Deakin College Annual Conference

2025 Conference

Deakin College, in collaboration with Deakin University and proudly supported by Bupa, will host the 2025 Annual Conference, themed “Sustaining Excellence: Adapting, Innovating and Thriving in Times of Change” in August 2025.

The conference will offer staff a valuable opportunity to engage with senior leaders and peers across education and industry as we explore how to maintain academic and professional excellence in an ever-evolving environment.

Date: Friday 15 August 2025
Time: 9:30 AM
Venue: Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne

Featured Speakers:

• Jessica Vanderlelie – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Deakin University
• Farhan Faruqui – Chief Financial Officer, ANZ
• Marcia Devlin – CEO, Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
• Allie Clemans – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education, Monash University
• Ashok Mysore – Vice Chair, Australia India Business Council
• Shanal Uduwana – Academic Counselor, DIS–Study Abroad (Denmark)

Deakin College Organising Committee:

• Jonathon Pura, Academic Director
• Mary Georges, Student and Academic Services Manager
• Danielle Shevlin, Senior Marketing and Admissions Manager
• Piper O’Dowd, Student Learning Advisor
• Ioannis (Yianni) Vassiliou, Student Learning Advisor
• Kate Nicholson, Academic Coordinator, Foundation Program
• Michelle Chamberlain, Student & Academic Services Officer (Specialist)

Please direct queries to Jonathon Pura:  jonathon.pura@deakin.edu.au

Previous conference flyers

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020 (online conference)
• 2019