MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Ben Calleja | Growth Coaching
MPs/Couns, MEd, BEd, Accredited GCI Coach (Senior Practitioner Level- EMCC), LSI 360™, PRINT and DiSC® accredited
Ben Calleja is an executive coach, facilitator, strategist and is a Director of CCSolutions /Growth Coaching WA since 2015. Prior to leading CCSolutions / Growth Coaching International, Ben worked as an educational leader and administrator in both Australia and the United States for over 16 years. In his time with CCSolutions Ben has had the opportunity to work with a number of organisations throughout South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia. He facilitates deep learning with educators at all levels from teachers in the classroom who want to improve the way they self-reflect on practice and engage in rigorous dialogue about learning, to working with Corporate Executive teams on the way they think collaboratively and lead whole-of-system innovation and improvement. His professional experience beyond his current work includes Indigenous education, university teaching and counselling, and has worked in remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.
Speakers
The Hon. Dr Tony Buti | Minister for Education
He has been a Minister for the Labor Government since March 2021, and has been the Member for Armadale in the Legislative Assembly since 2010.
Dr Buti has worked as a high school teacher, lawyer, AFL player agent, and legal academic.
On 2 October 2010, Dr Buti was elected as the Member for Armadale in the Parliament of Western Australia.
Dr Buti has published a number of books, most recently Alkira - a book named after his daughter that challenges us to rethink how we approach disability to move toward a more just and inclusive society.
He has three adult children, and in the early mornings can often be spotted jogging through the Kelmscott hills or near Parliament.
Prior to becoming a Minister, Dr Buti was Chairman of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Public Accounts Committee, and while in opposition, he was Deputy Chair of the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee.
Sal Cleveray | Freedom
Career highlights include:
- Worked in the not-for-profit sector for 16 years; 13 of which in the youth sector, in areas of youth homelessness and complex barriers
- Since 2022 Sal has been supporting LGBTIQA+ young people aged 12-25 years across Western Australia and
- Chair of YACWA, is on the Board of her children's primary school, and is on the WA state committee for Suicide Prevention Australia
Simon Kuestenmacher | The Demographics Group
Career highlights include:
- In 2017, co-founded The Demographics Group
- Connecting with 300,000 global followers on social media, reaching over 25 million people monthly
- Ranking in the world’s Top 10 influences in data visualisation.
Megan Townes | Canva
Career highlights include:
- Leading the Asia Pacific Japan region for Canva for education
- Leading COVID hybrid learning response for the NSW Department of Education and
- Coordinating the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Program in Australia.
Kendall Whyte | Blue Tree Project
Career highlights include:
- Driven to spark difficult conversations and break down the stigma of mental health, after losing her brother Jayden to suicide in November 2018
- Founder and CEO of Blue Tree Project, a charity making an impact across Australia and
- Named Young Australian of the year for Western Australia in 2022
… and more to come!
| Important Dates | |
| Early Bird Registration Opens | March 2024 |
| Call for Workshop Proposals | Closed |
| Call for Workshop Proposals Close | 12 March 2024 |
| Early Bird Registration Close | 6 May 2024 |
| Conference Dates | 17 - 18 June 2024 |
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