CLEMS (Conference Links and Event Management Services)Keynote Speakers
ConnectED 2010 will feature prominent keynote speakers from around the globe. Recognized for their unique multi-disciplinary design education methods, keynotes will present on a range of design disciplines including engineering, multimedia, industrial design, architecture and fine arts. Please check regularly for updates as keynote speakers confirm their participation.
Gráinne Conole
Professor of E-Learning in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University in the UK-
Gráinne's research interests include the use, integration and evaluation of Information and Communication Technologies and e-learning and the impact of technologies on organisational change. She heads up a new research programme of activity within IET, ‘Learning in an Open World”. Two of her current areas of interest are how learning design can help in creating more engaging learning activities and on Open Educational Resources research. Updates on current research and reflections on e-learning research generally can be found on her blog www.e4innovation.com. She has lead on the creation of a new social networking site for facilitating the sharing and discussion of learning and teaching ideas and designs, cloudworks.ac.uk.
She has extensive research, development and project management experience across the educational and technical domains; funding sources have included the EU, HEFCE, ESRC, JISC and commercial sponsors). She serves on and chairs a number of national and international advisory boards, steering groups, committees and international conference programmes. She has published and presented over 300 conference proceedings, workshops and articles, including over 100 publications on a range of topics, including the use and evaluation of learning technologies. She is co-editor of the RoutledgeFalmer book ‘Contemporary perspectives on e-learning research’. 
Kees Dorst, Professor of Design and Associate Dean Research
Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney- Kees Dorst was trained as an Industrial Design Engineer at Delft University of Technology. He has worked as a product designer for various design firms and as a researcher, he has studied the ways in which designers work. Currently, he is Professor of Design and Associate Dean Research at the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building of the University of Technology, Sydney and a Senior Researcher in design studies at Eindhoven University of Technology. He has published numerous articles and four books – most recently the book ‘Design Expertise’ (2009), with Bryan Lawson.
Susan Finger, Director of Engineering Design Research Centre, Carnegie Mellon University, USA- Dr Finger is also affiliated with the School of Architecture and the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems. Susan received her B.A. in Astronomy and M.A. in Operations Research from the University of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. in Electric Power Systems through Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was the first program director for Design Theory and Methodology at the National Science Foundation. She is a founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Research in Engineering Design. Dr. Finger's research interests include collaborative learning in design, rapid prototyping, and integration of design and manufacturing concerns.
- Josephine Green
- Senior Director, Social Innovation, Phillips Design, The Netherlands
- Larry Leifer
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Design Division Director, Stanford Center for Design Research, USA
Roger Hadgraft, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
Director, Engineering Learning Unit, Melbourne School of Engineering- Roger Hadgraft is a civil engineer with more than 15 years involvement in improving engineering education. He has published many papers in the area, with a particular focus on problem/project-based learning (PBL) and the use of online learning technology to support student-directed learning. He was instrumental in introducing a project-based curriculum into civil engineering at Monash University, commencing in 1998, and at RMIT in civil, chemical and environmental engineering from 2002-6. Roger has consulted on PBL to universities both nationally and internationally. He has been a member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Executive since 2001 and was its 2008 President. He is the Director of the Engineering Learning Unit at the University of Melbourne where he assists in the introduction of the new Melbourne Model in engineering, supporting new project-based learning courses and new learning spaces and improving teaching quality across the Melbourne School of Engineering. He has also been involved in issues of sustainability for the last five years, introducing new undergraduate subjects and a Master’s program based on adult learning principles. He is one of two ALTC (Australian Learning and Teaching Council) Discipline Scholars for Engineering and Technology in 2009-10 and is involved in several ALTC projects. He has a particular interest in identifying graduate attributes for engineers, teaching them through authentic learning situations and the use of appropriate assessment tools. He chaired the 2009 international Research in Engineering Education Symposium.
- Kevin Murray
- Adjunct Professor, School of Art, RMIT University, Melbourne
- Alan Saunders
- Presenter, By Design Program, ABC Radio National, Sydney
- Cynthia E. Smith
- Curator of Design for the Other 90%, of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, USA
- Alec Tzannes
- Dean, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney