When : 14 July, 2026
Where : South Coast Baptist College R Block – R55/56/57 (first floor)
Thank you to our sponsors:
8:00 - 8:50
(50 mins)
Coffee, Registration
Location: R Block
Morning Session
9:00 - 9:10
(10 mins)
Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Housekeeping
Richie Rajan & Nathan Harris
9:20 - 9:50
(30 mins)
Overview of ICT at South Coast Baptist College
Richie Rajan, South Coast Baptist College
9:50 - 10:35
(45 mins)
Session 1 - Before you switch on Microsoft Copilot: A practical governance playbook from assessment to deployment
This session outlines how to get your school’s Microsoft 365 environment ready before switching on Microsoft Copilot. It covers assessing the current M365 environment to identify oversharing and permission issues, fixing them using Microsoft Purview and SharePoint tools to clean up content and control access, and mapping out a step-by-step plan from assessment through to safe Copilot deployment for staff and students.
Speaker: Jag Kakarlapudi, Konica Minolta
10:35 - 11:20
Morning Tea
Middle Sessions
11:20 - 12:05
Session 2 - Practical use of AI and Automation in Schools
This session will share practical, real-world examples of how AI is being used in a school setting, focusing on some ICT, teaching and students workflows. I’ll highlight what’s actually working at Trinity College, along with lessons learned and simple ideas attendees can take back and use immediately.
Speaker: Shaq Herath, Trinity College
12:05 - 13.00
(55 mins)
Session 3 - A framework for successfully implementing a Student Information System Mazenod College has implemented a new Student Information System alongside Finance and Payroll, delivering one of the most significant business and technology transformations our school has undertaken in recent years. The presentation will cover the framework that was followed covering the three primary areas: Education, Finance and Technology.
Speaker: Hugo van Niekerk, ICT Director, Mazenod College
MITIE Update
Speaker: Nathan Harris, MITIE Committee
13:10 - 14:25
(75 mins)
Lunch
Afternoon Session
14:30 - 15:15
Session 4: Helping your school to choose between Essential 8, NIST CSF, and ISO27001
Speaker: Toby Kerrison, Chief Technology Officer, Netstrategy
15:15-15:30
(15 mins)
Sponsors session & Door prizes
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Directions
South Coast Baptist Church is located at 30 Gnangara Dr, Waikiki.
The conference will be held in the R Block, with sessions taking place in the upstairs classrooms R55–R57.
Parking will be available in Carparks 7 and 8. The R Block is easily accessible from both Carpark 7 and Carpark 8.
Biographies
Jag Kakarlapudi - Konica Minolta
Jag Kakarlapudi has a Master of Software Engineering post graduate degree from The University of Adelaide and is a Microsoft and TOGAF certified Solution Architect. Jag has two decades of experience designing and rolling out SharePoint and Microsoft 365-based information management systems for educational institutions and corporate organisations across Australia.
He specialises in aligning Microsoft 365 tools with real-world school governance, compliance, and operational needs. Jag leads Konica Minolta Microsoft practice as Senior Solutions Architect focused on enabling schools to modernise and secure their data landscape safely and intelligently.
Toby Kerrison - Chief Technology Officer, Netstrategy
Toby brings more than two decades of experience in Independent Schools to his role as CTO at NetStrategy, an IT Managed services provider who have been serving schools for 40 years. Prior to NetStrategy, Toby led the ICT function at Swan Christian Education Association in Perth, and Oxford Falls Grammar in Sydney, as well as advising leadership and ICT teams in Independent schools throughout Australia. He now draws on that background to help schools across Australia structure IT partnerships that are practical, accountable, and aligned to how schools actually operate.
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