The PIE Live Asia Pacific goes back to the Gold Coast, Australia, and this year we are welcoming the conference location at HOTA: Home of the Arts, in Internet user’s Paradise, which includes an independent cinema and theatre, with some movie-themed sessions and hit speakers.The PIE Live Asia Pacific takes place on 28-29 July 2026– with our bespoke K-12 event, The PIE High, starting a day earlier on 27 July 2026. Julian Hill’s hot seat Q&A will be box office Julian Hill MP
, Australia’s assistant minister for multicultural affairs and worldwide trainees is unquestionably a significant draw for the conference this year, as he takes the hot spot with The PIE CEO Amy Baker for a live Q&A. Australian plot twists continue with visa walkings and a new funding system for higher education, so what next for this epic legend? Malaysia is Asia Both The PIE and APAIE will be holding conferences in Kuala Lumpur next March
as the world focuses on Malaysia’s increase as a higher education center. We are delighted to invite Azlinda binti Azman, director general of higher education to The PIE phase as we get a sneak peek of how worldwide universities, industry and skill are choosing Malaysia as tactical partner for an Asian-centred world. Across the uni-verse: exploring multi-university designs, branch campuses and alliances Multi-university school designs and cross-border collabs are ending up being all the
rage as institutions progressively seek to team up instead of compete in crucial markets. Australia was an earlier leader in this movement so we will be signing in with some TNE explorers to see how this particular franchise is playing out. Aotearoa New Zealand: Rebuilding with purpose– a feel-good story of recovery and renewal Education New Zealand CEO, David Downs will be speaking at the conference in among his very first looks considering that
starting the function. The Kiwi story is a feel-good hit that is getting worldwide attention. From new post-study work visas to transparent data on representatives, we will be unpacking the ENZ independent approach that is restoring the country’s appeal more powerful than ever. Shout out to the University of Wellington and Otago Polytechnic Auckland International School as best supporting stars at the conference. Back to the future: Exploring the important things AI can’t replace SEEK investments were early backers of IDP and Crimson Education and managing director Josh Nester will be offering a deeply personal keynote reflecting on the transformative power of international
education and the distinctively human abilities built through global experiences that are our biggest competitive advantage.We likewise have a big-screen edtech display with insights from leading specialists consisting of Kerstin Schofer, director, global and digital education development at the University of Technology Sydney. Huge chance in little China We have actually put together the sector’s leading experts to unload China’s
10-fold boost in TNE activity; the Northern Metropolitan area higher education hub development in Hong Kong’s Greater Bay location; and Taiwan’s increase in the rankings and semi-conductor scholarships. Overlook China’s development at your hazard, as global partnerships are leading of an aspiration to grow TNE participants from 800,000 to eight million trainees. It’s a wonderful life: can global trainees still pay for Australia?Blocked accounts could be a game-changer for the compliance problem, and we are consumed. At this year’s conference we will be checking out how better money management can help restore trust in the sector. John Crutchley, CEO of MIST will be explaining how
huge brands like Navitas and LaTrobe University are accepting blocked account and fund confirmation services to make trainees more compliant– and Matthew Noble, assistant secretary, short-lived visas branch from the Department of Home Affairs, Australia will be responding to concerns on visa cost walkings and what function finance plays in determining real trainees. One flew over the cuckoo’s nest– a chaotic test with Kahoot!We’ve teamed up with Kahoot! and Experience Gold Coast to produce another live test format that will shock and thrill. If London was anything to pass, then expect utter mayhem, competitive spirit and the mass mispronunciation of names. It’s only a little bit of enjoyable, however you still want to win! Come and win some prizes as we put Kahoot! on a movie theater sized screen for the very first time. Capture me if you can: agent regulation, compliance and threat Trust and compliance are crucial themes at all our occasions at the minute, however just how much risk is being outsourced to agents and company in the admissions procedure? We will be talking about how to prosper in riskier recruitment markets and how bad actors can be hiding in plain sight. Seema Shah will be presenting the new Australian International Education Professional Association(AIECA) initiative and various worldwide representatives will be clarifying the best practices, and technology being utilized in other markets worldwide. One nation, social licence and tasks We can’t neglect the present soundtrack in our politics. We have actually put together some hard-hitting speakers that won’t pull any punches as we face reality and get fit for the fight! From media analyst Abul Rivzi on Australia’s goal to minimize net migration, to our panel on social licence, expect home truths and truth checks. We are even recreating Room 101 to assist colleagues therapeutically bin the bureaucracy. You can see the most current lineup here. Minimal tickets and speaker slots for the PIEx Power Up stage are still available for this event. If you would like to go to or speak, please visit our event page here for more details. We look forward to seeing you on the Gold Coast!
