# Event Details - **Event Name**: WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26 - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 am – Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: Empowering educators with cutting-edge technology to transform learning, inspire students, and shape the future of education.About this EventThe WA Education Summit returns in 2026 for its seventh year, bringing together school leaders, IT managers and educators from across Western Australia and beyond for a day of insight, collaboration and future-focused thinking.This year’s theme, From Digital Risk to Resilience: Navigating Threats and Building Stronger Schools, explores how education communities can confidently adopt technology and AI while strengthening digital safety, governance and resilience. As schools face increasing cyber risks and rapid technological change, the Summit provides practical guidance to help education leaders respond with clarity and confidence.Held at Optus Stadium, the event features keynote presentations from Yasmin London, a global expert in digital safety and resilience, and Dawid Naude, founder of Pathfindr and a leading voice on artificial intelligence. The day will also include a locknote session from Chris Tanti, offering powerful insights into leadership and navigating change.Attendees will hear real-world case studies from schools, engage with leading education technology partners, and connect with peers from across the sector. Your registration includes morning tea, lunch and post-event networking drinks, making the Summit a valuable opportunity to learn, connect and shape the future of education.Agenda?: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AMRegistrations Open?: 08:30 AM - 08:40 AMIntroductions and HousekeepingHost: SOLUTIONS IT & TRENT RAYInfo: Trent Ray is an experienced educator and digital learning specialist with more than 17 years in Victorian schools. Co-Founder of the Cyber Safety Project and Director of Collective Education Australia, he helps schools build safe digital cultures and empower students online.?: 08:40 AM - 08:45 AMWelcome To CountryHost: Joseph Banks Secondary CollegeInfo: Students from Joseph Banks Secondary College perform the Welcome to Country.?: 08:45 AM - 09:45 AMReimagining Education: Every student with a tutor, every teacher with supportHost: DAWID NAUDEInfo: Dawid is one of the country's foremost AI innovators, educators and implementers. With his infectious energy, he is renowned for converting cautious AI onlookers into confident champions. Imagine every student supported by a personal tutor and every teacher by an AI assistant. In this engaging keynote, Dawid explores how AI can transform education — personalising learning, reducing teacher workload and helping schools unlock the full potential of every learner.?: 09:45 AM - 10:45 AMFrom Digital Risk to Resilience: Building Stronger, Safer SchoolsHost: YASMIN LONDONInfo: Yasmin is a leading expert in digital resilience, leadership and education, and the founder and CEO of First Movers Co. — a consultancy that helps people build the skills and knowledge to thrive in a tech shaped world. Digital environments are reshaping how students form relationships and experience harm. In this keynote, Yasmin explores emerging threats — from cyberbullying among girls to image-based abuse and deepfakes — and shares practical insights to help school leaders strengthen digital safeguarding and build safer communities.?: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AMMorning Tea?: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PMIT Management: Using AI to Understand Community Sentiment and Drive Enrolment Host: TAMJID AIJAZI, Australian Islamic CollegeInfo: Schools are seeking better ways to understand and improve community experience. This session explores how AI-driven sentiment analysis and integrated systems provide real-time visibility into parent and student interactions, helping schools identify gaps and respond proactively. Using examples from AIC, Tamjid shows how improved sentiment strengthened trust, increased reenrolments, and supported campus growth, with practical strategies applicable across any school environment.?: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PMLeadership: Leading Difficult Conversations in SchoolsHost: KELLY SMITH, PACE LeadershipInfo: Strong leadership requires confidence to lead clear, respectful performance conversations. In this practical session, Kelly introduces a simple structure to help school leaders address underperformance, including expectations around professional technology use. Through examples, participants learn how to maintain accountability while preserving trust and psychological safety.?: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PMTeaching and Learning: Design Smarter Lessons with Canva MagicHost: JO MUIRHEAD, CanvaInfo: In an evolving digital world, educators help students build confidence, resilience and safe online habits. In this practical workshop, Jo explores Canva’s Magic tools and how they support teaching, learning and classroom creativity. Participants will design engaging resources, experiment with Code for Me and create student-led activities that strengthen digital literacy, critical thinking and responsible technology use. ?: 12:20 PM - 01:05 PMIT Management: Managing Macs Securely at ScaleHost: Brennan Godfrey, Solutions IT | Patrick Lawrence, AppleInfo: As Mac adoption grows in schools, IT teams must deploy, manage and secure devices efficiently. This session explores modern device management approaches that enable zero-touch deployment, automated policy enforcement and consistent security. Learn how to maintain control, enforce compliance, protect student and staff data, and reduce manual workload across your environment.?: 12:20 PM - 01:05 PMLeadership Case Study: The Personalised AI TutorHost: ROB BARUGH, Hale SchoolInfo: Many schools are experimenting with AI, but what happens when an assistant truly understands each student’s learning context? In this session, Rob shares how Hale School developed Hale-GPT using Azure OpenAI, integrating student data to create personalised study support. He will also explore the guardrails and monitoring systems used to ensure AI supports learning responsibly.?: 12:20 PM - 01:05 PMTeaching and Learning: It Happened At Home....Now It’s a Classroom ProblemHost: TRENT RAY & REBECCA MARTIN, Cyber Safety ProjectInfo: Teachers are increasingly responding to complex digital incidents across platforms and beyond school hours. In this practical workshop, Bec and Trent explore real scenarios — including cyberbullying, image sharing and AI-enabled abuse — helping educators respond confidently and develop a simple response tool for their school.?: 01:05 PM - 02:10 PMLunch?: 02:10 PM - 02:55 PMIT Management: Safeguarding Student Privacy and Data in a Connected WorldHost: ADAM SAUL, NetskopeInfo: As K–12 schools across WA expand digital ecosystems, cybersecurity risks grow. AI tools, IoT and BYOD add value but increase exposure. This session explores protecting student safety, securing PII, and meeting compliance while maintaining experience—plus practical ways to mitigate threats and build strong digital citizenship.?: 02:10 PM - 02:55 PMLeadership: Host: PAUL REID, Next LearningInfo: Paul Reid shares how school leaders can adopt AI safely and purposefully. Drawing on global work with GEMS Education and experience across WA schools, this session shows how leaders can move beyond hype, fear and one-off pilots. It explores governance, staff capability and learning design, offering practical strategies, guiding questions and and an implementation lens to begin or scale AI adoption.?: 02:10 PM - 02:55 PMThe Science of Teacher ResilienceHost: STUART MCKENZIE, Resilient Safe OrganisationsInfo: As schools adopt AI and digital tools, teacher demands are intensifying. Stuart reframes resilience as a system responsibility using the PR6 model: Vision, Composure, Reasoning, Health, Collaboration and Tenacity. It explores how pressures build across these domains and offers practical strategies to reduce load, strengthen capacity and design school environments that support staff wellbeing and sustainable performance.?: 02:55 PM - 03:35 PMMindset Under PressureHost: CHRIS TANTIInfo: Chris is a former commercial deep sea diver and a mindset, leadership and resilience global motivational speaker.  Perth-based Chris Tanti built his career as a deep-sea commercial diver, spending more than 1,000 days in saturation chambers and helping complete Australia’s deepest commercial dive. Today he shares powerful lessons on resilience, mindset under pressure and leadership in high-risk environments.?: 03:35 PM - 03:50 PMPrize Draw?: 03:50 PM - 05:00 PMNetworking Drinks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/burswood/wa-education-summit-2026-waes26/100001985118720531 - **Event Categories**: business, workshops, meetups, health-wellness, art, fine-arts, magic-show, artificial-intelligence, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - door_time: 2026-07-27T23:30:00Z - Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes - Location: River View Rooms at Optus Stadium - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 390.5, max: 390.5, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Burswood - **state**: WA - **country**: Australia - **location**: River View Rooms at Optus Stadium - **lat**: -31.9511454 - **long**: 115.8891022 - **full address**: River View Rooms at Optus Stadium, 333 Victoria Park Drive, Burswood, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/292d202331fdd22924425b197815b6472a4c5e1eb6a65fa57ccdd9182d39083b-rimg-w1200-h600-dc18191b-gmir.jpg?v=1781074557 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26 being held? - **A:** WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26 takes place on Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 08:00 am to Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 04:30 pm at River View Rooms at Optus Stadium, 333 Victoria Park Drive, Burswood, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26? - **A:** WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26 is organized by Solutions IT. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** WA Education Summit 2026 #WAES26 is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Burswood, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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