EDUtech 2025 has returned to Sydney, where it all started 14 years ago, bringing together leading educators for a dynamic opening day of the conference and exhibition.
EDUtech 2025 is taking place on 11 and 12 June at the International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney.
NSW Government Parliamentary Secretary for Trade and Small Business, Ms Emily Suvaal, noted in her opening address that EDUtech 2025 presented the perfect platform for sharing innovation.
“Innovation transforms the way we teach and learn,” she said.
She noted that online learning has surged in the past decade, with growth set to continue, in an era of global learners.
“In NSW, we welcome more international students that any other State or Territory,” she said.
Ms Suvaal said the NSW Innovation Blueprint 2035, released earlier this year, is designed to give NSW the leading edge to attract talent.
“The future of education is being shaped right here,” she said.
Keynote speaker Mr Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy, returned to the stage for his second consecutive address at EDUtech.
Speaking about the rise and reach of AI, Mr Khan noted that the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to two researchers for developing an AI algorithm that solved the 50-year protein structure prediction challenge.
“We’re definitely living in a science fiction book,” Mr Khan said, as he told the audience about the origins of Khan Academy and new innovations in the pipeline, including Khan Academy Classroom, a tool which will “take the cognitive load off the teacher”.
The exhibition floor was a lively space on Day 1, with Google for Education’s session on NotebookLM for leaders, presented by Mr Luke Starczak, Digital Education Coach for the Department for Education, SA, spilling out of the lecture space.
Day 1 concluded with a sold-out gala dinner, with a group of 18 visiting principals from Papua New Guinea among the guests.
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