Lectures

Specialises in early childhood and nature-based learning, with more than 30 years’ experience. A long-standing ECA collaborator.

Former Gapminder analyst. Turns complex global data into clear, actionable insight so organisations can decide from a fact-based worldview.

Leads national strategy for pedagogy and practice after more than 30 years in academia, research and sector leadership.

Award-winning author and one of Australia’s leaders in Indigenous rights; co-led the Voice referendum campaign.

Researcher, consultant, writer and advocate. Part of the team that revised the ECA Code of Ethics.

More than 30 years leading and advocating for quality early childhood education and care; led the Colloquia on Leadership and Ethics facilitator team.

Over 40 years across early childhood settings in regional Victoria and Melbourne. Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2022.

First executive director of The Ethics Centre; began his working life on Groote Eylandt. Made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2013.

A teacher of young children and a university teacher for over 40 years. Researches high-quality early education as a route to equitable outcomes.

A proud Gomeroi woman with degrees in education and theology. Researches Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school leaders and leadership.

Director of Educational Design and Innovation, with over 200 publications. Named an Australian field leader in education research in 2024.

More than 70 peer-reviewed articles on how young children learn, play and flourish in contemporary digital societies.