An extraordinary diversity of talent has been assembled for a landmark conference on the future of the tertiary education workforce next week.
Just a few weeks after he became the first university staff member in living memory to cause a Prime Minister to stop work and come out to greet him, Travis Lovett, the Executive Director of Melbourne Uni's Centre for Truth Telling and Dialogue will join the Future Campus HE People & Performance conference.
Mr Lovett will share insights from his 905 km Walk for Truth, which attracted the attention of the nation as well as Mr Albanese, and reflect on opportunities and challenges in growing Indigenous staffing numbers in the sector.
Association of Tertiary Education Management CEO ML Huppatz will provide compelling insights in relation to recruiting talent for the future of the sector, drawing on years of experience in the sector.
A fascinating panel of student leaders will discuss whether a future career in academia still holds appeal, and what can be done to build a stronger acaedemic talent base for the future, with contributions from University of Melbourne Opthalmology PhD student and President of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) Jesse Gardner-Russell, former UQ Senate Member and Deputy President of CAPA Richard Lee, and VU PG Association President and Council member Saman Bakhtawar, who is currently undertaking her third Masters degree.
AHIEA Executive Director Craig Laughton will go head to head with NTEU General Secretary Damien Cahill in a rare opportunity to see not only points of difference, but also how many points of common ground employers and unions have in the sector, and former University of Melbourne HR lead turned sector researcher Elizabeth Bare will share fresh insights into professional staffing.
The conference, hosted by RMIT University in the heart of Melbourne on 22-23 June, will also feature a host of other sector leaders, both on stage and in the audience, offering a rare chance for engagement in key workforce issues facing the sector right now. These conversations will be valuable in helping shape and inform roles and the shape of work in the tertiary sector over the year to come.
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