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TOGETHER TOWARDS TOMORROW 

STEAM Futures Conference 2026

A one-day conference where teachers and students design the future of learning together through AI, partnerships, and real projects.

21st August 2026

Viewbank College

Date

Venue

This years theme:

Intelligent Futures: How AI is Transforming Education and Careers

Keynote

A voice from the frontier

Leon Furze 2

Author, consultant and PhD candidate

Leon Furze, PhD is a best selling author and consultant with over fifteen years' experience in secondary and tertiary education. His PhD focused on the implications of Generative Artificial Intelligence for teachers. 

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has continued to disrupt many industries, including education. Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, education providers have been coming to terms with increasingly capable, multimodal GenAI like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. This session explores the practical and ethical implications of GenAI in education, and how we might adjust our teaching and learning to remain valid in the face of the technology. 

Agenda

Agenda

21st August

9:00 - 9:50

Keynote Speaker - Leon Furze

9:50 - 10:20

Platinum Keynotes 

10:30 - 11:25

Session 1 - Students and Teachers Workshops

11:30 - 12:25

Session 2 - Workshops and Student Panel

1:25 - 2:20

Session 3 - Students and Teachers Workshops

2:30 - 3:30

Session 4 - Workshops and Educator Panel

Pricing

Get early bird pricing now - ending midnight 15th June

Teacher only

$210/person

Teacher + Student

$190+$60/student

Students must attend with a teacher

Pre-service teachers

$65/person

The Venue

Viewbank College,

Warren Road, Rosanna

How to Get Here

517 Bus (Christine St / Rutherford Rd)

Hurstbridge line (Rosanna Station then 517)

Limited Parking Available

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"...I loved the focus on collaboration and how students were actively involved and leading their learning. It was a refreshing and motivating day that gave me plenty to take back to the classroom."

- Sonali Pendurkar, VCE Chemistry Teacher at Beacon Schools Hindi Initiative

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