Keynote

10.00am-11.00am

Professor Maria Raciti
Director of the Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre, University of Sunshine Coast

Professor Maria Raciti is a social marketer who uses marketing tools and techniques to bring about social justice and behaviour change. Professor Raciti is a Director of the Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre, an Adjunct Fellow with the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education and was part of an Australian Government departmental taskforce assisting with the 2019 National Regional Rural and Remote Tertiary Education Strategy.

In this keynote, Professor Raciti will be presenting on widening participation in VUCA times - (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous).

Parallel session four

11.00-11.45am

Parallel session five

12.15-1.00pm

Keynote

2.00-3.00pm

In Conversation with Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott (OAM) is a Melbourne University alumni, Australian Paralympic gold medalist in two sports, 5-time Australian Open champion, radio host, television personality, keynote presenter and motivational speaker, entrepreneur, music festival owner, philanthropist, founder of Get Skilled Access and current Australian of the Year.

Growing up, Dylan didn't see any role models like himself in the public domain and has since dedicated himself to be that mainstream person who empowers Australians living with a disability. By using his profile and platform, Dylan's mission is to raise awareness of the incredible capacity of people with a disability and encourage the change in our communities and institutions to allow every individual to fulfill their potential.

In conversation with ACU Equity Pathway’s Jake Hardiman, Dylan will discuss his experiences in overcoming barriers in society, the driving forces behind his success and the role education has in creating a better future for people who experience marginalisation.