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Experience world-class presentations by passionate and engaging speakers, including Google Certified Educators, Trainers, and Innovators. We also are excited to have the team from Google for Education Australia join us for this event.

Join us as we kick off the day with a inspirational, thought provoking
and actionable keynote from Kimberley Hall!

Kimberley Hall

Google

Kimberley Hall

Kimberley is the Australian Teaching and Learning Lead at Google. She has spent the past twenty years supporting educators, leaders and education institutions to empower all learners with the tools and skills that set them up for success in building the future they want for themselves. She started her career as an award-winning English teacher, then worked in both school and system-level leadership, as well as at the university level. As the Director of a professional development company, Kimberley was fortunate to work with thousands of educators in dozens of countries globally. Today, she loves working as part of the Education team at Google Australia to transform education at scale.

Attend workshops by a few of our favourite leaders in the Google Workspace
and Australian edtech space.

Phil Carew

Toorak College

Phil Carew

Phil is the Head of Digital Learning & Innovation at Toorak College in Mount Eliza, Victoria. Phil uses multiple Google Workspace tools to provide feedback and foster collaboration in and out of the classroom. He is proficient in the use of a range of technology tools to support the teaching and learning in and out of the classroom, which he shares with colleagues and students in order to gain the best outcomes.

Jim Sill

Deploy Learning

Jim Sill

Jim Sill is a former high school teacher who enjoys a great story and loves inspiring people to tell theirs. Using his industry experience, he created an award-winning video production program in California, USA. By involving students in real-world video projects, they garnered awards and recognition at the local, state and national levels. His passion for creating authentic learning experiences for students and teachers has led him to work with teachers on all seven continents. Today, Jim lives outside of Melbourne on the traditional lands of the Wurrunjeri people and works with schools across Australia and New Zealand to support the adoption of technology to support teaching and learning.

Chris Betcher

Google

Chris Betcher

Chris Betcher is Program Manager for G Suite Adoption with the Google for Education Team based in Sydney. He works with schools across Australia and New Zealand to help them understand what Google offers and aims to show them how to get the most from G Suite, Chromebooks and the whole Google ecosystem. Prior to this, Chris was a teacher for almost 30 years, teaching curious young minds about art, computing, multimedia and technology.

Mary McEvilly Butler

St Finbarr’s Catholic Primary School

Mary McEvilly Butler

Mary is an innovative educator dedicated to enriching and enhancing learning through the thoughtful integration of technology.

She is a recognised leader in educational technology, honoured as a Google Innovator and Trainer, and an Apple Distinguished Educator and Learning Coach. She possesses extensive knowledge and experience in leveraging technology for creativity with both students and teachers. Her commitment is fueled by a firm belief in the transformative power of technology in education. Mary is devoted to helping others develop critical thinking and digital literacy skills, ensuring they are well-equipped to thrive in the digital age.

With a wealth of teaching and leadership experience across three continents and as well as being part of the Deploy Learning team, Mary currently teaches Science and Technology at St Finbarr’s in Byron Bay. Additionally, she serves as a digital technologies coach, supporting schools across the Lismore Diocese in NSW to empower educators in effectively integrating technology into their classrooms.

Luke Starczak

South Australia Department of Education

Luke Starczak

Luke is the Director of Innovation at Norwood International High School, South Australia. He is a Google Certified Innovator from the first virtual cohort and has a passion for Chemistry and providing students with transferable skills. Luke is also interested in innovative learning design and how we can stretch our digital tools to provide amazing opportunities to teachers and students.

Kate Mackintosh

St Thomas More Primary School

Kate Mackintosh

Kate is a Primary STEM specialist, Digital Technologies Leader and Google Certified Innovator. She is dedicated to helping educators and students harness the power of Google Workspace to enhance their teaching and learning experiences, and celebrates the incredible learning opportunities that arise from making mistakes.

Ryan Elwell

ACT Education Directorate

Ryan Elwell

Ryan is a 20-year veteran of the classroom, having taught STEM with a focus on engineering and physics in three countries. He completed an undergraduate degree in Physics Education at Saint Vincent College, followed by a Master’s in Earth and Space Science Education at Johns Hopkins University to better support his teaching practice. He is currently enrolled at QUT, working toward a PhD in digital technologies and teacher self-directed learning.

Ryan has career-long passions for using technology to support educational accessibility and equity for teachers and students, ethical and safe integration of EdTech into the classroom, and working across teams toward shared goals. Ryan is currently the Director of the Online Safety Education and the Digital Pedagogies within the ACT Education Directorate.

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Greg O’Connor

TextHelp

Greg O’Connor

Greg has been actively involved in education for over 30 years. During this time he has worked as a classroom teacher, school executive, consultant, and regional manager with the New South Wales Department of Education, Australia and as a technology consultant and coach. Today, he is the AsiaPac Education and Technology Leader at Texthelp, a company providing literacy support and digital inclusion solutions, where he helps make sure that the over half a million users of Texthelp products across the region get the most out of this technology.

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