Tuesday 6 September Welcome Function – Skypoint, Q1 TowerStart the Conference on a high, with unsurpassed panoramic evening views of the shimmering Gold Coast.

Wednesday 7 September Chapter Dinners

This is an opportunity for you to join with your colleagues from your Chapter at an informal dinner. These events are organised by Chapter committees and details on venue will be sent to chapter members nearer the time.

Thursday 8 September Gala evening Tropical Island Dinner – McLarens Landing The highlight in the Educate Plus International Conference social program! This exclusive event will introduce delegates to one of Australia’s natural wonders. South Stradbroke Island (“South Straddie” to the locals) is a largely uninhabited island covered in subtropical forest on the northern edge of the Gold Coast. Here delegates will feel like privileged castaways living a life of bliss in the “land of milk and honey”.

Theme: Bow Ties & Board Shorts or Sequins & Sarongs!

Michael McQueen Award-winning speaker, social researcher and best-selling author. Widely recognized for having his finger on the pulse of business and culture, he has helped some of the world’s best-known brands navigate change and stay ahead of the curve.

Glenn Capelli An educator and professional speaker, Glenn has delivered a message of creativity, innovation, and dynamic leadership to audiences around the world. Many will know him best for Thinking Caps, his best-selling book and popular radio series.

Simon Breakspear Founder and CEO of LearnLabs. Dr Simon Breakspear is known internationally for his practical insights on learning innovation and system reform.

Daiga Galins Director of Development at Lakeside School, Seattle, U.S.A, Daiga has worked in many areas of fundraising including annual giving, major gifts, and campaign fundraising, as well as alumni relations and communications

Dr Stephen Holmes One of the 3 founders of The Knowledge Partnership, Dr Stephen Holmes PhD based in Asia, has conducted more than 180 major market research and strategy consultancies with private and international schools globally over the past 21 years

Andrew Hamlin Assistant Headmaster for Advancement at The Hun School of Princeton, where he serves on the Senior Administrative Team and oversees fundraising, special events, and alumni and parent relations.

Janice Crampton Executive Director of AISAP which is the peak body for independent school admission and enrolment management professionals in the US.

Dr Gretchen Dobson, Ed.D Founder of Gretchen Dobson LLC, a global alumni relations consultancy leading institutions, governments and member-based organizations towards sustainable international alumni engagement strategies and solutions.

Dr Keith Suter Economic and social commentator, strategic planner, author and broadcaster. He is the TV Channel 7 “Sunrise” foreign affairs editor appearing on weekday mornings. He is also a foreign policy analyst for Sky TV Australia, which also broadcasts to New Zealand.

Abigail Nokes Abigail is the Research and Programme Manager at Future First Global, an NGO that specializes in alumni relations consultancy, training and best practice for high schools. She recently published ‘Every School a Community: A Guide to Working with Your Alumni’ on how to build an alumni programme from scratch.

Keynote and International Speakers

Social Program

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Your Brilliant Career in Advancement Leading recruitment firms will present strategies for furthering your career in the industry. Free to Educate Plus members.

Developing Websites that Work Practical Strategies, Chris Frost. Sponsored by Firefly

Capital Campaigns Master Class: A full day program for advanced fundraisers to discuss key components in developing a Capital Campaign. Ann Badger, Tony Bretherton, Andrew Hamlin, Dr Alan Watkinson, Dr Clare Pullar.

Advanced training and practical instruction Synergetic, Potentiality and O’Keefe and Partners offering free consultations and or advanced training and practical instruction.

An Introduction to Archives & Archival Programs in Schools. Australian Society of Archivists

Stunning Photography Workshop Participants will advance their knowledge beyond the fundamentals of the digital SLR and explore every nuance of their camera’s capabilities, gain further creative control and engage in aspects of creative image making. Step by step instructions will enable students to have an advanced understanding of digital SLR image making.

TEDx Speaker Workshop Jon Yeo presents a flexible framework has been used by professional speakers, sales people, CEOs and various TEDx speakers all over the world. This 3hr Masterclass is an intensive condensed program to the full TEDx training. Sponsored by Sonic Sight.

The Conference Program comprises seven concurrent streams:

Admissions/Enrolments Alumni & Community Relations – School Alumni & Community Relations – Tertiary Fundraising – School Fundraising – Tertiary Marketing & Communications General Advancement

Traffic Light Indicator To ensure delegates are able to select the most appropriate session for their experience, the final program content will be coded for skill and knowledge level:

Sessions Each stream comprises a substantial line-up of expert speakers from local, national and international institutions and organisations, providing knowledge, insights and expertise on a broad range of topics relevant to each area.

The table over the page gives an indication of the sessions confirmed to date (note: these may be subject to change). Further details on each session and presenter may be viewed on the Conference website (see www.educateplus.edu.au) and in the final published program.

Breakfast Blitz: Award-Winning Case Studies (8 Sept)

This year each of the finalists in the Awards Program will be offered a complimentary TEDx public speaking training session, either on the Tuesday before the Conference or by correspondence in the preceding month. They will then be invited to speak for 5 minutes on their program of excellence during a complimentary coffee and muffin breakfast session on the Thursday.

This will be followed by the Awards Lunch later in the day, at which the category winners will be announced.

Educate Plus Awards Program

Entries for the Educate Plus Awards Program open in April. See www.educateplus.edu.au for further details. If you are not currently an Educate Plus member but would like to enter an award-worthy project, sign up for membership now.

Pre-Conference Program

Conference Program Wednesday 7 September – Friday 9 September

Tuesday 6 September

Mastering

Strengthening

Starting

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Friday 9 September

FUNDRAISING SCHOOLS

FUNDRAISING TERTIARY

ALUMNI SCHOOLS

ALUMNI TERTIARY

COMMUNICATION & MARKETING

ADMISSIONS GENERAL ADVANCEMENT

Trevor Wigney Master Class Advanced Fundraising: Preparing to make the ask. Incorporating strategic thinking and outcomes. Marilyn Rickard, Mack Jones & Di Lawrence

Speaker and topic to be confirmed

Wesa Chau, Director, Cultural Intelligence How can schools provide meaningful, valuable support to their Asian alumni?

Cameron Pegg, Executive Officer, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Engagement), Griffith University Alumni Publications

Liz Stanton, APRA Protecting your brand through correct use in the digital sphere

Round Table Discussions – various topics key to admissions

Stephen Holmes PhD – Director of the Knowledge Partnership Innovative Marketing and Positioning

Round table sessions lead by senior practitioners on the two topics of ‘To establish ….’ and ‘When you ask…’

Dr Robin Williams, AskRIGHT International Fundraising: The Opportunity and the Cost

Emily Roffe-Silverster, Director of Development, Ballarat Clarendon College Effective social media tips and strategies with an emphasis on LinkedIn

Binh An Nguyen (SA) CEO, Market Ease Business Promotions Using digital channels to increase engagement

Frank Chamberlin, Action Words Create compelling writing with every email you send – 17 tips

Annika Rose – The Wellbeing Collective Mindfulness and wellbeing – Looking after yourself so you can look after others

Annika Rose – The Wellbeing Collective Mindfulness and wellbeing – Looking after yourself so you can look after others

Thursday 8 September

FUNDRAISING SCHOOLS

FUNDRAISING TERTIARY

ALUMNI SCHOOLS

ALUMNI TERTIARY

COMMUNICATION & MARKETING

ADMISSIONS GENERAL ADVANCEMENT

Diaga Galins (US) ‘Managing all aspects of a Major Gifts Portfolio.’

Trevor Wigney Master Class Advanced Fundraising: Dr Alan Watkinson, Director of Development and Alumni Relations Haileybury VIC, Ann Badger Getting senior leadership actively involved in philanthropy

Tony Pfeiffer, Director, MMG Education Segmentation of Stakeholders and the Development of Strategies

Abigail Nokes, Future First Global Singapore Key elements in a successful Alumni Program

Michelle Newell, Online Communications & Publications Manager at Strathcona Girls Grammar School (VIC) Engaging your staff to become storytellers

Anne Robinson, Prolegis Admissions Law Comprehensive presentation on key issues

Janice Crampton US AISAP It Takes a Village: Recognizing the importance of understanding, planning, and executing your strategic as well as operational

Daiga Galins US ‘Proven strategies to Successfully build up Annual Giving results’

NZ Speaker TBC Gretchen Dobson DEd, Gretchen Dobson LLC Everyday Alumni Engagement Beyond Annual Events

Gretchen Dobson DEd, Gretchen Dobson LLC Everyday Alumni Engagement Beyond Annual Events

Tracy McNamara & Margo Bastow In a digital world, traditional media can still be an effective part of your marketing mix

Stephen Holmes, PhD – Director of the Knowledge Partnership Global Recruitment Trends

John Da Cruz, Director of Development PLC (NSW) Effectively managing Asian relationships

Andrew Hamlin, (US), Mack Jones (VIC), Jeff Buchannan, (QLD) ‘Capital Campaigns 101 – all you ever needed to know about planning, implementing and successfully closing a Capital Campaign ‘

Vincent Ramos, Development Manager, Faculty of Business & Economics, University of Melbourne Building a True Donor Pipeline: An American Case Study

Russell Davidson, VIC Strategic Planning for Alumni Organisations. From the Plan to the Action

Gretchen Dobson DEd, Gretchen Dobson LLC; Leonie Boxtel, VIC External Engagement Consultant Working with Government to Promote International Alumni Engagement

Cressida Mort, The Armidale School (NSW) Developing and aligning your school brand. A coeducational study

Anne Robinson, Prolegis, Navigating Split Families Detailed discussion on key issues

Michael McQueen Keynote followup session Shift Happens

Daiga Galins US ‘Multiplicity … How to train volunteers to do the Ask’

Tim McInnis, Head of Development, Telethon Kids’ Institute ‘It’s the vibe’: Ethos vs Process in Institutional Fundraising

Pam Hatfield, Newington College, Debbie Cook, ex St Cuthbert’s So you’re celebrating. Marking a significant anniversary, historical event, landmark event.

Sofia Ridwan, Alumni Project Manager, Graduate Futures & Careers, RMIT University Boosting Alumni Engagement Through Student Employability Initiatives

Dr Keith Suter – Futurist What is the future for education?

Dr Keith Suter – Futurist What is the future for education?

Lea Walker (QLD), John Da Cruz (NSW) ‘You can’t raise funds in Girls Schools like Boys schools, can you?

Wednesday 7 September

FUNDRAISING SCHOOLS

FUNDRAISING TERTIARY

ALUMNI SCHOOLS

ALUMNI TERTIARY

COMMUNICATION & MARKETING

ADMISSIONS GENERAL ADVANCEMENT

Andrew Hamlin US ‘What every School Board member / Principal should know about fundraising.’

Nick Jaffer, President and CEO Global Philanthropic Asia Pacific Building Blocks Towards Campaign Readiness

Stephen Mally CFRE, Director, FundraisingForce Creating an Alumni Engagement Score: What is it? Why do I care? How do I put it into action?

Stephen Mally CFRE, Director, FundraisingForce Creating an Alumni Engagement Score: What is it? Why do I care? How do I put it into action?

Driving digital engagement using social media and online campaigns

Janice Crampton US AISAP Secret Team Enrolment Agents and Marketers

Rob Ince, BD Manager Tim Dawson, MD Chamil Fernando, Support Manager Synergetic Effective use of your Database

‘Show us your Dashboard – how do various schools track their quantitative and qualitative results?.’

Hannah Bone, Director of Development, University of Adelaide Building a High Performance Development Team, from Recruitment to Results

Peta Magee, Alumni Relations Co-ordinator, Santa Sabina College Best Practice in Career Mentoring

Kim Pryor, Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Alumni & Development, Flinders University TBC

Panel Session What the media are looking for from schools and how to develop those important relationships

Michael Eales Business Models Inc The Value Proposition

Simon Breakspear Keynote Followup session Innovating for the Future

Doug Elix AO (AISUSAF Chairman)/Murray Happ (NSW) ‘How Australian Schools are successfully raising tax deductible funds from their US based alumni with the help of (AISUSAF).’

Michelle Macgregor Owen, Director of Advancement, Swinburne University of Technology Making a Case for Support in Your Advancement Office

Abigail Nokes, Future First Global Singapore Starting out – key elements for a successful Alumni Program

Michelle Macgregor Owen, Director of Advancement, Swinburne University of Technology Making a Case for Support in Your Advancement Office

Janice Crampton US AISAP Is your school, your office, and/or you in danger of suffering from INFOBESITY?

Tony Pfieffer, MMG Education Admissions Metrics What you should be doing to be at Best Practice

Women in Leadership Gender diversity and women in leadership in a broad sense Dr Clare Pullar (QLD) Lea Walker (QLD Penny Bowman (VIC)

Megan McPherson, Head of Donor Stewardship, University of Melbourne VIC ‘How to Grow Raving Fans Through a Super Stewardship Program’

Megan McPherson, Head of Donor Stewardship, University of Melbourne VIC ‘How to Grow Raving Fans Through a Super Stewardship Program’

Paul McShane, Manager, Community Liaison and Development Chevalier College. Cultivating green shoots: strategies to engage our young alumni

Dan Sloan, Alumni Relations Manager, Southern Cross University (NSW) Innovative Professional Development in Action: An International Secondment at the University of Calgary

Chris Frost, Firefly Advancing your organisation’s website with the latest trends, widgets and UX options

Binh An Nguyen (SA) CEO, Market Ease Business Promotions Google analytics – how why and what to use it for

Tim Shearer, Director of Development Scotch College Melbourne, VIC Game Changing Fundraising Technologies and Communications

NOTE: PROGRAM CONTENT AND SPEAKERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

For further information please contact:

P: +61 2 9489 0085 E: events @educateplus.edu.au

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Come to the Gold Coast in September 2016 to learn best practice in educational Advancement.

More than 80 locally recognised and world-leading practitioners will present across a diverse range of topics in Admissions, Alumni & Community Relations, Fundraising, and Marketing & Communications.

The seven Conference streams will cater to both School and Tertiary professionals, while the comprehensive Pre-Conference Program covers the spectrum from Beginner to Master Class.

This biennial event is also the platform for recognising Advancement best practice for this region of the world, through the Educate Plus Awards Program.

Don’t miss this exceptional professional development opportunity.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Registrations are now open at www.educateplus.edu.au

Neil McWhannellConference Chair & Chief Executive Officer Educate Plus

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