Day 2: The National Policy Summit

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
7:30 AMSESSION 1 - Breakfast with the Minister   
7:30 AM - 8:00 AMArrival Coffee, Breakfast and Welcome   
8:00 AM - 8:30 AMHon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education: In Conversation Hon Jason Clare MP, Federal Minister for EducationHon Jason Clare MP
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMShaping Policy through Partnership Andy Mison, President, ASPAAndy Mison
8:45 AM - 9:15 AMProtocols and Pedagogy for the Day Summer Howarth, Conference MC
John Cleary, Conference MC
Summer Howarth John Cleary
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMSESSION BREAK & SPONSOR NETWORKING   
9:30 AMSESSION 2   
9:30 AM - 9:55 AMFlourishing Students Expert Activation – The Voices of Young People   
9:55 AM - 10:20 AMFlourishing Students Expert Panel and Q&A Stephen Gniel, CEO, ACARA
Viv White AM, CEO, Big Picture Learning Australia
Dr Simon Vaughan, Co-President, ACT Principals’ Association
Stephen Gniel Viv White AM Simon Vaughan
10:20 AM - 10:40 AMFlourishing Students Roundtable Discussions & Q&A   
10:40 AM - 11:00 AMMORNING TEA & SPONSOR NETWORKING   
11:05 AMSESSION 3   
11:05 AM - 11:45 AMStrengthening Leadership: Roundtable Discussions    
11:45 AM - 12:20 PMStrengthening Leadership Expert Panel: In Conversation Kristen Douglas, Head of Headspace Schools & Communities, Headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Denise Lofts, President, NSW Secondary Principals' Council
Assoc Prof Amanda McKay, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Queensland University of Technology
Kristen Douglas Denise Lofts Amanda McKay
12:20 PM - 1:05 PMLUNCH & SPONSOR NETWORKING   
1:05 PM - 1:20 PMSummit Address: Senator Penny Allman-Payne, Senator for Queensland Senator Penny Allman-Payne, Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator for QueenslandSenator Penny Allman-Payne
1:20 PM - 1:35 PMSummit Address: Julian Leeser, Shadow Minister for Education: In Conversation  Hon Julian Leeser MP, Shadow Minister for EducationHon Julian Leeser MP
1:40 PMSESSION 4   
1:40 PM - 2:10 PMTransforming Systems: Roundtable Discussions   
2:10 PM - 2:45 PMTransforming Systems: Expert Panel & Q&A Dr Jenny Donovan, CEO, AERO
Correna Haythorpe, Federal President, Australian Education Union
Prof Geoff Masters AO, Education Consultant, Independent Education Consultant
Jenny Donovan Correna Haythorpe Geoff Masters AO
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMSummit Reflections and Close Andy Mison, President, ASPAAndy Mison

*Program subject to change