NEAS X AAED 2025 – PROGRAM

Download the pdf version here.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Download the pdf version here.

MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025

Description of first day.

9:30-10:00 am

Sponsored by

Arrival Tea and Coffee

10:00-10:05 am

Welcome and Housekeeping – NEAS

Adam Kilburn

Chief Executive Officer

NEAS Australia

10:05-10:10 am

Welcome to Country

Yvonne Weldon

Independent Councillor

City of Sydney

10:10-10:15 am

Welcome from the NEAS Board

Prof. Tanya Buchanan

Chair of the NEAS Board

NEAS Australia

10:20-11:10 am

Sponsored by IELTS

Opening Plenary

Mehdi Sina

ASRC Speaker

11:10-11:30 am

Sponsored by

Morning Tea

12:30-1:30 pm

Sponsored by

Buffet Lunch and Networking

2:30-3:30 pm

Panel: International Student Voices

Arrival to Belonging: An International Student’s Story in Australia

Ogunbodede Olaitan MD

Medical Practitioner

NSW Health

William Nguyen

NSW International Student Ambassador

Study NSW

3:30-4:00 pm

Sponsored by

Afternoon Tea

4:00-4:45 pm

Panel: Government Voices

Carmen Basilicata

Executive Director, Integrity Branch

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

Jen Bahen

Executive Director, Regulatory Operations

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)

Melinda Hatton

Director

Tuition Protection Service (TPS)

4:45-5:00 pm

Sponsored by NEAS

New Endorsements Ceremony

Please note, all times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)