Keynote Address Day I:

Professor Steve Larkin, Chair, Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Committee

Keynote Address Day 2:

David Robinson, Associate Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers

Confirmed speakers include

Professor Dennis Altman AM, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University

Anna-Maria Arabia, CEO, Science and Technology Australia

Professor Marian Baird, Business School, University of Sydney

Professor Jim Barber, Vice Chancellor, University of New England

Dr Andrew Bonnell, University of Queensland

Professor Scott Bowman, Vice Chancellor & President, Central Queensland University

Dr John Buchanan, University of Sydney

Dr Meredith Burgmann, former President, NSW Legislative Council

Dr John Byron, Former Senior Advisor to Senator Kim Carr

Erima Dall, Undergraduate student, University of Sydney

Dr Ian Dobson, Editor, Australian Universities’ Review

Dr Jamie Doughney, Victoria University

Dr Sandra Grey, President, NZ Tertiary Education Union

Tammi Jonas, Former President of CAPA

John Kaye, Greens MLC, NSW

Professor Simon Marginson, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne

Stephen Matchett, The Australian

Robyn May, Gender and Employment Equity Project. Griffith University

Professor Greg McCarthy, Head of School of Social Sciences, University of Adelaide

Grahame McCulloch, General Secretary, NTEU

Catriona Menzies-Pike, New Matilda

Jillian Miller, University of South Australia

Arfa Noor, President, International Students Australia

Andrew Norton, Grattan Institute

Dr John O'Brien, Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney

Deborah O’Neill, Member for Robertson

Jeannie Rea, President, NTEU

Belinda Robinson, incoming CEO, Universities Australia

Jo Scott, Policy Analyst, NZ Tertiary Education Union

Professor Glenda Strachan, Griffith University

Michael Thomson, Sydney University

Professor Margaret Thornton, Australian National University College of Law

Professor Peter van Onselen, Winthrop Professor, University of Western Australia

Amanda Vanstone, former Minister for Education

Dr Julie Wells, University Secretary and Vice-President, RMIT University

MIchael West, Representative of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council

Professor George Williams AO, Anthony Mason Professor , Foundation Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, University of New South Wales