Program

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

OPTIONAL SESSIONS

Sunday 24 September 2023
- MASTERCLASS: Bold School Brand (optional - charges apply)

Tuesday 26 September 2023
- BREAKFAST SESSION: Maximising your leadership within your school board: with your chair, with your directors and at the table (optional)

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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
1230-1530	Bold School Brand: Masterclass (optional)
	Delivered by Imageseven
	Lagoon Room, Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort
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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 (Grand Ballroom)
	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 (Grand Ballroom)
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1230-1330	Lunch supported by Hutton Consulting
1330-1430	Workshop 1
	Supported by Tes
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	Sustainability: Preparing Now for What’s Next. How to thrive in an age of disruption. *Michael McQueen (Keynote presenter)* (Grand Ballroom)
	Leadership: Partnering with Students in School Leadership. *Joe Wright (Fraser Coast Anglican College, Qld)* (Lagoon Room 2)
	Leadership: Is there still a place for female-only leadership development conferences and courses? *Toni Riordan (St Aidan's Anglican Girls' School, Qld)* (Lagoon Room 1)
	Wellbeing: Student agency and voice boosts wellbeing. *Karen Yager (The Hills Grammar School, NSW)* (Horizons Room)
	Wellbeing: Depression and anxiety in teenagers – the perspective of a School Principal. *Dr John Collier (Shore School, NSW)* (Pandanus Room)
1430-1530	Keynote: Dr Judith Locke (Grand Ballroom)
	Are naïve good intentions and profit motives misleading us in the pursuit of student wellbeing? Read more here
	Supported by Linewize
1530	Day concludes
1830	Conference Dinner
	Sea World
	Supported by Gold Sponsor, Atomi

Tuesday 26 September 2023

0700-0800	Morning Yoga (optional)
0745-0845	Breakfast Session (optional) (Horizons Room)
	Supported by Fisher Leadership
	Maximising your leadership within your school board: with your chair, with your directors and at the table
	MC: *Jane Danvers (Kambala, NSW)* Featuring: *Michelle Loader (Fisher Leadership), Dr Amanda Bell AM (school Board Chair and past Principal) and Liam King (past Principal of international schools, and school board director recruiter)*
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0900-0930	Arrival tea and coffee
0930-1030	Keynote: Dr Adam Fraser (Grand Ballroom)
	Strive: How to create a school culture that supports change and evolution
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	Supported by Advancedlife Photography
1030-1130	Workshop 2
	Supported by OurFutures Institute
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	Sustainability: Rechargable: How to recharge on the go, practical ways to prevent fatigue and burnout.Dr Adam Fraser (Keynote presenter) (Grand Ballroom)
	Sustainability: Demystifying innovation for management: how to create a culture of innovation in the workplace *Dr Colin Kennedy* (Pandanus Room)
	Leadership: Creating a Culture of Belonging, Agency and Autonomy in Schools *Rebecca Butterworth (Hunter Valley Grammar School, NSW)* (Lagoon Room 1)
	Leadership: Artificial Intelligence in Education Gerard Houlihan (St Michael's Grammar School, Vic) (Lagoon Room 2)
	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)* (Horizons Room)
1130-1200	Morning tea
1200-1300	'Live Podcast' Panel (Grand Ballroom)
	"What keeps me awake at night"
	Facilitated by: Luke Callier and Mathew Irving, Edleaders
	Panelists: *Rebecca Cody (Geelong Grammar School, Vic) & Phillip Heath (Baker College, NSW)*
	Supported by The School Photographer
1300-1400	Lunch
1400-1500	Keynote: Dr Catherine Ball (Grand Ballroom)
	'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
	Supported by Bickerton Masters Architecture
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	Sustainability: People, Planet and Progress - a Framework. *Anna Owen & Ben Princehorn (Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Qld)* (Horizons Room)
	Leadership: From Tradition to Innovation - where do I start to transform my school? *Natasha Mackinnon (Leighland Christian School, Tas)* (Lagoon Room 1)
	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)* (Grand Ballroom)
	Wellbeing: A School-Based Approach to Teacher Growth & Appraisal. *Peter Coombs (Helena College, WA)* (Pandanus Room)
1600	Day concludes
1830-2130	Hosted Dinners (optional)
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	Glass, Ladybird, Omeros Bros, La Luna
	Supported by Bond University, Extend After School 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 (Grand Ballroom)
	'The Tough Stuff'
	Facilitated by: Ben Tallboys, Russell Kennedy Lawyers
	Featuring: Jenny Williams (Firbank Grammar School, Vic) Christopher Bradbury (Northholm Grammar, NSW) & *Cameron Bacholer (Pulteney Grammar School, SA)*
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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)* (Lagoon Room 2)
	Leadership: Establishing your Digital, Data, and Cyber Security Strategy. Adrian Camm (Westbourne Grammar School, Vic) (Grand Ballroom)
	Leadership: Courage starts here: How Penrhos engaged its community in making a bold strategic plan. *Kalea Haran (Penrhos College, WA)* (Horizons Room)
	Wellbeing: Compassionate Systems Thinking. *David Baker & Richard Owens (Woodleigh School, Vic)* (Lagoon Room 1)
	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)* (Pandanus Room )
1100-1130	Morning tea
1130-1230	Closing keynote: Stan Grant (Grand Ballroom)
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	Supported by Schoolbox
1230-1300	Closing session (Grand Ballroom)
1300-1400	Lunch
1400	Conference concludes