Presenters

Dr Diane Harner

Diane is a unique mix of neuroscientist, counsellor and businesswoman and is driven to help people become more self-aware and deliberate in their thinking and behaviour so they can orchestrate their own success. Every thought, belief, action, emotion, motivation and behaviour is orchestrated by our brain. It is what drives...

Dr. John Newton

With a PhD in organisational culture and 18 years of experience as a CEO in two £25M+ organisations in the UK and Australia, I founded Sursum Solutions to help businesses harness the power of culture to drive value, performance, and strategic change. I am a mentor, researcher, consultant, workshop speaker,...

Eliza Goding

Eliza is a brave and dynamic philanthropy specialist with a deep commitment to Educational Advancement. Drawing on her background as a secondary school educator and her extensive experience in both school and university advancement, Eliza brings a nuanced understanding of educational fundraising. Her strategic expertise spans a broad range of...

Gabrielle Dolan

Gabrielle Dolan is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker and educator on real communication and business storytelling. Her clients include the Obama Foundation, Telstra, EY, Accenture VISA, Australia Post, National Australia Bank, Amazon and Vodafone just to name drop a few. Gabrielle is the best selling author of six books...

Garth Wynne

Garth Wynne, former Executive Principal and Headmaster of Christ’s College, Canterbury New Zealand and before that Headmaster of Christchurch Grammar School in Perth. Garth is now living in Brisbane and is the current Round Square School Support Director Australasia and East Asia.

Geoff Anderson

For over 25 years Geoff Anderson from Sonic Sight, has been producing high quality corporate videos for schools and other educational institutions. Geoff loves finding new and innovative ways to tell stories through video. He is passionate about helping his clients focus on the strategic approach for their video...

Geordie Mitchell

Born and raised on the campus of St. Paul’s School in Baltimore, MD in the US, Geordie has done extensive development and admissions/enrolment work at several schools. In his current role as Director of Enrolment Management at BB&N Geordie oversees all admissions/enrolment/financial aid activities on three campuses for grades PK...

Georgina Pearce OAM

Georgina Pearce has been recognised for her volunteer work and service to the community in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. With a passion for giving back, Georgina joined the Friends of Flying Doctors in 1995 to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). One of the largest...

Glenn Capelli

An educator and professional speaker, Glenn has delivered a message of creativity, innovation, and dynamic leadership to audiences around the world. Many will know him best for Thinking Caps, his best-selling book and popular radio series. Glenn is one of the very few professional speakers in Australia to have won...

Gretchen Dobson

With over 25 years of experience in higher education and constituent relations, Dr. Gretchen Dobson and her team at Academic Assembly, Inc. lead institutions, governments and member-based organizations towards sustainable international alumni engagement strategies and solutions. Dobson also provides professional coaching for international alumni relations, development, admissions and academic officers...

Hayley Knight

As a Senior Digistorm Customer Success Manager, Hayley is passionate about helping schools harness technology to enhance efficiency. This passion is backed up by plenty of real-world experience and a wealth of knowledge on all things EdTech and school success. Not least of all, over five years with Digistorm!...

Heather McRae

PrincipalDiocesan School for Girls, Auckland Heather is a highly experienced Principal, having previously led an international school (The Western Academy of Beijing), and a large New Zealand State School (Pakuranga College). She has been Principal at Diocesan since April 2009. She is a passionate biochemist, graduating from Massey University with...