ISANA ACTiveNSW | Nov 24 | Face-to-face

2022 ACTiveNSW Branch Conference including AGM

  • Date:  Thursday, 24 November
  • Time: 10am – 4.30pm AEDT | AGM @ 12pm (the AGM is for Members only and for those unable to attend,  will be streamed online via Zoom)
  • Venue: CQUniversity Sydney, 400 Kent Street, Level 2 room 2.12
  • Cost: ISANA Members no charge | Non Members $30
  • Registration for face-to-face: Online Registration Form
  • Registration for online AGM

Draft Program:

10am -12pm Teamworking and Leadership Skills – Post-Covid Challenges
12pm – 12.30pm AGM (the AGM is for ISANA Members only, your status is listed below.  This will also be streamed online via Zoom)
12.30pm – 1.30pm Networking Lunch
1.30pm – 3.30pm Panel discussion on current trends in international education
3.30pm –  4.30pm Happy Hour

 

AGM Documents:

Teamworking and Leadership Skills – Post-Covid Challenges

The workshop will cover stages of growth of a team, choosing the right leadership style for the right people, and techniques to adapt a culturally aware communication style.
Presenter: Kashif Chauhan

Kashif has worked within or owned businesses across the international education and not-for-profit sectors for over twenty-five years. He has led and assisted organisations through challenging times post-9/11 attacks, the Iraq war and post-Covid. He is a thoughtful leader and presenter having a passion for international education. He has lived and worked across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and the Australasian regions and has developed good insights about these education markets. Kashif has completed a post-graduate degree in Public Administration and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. He is a certified trainer and assessor and completed a graduate diploma in Direct and Digital Marketing and a certificate in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Panel discussion on current trends in international education

Join an expert panel discussion on current issues in the education industry rebound, focusing on student recruitment and support innovation, post-study work rights, PR pathways and implementation of the international education recovery strategy in practice.
Panellists:

Mr Usman Ali is a lawyer in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, and the High Court of Australia. Usman joined Parish Patience Lawyers in September 2012 and working with the firm for 10 years. Over the period of time, he has gained knowledge in immigration law as a result of his association with Parish Patience Immigration Lawyers. He has provided assistance to the firm including legal research in various immigration related matters including Student, Skilled, Protection, Partner, and Visitor, Parents, Citizenship and Ministerial appeals and Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

Usman has a special interest in non-immigration legal matters including Traffic, Criminal and family law and is keen in developing the non- immigration legal division within Parish Patience immigration lawyers. He has had experience working with clients from different nationalities and backgrounds.

Mr Dinesh Parajuli is a Registered Migration Agent, MARN 1799737.  Dinesh has more than 5 years of experience in migration, especially in skilled migration.
His qualification include:

  • Education Counsellor (QEAC R139)
  • Bachelor of Information Technology from Federation University at IIBIT, Australia.
  • ACS Certified Technologist, Computer System and Network Engineer.
  • Bachelor in Physics from Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Mr Stephen John was Born in Pakistan and educated both in Pakistan and Australia, Stephen earns his LLB in Pakistan and Juris Doctor in Australia.

Stephen John is the founder of Stephen John Lawyers. Stephen has distinguished himself as a migration lawyer and have successfully represented clients at the Department of Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal,

  • Federal Circuit Court, Federal Court and High Court of Australia.
  • Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Arts in 2001 and Bachelor of Laws (2004) from university of Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Admitted to Punjab Bar Council as an Advocate (2006).
  • Admitted to Gujranwala District Bar Association as advocate (2007)
  • Master of Political Science (2006), University of the Punjab
  • Post Graduate Diploma of Law (2010), University of Sydney Australia
  • Juris Doctor (2013), University of Technology Sydney Australia
  • Admitted to practice as a legal practitioner New South Wales (2014)
  • Admitted High Court of Australia as Solicitor 2017