2017 - University Workforce of the Future - Global Perspectives

Day 1 – Tuesday 2 May

Challenges facing universities – Australia

Speaker: Professor Andrew Vann – Vice-Chancellor and President, Charles Sturt University (Aus)

Bargaining developments and trends: Australia, New Zealand and UK

Speakers:
Peter Raymond – Workplace Relations Consultant, AHEIA (Aus)
Steve Wragg – Manager, Employment Law and Employment Relations, Victoria University of Wellington (NZ)
Helen Fairfoul – Chief Executive, UCEA (UK)

Challenges facing universities: UK and Canada

Speakers:
Professor Stuart Corbridge – Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University (UK)
Dr Thomas Chase – Provost and Vice-President (Academic), University of Regina (Can)

Bargaining developments and trends: Canada and USA

Speakers:
Nancy Sullivan – Field Officer, Faculty Bargaining Services (Can)
Dr Daniel Julius – Provost and Senior Vice President, New Jersey City University (USA)

Contingent academic employment

Speakers:
Professor Leo Goedegebuure – Director, LH Martin Institute (Aus)
Professor Angela Hildyard – Senior Advisor to the President, University of Toronto and Professor of Higher Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (Can)
Amy Norton – Senior Policy Officer, Higher Education Funding Council for England (UK)

Governance and unions

Speaker: Dr Thomas Chase – Provost and Vice-President (Academic), University of Regina (Can)

Day 2 – Wednesday 3 May

The university workforce of the future

Speakers:
William Locke (Keynote) – Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education, University College London (UK)
Professor Brigid Heywood – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Tasmania (Aus)

Academic pathways

Speakers:
Professor Leo Goedegebuure – Director, LH Martin Institute (Aus)
Susan Shutter – Pro Vice-Chancellor, Director of Human Resources, Regent’s University London (UK)
James Butler – Director, Faculty Bargaining Services (Can)

Measuring, managing and rewarding performance

Speakers:
Professor Stuart Corbridge – Vice-Chancellor and Warden, Durham University (UK)
Professor Alastair Burt – Executive Dean, Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide (Aus)

Work Experience in Higher Education: Assessing the Legal Risks in Australia, Canada and the UK

Speaker: Professor Andrew Stewart – Professor of Law, University of Adelaide (Aus)

Being a global university – Perspectives from a VC and an HRD

Speakers:
Professor Steve Chapman – Vice-Chancellor and President, Edith Cowan University (Aus)
Indi Seehra – HR Director, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK)