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QLD: Term 2 Conference 2026 @ Rockhampton Grammar School (1 Jul 2026)

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

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

(45 mins)

Morning Tea

Middle Sessions

11:15 - 12:00

(45 mins)

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

(45 mins)

Session 3 - From Tickets to Trust

How Modern IT Leaders Create Organisational Impact

Speaker: Ron Robinson, Toowoomba Grammar School

12:45 - 13:00

(15 mins)

MITIE Update

Speaker: MITIE Committee

13:00 - 14:15

(75 mins)

Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:15 - 15:00

Session 4 - What Changes When IT Becomes More Than a Service Desk

Speaker: Matt Davis, IT Manager, Rockhampton Grammar School

15:00-15:30

(30 mins)

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.

WA: Term 2 Conference 2026 @ South Coast Baptist College, Waikiki WA (14 Jul 2026)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

When : 14 July, 2026

Where : South Coast Baptist College
Multipurpose Gymnasium

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50

(50 mins)

Coffee, Registration

Location:

Morning Session

9:00 - 9:15

(15 mins)

Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping

School & MITIE

9:15 - 9:45

(30 mins)

Overview of ICT at South Coast Baptist College

Dawn Clements & Richie Rajan

9:45 - 10:30

(45 mins)

Session 1 - TBA

Speaker: Hugo van Niekerk, ICT Director, Mazenod College

10:30 - 11:15

(45 mins)

Morning Tea

Middle Sessions

11:15 - 12:00

(45 mins)

Session 2 - Helping your school to choose between Essential 8, NIST CSF, and ISO27001

Speaker: Toby Kerrison, Chief Technology Officer, Netstrategy

12:15 - 13:00

(45 mins)

Session 3 - TBA

Speaker: TBA

13:00 - 14:15

(75 mins)

Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:15 - 15:00

(45 mins)

Session 4:

Speaker: TBA

15:00-15:30

(30 mins)

Sponsors session & Door prizes

Directions

Please see attached for directions from carpark 7 to the Multipurpose Gymnasium School Map

NSW: Term 2 Conference 2026 'Empowering Education through Operational Excellence' @ Shore School, Sydney (16 Jul 2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

When : 16 July, 2026

Where : Shore School
The Smith Auditorium

Empowering Education through Operational Excellence

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50

(50 mins)

Coffee, Registration

Location : The Smith Auditorium Foyer

Morning Session

9:00 - 9:10

(10 mins)

Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping

Fred Shu & Richard Jones

9:10 - 9:40

(30 mins)

Overview of ICT at Shore School

Richard Jones, Head of Technology Services

9:40 - 10:10

(30 mins)

Session 1: How to Avoid "Accidental Projects"

This presentation explores how well‑intentioned but unplanned requests can quietly evolve into “accidental projects”. We will show how we use our Technology Programme to track projects and provide a shared, realistic view of progress. We will also demonstrate how we approach resource and capacity planning, and how we decide what can realistically be delivered this term versus what must be deferred to a future term.

Speaker: Richard Jones and Ali Kuscu

10:10 - 10.40
(30 mins)

Session 2:

Speaker: Maurice Cummins

10:40 - 11:30

(50 mins)

Morning Tea

Middle Sessions

11:30 - 12:15

(45 mins)

Session 3 - How we do Governance, Risk and Compliance at Shore
This presentation outlines our approach to Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) in Cyber Security, and how we bring multiple frameworks together to create a practical, school‑focused model known as Shore Shield. It will show how we use the Essential Eight, CIS Controls and other recognised frameworks to prioritise risk, drive consistent controls, and communicate cyber posture clearly to leadership and governing bodies.
Speaker: Richard Jones, Head of Technology Services, Shore School

12:15 - 12:45

(30 mins)

Session 4 - Service first approach in Technology Services.

In this session, we’ll share how we have built a true service-first culture within our L1 helpdesk and what that looks like in practice. We’ll explore the role of our mission and values in shaping the team, and how a continuous improvement mindset helps us deliver a better experience every day.
We’ll also take a closer look at our laptop advanced replacement model, how it works, and why it has become such an effective part of our service approach.

We will look at the challenges we were faced and the steps we have taken to help address them.

Speaker: Roxanne Ghomshei and Andrew Neild

12:45 - 13:00

(15 mins)

MITIE Update

Speaker: Fred Shu, MITIE Committee

13:00 - 14:15

(75 mins)

Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:15 - 14.45

(30 mins)

Session 5: AV School Tour

14.45 -15:15

(30 mins)

Sponsors Session & Door prizes

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Directions

Parking will be available in the Bishops Gate car park (entry from Union Street). Please see the attached map for directions from the carpark to The Smith Auditorium. Shore School Map

For those arriving by public transport, please see the directions below:

By Train
From North Sydney Train Station, exit via Blue Street. Turn right onto Blue Street and continue walking uphill for approximately 10 minutes. Shore School’s Blue Street entrance will be on your left and clearly signposted.

By Metro
From Victoria Cross Metro Station, exit to Miller Street. Turn right and walk south toward Blue Street.
At Blue Street, turn left and continue walking uphill for around 10 minutes. Shore Senior School’s Blue Street entrance will be on your left and clearly signposted.

Biographies

TAS: Term 2 Conference 2026 @ Scotch Oakburn College - Elphin Campus (16 Jul 2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

When : 16 July, 2026

Where : Scotch Oakburn College, Elphin Campus
Lachie Wright Building

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50

(50 mins)

Coffee, Registration

Location: Lachie Wright Building

Morning Session

9:00 - 9:15

(15 mins)

Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping Mark Simco & Nathan Harris

9:15 - 9:45

(30 mins)

Overview of ICT at Scotch Oakburn College

Mark Simco, ICT Manager

9:45 - 10:30

(45 mins)

Session 1 -

Speaker:

10:30 - 11:15

(45 mins)

Morning Tea

Middle Sessions

11:15 - 12:00

(45 mins)

Session 2 - Vibe Coding and Building Custom Applications

Speaker: Thomas Blackwood, Head of ICT, Fahan School

12:00 - 12:45

(45 mins)

Session 3 - The People-side of AI Adoption in Schools

Whether your school is just beginning or already experimenting with AI, this workshop provides the clarity, structure, steps and inspiration needed to accelerate progress

Speaker: Troy Waller, M. Ed. - AI Business and Education Adoption Lead, ASI Solutions

12:45 - 13:00

(15 mins)

MITIE Update

Speaker: Nathan Harris, MITIE Committee

13:00 - 14:15

(75 mins)

Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:15 - 15:00

Session 4 - Zoom Implementation - moving from handsets to a softphone first approach

Hear how The Friends’ School moved from a rigid, aging MITEL handset system to the Zoom platform. This session explores the strateic shift from location-based to role-based communication, the technical and cultural "big bang" implementation and the tangible benefits of integrating telephony and online meetings, both of which would apply to an implementation with other platforms.

Speaker: Duncan Gillespie, The Friends' School

15:00-15:30

(30 mins)

Sponsors Session & Door prizes

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Getting There:

Scotch Oakburn College - Elphin Campus is located at:
74 Elphin Road
Newstead TAS

Biographies

Troy Waller, M.Ed.
AI Business and Education Adoption Lead, ASI Solutions
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Troy is a senior technology adoption and change management professional with 10+ years of experience driving the adoption of AI and new technologies at scale across Education. A former teacher, school leader and Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect, Troy has a track record of leading digital transformation initiatives that deliver measurable business and educational value, including increased user adoption, improved productivity, and higher ROI on technology investments. He combines deep expertise in Prosci change management, stakeholder engagement, and training with hands-on knowledge of modern cloud and AI solutions. Adept at developing strategy and executing adoption programs for schools – resulting in improved staff & teacher engagement and operational efficiency.

QLD: Term 3 Conference 2026 @ Hillbrook Anglican School, Hillbrook (29 Sep 2026)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

When : 29 September, 2026

Where : Hillbrook Anglican School

Building Business Cases That Get Approved,
And How to Lead When They Don’t

Thank you to our sponsors:

8:00 - 8:50

(50 mins)

Coffee, Registration

Location:

Morning Session

9:00 - 9:15

(15 mins)

Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping
MITIE & Matt

9:15 - 9:45

(30 mins)

Overview of ICT at Rockhampton Grammar School

9:45 - 10:30

(45 mins)

Session 1 -

Speaker:

10:30 - 11:15

(45 mins)

Morning Tea

Middle Sessions

11:15 - 12:00

(45 mins)

Session 2 -

Panel:

12:00 - 12:45

(45 mins)

Session 3 -

Speaker:

12:45 - 13:00

(15 mins)

MITIE Update

Speaker: MITIE Committee

13:00 - 14:15

(75 mins)

Lunch

Afternoon Session

14:15 - 15:00

Session 4 -

Speaker:

15:00-15:30

(30 mins)

Sponsors Session & Door prizes

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