When : 1 July, 2026
Where : Rockhampton Grammar School Rowing Club
How You Can Change What IT Means to the Organisation – From Service Department to Impact
Thank you to our sponsors:
8:00 - 8:50
(50 mins)
Coffee, Registration
Location: Rowing Club
Morning Session
9:00 - 9:15
(15 mins)
Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping
MITIE & Matt Davis
9:15 - 9:45
(30 mins)
Overview of ICT at Rockhampton Grammar School
Matt Davis, IT Manager, Rockhampton Grammar School
9:45 - 10:30
(45 mins)
Session 1 - Reinventing the Classroom - Moving Technology Necessity to Strategic Enabler
At MITIE 2026, Brett will challenge delegates to reflect on what it truly means to reinvent the IT department, shifting the narrative from service delivery to organisational impact, influence, and leadership in an increasingly complex digital world.
Speaker: Brett Salakas - HFTGN
10:30 - 11:15
Morning Tea
Middle Sessions
11:15 - 12:00
Session 2 - Beyond the Help Desk: Building a How Desk Culture in Your School
In this session, Brett Gilbertson makes a powerful case for why building a culture of digital curiosity is one of the most valuable investments a school can make and how IT teams can lead that charge by shifting from reactive support to proactive enablement. Walk away with practical strategies and hands-on Microsoft 365 techniques that help their people work smarter - leaving them better equipped to champion technology adoption across their organisation before change happens, not after.
Speaker: Brett Gilbertson, ASI
12:00 - 12:45
Session 3 - From Tickets to Trust
How Modern IT Leaders Create Organisational Impact
Speaker: Ron Robinson, Toowoomba Grammar School
12:45 - 13:00
MITIE Update
13:00 - 14:15
(75 mins)
Lunch
Afternoon Session
Session 4 - What Changes When IT Becomes More Than a Service Desk
Speaker: Matt Davis, IT Manager, Rockhampton Grammar School
15:00-15:30
Sponsors Session & Door prizes
Getting There:
The MITIE conference will be held at The Rowing Club, which is offsite from the campus of Rockhampton Grammar School. The Rowing Club 36 Harman Street Rockhampton
Bibliographies
Brett Salakas - HFTGN
Brett Salakas is an internationally recognised keynote speaker, HP Education Ambassador, and thought leader in technology‑driven transformation. He is known for challenging organisations to rethink the role of IT, shifting from a traditional service function to a strategic driver of impact, culture, and innovation. With deep experience across education, leadership, and digital change, Brett inspires IT leaders to create meaningful, human‑centred outcomes that deliver real organisational value.
Brett Gilbertson - ASI
Brett Gilbertson is a Microsoft MVP (Surface, OneNote & Microsoft 365) with 15 years of experience helping individuals and teams embrace new ways of working through technologies like M365, Surface, Teams, and Copilot. A passionate expert in multi-modal computing and human-computer interaction, Brett bridges social and neuroscience with technology to close the digital skills gap and champion accessibility.
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