Conference Program

DAY 1
Tues 27th April

SESSION 1

13:00

Welcome to Country

13:10

Host Welcome & Housekeeping

13:20

Official Opening

13:35

Catharine Hydon

Leading Pedagocical Awakenings: The Art of Educational Leadership in Changing Times

14:20

Break

SESSION 2

14:30

Prof Pasi Sahlberg

Professor of Education Policy Gonski Institute, Author and Scholar

15:15

Break

SESSION 3

15:30

Concurrent Sessions TBC

16:15

Break

SESSION 4

16:30

Panel Session

How Collective Leadership Transforms Complexity. A conversation between Jane Hunt, CEO of the Front Project, and Apiary Leadership Fellows

17:30

Day 1 Close


DAY 2
Wed 28th April

SESSION 1

13:00

Host Welcome & Housekeeping

13:10

Kim Little, VIC DET Deputy Secretary (Early Childhood)

Day 2 Opening

13:25

Prof Karen Thorpe

Deputy Director and Group Leader in Early Development, Education and Care, Institute for Social Science Research, the University of QLD

14:10

Break

SESSION 2

14:20

Prof Tonia Gray

Senior Researcher, Centre for Educational Research, Western Sydney University)

15:05

Panel Session: Dr Kate Highfield & Leanne Gibbs

Leadership-as-practice: navigating complex landscape

15:50

Break

SESSION 3

16:00

Concurrent Sessions TBC

16:45

Break

16:55

Prof Donna Cross

Building Strong Brains: Core capabilities essential for young children’s health, development and learning

17:40

Conference Close and Theme Summary

Please note that speakers and session times within this program are subject to change without notice. If you have any comments or questions directly to the program, please contact:
conference@acel.org.au