CONFERENCE 25 – PROGRAM

2025 CONFERENCE PROGRAM (DRAFT)

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

TBC

TBC

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


10:15-10:25am

Welcome from the Conference Premium Sponsor


10:25-11:10 am

Opening Plenary

Noor Azizah

Co-Founder & Director

Rohingya Women’s Network


11:10-11:30 am

Morning Tea


11:30am-12:30 pm

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: Government Voices

TBC


3:30-4:00 pm

Afternoon Tea


4:00-4:45 pm

Panel: International Student Voices-From

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

Dr Olaitan Temitope Ogunbodede


4:45-5:00 pm

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

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)