Australian International Education Conference, Adelaide, Australia (6-9 October 2015)

2. Overview
City: Adelaide
Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre
Dates: 6–9 October 2015
Theme: International education:
global, responsible, sustainable
Website: www.aiec.idp.com
Email: aiec@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
Co-hosts:
75+
sessions
75+
sessions
10
workshops
10
workshops
1
international
roundtable
1
international
roundtable
200
Speakers from
15
countries
200
Speakers from
15
countries
30
exhibitors
30
exhibitors
1100
delegates
1100
delegates
4
days
4
days
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3. Videos

4. Schedule at a glance
8.45-10.15am Plenary 9.00-10.15am Sessions 9-10.15am Plenary
Morning tea Morning tea Morning tea
10.45am-12pm Sessions 10.45am-12pm Plenary 10.45am-12pm Sessions
Lunch Lunch Lunch
1-3.40pm Sessions 1.00-3.40pm Sessions 1.00-2.15pm Sessions
Afternoon tea Afternoon tea 2.15-3.30pm Closing Plenary
4.10-5.25pm Sessions 4.10-5.25pm Sessions
5.30-7pm Welcome Plenary 5.30-7pm Happy Hour
7-8.15pm Welcome Reception 7-11pm Conference dinner
Tuesday 6Oct Wednesday 7Oct Thursday 8Oct Friday 9Oct

5. Featured speakers
Dr Khaled Salih,
VC at University
of Kurdistan
Prof. Arjen Wals,
Professor and
UNESCO Chair in
Social Learning and
Sustainable
Development
The Hon.
Cristopher Pyne
Minister for Education
Senator Penny
Wong, Leader
of the
Opposition
Ms Annabel
Crabb,
broacaster and
columnist, ABC
Mr Ivan
O’Mahoney
Documentary
Director and
Producer
Dr Phoebe
Wynn-Pope,
Australian Red
Cross
Mr Peter
Thompson,
author, educator,
broadcaster and
communication
consultant

6. Schools program
Wednesday 7 October
Global citizenship as a curricula outcome: issues and implications for schools’
leadership, teachers and students
Kathleen Lilley, Griffith University; Dennis Murray, Murray Goold International; Hannah Soong, University of South Australia
Schools walking the talk: understanding changing compliance requirements
and working within multiple regulatory environments
Elizabeth Webber, NSW Department of Education and Communities; Caroline Miller, ISCA; Paul Claridge, Education and Early
Childhood Registration and Standards Board of South Australia; Doris Gibb, Overseas Students Ombudsman; Vanessa Fensom,
Department of Education and Training QLD; Alice Maclean, Temporary Visa Programme, Visa and Citizenship Management; Ben
Houston, Department of Education and Training
Victorian Young Leaders to China Program – internationalising Victorian
schooling
Concetta Andreana, Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Perceptions of schooling experiences for Chinese students in South Australian
government schools
Zhenmin Wang, Department for Education and Child Development

7. Schools program
Wednesday 7 October
Global citizenship as a curricula outcome: issues and implications for schools’
leadership, teachers and students
Kathleen Lilley, Griffith University; Dennis Murray, Murray Goold International; Hannah Soong, University of South Australia
Schools walking the talk: understanding changing compliance requirements
and working within multiple regulatory environments
Elizabeth Webber, NSW Department of Education and Communities; Caroline Miller, ISCA; Paul Claridge, Education and Early
Childhood Registration and Standards Board of South Australia; Doris Gibb, Overseas Students Ombudsman; Vanessa Fensom,
Department of Education and Training QLD; Alice Maclean, Temporary Visa Programme, Visa and Citizenship Management; Ben
Houston, Department of Education and Training
Victorian Young Leaders to China Program – internationalising Victorian
schooling
Concetta Andreana, Victorian Government Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Perceptions of schooling experiences for Chinese students in South Australian
government schools
Zhenmin Wang, Department for Education and Child Development