meetup
AU
AWS Imagine Education & ANZ Launch of Kiro for Students
education
Description
AI isn't coming to education, it's already reshaping how institutions teach, research, and operate. The question isn't whether to act, but how to move from scattered experiments to institutional transformation.
Imagine Education: Intelligence in Action brings together Australia's most senior higher-education, TAFE, K–12 and EdTech leaders for an exclusive half-day of real-world case studies, strategic conversation, and hands-on methodology — all hosted at AWS Sydney by Kim Majerus, Vice-President, Global Education and Local Government, AWS.
Be among the first in ANZ to witness the official launch of Kiro for Students — our AI-powered development environment designed to help the next generation of builders learn by doing. This is your first look at how we're putting AI directly into the hands of the students who will shape what comes next.
It's also where the institutions already deploying AI at scale share the playbook — the architecture decisions, the governance models, the culture shifts — so you can compress years of trial-and-error into an afternoon.
Who Should Attend
- Senior Academic & Digital Leaders — DVCs Academic, PVCs Teaching & Learning, PVCs Digital Futures, CIOs/CTOs
- Research Leaders — Research Directors, Research Computing leads, HDR supervisors, and academics leading large-scale data/AI research
- Learning & Teaching Innovators — Directors of Learning & Teaching, Learning Designers, Academic Developers, Heads of School, and K–12 teachers experimenting with AI in curriculum, assessment, and student support
- EdTech Founders & Leaders — CEOs, CTOs, and Product leaders at education technology companies building AI-powered tools for teaching, learning, and student success
Agenda
2026-10-28 12:00 – 13:00
Networking Lunch break
2026-10-28 13:00 – 13:30
Keynote Address & ANZ Launch of Kiro for Students businesstalk
2026-10-28 13:35 – 14:00
Kiro, Live businesstalk
2026-10-28 14:20 – 14:45
Replacing the 20-Year-Old LMS with an AI-Native Learning Engine — Madgwick in Action businesstalk
2026-10-28 14:45 – 15:10
From Concept to Campus-Wide: How Deakin's AI Factory Builds and Scales AI Solutions businesstalk
2026-10-28 15:10 – 15:35
From Pilot to Platform: How Monash University Scaled ATLAS on AWS businesstalk
2026-10-28 15:50 – 16:35
Interactive Session: Culture of Innovation & Working Backwards handsonworkshop
2026-10-28 16:35 – 17:30
Networking & Close meetup
Speakers
Kim Marjerus
Vice-President, Global Education and Local Government, AWS
Philippe Gabert
Senior Solutions Architect, AWS
Dave Hearne
Director of Systems & Solutions at Deakin University
Iman Avazpour
Senior Manager, AI Development at Deakin University
Aaron Driver
Chief AI Officer at University of New England
Tyler Pedersen-Hor
Technical Leader at Monash University
Joel Moore
Monash Univeristy, Senior Lecturer and Lead for the ATLAS Project
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