Associate Professor Julienne Smith is Director of the Griffith Entrepreneurship Centre. Her scholarship focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation, with particular attention to inclusive innovation across complex and uncertain ecosystems, including disaster management contexts. Her work is grounded in engaged scholarship and partnership, bringing together research, education, industry, government, and community stakeholders to address real-world challenges. Prior to her current role, Julienne was the Program Outcomes Director in the Griffith Business School. In this role, she led program-level design, evaluation, and enhancement, with a strong focus on career development learning, graduate capabilities, and employability outcomes. Across her leadership, teaching, and research, Julienne is committed to translating evidence into practice and to creating learning environments that are inclusive, relevant, and connected to contemporary learners, communities and industry partners.

Professor Caroline Rueckert is Dean, Student Experience and Employability at Griffith University, where she leads whole-of-institution strategies to embed equity, inclusion, and career readiness across the student experience. She brings over 10 years of senior leadership experience in higher education, including roles as Director, Student Success at QUT and Program Director for First Year Initiatives at the University of British Columbia. Caroline has led large-scale, cross-institutional initiatives focused on student retention, engagement, and employability. Her work centres on co-creating educational ecosystems that connect students, staff, and communities through shared purpose, mutual learning, and collective responsibility. A long-time advocate for partnership-driven approaches, Caroline is committed to fostering ethical, place-based, and socially responsive education that supports more just and sustainable futures.

Dr Wender Lemos Martins is a Professional Teaching Fellow at the University of Auckland Business School, where he teaches Design Thinking and leads postgraduate capstone consulting courses in Strategy and Innovation for MBA and MBM students. His teaching is grounded in applied, experiential learning and a strong focus on feedback, reflection, and skill development. Working across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, he supports students in building confidence, professional judgement, and communication capability, preparing them to create meaningful impact for client organisations as well as wider societal and sustainability contexts.

Faiza Majid is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Banking and Finance at UNSW Business School. She completed her PhD in Finance from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in 2019. She has been active educator for over ten years. She specialises in education of corporate finance courses across both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. With a passion for impactful and inclusive teaching, she has led the redesign and redevelopment of several core finance courses at UNSW, collaborating closely with educational designers and industry professionals to create authentic assessments that enhance students’ employability skills and connect financial theory to real-world applications. In 2023, she was awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in recognition of sustained educational excellence and leadership. She continuously strives to enhance the student learning experience through innovation, evidence-based practice, and empathy.

Dr Katherine Fernandez is a Learning and Teaching Advisor at La Trobe University and a Biochemistry Educator‑Researcher at Monash University. She leads and supports curriculum design, assessment enhancement, and evidence‑informed pedagogical practice. Drawing on extensive experience teaching undergraduate Bio/Chemistry, she advances the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning through education research focused on case‑ and context‑based learning, flipped learning design, and students’ biochemical literacy. Integrating disciplinary and pedagogical expertise she designs engaging, concept‑rich learning experiences that elevate student learning and curriculum quality.

Jinqi is a Senior Interdisciplinary Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Education within Interdisciplinary and Engaged Learning, Division of Curriculum Futures at the University of Sydney. She collaborates with industry, community, and government partners to design and deliver interdisciplinary Industry and Community Projects for students across all faculties. Her teaching focuses on leading senior student teams to address authentic industry challenges and develop innovative, socially responsive solutions. Her research spans diversity in education, international and intercultural learning, interdisciplinary pedagogy, and Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) education. She works with practice based methodologies, including collaborative ethnography and participatory action research, to investigate how students navigate cultural, disciplinary, and professional differences in collaborative learning environments.

Diogo Casanova is Vice-Rector for Innovation, Quality and Digital Transformation at Universidade Aberta (Portugal) and holds a PhD in Multimedia in Education. He developed a significant part of his academic career in the UK, working as a researcher and later as a faculty member. Between 2018 and 2020, he served as an Associate Professor of Education (Online Learning and Quality), leading two institution-wide projects supporting the transition from campus-based provision to distance and blended learning models. His research focuses on quality assurance and assessment in distance education and learning spaces design. He publishes in peer-reviewed journals, serves as a reviewer for leading international educational technology journals, and has extensive experience supervising and examining academic work in online learning design, learning analytics, and new media. His work has received international recognition, including award nominations. He is a member of the National Council for Pedagogical innovation, within the Artificial Intelligence interest group.

Ms Mariyam Nazviya is a Graduate Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne, where she is undertaking a PhD examining how young adults conceptualise the value of higher education. Her research focuses on exploring the interplay between perceived benefits and costs of higher education, with particular attention to how subjective student perceptions shape student experience and well-being in contemporary higher education contexts. Her broader research interests include student experience, motivation, mental well-being, internationalisation, and higher education policy. She brings over 12 years of experience in the Maldivian higher education sector, with roles spanning teaching, academic coordination, and student administration/services. She has held leadership positions including Director of Policy and International Relations, Deputy Registrar, Senior Lecturer, and Lecturer. Her professional experience includes managing teaching and learning processes, overseeing student enrolment and records, and leading student services functions. She has also been involved in international research collaborations and projects with partner institutions. Mariyam has also contributed to institutional development through work in policy design and implementation, quality assurance, accreditation and international partnerships, including supporting the delivery and quality oversight of transnational education programmes and contributing to governance processes within the institution.

I am a Registered Nurse, Bioscience Lecturer and PhD candidate. I have been teaching at universities for over 25 years and am passionate about teaching and enthusiastic about my nursing profession. I fully embrace the constructivist teaching approach and like designing creative ways to transmit knowledge and enable the students to teach each other. I want the students to enjoy learning, to feel secure enough in a nurturing environment to ask questions and share their own knowledge and expertise and to bring out the best in each of them. I offer a variety of activities that cater for the different learning styles, such as kinaesthetic experiences with puzzle kits, role plays, experiments, prosections and Virtual reality (VR). My research interests are the use of VR simulation in nurse education, especially teaching complex skills, anatomy and physiology. I have been implementing VR into the curriculum for three years and have gained valuable insights into its benefits and challenges.

Dr Sidrah Asif is an early‑career researcher and academic with over a decade of teaching and professional experience across Australia and Asia. Her research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Human Resource Management, leadership, and gender equity, with a strong emphasis on women’s workplace experiences. She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate Management and HRM units at the University of Canberra, including offshore programs in China and Hong Kong, where she integrates theory with practical, experiential learning. Her current interdisciplinary projects include studying the impact of mindfulness training on working couples and leading an ACT Government–funded initiative supporting immigrant women entrepreneurs to scale their small businesses. Before moving to Australia, she worked in HR roles in Pakistan’s public and private sectors, including the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan and a private hospital. She began her career as a counsellor supporting victims of domestic abuse and later completed her PhD in Management at the University of Canberra.

Dr Gee Chong Ling is a Senior Lecturer in the Education‑Focused stream at UNSW, Sydney, dedicated to enhancing student learning through innovative teaching and curriculum design. He champions active, collaborative learning and integrates technology with evidence‑based pedagogy to create inclusive, engaging experiences. A strong advocate for student‑staff partnerships, Gee works closely with students to co‑design meaningful learning opportunities and drive positive change. He has led initiatives that improve teaching quality and support academic development, while also mentoring colleagues and contributing to projects that advance educational practice. His work fosters a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and lifelong learning.

Teong Jin is a media producer at the National University of Singapore, supporting educational media and learning technology. The role includes horizon scanning of AI pedagogy tools, exploring AI-media tools for university use cases, and collaborating with instructors on instructional content production. His work focuses on AI-augmented educational media and media-enhanced learning.

Dr Mark Gan is an Associate Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) and a Resident Fellow at Helix House. As an academic developer, he has been involved in a wide variety of initiatives and programmes to enhance professional development of staff within faculties, schools and beyond. Some of the key programmes include the Development of a Teaching Portfolio for growth and promotion purposes, a teacher mentorship programme, setting up of Learning Communities and the Affiliates Programme on Educational leadership. His research interests lie in the areas of feedback and assessment, reflective practice and the impact of academic development work on teaching quality.

Sie Wee is Head of the Education Media Technology Team at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology, National University of Singapore. A distinguished NUS alumnus and Lean Six Sigma–certified professional, he is an ERASMUS+ scholar to Sorbonne University. His work spans instructional technology, educational leadership, AI and media learning technology, and he is a recipient of the 2023 National Day Awards Commendation Medal.

Julie McIntosh is a teaching‑focused academic and the Deputy Head of School (Teaching and Learning) in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland. Drawing on her earlier career as a research scientist, she brings real‑world scientific experience into the classroom to enrich learning and help students deeply understand both scientific concepts and the process of scientific inquiry.Her current academic work centres on teaching and learning initiatives that enhance student engagement—both in the classroom and through the use of technologies such as GenAI. She designs learning activities that include authentic laboratory experiences and has recently focused on supporting the development of key student capabilities needed in a GenAI‑capable world.

Suzanne Reid is a Teaching Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where she teaches human biology and genetics. She is passionate about sharing the wonder and complexity of cell biology with students, and her teaching is strongly informed by an extensive background in biomedical research. Suzanne previously spent over a decade as a postdoctoral scientist, using genetic and molecular approaches to advance understanding of Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s diseases across a range of model systems, including cell culture, C. elegans, transgenic sheep, and human patient samples. Her current focus is on teaching and learning in higher education, with particular interest in how students learn human cell biology and genetics in large undergraduate courses.