CONFERENCE 25 – PROGRAM

2025 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025

Description of first day.

9:30-10:00 am

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

10:10-10:15 am

Welcome from the NEAS Board

Prof. Tanya Buchanan

Chair of the NEAS Board

NEAS Australia

10:15-10:20am

Welcome from the Conference Premium Sponsor

10:20-11:10 am

Sponsored by IELTS

Opening Plenary

Noor Azizah

Co-Founder & Director

Rohingya Women’s Network

11:10-11:30 am

Morning Tea

11:30am-12:30 pm

Sponsored by Pearson

Keynote Session

TBC

12:30-1:30 pm

Buffet Lunch and Networking

1:30-2:30 pm

Sponsored by LanguageCert

Keynote Session

The Need for Oracy in the Age of AI

Cathy Jones

LanguageCert

2:30-3:30 pm

Panel: International Student Voices-From 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

Afternoon Tea

4:00-4:45 pm

Panel: Government Voices

Carmen Basilicata

Executive Director, Market Performance and Engagement

Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)


Melinda Hatton

Director

Tuition Protection Service (TPS)

4:45-5:00 pm

Sponsored by NEAS

New Endorsements Ceremony

5:00-6:00 pm

Networking Drinks and Canapes

FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025

9:00-9:20 am

Arrival Tea and Coffee

9:20-9:25 am

Welcome Back and Housekeeping – NEAS

9:25-10:00 am

School Accommodation: Rethinking Homestay 

Professional Learning Teams – Creating a Supportive Community with ELT and Mainstream Teachers of EAL/D Students

David Ferguson

John Paul College

Megan Huber

St Laurence’s College

10:00-10:35 am

TBC

Building Bridges: Fostering Belonging Through Peer-Driven Engagement in International Education

Jo Hernandz

Allianz Partners Australia

10:35-11:00 am

Morning Tea

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Finding your place when you don’t belong’?

Community Engagement Through Language Projects and Outreach

Vanessa Newberry

Hills International College

Jo Kwai

John Paul College

Leisl Bruhn

Ivanhoe Grammar School

Zoe Repse

Swinburne University

12:00-1:00 pm

Buffet Lunch and Networking

1:00-1:35 pm

A Transnational Delivery Experience

Whole-person and in-community learning and support as a basis for enabling student success

Saavas Papandony

Australian Academy of Commerce

Ash Moor

UQ College

1:35-2:05 pm

TBC

TBC

2:05-2:35 pm

Afternoon Tea

2:35-3:35 pm

Sponsored by IELTS

Closing Plenary

3:35-4:00 pm

NEAS CEO Address

Adam Kilburn

Chief Executive Officer

NEAS Australia

4:00-5:00 pm

Networking Drinks and Canapes

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