Speakers

Anthony Laye

The right mindset, and the ability to connect with people is the answer to hearing YES more often, in all areas.​

In a world that is constantly distracting us and fighting for our attention, being a better leader, influencer and communicator requires a unique edge. Anthony's mission is to inspire that in you by demonstrating the importance of becoming a conscious communicator.

Anthony brings energy, excitement and interaction to the experience, this not only helps with remembering the lessons I share, it also makes for a fun and engaged session.

When you start to communicate consciously you'll find yourself being happier and more productive,  Being a conscious communicator is your secret to standing out from the crowd, and being part of the top 1%.

Lynne Schinella

Lynne Schinella is a business speaker, MC/facilitator, and speaker coach who works with individuals and organisations to help them connect with influence and respect.

A published author and the creator of the RIPE Personality Profiling System, Lynne has helped thousands of people understand their strengths and weaknesses by recognising themselves as an Apple, Mango, Lime or Banana. Using her unique ‘Fruit profiling’ methodology, she also helps her audience understand different behavioural types so they can create an engaged and productive workforce and a culture of trust, empathy, and respect for diversity.

Thorough, professional yet practical and down to earth, Lynne Schinella helps people and teams work more effectively together.

Julie Cross

Julie Cross, by her own admission, is not your “run-of-the-mill professional speaker”. In fact, Julie jokes that she prefers the title “passionate speaker”, and that’s what makes her so memorable, and her presentations so incredibly powerful and life-changing.

An experienced speaker with 17 years under her belt empowering, educating, energising and entertaining people (and some of the world’s biggest corporate brands) the country over, Julie has an innate ability to connect with her audiences. She’s not all about reciting clichéd quotes and retelling ‘same-old, same-old’ stories.

Julie believes in the power of authenticity, of telling it how it is, of sharing her own journey and being both brave and vulnerable at the same time, which leaves a longlasting impression on those fortunate enough to experience one of her shows.

While she’s committed to entertaining her audiences and making them laugh, Julie is all about the end result and ensuring audience leave with very real tips, tools and insights they can apply to their careers, businesses and personal lives.

Ashley Hurrell

Ashley Hurrell is the acting Director, Integrity Branch at the Department of Education and Training (the department).  The Integrity Branch offers school and corporate staff training, advice and support on managing integrity risks and issues; investigates possible fraud and corruption and measures the department’s integrity performance. Ashley has worked with the department for over four years, having previously worked as a public servant at the federal level and held management positions at the Fair Work Ombudsman.  

June Weir

June has worked for many years in the Department (more than she cares to admit) however in that time she has had wonderful opportunities for professional learning in the areas of leadership - people and conflict management.  
She is currently Registrar of the Merit Protection/Disciplinary Appeals Boards (the Boards) and the Independent Office for School Dispute Resolution(IOSDR) so she spend most of her working day embedded in conflict.  

This role has given June an incredible insight into how conflicts start, and where perhaps they could have been avoided. The Boards are set up to determine an outcome of a grievance and the IOSDR to resolve a dispute – two very unique workplaces, similar but different.
 

Tania Rann

  Tania Rann, Program Change Manager – Tania has been leading the eduPay transformation for two years. She has over 20 years’ experience designing creative solutions to complex business problems, including 16 years of Change Management. Through stakeholder engagement, communications, support documentation & business readiness activities - she empowers teams to do their roles effectively – before, during and after the change. Tania is passionate about setting people up for success and loves working closely with all Business Managers in our regular working groups.

Rick Gervasoni

  Rick Gervasoni commenced as a Technical Leadership Coach (TLC) with the Victorian Schools Building Authority(VSBA) in July 2018, after over 30 years in schools, regional and central roles. During this period Rick has been Principal at Ballarat Secondary College and Lakeview Senior College. He is currently the Manager of the School Asset Leadership Team at the VSBA.  
The School Asset Leadership Team and TLCs specifically support and advise school leaders to build capability in asset management to make informed decisions about the school’s assets. This includes delivering the Bricks and Mortar professional development program as well as hands on, one on one practical support. TLCs also support schools develop their Asset Management Plans (AMPs) at the commencement of major capital works. The TLC role also provides advice on school facing policy and initiatives being developed and implemented by the VSBA. TLCs are working with AIMS trainers in delivering face to face training to support the rollout of AIMS to schools in 2022.

Vicki Perry

Vicki Perry commenced as a Technical Leadership Coach with the Victorian Schools Building Authority in April 2021, after 21 years as a school Business Manager. During this period Vicki supported Deakin University in delivering the Graduate Certificate of Education Business Leadership and completed the Master of Education (Leadership and Management).
TLCs help build the capability of school leaders in asset management and provide support to enable them to make informed decisions about the school’s assets. This includes delivering the Bricks and Mortar professional development program as well as hands on, day to day practical support. TLCs are working with AIMS trainers to implement the rollout of AIMS to schools in 2022.