HEPQN 23rd National Conference 2026 and Launch of COLLEGIA
The Higher Education Provider Quality Network (HEPQN) is pleased to announce the final program for its 23rd National Conference, on the theme of Reform and Renewal.
Over two days, sector leaders, regulators and institutions will consider how providers can assure learning across the Higher Education Standards Framework, how governance must be reframed in light of the 2026 HESF amendments, and how the sector can respond to the challenges of artificial intelligence, with students at the centre throughout.
Speakers include
- Professor Barney Glover AO, Chief Commissioner, Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC)
- Professor Kerri-Lee Krause, Chief Commissioner, TEQSA
- Ms Michelle Clark, Assistant Secretary, Higher Education Gender-Based Violence Regulator
- Ms Jen Bahen, Executive Director, Regulatory Operations, TEQSA
- Professor John Loxton, Emeritus Professor Geoff Scott, Professor Hilary Winchester and Josh Pienaar, Chairs of Academic Boards Forum
- Professor Malcolm Coulson, Vice-Chancellor, Avondale University
Launch of COLLEGIA
COLLEGIA: Journal of Higher Education Quality and Innovation, HEPQN’s open access journal, will be launched on Day Two during the panel “AI, Integrity and Renewal” at 2:40 pm on Thursday 26 November.
Conference details
- Dates: Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November 2026
- Venue: Monash Conference Centre, Level 7, 30 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, and online via Zoom
- Program: Download the full conference program (PDF)
Registration
Please share the program with friends and colleagues across the sector. We look forward to seeing you there.