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Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference – Western Australia

21 August 2025 | Pan Pacific Perth

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Unlock the Potential of AI in Education – Now in Western Australia!

Building on the success of our AI in Education Conferences series, the highly anticipated event is coming to Western Australia! Join us on the 21st of August 2025 at the Pan Pacific Perth to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming teaching and learning in unique and innovative ways.

With AI rapidly reshaping the education landscape, this conference provides educators, researchers, and policymakers in WA the opportunity to connect, learn, and share insights tailored to the needs of the state’s education system. Through expert presentations, panel discussions, and practical case studies, discover how AI is enabling smarter classrooms, personalised learning, and future-ready students.

Don’t miss this chance to continue the conversation shaping the future of education in WA. Register your interest now to receive early bird discounts and the official agenda release!

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Speakers

Basil Psanoudakis

Head of eLearning, Emmanuel Catholic College

Alex Jenkins

Director, WA Data Science Innovation Hub; Chair, AI in Research Group, Curtin University

Prof Zach Aman

School of Engineering, University of Western Australia

Paul Reid

Director & Co-Founder, Next Learning

Stuart Cooke

Co-founder, Teachers AI

Gabrielle Trinca

Head of Learning Technologies, Guildford Grammar School

Thomas Hatton

Director of Innovation, Harrisdale Senior High School

Simon Fittock

Education Consultant, Curriculum, Australian Independent Schools of Western Australia

Rachel Whitney-Smith

Curriculum Specialist, Mathematics, ACARA

Dean Dell’Oro

Headmaster, Hale School

Serena Gosnay

Principal, Banksia Park Primary School

Liz Smith

Principal, Joseph Banks Secondary College; Director WA Space Science Education Centre

Professor Tom Gedeon

Chair, Human-Centric AI, Curtin University

Doug Loader

Director of Information & Learning Technologies, St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls

Dr Juliana Peloche

Senior Learning Advisor (AI Literacy), Centre for Learning & Teaching, Edith Cowan University

Agenda

8:20 am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Dr Juliana Peloche, Senior Learning Advisor (AI Literacy), Centre for Learning & Teaching, Edith Cowan University

8:30 am

  • The AI Revolution in Context – What it means for schools now and into 2030
  • How best to communicate AI policies and get effective buy-in from students, teachers, and parents
  • Opportunity vs. Overwhelm – Navigating the real risks and rewards of AI in education
  • AI That Actually Helps – Practical, time-saving use cases for teachers, leaders, and school operations
  • Governance Without the Jargon – Building fit-for-purpose AI management frameworks for K–12
  • Understanding compliance complexity – Including the WA AI Assurance Framework alongside the new curriculum connections for AI and the Review of the Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools.

9:00 am

  • Equipping teachers with the Ai tools to lessen the admin and to increase teaching time
  • Creating personalised learning pathways for improved student outcomes
  • Integrating AI into other technologies used in and out of the classroom

9:30 am

  • Driving responsible AI adoption
  • Risk mitigation
  • Addressing critical issues such as
  • Ethics
  • Regulation
  • Security
  • Community Engagement

10:00 am

Morning tea

10:30 am

  • Integral Tool: Embrace AI to support personalised learning, reduce workload, and enrich student engagement—not just a cheating risk
  • Innovative Assessment: Use authentic, ongoing, and collaborative assessments; include supervised tasks to ensure genuine learning
  • Curtin’s Approach: Clear and ethical guidelines (permissions, citations, transparency) provide a practical model adaptable for schools
  • Global Insights: International frameworks (e.g. UNESCO) offer best-practice guidance in managing AI effectively
  • Learning Analytics: AI tools monitor student engagement, enabling early intervention and tailored support in the classroom

11:00 am

  • Developing student understanding of concepts associated with AI systems and the responsible use of AI
  • Guiding educators to identify content in the Australian Curriculum that contributes to students learning about how AI works and its applications
  • Connecting educators to a range of resources that have been developed to support teaching students about the concepts, skills and general capabilities necessary to understand and effectively use applications of AI or design future AI systems
  • Encouraging students and teachers to critically evaluate the broader impact of AI on society and reflect on ethical considerations.

11:30 am

  • Assessments – How can we safeguard against plagiarism? Should we be trying?
  • What policies can we implement to ensure that there is a safe and responsible use of AI?
  • Are we in danger of losing the human interaction and guidance that only teachers can provide?
  • How best can we prepare the students for a post-school world?
  • Should values and character education form a greater part of the curriculum?
  • Addressing access issues. How do we ensure that there is equity in accessing AI tools for all students and schools?
  • How do we ensure that teachers are fully up to speed on platforms and emerging technology?

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

  • Future workforce needs are changing rapidly and unevenly, based on each discipline’s risk appetite and technical comfort level
  • Frequently measure and respond to cognitive landscape influenced by AI
  • ​​Psychosocial risk must now be managed from exposure to both AI and social media
  • We should not be concerned with the frontier of artificial ‘general’ intelligence for many years

1:40 pm

  • St Hilda’s is developing its capacity to responsibly manage and leverage data, to generate invaluable insights that not only save teachers considerable time but also ensure every student’s progress is understood and supported with appropriate intervention
  • Discover how St Hilda’s leverages elements of Microsoft Fabric and Azure Open AI to deliver deeply personalised insights into every student

2:00 pm

  • Challenges faced and how we have overcome them
  • Effectively working with the students for improved outcomes
  • Teacher feedback from using AI in lesson plans
  • Envisioning the next 5 years in AI education

2:30 pm

  • Building student competency, ensuring AI literacy is integrated into digital learning.
  • Implementing privacy and data protection measures, ensuring compliance with WA’s AI Assurance Framework.
  • Guiding appropriate AI tool selection, ensuring educators and students use AI responsibly and effectively.

3:00 pm

Afternoon tea

3:30 pm

  • Improving students’ capability and understanding of the benefits and risks of Generative AI
  • Aligning AI use with data protection and privacy policies. Ensuring compliance, transparency and equitable access for all students
  • Embedding a culture of critical thinking around AI use, where both staff and students actively question fairness and accuracy
  • Fostering collaboration among teachers, students and parents to promote ethical AI integration

4:00 pm

  • A systematic approach to AI adoption
  • Where are we headed with AI in schools?
  • Capacity building the school community
  • AI in the curriculum
  • Addressing inequity

4:30 pm

End of the AI in Education Conference

Pricing

Packages Price
Package (One Day)$1095+GST
Packages Price
Package (One Day)$2295+GST
Virtual Pass$795+GST

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when & where

21 Aug 2025

Pan Pacific Perth
207 Adelaide Terrace,
Perth WA 6000
(08) 9224 7777

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