Conference Presentations and Keynotes

Bring the experience and perspective of GCI to your next conference, leadership day or professional learning event.

GCI's senior leaders are experienced, engaging and in-demand presenters who have spoken at major education conferences across Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Asia and the United States. They bring the deep expertise, genuine warmth and practical insight that comes from decades of working alongside educators and leaders.

Our presenting team includes published authors, peer-reviewed researchers and specialist practitioners whose work spans coaching, leadership development, mentoring, instructional leadership, professional dialogue and organisational culture. The team includes Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh, GCI Consulting Professor, who is a globally recognised scholar and practitioner in the field of coaching.

Ben Calleja, Debbie Lowe & Av Swami
Chris Munro & Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Claudia Owad

TOPICS OUR PRESENTERS SPEAK TO

Coaching as a way of leading and building a coaching culture in schools
The power of everyday conversations to shape school culture and learning
Instructional coaching and improving classroom practice
Mentoring in education — moving beyond telling to truly developing others
Coaching for student agency, wellbeing and leadership
Strategic planning and supporting coherent implementation
Teacher and leader wellbeing
Emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness
Using AI responsibly in coaching and professional practice

Past Conference engagements include

Keynotes and workshops at

IPPA Conference (Brisbane)
AATE/ALEA Conference (Hobart)
CoachUp (Bangkok)
Thailand Festival of Education (Bangkok)
EdInspire (Singapore)
ACAMIS Spring Leadership Conference (Guangzhou)
China Festival of Education (Shanghai)
Lead to Succeed Summit (Bangkok)
AITSL HALT National Summit
ACEL National Conference
NSW Department of Education Secondary Deputy Principals Association Conference
NSW Department of Education Growing Great Leaders Conference
New Zealand Coaching in Education Symposium (Auckland)
EMCC Global Provider Summit
Festival of Education (Wellington College, England)
ASCD/ISTE Annual Conference
Teaching Leading Coaching Conference (US)

GCI has also sponsored and exhibited at numerous major international conferences, contributing to the global conversation about coaching in education over more than two decades.

Our presenters, on stage

What conference organisers can expect

Presenters with genuine expertise, real-world experience and the ability to engage diverse audiences
Content grounded in current research and immediately applicable in educational settings
Flexible formats from keynote to interactive workshop to hands-on masterclass
The credibility of GCI's 20-plus year track record and its global network of researchers and practitioners

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Planning a conference or professional learning event?

Whether you're seeking a keynote for a large-scale conference, a workshop for your professional learning event, a masterclass to deepen practice or something more, we'd love to be part of it.

To find out more, contact us at events@growthcoaching.com.au

The research and thinking our keynotes are built on, plus what we are working on next.