THE-ICE 16th IPoE Forum 2023
30th October – 1st November 2023
proudly hosted by William Angliss Institute
555 La Trobe St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Keynote Speakers and Panellists
Welcome & Official Opening
9:00am AEDT, Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Introduction and Welcome: Mr Chris Harris
Director Education, William Angliss Institute, Australia
Welcome: Dr Paul Whitelaw
Chair, THE-ICE Board of Directors, Australia
Keynote Address: Hon John Pandazopoulous
Chair, Board of Directors for Parks Victoria
Chair for Tourism Midwest Victoria, Australia
Plenary Panel: Industry Leaders in Conversation with Leaders of the Future
11:00am AEDT, Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Dr Paul Whitelaw
Chair, THE-ICE Board of Directors, Australia
Hon John Pandazopoulous
Chair, Board of Directors for Parks Victoria, Australia
Chair, Tourism Midwest Victoria, Australia
Ms Natalie O’Brien AM
Chief Executive, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
Ms Samantha Holden
Event Producer, Blu Event Productions, Australia
WAI Vocational Education and Training (VET) alumna, Diploma of Events Management
Mr Matthew Ng
Restaurant Manager, Akaiito Restaurant, and Otōto Bar and Eatery, Melbourne, Australia
WAI Higher Education alumnus, Bachelor of Culinary Management
Panel 2: The New Workplace: Workplace wellbeing and the working from home phenomenon
3:00pm AEDT, Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Associate Professor Richard Robinson
AQIRF Principal Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Australia
Ms Julia Truong
Creative Director, JT. Production Management, Australia
Mr Olly Bridge
Owner and Founder, Build a Bridge, Australia
Principal, Essentio Health, Australia
Ms Felicia Mariani
Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Tourism Industry Council, Australia
Welcome & Keynote Address
9:00am AEDT, Wednesday 1st November 2023
Introduction by Mr Chris Harris
Director Education, William Angliss Institute, Australia
Keynote Address: Professor Margaret Bearman
Research Professor, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Australia
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Panel 3: Evolving Technology, Robots, and Generative AI VS the Human Touch
9:30am AEDT, Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Professor Alison Morrison
Associate Dean (Research); Eminent Professor, William Angliss Institute, Australia
Professor Margaret Bearman
Research Professor, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University, Australia
Professor John Thangarajah
Professor in Artificial Intelligence, RMIT University, Australia
Panel 4: Actioning Sustainable Futures
11:30am AEDT, Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Associate Professor Simon Pawson
Associate Dean, Business and Hospitality Faculty, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School at Torrens University Australia, Australia
Dr Kelly Donati
Senior Lecturer & Course Coordinator, Bachelor of Food Studies / Master of Food Systems & Gastronomy, William Angliss Institute, Australia;
Chair, Sustain: The Australian Food Network, Australia
Professor Dr Oswin Maurer
Chair of Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Management, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Panel 5: Learning Anytime, Everywhere: evolving institutional models and industry needs
2:00pm AEDT, Wednesday 1st November 2023
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Associate Professor Melanie Williams
Associate Dean (Scholarship), William Angliss Institute, Australia
Dr Stuart Wiggins
Pro Vice-Chancellor Employability and Registrar, International College of Management Sydney (ICMS), Australia
Dr Jeanette Baird
Honorary Senior Fellow, LH Martin Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia
Former Executive Director, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), Australia
Professor Scott Richardson
Professor and Associate Dean Business, Torrens University Australia, Australia
THE-ICE Roundtable Workshop Series (RWS)
THE-ICE Research Grant Scheme (RGS) 2022 Presentation 1:
Best practices in the integration of leadership competencies into hospitality education.
1:30pm AEDT, Tuesday 31st October 2023
Dr Myla Medrano Loreto
Program Director and Assistant Professor of Communication, Dusit Thani College, Thailand
Mr Simon David Lloyd
Dean, International Hospitality Industry, Dusit Thani College, Thailand
THE-ICE Research Grant Scheme (RGS) 2022 Presentation 2:
Integrating Collaborative Online Interactive Learning experiences
2:00pm AEDT, Tuesday 31st October 2023
Dr Christopher Dutt
Assistant Professor and Programme Leader at Al Rayyan International University College (ARIU) in partnership with the University of Derby, Qatar
THE-ICE Strategic Alliance Partner Presentation
4:30pm AEDT, Tuesday 31st October 2023
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Mr Maxime Moise
Manager, Alliance Network, France
Chef, Institut Lyfe, France
i-graduate
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Listening Lunch Panel: THE-ICE Members’ Student Panel
1:00pm AEDT, Wednesday 1st November 2023
Ms Chloe Cadet
Certificate III in Commercial Cookery, William Angliss Institute, Australia
Ms Saskia Banks
Bachelor of Event Management, William Angliss Institute, Australia
Mr Sumedh Prabhu Jindal
Master of International Hotel Management, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Torrens University Australia, Australia
Ms Aishwarya Nair
Master of International Hotel Management, Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School, Torrens University Australia, Australia
