Presentations

October 2024- "Guidelines for the Implementation of a Comprehensive Internationalization Process", guest lecturerOnline Diploma on the Management of Higher Education Internationalization, UNESCO-International Association of Universities, Latin America & Gulf/Middle East, 16 & 18 October 2024

October 2024 - "Turning the Tide: Insights and Strategies to Overcome International Student Recruitment Challenges", panel speaker, The IC Café webinar, 15 October 2024 

September 2024 - "University strategies for global engagement: What’s changed since the pandemic?", panel speaker, online, 2024 European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference, Toulouse, France, 18 September 2024

July 2024 - "TNE futures: Diversification or distraction?", chair & speaker, panel session, The PIE Live Asia-Pacific, Gold Coast, 30 July 2024

July 2024 - "Failing forward: Lessons learned from unsuccessful TNE ventures", panel speaker, International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Transnational Education Forum 2024, Melbourne, 26 July 2024

July 2024 - The life-shaping power of intled, Experiences of International Education podcast with Fabrizio Trifiro, 25 July 2024

May 2024 - Is debacle too strong a term, or not strong enough? International student recruitment caps in Australia, Think Education podcast with Christopher Hill and Judith Lamie, 23 May 2024

March 2024 - "Exploring the different models of education partnership between Australia and Vietnam", panel speaker, Vietnam Australia Higher Education Cooperation Forum (Australian Government Department of Education & Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training), Canberra, 08 March 2024

February 2024 - "Diversification: Digital and offshore opportunities", panel chair, International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) National Symposium 2024, 02 February 2024

February 2024 - "Making partnerships productive", panel speaker, Australian Education Management Group (AEMG) Education annual Hand-in-Hand Workshop - New World Order: China Partnerships in a post-pandemic world, 01 February 2024

November 2023 - "Higher Education Engagement with China: Strategies, Challenges, and Prospects", panel speaker, Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Town Hall session, online, 02 November 2023

September 2023 - 2023 European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • "Developing a Strategic Internationalisation Plan: First Steps to Success" - co-trainer, half-day workshop, 26 September 2023
  • "From deficiencies to duality: Connecting with academic staff and disciplinary contexts through strategic change" - speaker, panel session, 28 September 2023
September 2023 - Round Table on International Student Experience, co-chair, 2023 CSHE National Symposium on Students, staff and the future human face of higher education, University of Melbourne, 14 September 2023

September 2023 - "Guidelines to Implement a Comprehensive Internationalization Process", guest lecturerOnline Diploma on the Management of Higher Education Internationalization, UNESCO-International Association of Universities, Latin America, 12 & 14 September 2023

July 2023 - "Global campuses: What now, what next?", panel speaker, 2023 International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) TNE Forum, Melbourne, 27 July 2023

June 2023 - 2023 British Columbia International Education Week, Victoria, Canada:
  • "One Year Later: EAIE’s Fundamentals of Building a Strategic Internationalization Plan – Follow-up EAIE Workshop", co-trainer, 25 June 2023
  • "EAIE Workshop: The Fundamentals of Building a Strategic Internationalization Plan", co-trainer, 28-29 June 2023
May 2023 - International Voices - Douglas Proctor, Think Education podcast with Christopher Hill and Judith Lamie, 05 May 2023

March 2023 - "Global universities & the challenges of Asia-Pacific market presence", presentation, 2023 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 15 March 2023

March 2023 - "European aspirations for innovation and resilience", panel chair and speaker, 2023 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference, Bangkok, Thailand , 16 March 2023

November 2022 - "Global outlook: how to align student and staff expectations in a tech-rich future", soapbox presentation, Future of Learning conference, Swinburne University of Technology, 30 November 2022

November 2022 - "What now for higher education internationalisation in Australia?", research seminar discussant, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education (Melbourne CSHE), 18 November 2022

November 2022 - "The International travel conundrum: APAC responses to climate action in teaching and research" (Asking the Right Questions on Climate), panel speaker, QS Higher Ed Summit APAC, Jakarta, Indonesia, 08 November 2022

September 2022 - "Developing a strategic internationalisation plan: first steps to success", co-trainer, half-day workshop, 2022 European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference, Barcelona, Spain, 13 September 2022

July 2022 - opening keynote speaker, Exploring Boundaries of Global Citizenship conference, Vietnam, 29 July 2022

July 2022 - "Internationalisation: are Australian universities only interested in the money?", seminar, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education (Melbourne CSHE) Issues and Ideas in Higher Education seminar series, 20 July 2022 [recording available]

June 2022 - "Developing a Strategic Internationalisation Plan: Mastering the Fundamentals", co-trainer, two-day European Association for International Education (EAIE) workshop, 2022 British Columbia International Education Week, Whistler, Canada, 28-29 June 2022

June 2022 - 2022 NAFSA Conference, Denver, USA:
  • "A Primer for Global Operations", half-day workshop facilitator, 01 June 2022
  • "The Role of the Senior International Officer (SIO) in Advancing Campus Engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)", open meeting facilitator, NAFSA International Education Leadership Knowledge Community, 02 June 2022
May 2022 - "What's new? What's missing? Ways to improve engagement and recruitment of  international students in the post-pandemic world", panel speaker, Future HE conference, Australia, 10 May 2022

March 2022 - "Equity and Inclusion in International Education: New Possibilities and Challenges", panel chair and speaker, 2022 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference, Vancouver, Canada 

February 2022 - NAFSA Diversity and Internationalization Summit 2022, breakout facilitator

December 2021 - "The roles of international offices in institutional internationalisation", guest lecture, MA in International Higher Education Management, University of Bath, UK, 02 December 2021

November 2021 - "Leadership and Strategic Disruption in Higher Education", panel speaker, Corporate Disruptors Forum, 12 November 2021

November 2021 - "Reshaping international strategy for a post-pandemic world", panel speaker, UK ENIC annual conference, 04 November 2021

October 2021 - "Country spotlight: China", panel speaker, The PIE Live: Student Journey, 18-22 October 2021

September 2021 - 2021 EAIE Community Exchange:
  • "They live in a different world: getting academic and administrative staff engaged in internationalisation together", panel speaker
  • "Spotlight on: stakeholder engagement", panel speaker
  • "Best career advice ever: how to make smart choices in your professional life", campfire moderator

September 2021 - "Diversity in the Workplace", panel speaker, Intercultural Development Global Insights webinar, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, University College Dublin, 24 September 2021

August 2021 - "What Australia can learn from Ireland on international education", in conversation with Claire Field, 'What now? What next? Insights into Australia's tertiary education sector' podcast, 16 August 2021

August 2021 - "Bridging the Divide: How to Navigate Career Development Opportunities in Scholar-Practitioner Spaces", panel speaker, IEAA Mid-Winter Researchers' Seminar 2021, Australia

June 2021 - "Thought Leader Dialogue with Ireland and New Zealand", panel speaker, British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE) summer conference 2021, Canada

June 2021 - "Directors' Voices: Challenges and Plans for the New Recruitment Year", speaker, The IC Café webinar, 15 June 2021

June 2021 - "Future-Proof International Education: Successful Leadership for the Next Decade", panel speaker, NAFSA Symposium on Leadership 2021, USA

May 2021 - "Embedding Diverse Cultural Perspectives", session chair, UCD Intercultural Learning Symposium 2021

April 2021 - University College Dublin Global Partnerships Forum, session host:

  • The Architecture of International Collaboration: Multilateralism in support of global partnerships
  • Hot Topics in Global Partnerships
  • Mobility in the Balance
  • Engaging the Wider University in Global Partnerships


March 2021 - "TNE: Building Resilient Partnerships", panel speaker. The PIE Live: TNE & Tech, UK

March 2021 - "Leading Campus Internationalization during COVID-19: Case studies of Canada and Ireland", presentation, EURIE 2021 – Eurasia Higher Education Summit, Turkey

February 2021 - 2021 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Conference, USA

  • SIO leadership in Ireland – Protecting the Warm Irish Welcome in the Face of Adversity
  • From Knee-Jerk Response to Policy Change: Effective Operations During a Pandemic and Beyond


November 2020 - "Crossroads of International Education: Leadership and Innovation in a New Era", live debate with Dr Mike Woolf, hosted by Abroadia & moderated by Dr Anthony Ogden, Gateway International Group, 18 November 2020

October 2020 - EAIE 2020 Community Exchange, session moderator:

  • Spotlight on: Student Mobility, 14 October 2020
  • Spotlight on: Staff Engagement and Support, 15 October 2020
  • Spotlight on: European Programmes, 16 October 2020


October 2020 - "How did Ireland get it so right?", interviewee and speaker, Irish Universities Association Q&A Huddle, The PIE Live, 06 October 2020

August 2020 - “Directing responsible and sustainable global HE development through leading by example", panel speaker, SGroup European Universities Network Think Tank Academy, 31 August 2020

July 2020 - "Re-imagining Global Education: Implications for Leadership", speaker, Global Leadership League Chatbox session, 22 July 2020

July 2020 - "Sustainability in globalisation of universities: innovation, implementation, impact!", panel speaker, The IC Café webinar, 14 July 2020

June 2020 - "The International Education Leadership Voice: Actor, Advocate, and Academic", online presentation, 2020 NAFSA eConnection, 10 June 2020

May 2020 - "Faculty motivations in international education: In conversation with Elspeth Jones", webcast, 11 May 2020

April 2020 - "Placing care at the centre of COVID-19 responses", EAIE Community Moment Webcast in conversation with Laura Rumbley, 3 April 2020

March 2020 - 2020 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference, Vancouver, Canada [conference deferred to 2021 due to COVID-19]

  • Challenging casual colonialism: New reflections on international office business models (accepted session proposal)
  • Engaging and integrating faculty and staff for strategic internationalization (accepted session proposal)


February 2020 - EAIE values Ignite presentation, European Association for International Education (EAIE) Joint Leadership Meeting, Barcelona, Spain

October 2019 - "Dealing with diversity: Strategies & resources for teaching & hosting international students", seminar, National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland

October 2019 - 2019 Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Perth, Australia:

  • Data for change – using data to recruit, promote and persuade (presentation)
  • Amplifying the Influence of Women in International Education – Challenges and Strategies for Aspiring Leaders (presentation)


October 2019 - "Leading the Way for International Education Research", panel speaker, International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Research Summit 2019, Perth, Australia

September 2019 - "Inclusive internationalisation strategies", panel speaker, EU-China Higher Education Platform for Cooperation and Exchange (HEPCE), organised by the European University Association (EUA) and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), University of Helsinki, Finland

September 2019 - 2019 European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference, Helsinki, Finland:

  • Academics and the EAIE: What's in it for them? (campfire session)
  • The EAIE Barometer: ‘Signposts of success’ and ‘Money matters’ (presentation)
  • Looking back, looking forward: supporting the next generation of international education leaders to find their voice (presentation)


May 2019 - “Mobilities, cooperation and competition in a globalised Higher Education”, panel speaker, 2019 Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Global Higher Education and Research workshop, Ireland

April 2019 - "Engaging All Students with Internationalisation", UCD Global Insights Workshop delivered with Emerita Prof Elspeth Jones, Ireland

March 2019 - "Effectively leveraging TNE relationships across borders", presentation, 2019 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

February 2019 - "Supervising the Modern Doctorate in a Global University", panel speaker, 2019 UCD Research Supervisor Support and Development Symposium, Ireland

January 2019 - 2019 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Conference, San Francisco, USA:

  • Transatlantic Trajectories: Comparing Survey Data on Internationalization in Europe and the U.S." (presentation)
  • Quantity over purpose? Rethinking internationalization: the link between International and Careers Offices (presentation)

November 2018 - "Best Practice in Engaging with China", UCD Global Insights Seminar, Ireland

October 2018 - "Academic staff and international engagement: Motivations and drivers in Australian higher education & reflections for Ireland", UCD Global Insights Seminar, Ireland

October 2018 - "Next generation professionals: Australian leadership in international education abroad", presentation, 2018 Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Sydney, Australia

October 2018 - "Emerging Research from the Sector", session chair, 2018 International Research Roundtable, International Education Association of Australia, Sydney, Australia

September 2018 - 2018 European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference, Geneva, Switzerland:

  • "Strategy and Management presents: Looking outward, focusing inward" (presentation)
  • "The innovation imperative for global engagement strategies" (presentation)


September 2018 - "Building Resilience Though Multi-Dimensional Partnerships - UCD & University of Edinburgh", ICEF Higher Education Partnership Forum, Geneva, Switzerland

June 2018 - 2018 WES-CIHE Summer Institute, Boston College Center for International Higher Education, Boston, USA

  • "New perspectives on internationalization research: Making way for the next generation" (workshop presentation)
  • "Inclusive Internationalization in Practice" (panel discussion)


June 2018 - "International Faculty - New reflections on what it means to be a migrant academic", presentation with Dr Namrata Rao (Liverpool Hope University) & Dr Anesa Hosein (University of Surrey), UCD Global Week 2018, Dublin, Ireland

May 2018 - "Enhancing the Experience & Outcomes of (International) Doctoral Students", presentation, UCD Graduate Studies lunchtime seminar, Dublin, Ireland

April 2018 - "Stories from the Road - Irish Organisations' Experiences in the Asia Pacific", panel session, Enterprise Ireland Routes to Growth Asia Pacific Conference 2018, Dublin, Ireland

March 2018 - "Next Generation Perspectives on Internationalisation: Siberia, Between Centre and Periphery", presentation, 2018 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference, Singapore

March 2018 - CHEI PhD Research Seminar, Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy

  • "New perspectives on internationalisation research: Making way for the next generation"
  • "Internationalisation in a national context: Reflections on Australia and Ireland"


February 2018 - "New Politics, Paradigms, Possibilities: US and European Internationalization in Turbulent Times", presentation, 2018 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Conference, Washington DC, USA

December 2017 - "Internationalisation - A Driver of Quality in Irish HE", Chair & facilitator for morning session, Higher Education Authority (HEA) and Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) Joint Conference, Dublin, Ireland

September 2017 - "Strategic international partnerships: where cultures collide", World Cafe presentation, 2017 European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference, Seville, Spain

February 2017 - 2017 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Conference, Washington DC, USA:

  •  Navigating the boundaries between different national approaches to internationalization (presentation)
  • Focus on the Senior International Officer as scholar: How and where to publish your research (presentation)

November 2016 - "Academic staff and international engagement: motivations and drivers in Australian higher education", PhD completion seminar, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne, Australia

February 2016 - 2016 Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Conference, Montreal, Canada:

  • Internationalization and faculty engagement: Comparative perspectives and grounded approaches to best practices from Canada, Australia and the U.S.A. (presentation)
  • New research on internationalization: moving from theory to practice (presentation)
  • Internationalizing Australian Higher Education: The Next Agenda (presentation) 


February 2016 - "Internationalization data and performance indicators: What do we know? What do we need to know? What is possible for us to know?", presentation, 2016 Universities Canada Annual Meeting of International Liaison Officers (ILOs), Montreal, Canada

November 2015 - "Using Data and Research to Support International Education: An Australian Perspective", panel discussion, 2015 QS Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (QS-APPLE) Conference, Melbourne, Australia

November 2015 - "In what ways has internationalization shaped academic work? A perspective from Australia", presentation, 2015 Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, Denver, USA

October 2015 - 
2015 Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Adelaide, Australia:

  • Using data to shape responsible internationalisation strategies: lessons learned from Canadian universities" (presentation and session chair)
  • Trends in International Education Research 2011-2014: What Does the Data Tell Us? (poster)


October 2015 - "Where are we heading? International education in 2025", closing panel, 2015 International Research Roundtable, International Education Research Network, Adelaide, Australia

July 2015 - "Networking and Collaboration" & "Making Connections", presentations, 2015 International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Mid-Winter Researchers Seminar, Melbourne, Australia

October 2014 - IEAA Research Roundtable 2014: Transnational Research Collaboration, rapporteur on Cultural and Communication Challenges, Brisbane, Australia

September 2014 - "Waking the giant - the role of academics in the next era of internationalisation", presentation, 2014 European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference, Prague, Czech Republic

July 2014 - "Networking and Collaboration in International Education Research", presentation, 2014 International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) Mid-Winter Researchers Seminar, Melbourne, Australia

October 2012 - “International Relations: Developing People and Partnership Engagement Frameworks For Your Institution”, workshop facilitator, 2012 Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Melbourne, Australia

April 2012 - “More than Friends: Developing Strategic and Sustainable Partnerships”, presentation, 2012 Conference of the Americas on International Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

October 2011 - “International relations: through people and partnerships”, workshop 
facilitator, 2011 Australian International Education Conference (AIEC), Adelaide, Australia

March 2011 - “International priority partnerships: a brave new world?”, workshop presentation, 2011 Going Global conference, Hong Kong

October 2010 - “Recruitment and beyond: A discussion on current Australian trends in international education”, presentation, 2010 Conference of the Americas on International Education/Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) conference, Calgary, Canada


April 2010 - 
2010 Asia Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) conference, Gold Coast, Australia:

  • International relations: the hidden face of Australia’s success in international education (presentation)
  • Priority international partnerships: the story so far…” (presentation)
  • The Global Financial Crisis: Impact on International Education Mobility (panel session)