Presenters

Joanne Sneddon

Joanne Sneddon is a Senior Lecturer of Marketing in the Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education at The University of Western Australia. She is also the Deputy Director of the Centre for Human and Cultural Values. Joanne’s research interests include personal values and pro-social behaviour in adults and children,...

John Collins

With a career in business, marketing, and community engagement spanning 40 years, John has successfully developed and delivered several creative marketing and capital campaigns for many educational institutions across Queensland. For 10 years, John was the Director of Marketing and Community Relations at Nambour Christian College on the Sunshine Coast...

John Newton

MentorGLEAC 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...

John Phillips

Senior Manager, Strategic RelationsBrighton Grammar School Trevor Wigney Award recipient, John Phillips, is Senior Manager of Strategic Relationships at Brighton Grammar School. John has particular expertise in the area of business development pursuing mutually beneficial cross-sectoral partnerships. John’s expertise also extends into community engagement and philanthropy,...

Julian Moore

Julian Moore is a skilled and entertaining speaker who provides practical and useful ideas through real-world examples and case studies. Julian is an unabashed technology geek who is thoroughly enjoying the process of adapting to an AI world. With extensive experience in Australia, New Zealand, and the United...

Julianne Brandon

Julianne commenced her career as an educator and went on to complete a Master of Education by research and postgraduate qualifications in Communications at the University of Melbourne. Her professional experience includes roles in education, educational publishing, and healthcare. For the past 16 years, she has worked in the area...

Karen Gately

Karen is a passionate optimist with unwavering belief in the power of the human spirit. An author, speaker, advisor and educator in the fields of human performance and leadership Karen brings a fresh perspective to what it takes to be a successful manager of people. Advocating an approach focused on...

Karen Whitten

Karen is the current Head of Admissions at Haileybury and has a demonstrated history working in the primary/secondary education industry. Karen is skilled in Student Recruitment, Strategic Waitlist Management, Admissions Counselling, and Event Management. She also has a demonstrated strength in ‘Big Picture Thinking’ with outstanding record results in enrolments...

Kendra Jones

Kendra Jones is a results-driven strategist with extensive experience in international education, specialising in advancement, strategic partnerships, and community engagement. She brings a strong track record in educational operations—from strategic planning through to practical implementation—underpinned by a broad background in leadership, development, and stakeholder relations. With hands-on experience spanning classroom...

Kirra Pendergast

Founder and Chief Digital Safety & Governance Strategist Founder of Safe on Social and CTRL+SHFT, Kirra Pendergast maps the cultural, emotional, and legal fallout of emerging technologies and builds proactive frameworks to prevent it. Where traditional technologists forecast features, she forecasts impact. Where compliance asks, “Is this legal?”, she also...

Krista Slade

Krista’s experience includes the position of executive director of CASE Asia-Pacific in May 2007. In this position, Krista was responsible for professional development programs, conferences and other services to meet the evolving needs of the growing advancement profession throughout Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Krista has spent more...

Kristie Welsh BBusMan, BJ, M.EdPlus

Growing up on the Sunshine Coast, Kristie furthered her education at the University of Queensland, completing a Bachelor of Business Management (Marketing) and Bachelor of Journalism. Her career has taken her from a newsroom, to in-house and agency roles and her own consultancy business providing strategic marketing, communications and...