Ministerial Keynote Speakers
The Hon Stuart Robert MP
Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business
The Hon Geoff Lee MP
NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education
The Hon Gayle Tierney MP
VIC Minister for Training and Skills & Minister for Higher Education
Other Keynote Speakers
Commonwealth Government Speakers
Marcia Keegan
Associate & Partner, SGS Economics and Planning
“Australia’s Economic Wellbeing: The Role of Community Education Providers”
David Crosbie
CEO, Community Council for Australia
“Surviving and thriving in challenging times – lessons from today”
Jason Coutts
Assistant Secretary, Foundation Skills Branch, Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
“The importance of foundation skills in the Australian economy.”
Emma Gleeson
Assistant Secretary, Aged Care Workforce Branch, Australian Government Department of Health, “Support for New Aged Worker Training”
Shadow Ministers’ Panel: topic – how to support Australian ACE providers in foundation skills and aged care training
Dr Matthew Bach
VIC Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Training and Skills
Foundation Skills Panel
Tim Rawlings
Director and Head of Training Product Development, PwC’s Skills for Australia, PwC Australia
Megan Lilly
Executive Director, AI Group Centre for Education and Training
Vanessa Iles
Manager, Reading Writing Hotline
Jo Medlin
President, Australian Council for Adult Literacy
Aged Care Workforce Panel
Susan Scowcroft
CEO, Community Services & Health ITAB
Nilay Gencturk
Uniting, RTO & Learning Manager
Other Speakers
Uncle Allan Murray
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
Welcome to Country
Frier Bentley
Director, Amalgamate Communications & Advisory
Summit Facilitator