Professor Elizabeth Deane has an extensive academic career spanning over 30 years' in the higher education sector, including in executive and governance positions in the public and private parts of the sector. Professor Deane was the Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Australian National University from 2008 until 2012. Following this, she held the position of Professor, Director, Learning and Teaching and Dean at the University of Western Sydney (online) between 2013 and 2015. Professor Deane is engaged in supporting higher education private providers as a consultant and among other roles, is currently an independent member of governance bodies with the Australian Institute of Higher Education and CIC Higher Education. As a higher education consultant, Professor Deane has undertaken a number of independent reviews in the higher education sector for TEQSA, universities and private higher education providers, and has been engaged as a quality assurance and educational discipline reviewer in Australia and internationally.

Professor Elizabeth Deane has an extensive academic career spanning over 30 years' in the higher education sector, including in executive and governance positions in the public and private parts of the sector. Professor Deane was the Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Australian National University from 2008 until 2012. Following this, she held the position of Professor, Director, Learning and Teaching and Dean at the University of Western Sydney (online) between 2013 and 2015. Professor Deane is engaged in supporting higher education private providers as a consultant and among other roles, is currently an independent member of governance bodies with the Australian Institute of Higher Education and CIC Higher Education. As a higher education consultant, Professor Deane has undertaken a number of independent reviews in the higher education sector for TEQSA, universities and private higher education providers, and has been engaged as a quality assurance and educational discipline reviewer in Australia and internationally.

Adrian is an internationally recognised executive development specialist, strategic consultant and marketing academic. He is Professor of Marketing Emeritus at UNSW Business School, Director of Payne & Frow Advisory and Visiting Professor of Marketing at Cranfield University UK. His former industry positions include roles as a Chief Executive and senior appointments in corporate planning and marketing.

Adrian has a special interest in using executive education to help organisations implement their business strategy. As a consultant and educator he has designed and managed many successful executive development programs working with leading companies including: Accenture, Aon, Barclays Bank, British Telecom, British Airways, Cable & Wireless, Ericsson, Experian, Guardian, IBM, Hewlett Packard, HSBC, KPMG, Legal & General, Linklaters, Lloyds TSB Bank, London Electricity, Mercedes-Benz, Nokia, Oracle, PwC, QANTAS, Rolls-Royce, Royal Mail, Royal Trust Bank, St George Bank, SAS, Standard Chartered Bank, Unisys and Zurich Financial Services.

He has made over 200 presentations and keynote addresses at firm seminars and conferences around the world. He has also lectured at many leading educational institutions around the world including INSEAD, IMD, London Business School, Northwestern University, Darden School University of Virginia, and Oxford University and Cambridge Universitiy.

He is an authority on Relationship Marketing, CRM and Marketing Planning and is an author of fifteen books and numerous journal articles on these topics. He has won many awards: 2011 Winner of Best Professor in Marketing Management Award, Asia Chief Marketing Officers Organisation; 2015 Winner Sheth Foundation/Journal of Marketing Award - the top award for a long-term contribution to the field of marketing; 2017 Winner ANZMAC Distinguished Researcher Award, and 2020 Winner ANZMAC/AMJ Industry Relevance Award for article making the most significant contribution to advancement of the practice of marketing.

His highly cited pragmatic research has resulted in over 30,000 Google Scholar citations. The 2020 Stanford University study of eminent world scholars ranks Adrian in the Global Top 2%. His work on CRM is ranked #2 out of 317 and on Co-creation #2 out of 205 Top Global Scholars. He has been admitted to membership of the following professional bodies: Fellow, Institute of Directors, UK; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Marketing; Fellow, Australian Marketing Institute; and Fellow, Royal Society of Arts.

Mr Edward Slade is the Managing Director and founder of Schoolhouse Solutions, a consultancy and corporate finance firm focused on the education sector. He was previously a Managing Director of CLSA Ltd, a leading investment bank headquartered in Hong Kong, and has a career of over 30 years in Finance with groups such as Flemings, BZW, Credit Suisse and ABN Amro Rothschild. He has a BA and an MA in Modern Languages and Philosophy from Oxford University. Mr Slade began advising education groups in 2005 when he raised equity for Raffles Education, a leading Singapore-based higher education provider. Since 2013 he has focused primarily on advising education groups, and has advised China Maple Leaf Educational Systems, Crimson Education, News Corp, Brookes Education, Matrix Education, Australian Homestay Network, Australian Institute of Business, IU University of Applied Sciences.

Abbey Danson is an accomplished professional in the field of education, currently serving as the Director of Education at ICAT (Institute of Creative and Applied Technology). With a strong background in both Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education, Abbey has spent the past 10 years contributing to the advancement of education in various academic leadership roles. Abbey is also the co-chair of ICAT's Teaching and Learning Committee and a member of the Grade Release Committee. Abbey has also chaired Course Advisory & Review Committees for ICAT's development of programs.

Abbey's passion for education and her desire to create transformative learning experiences have driven her to challenge traditional forms of education and develop innovative and inspiring programs. She firmly believes that education should be a dynamic and interactive process that empowers students to thrive in their chosen fields.