Speakers

Ken Evenden is Head of John XXIII College at the Australian National University , Canberra . Ken was appointed to John XXIII College in 2000 and has been a mentor for a number of new Heads since that time through sessions at Conferences and through annual presentations in other Australian Universities. Prior to being appointed to John XXIII College Ken was supervisor of Catholic schools in Queensland and education consultant and school principal in the ACT.

Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC, is the University's 12th Chancellor in the UQ Senate's 96-year history. As Chancellor, Sir Llew chairs the Senate, is a member of a number of University committees, undertakes key ceremonial roles and represents the University externally.

Sir Llew, a Senate member since 1984, and Chancellor since 1993, is a distinguished graduate of the University and a former Deputy Premier and Treasurer of Queensland .

In 1972 he was elected to the Parliament of Queensland as the Member for Ipswich representing the Liberal Party. He was appointed Minister for Health in 1974 and in 1978 became Deputy Premier & Treasurer of Queensland until he retired from Parliament in 1983.

He was then appointed by the Federal and Queensland Governments as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Expo 88, the major bicentenary event in 1988, and remained in that position until 1989. It was one of the most successful events held in Australia and attracted 18 million visits over six months.

Sir Llew then entered corporate life becoming Executive Consultant to Jones Lang Wootton, Australia`s leading property company, now Jones Lang LaSalle.

Sir Llew was awarded a Knight Bachelor in 1984 for his services to the people of Queensland , a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 1989 for his services to the people of Australia , Queenslander of the Year 1988 and many other awards. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates of The University of Queensland, Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology.

The Emerging Mindset of Generation Y

Our colleges and universities are filled with Generation Y, the 4.5 million Australians born between 1978 & 1994. They think differently to any generation that has gone before them, and are proving a real challenge to communicate with and relate to. By properly understanding this emerging generation, you will overcome some of the frustrations you face on a day to day basis. Peter's entertaining and informative session will:

Peter Sheahan is a globally recognised expert on Generation Y. Not only is Peter a Gen Y'er himself, but he has worked with more than 100,000 members of this generation in seminars, panel discussions and focus groups across Australia. It is this experience, and the collective research he collates from around the world that Peter draws upon in his presentations and workshops. He has delivered more than 2,000 presentations to a combined audience of over 300,000 people in six different countries, and in 2006 he was voted by his peers at the National Speakers Association as the leading keynote speaker in Australia .

Peter is also the author of four books, including the best seller ‘ Generation Y' .

Unpacking Culture, Valuing Differences & College Life

I have designed a programme that will give the participants a deep experience of cultural identity and the interaction of differences. This will provide for a rich discussion of cultural development and its application to College life; particularly moral/ethical & intellectual development, transition psychology and the preparation of students for global careers.

John Gibney is an organisational consultant, psychotherapist, and trainer. For four years John was Dean of International House at the University of Melbourne . As Director of Managing Differences for the past seventeen years, John has taken his clinical and cross-cultural experience into the workplace of major Banking, Mining, Insurance, Computer, Telecommunications and Manufacturing companies.

Currently:

Relevant recent past commitments

Career

Initially as a teacher of Japanese, French and English at Sydney Technical College ; subsequently as a teaching fellow (Harvard); lecturer (The University of Sydney); senior lecturer (The University of New South Wales); Director of the Institute of Languages , The University of New South Wales; Principal of Firbank Grammar School; Head of College at The University of Melbourne

Edwina has held such positions as Executive Officer, Australian Family Planning Association (1970 – 1972); Secretary/Bursar, Duval College, UNE (1973 – 1975); Principal, Duval College, UNE (1975 to the present); Regional Representative, Australian Heads of Colleges and Halls Association (1978 – 1986); Administrator, Drummond Centre, UNE (1979 – 1989); Treasurer and President Australian Heads of Colleges and Halls Association (1984 – 1989); Chair, Board of Directors, UNE Conference Company (1998 to 2003), UNE Women's Liaison Officer for the Spokeswomen's Program (1999/2000), Dual Principalship of Duval College and Drummond & Smith College (2000 to present) and served 3 terms as the General Staff elected member on the University of New England Governing body.

Special interests: Family, travel, pastoral/grazing interests and good wines!

As Dean of Flinders Housing, the accommodation unit within Flinders University since mid-1998, Helen Fletcher is responsible for both the collegiate University Hall (242 residents) and the self-catered Deirdre Jordan Village (305 residents). Flinders Housing also manages an International Student Accommodation Support Service.

A graduate of the University of Western Australia and Harvard, Hugh Collins has been Master of Ormond College in the University of Melbourne since February 1994. He is also Professorial Associate in the Department of Political Science, where he offers an Honours seminar in ethics and international relations.

Before coming to Ormond Hugh held the foundation Chair in Government and Politics at Murdoch University . While at Murdoch he served as a consultant to the Royal Commission on W.A. Inc. Hugh has held academic appointments at the ANU, where he was Head of the Department of Political Science and Senior Research Fellow in International Relations, and visiting appointments in Carleton , Virginia , and St Antony's College, Oxford . He was Academic-in-residence in the Department of Foreign Affairs 1974-75.

He was President of AHAUCHI 2003-2005. Within the Melbourne Chapter he has served as Secretary and as Chair.

Chris commenced as Principal at Currie Hall, University of Western Australia , in September 2006. Currie Hall has more than 250 students with the vast majority undergraduate international students. Prior to his appointment at Currie Hall Chris had more than 12 years experience in the Education Sector encompassing secondary teaching, physical education, and managing an educational self esteem program within Australia and Singapore. He has had more than 5 years experience in the Health Sector, including two years at the Cancer Council of WA managing the Education and Research Division, and three years as the WA Branch Operations Manager for Medicare Australia . Chris' tertiary qualifications include an MBA, Bachelor of Physical Education and Diploma of Education.

Susan Booth was appointed Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner in March 2003.

The Anti-Discrimination Commissioner‘s role protects the human rights and basic freedoms of all Queenslanders. In this role, Susan seeks to be fearless but fair.

Susan has worked as a solicitor, industrial relations lawyer and human rights advocate.

Susan was a teacher before undertaking a law degree at the Queensland University of Technology. She was admitted as a solicitor in 1990 and worked for law firms specialising in industrial relations, employment and discrimination law. She worked in Government as a specialist industrial lawyer before joining the Anti-Discrimination Commission in 1997. She worked as Registrar and Deputy Commissioner.

The Commissioner has two main roles. She assesses complaints where discrimination is alleged. The second role is to promote an anti-discrimination message to community, business and Government.

Susan is a strong advocate of working with all the communities covered by the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991. By working with these diverse communities she seeks to protect and promote the human rights of all Queenslanders.

She works closely with those communities that have historically been subjected to discrimination but generally do not complain. Susan has established a number of community reference groups, including a youth advisory group. This group ensures that the Commission better understands a young person's perspective of discrimination and harassment.

Lisa Sutherland is the Head of Philip Baxter College, Vice Principal (Community) of The Kensington Colleges at the University of New South Wales and Secretary of AHAUCHI (Association of Heads of Australian University Colleges and Halls Incorporated). Prior to joining AHAUCHI, Lisa had 14 years experience in the secondary education sector, teaching English, Drama and Mathematics, with ten years as a teacher and Housemaster at Cranbrook School . During her undergraduate years, she spent three very lively and enjoyable years at Wesley College at the University of Sydney , so has an understanding of undergraduate residential living from both sides of the spectrum. Lisa's tertiary qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education and a Masters of Educational Administration.