Across the world, the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of Education Technologies (EdTech) including in Australia and ASEAN member states. Stakeholders are embracing the opportunities and transformations made possible by digital innovation including preparing learners for the future.

EdTech is also assisting with the upskilling and reskilling challenges in the education and training sector. The society in general is grappling with how it confronts the impact of the 4th Industrial revolution and the rapidly changing world of work.

This session will focus on:

• COVID-19 as the driver for change in the use of digital technologies in the education and training sectors, and how these are manifesting across the ASEAN region and Australia

• An examination of how digital technologies are supporting skills development for a range of learners including working professionals

• A broader understanding of the different business models and opportunities presented by digital technologies through an examination of how EdTech is being used to support management education as well as skills development in different sectors of the economy

• Opportunities to foster new connections, alliances and networks across the higher education, TVET, government, business and EdTech sectors

Opening Address:

Ms Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Hall is the Commissioner for Victoria to Southeast Asia. She re-joins the Victorian Government after 4 years leading international education strategy and programs with Austrade and the Queensland Government.

Rebecca is known for her collaborative leadership style, focuses on achieving outcomes and deep knowledge of international relations. She held various senior roles with local government, state government, federal government, and with universities and peak bodies.

Over the past decade, her not-for-profit board experience includes appointments to International Education Association of Australia (IEAA), Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Queensland Branch, Queensland Overseas Foundation (QOF) and AFS Intercultural Programs Australia.

Moderator:

Ms Claire Field

Claire is the Principal of Claire Field and Associates, a consultancy practice offering strategic advice on VET, international education and higher education.

Claire served as the CEO of the Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) from 2010 – 2014. Prior to ACPET, Claire worked in senior roles in a number of State and Australian government agencies, including establishing the Australian government’s first national VET regulator, the National Audit and Registration Agency. She has also held senior positions in TAFE NSW and Mission Australia.

Claire has a weekly column in Campus Morning Mail. She provides a subscription service offering expert insights into the changing Australian tertiary sector, and is the host of the What now? What next? Insights into Australia’s tertiary education sector podcast.

Speakers:

Mr David Linke

David leads EduGrowth, Australia’s education technology and innovation industry hub. Through connection and collaboration EduGrowth is accelerating Australia’s EdTech ecosystem globally. David has decades of experience across the education sector having led Asia Pacific operations of global listed EdTech companies and, founding and exiting EdTech businesses.

Today he is a strategic advocate, supporter and champion of the Australian EdTech sector at home and abroad.

Ms Jennifer Mulveny

Jennifer serves as Adobe’s Director of Government Relations for Asia-Pacific based inSydney. She is responsible for all public policy issues that impact Adobe’s regional business, including data, international trade, privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property. Adobe is one of the founding partners of Skill Finder, an online marketplace of over 1000 free digital skills courses offered by global technology companies.

Before joining Adobe in 2017, Jennifer was Director of Policy for Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia at Intel Corporation. She served as Intel’s U.S. Senate Republican liaison in Washington, D.C. where she lived for almost 20 years before moving to Australia in 2014.

During her time in Washington, Jennifer also served as Director of Global Trade Policy at Hewlett- Packard. She also was a political appointee under President George W. Bush serving as Deputy Assistant for Congressional Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She has worked in the U.S. Congress in both the House and Senate.

Jennifer has held several advisory roles within government and business, specialising in matters of international trade and technology policy. She currently chairs the special interest group on public policy for the Australia Information Industry Association (AIIA) and was recently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University teaching global business and public policy.

Ms Pascale Crama

Pascale is an Associate Professor of Operations Management and the Academic Director of Blended Programmes at SMU. She graduated with a PhD in Decision Science from London Business School in 2007. Her research focus on new product development, open innovation and project portfolio management was inspired by her work with pharmaceutical companies. She has written two award-winning teaching case studies and published her work in top tier academic journals.

Pascale teaches operations management, healthcare operations, project management, decision analysis, and supply chain management at the undergraduate, masters and executive education levels at SMU

This session is presented to you by the ASEAN-Australia Education Dialogue (AAED) with the support from the Victorian Government Trade and Investment (VGTI) - Southeast Asia.