Michael Burgess (an ex-Chief Student Experience Officer) and Ray Fleming (a recovering tech protagonist) are running a pragmatic, future-focused workshop for university marketing teams and individuals, called “AI, Strategy, and the New Student Journey”. Open to attendees at HE FEST 25, and other interested individuals or teams.

Michael Burgess and Ray Fleming will tackle one of the Vice Chancellors’ day-one predictions, bringing high-energy strategies to the sector’s most disruptive challenges. Ray’s answer: “AI all the things.” Michael’s focus: meeting new student and market needs. When they meet in the middle, expect lively debate—and the chance to ask uncomfortable questions

Keynote at the FSO annual National Forum, which is the flagship industry engagement event for the Finance, Technology and Business sectors, bringing together tripartite senior leaders across the sector to share and co-design future solutions. The 2025 theme emphasises the necessity of a skills system aligned with industry requirements, achieved through enhanced collaboration among industry, the training sector, and governments.

I’m moderating a panel at the EDUtech AU 2025 Conference in Sydney. The panel is “Beyond theory: Practical solutions to Australia's skills gap through education, industry, and technology”, and has panellists from TAFE NSW, Business NSW, Workforce Transformations Australia and the Future Skills Organisation

Leading Through AI Disruption: Stability in Change

Members-only event

Ray will be delivering a keynote at the 2025 annual conference of AHEIA (The Australian Higher Education Industry Association) in Sydney on 22nd May 2025

Join me and the RockMouse Learning Labs team for a practical, no-hype walkthrough of what generative AI really is, how it works, and how you can start using it in L&D without needing to become a tech expert. In this live, hands-on webinar, we’ll explore real examples that show how AI can help lighten your workload, boost creativity, and personalise learning in ways that genuinely support your people.