2027 CONFERENCE · PROGRAM
Program
28–30 June 2027 · ECU City Campus, Perth WA. Full program details will be announced progressively — join the mail list to be the first to know.
OPENING KEYNOTE
Professor Braden Hill
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students and Education)
Edith Cowan University
A Noongar (Wardandi) man from south-west Western Australia, Professor Hill leads ECU’s portfolio spanning teaching and learning, student experience, access and equity, and graduate outcomes. His own pathway into higher education through a non-ATAR entry route provides a deeply personal foundation for his advocacy of educational opportunity and inclusion.
Widely recognised for his leadership in Indigenous education and LGBTQIA+ research, Professor Hill is a leading voice in advancing equity and addressing systemic barriers in Australian higher education. Through his leadership, research, and advocacy, he is helping shape a future where underserved students can access, participate in, and succeed at university.
KEYNOTE
Dr Emily McIntosh
Chief Student Officer (inaugural)
Harper Adams University
Dr Emily McIntosh has held a variety of leadership roles in learning, teaching and the student experience in several UK universities. She joined Harper Adams University in December 2025 as the inaugural Chief Student Officer, with executive responsibility for the student experience.
Emily is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA, 2017) and a National Teaching Fellow (NTF, 2021). She is an Executive Member and Trustee of the Heads of Educational Development (HEDG) group, an Independent Board Member of Trafford and Stockport College Group (TSCG), and an Honorary Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Buckingham. Emily has published widely on academic advising, personal tutoring, peer learning and integrated practice/third space.
MORE TO COME
Further speakers and program details to be announced
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