me?) *Dr Judith Locke (Keynote presenter)*
	Wellbeing: A School-Based Approach to Teacher Growth & Appraisal. *Peter Coombs (Helena College, WA)*
1130-1200	Morning tea
1200-1300	Plenary Panel
	"What keeps me awake at night"
	Facilitated by: To be announced shortly
	Featuring: To be announced shortly
1300-1400	Lunch
1400-1500	Keynote: Dr Catherine Ball
	'Beauty and the Beast': How emerging technologies and Industry 5.0 will allow us to be more human.
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	Supported by Compass Education
1500-1600	Workshop 3
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	Sustainability: Progress, People and Planet - a Framework. *Anna Owen & Ben Princehorn (Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Qld)*
	Leadership: Never let a good crisis go to waste: tales from a Covid-19 principal. *Cameron Batchelor (Pulteney Grammar School, SA)*
	Leadership: From Tradition to Innovation - where do I start to transform my school? *Natasha Mackinnon (Leighland Christian School, Tas)*
	Wellbeing: "If some is good, more must be better" - optimising wellbeing in a contested therapeutic world - a world of best intentions, unintended consequences and difficulty managing disagreement and difference. *Tim Watson (Northern Beaches Christian School, NSW)*
	Wellbeing: Weaving Christianity and Culture into a Wellbeing Framework. *Garth Wynne & Caroline Black (Christ's College, Christchurch, NZ)*
1600	Day concludes
1830-2130	Hosted Dinners (optional)
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	Glass, Ladybird, Omeros Bros, La Luna, The Conservatory - Garden Kitchen and Bar
	Supported by Bond University, Extend Afterschool Care, Lyngcoln Consulting & Vivid Teachers and Leaders

Wednesday 27 September 2023

0700-0800	Morning Yoga (optional)
0830-0900	Arrival tea and coffee
0900-1000	Plenary Panel
	"The Tough Stuff"
	Facilitated by: To be announced shortly
	Featuring: To be announced shortly
1000-1100	Workshop 4
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	Sustainability: Regional “aspirational” Independent Schools: Meeting the challenges of a volatile future. *Paul Sjogren (Trinity Anglican School, Qld) & Nick Johnstone (Bishop Druitt College, NSW)*
	Leadership: Establishing your Digital, Data, and Cyber Security Strategy. Adrian Camm (Westbourne Grammar School, Vic)
	Leadership: Courage starts here: How Penrhos engaged its community in making a bold strategic plan. *Kalea Haran (Penrhos College, WA)*
	Wellbeing: Compassionate Systems Thinking. *David Baker & Richard Owens (Woodleigh School, Vic)*
	Wellbeing: A whole school approach using social and emotional learning framework to improve well-being (children, adolescents. teachers, and parents): The Whitsunday Anglican School deep partnership with Aristotle Emotional Intelligence Programs. *Andrew Wheaton (The Whitsunday Anglican School, Qld) and Prof. Con Stough (Aristotle Emotional Intelligence)*
1100-1130	Morning tea
1130-1230	Closing keynote: Stan Grant
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	Supported by Schoolbox
1230-1300	Closing session
1300-1400	Lunch
1400	Conference concludes