Relearning Work

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Peita Davis is the Director of Skills, Education & Research at the Business Council of Australia, where she leads skills and education reform for Australia's 130+ largest employers, building partnerships that align learning systems with real labour market needs. Peita's career journey is fascinating - from an aspiring journalist, to backpacking as a teenager through the Middle East, and then spending over a d...

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Jeffrey Moss is a venture capitalist turned education entrepreneur solving what he calls "the broken system" of college recruiting. Celebrating 10 years since founding Parker Dewey which is revolutionising how students and employers connect - through short-term paid projects that let companies and candidates test each other out before making bigger commitments. The results speak for themselves: while the US colle...

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Dr. Ed Clark, Educator is a Technology Executive and Student Advocate. He is currently Chief Information Officer for the California State University system – the largest university system in the United States, spanning 23 campuses, 50K+ staff and nearly half a million students. At the beginning of 2025, CSU and OpenAI partnered to launch the largest deployment of AI in higher education, integrating AI across both its curri...

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 Dr Martin Betts is the co-founder of HEDx and one of the most influential voices in global higher education transformation. Martin brings over 40 years of academic and senior leadership experience, including roles as Deputy Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Executive Dean of STEM disciplines at universities across UK, Asia and Australia. He now works as an academic advisor and visiting professor to universities and compan...

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Ray Fleming is a strategic advisor in education, former senior leader in Microsoft and Google, and recently founder of AI consultancy Stratentia where he is a transformation catalyst - helping businesses make sense of AI and actually use it to get things done. Ray is always challenging conventional thinking about tech transformation. During a recent keynote at the Future Skills Organisation's National Forum, he highli...

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Dr. Mallory Dwinal-Palisch is an educator, Rhodes Scholar, and trailblazing education entrepreneur redefining how America trains its workforce. She began her career as a classroom teacher before co-founding Oxford Day Academy, an experiential learning charter school in California. Inspired by the power of real-world learning, she went on to co-found Reach University—the first regionally accredited university in the U.S. to...

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Ryan Craig is an investor, author, and education change agent. He's Managing Director at Achieve Partners, co-founder of Apprenticeships for America, and the sharp pen behind the bi-weekly Gap Letter. His trilogy of books—College Disrupted, A New U, and, most recently, Apprentice Nation—has made him the go-to voice for “earn-while-you-learn” pathways that out-perform ever more expensive degrees. I met Ryan at this yea...

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Craig Robertson is the founding CEO of the Victorian Skills Authority and one of Australia’s most influential voices in vocational education reform. With over 30 years of leadership across government roles in school funding, employment services, and vocational education and training, Craig has dedicated his career to modernizing Australia’s skills system. He previously served as CEO of TAFE Directors Australia and now lead...

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Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc is a trailblazer in American higher education and the former president of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), where he led one of the most remarkable transformations in the sector—growing the institution from a struggling regional college with 2,800 students into one of the largest universities in the U.S., serving over 250,000 learners. A first-generation college student who grew up in poverty, P...

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Dr. Paul J. LeBlanc is a trailblazer in American higher education and the former president of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), where he led one of the most remarkable transformations in the sector—growing the institution from a struggling regional college with 2,800 students into one of the largest universities in the U.S., serving over 250,000 learners. A first-generation college student who grew up in poverty, P...

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Professor Jessica Vanderlelie is Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic at Deakin University, steering the Education and Employability outcomes across more than 60 000 learners. She is an Australian Learning & Teaching Fellow and led the national “Re-visioning Alumni Engagement for Graduate Success” program. In 2016 she became the inaugural Innovative Research Universities Vice-Chancellors’ Fellow, coordinating seven universi...

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Professor Sherman Young is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Vice-President at RMIT University, where he steers the entire student journey from enrolment to graduation for more than 91K students. A multimedia entrepreneur, turned scholar and now higher education change agent, Sherman has spent the past two decades in universities, exploring how technology reshapes culture. Sherman is a sought-after voice on AI’s impac...

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Today I'm joined by Siobhan O'Sullivan, a leader at the intersection of technology, business growth, and talent development. She's currently the Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Computer Society, which represents almost 50K members of Australia's technology community, across industry, government and education. Her influence extends beyond the ACS, as she also serves on a number of Advisory Boar...

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In today's episode of ReLearning Work, we’re excited to introduce Professor Steven Warburton, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education Innovation at the University of Newcastle in Australia, where he leads a large portfolio spanning academic development, employability and careers and, quality enhancement. For over 25yrs, Steven has spearheaded transformative learning initiatives across universities in the UK, New Zealand, an...

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Today I’m very excited to have on the show Steve Knight - a renowned Journalist, Communications Professor, and Edtech Entrepreneur. For over 35 years, Steve has been perfecting the art of communications, from his career as a Broadcast Presenter & Journalist on BBC TV and the Discovery Channel, to teaching Business Communications at INSEAD, coaching Executives and Board Members to becoming effective communicators, and r...

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Chris Long is a serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of the Elev8 group of companies that specialise in Workforce consulting and technologies, helping global organisations attract, retain and nurture their talent to unleash their full potential. He's been recognised as one of the Top100 HR Influencers globally, and a sought after speaker about workforce transformation at major conferences. He brings over 20 years ex...

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Sally Browner is an educator, business leader and education change maker. She was recently appointed Director of Digital at the Future Skills Organisation, working on Australia's national digital skills agenda, to bridge the massive digital skills gap. Sally's no stranger to big and ambitious undertakings, before this she helped to establish the groundbreaking NSW Institute of Applied Technology Digital, a 108M i...

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Professor John Dewar AO has been a leader in the university sector for over 20 years. He recently served as Interim Vice-Chancellor at the University of Wollongong, following 12 years at La Trobe University, where he steered the institution through the challenges of COVID. John’s transformational leadership saw La Trobe’s global ranking soar from #350 in 2011 to #251 by 2023, alongside major improvements in academic, resea...

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Patrick Kidd OBE OAM, is helping to equip Australia's workforce with the most important and in-demand skills. As CEO of the Future Skills Organisation, one of the Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Councils focused on Vocational Education, he is fast tracking innovative training solutions to support the Finance, Technology and Business sectors. Patrick served in the UK and Australian military for 30 years, before re...