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
10:05-10:10 am
Welcome to Country
10:10-10:15 am
Welcome from the NEAS Board
10:15-10:20am
Welcome from the Conference Premium Sponsor
10:20-11:10 am
Sponsored by IELTS
Opening Plenary
11:10-11:30 am
Morning Tea
11:30-12:30 pm
Sponsored by LanguageCert
12:30-1:30 pm
Buffet Lunch and Networking
1:30am-2:30 pm
Sponsored by Pearson
Keynote Session
AI Agents in the English Language Sector: Our New Robotic Colleagues
Jarrad Merlo
Pearson
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
NSW International Student Ambassador
Study NSW
3:30-4:00 pm
Afternoon Tea
4:00-4:45 pm
Panel: Government Voices
Jen Bahen
Executive Director, Regulatory Operations
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)
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
10:00-10:35 am
Leadership in ELT: Creating Cultures of Belonging in university English language centres
Building Bridges: Fostering Belonging Through Peer-Driven Engagement in International Education
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
12:00-1:00 pm
Buffet Lunch and Networking
1:00-1:35 pm
A Transnational Delivery Experience: The ongoing development of a General English Program for university students in China following NEAS Quality Area M guidelines
Whole-person and in-community learning and support as a basis for enabling student success
Ash Moor
UQ College
1:35-2:05 pm
Building Community and Belonging: Induction and Support Strategies for New Teachers at UQ College
From Classroom to Community: SPC Cairns’ 25-Year Commitment to Belonging
2:05-2:35 pm
Afternoon Tea
2:35-3:35 pm
Sponsored by IELTS
Closing Plenary
Luke Kennedy
Keynote Speaker
3:35-4:00 pm
NEAS CEO Address
4:00-5:00 pm
Networking Drinks and Canapes
Please note, all times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)
