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 Mr Jason Clare MP, Federal Minister for Education,Jason Clare MP
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMShaping Policy through Partnership Mr Andy Mison, President, ASPAAndy Mison
8:45 AM - 9:15 AMProtocols and Pedagogy for the Day Ms Summer Howarth, Conference MC,
Mr John Cleary, MC, 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 Mrs Denise Lofts, President, NSW Secondary Principals' Council
Assoc Prof Amanda McKay, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Queensland University of Technology
Ms Kristen Douglas, head of headspace Schools & Communities, headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
Denise Lofts Amanda McKay Kristen Douglas
12:20 PM - 1:05 PMLUNCH & SPONSOR NETWORKING   
1:05 PM - 1:20 PMSummit Address: Senator Penny Allman-Payne, Senator for Queensland Sen Penny Allman-Payne, Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator for QueenslandPenny Allman-Payne
1:20 PM - 1:35 PMSummit Address: Julian Leeser, Shadow Minister for Education: In Conversation  Hon Julian Leeser MP, Shadow Minister for Education,Hon 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 Prof Geoff Masters, Education Consultant, Independent Education Consultant
Trudy Pearce, Deputy Secretary | Schools and Early Years, Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People
Mr Maurie Mulheron, Deputy Chair, AEU Infrastructure Inquriy
Geoff Masters Trudy Pearce Maurie Mulheron
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMSummit Reflections and Close Melissa Gillet, ASPA Board Chair and WASSEA President,Melissa Gillet

*Program subject to change