125+
Industry Attendees
Upcoming In-Person Event
D2L Connection: Melbourne
18 May 2026 | 6 PM – 7:30 PM AEDT
19 May 2026 | 9 AM – 5:00 PM AEDT
Get ready to be inspired.
Register NowWhat You’ll Learn
Meet
Connect with educators, leaders, and changemakers who are shaping the future of learning and work. Build relationships that spark new ideas and collaborations.
Share
Exchange insights on emerging trends like AI-enabled learning, accessibility, and micro-credentialing. Bring your experiences to the table and learn from others.
Learn
Dive into bold keynotes and interactive sessions to explore practical strategies and innovative tools that are giving learners more flexibility, confidence, and control over their learning journey.
Always Learning: Shape What’s Next
The theme of our Connection event this year—Always Learning: Shape What’s Next—shines a spotlight on exploring your curiosities. What it means to learn is constantly evolving, and it’s your turn to inspire what’s on the horizon. This means being open to new ideas and sharing your own to help guide the future of learning.
We’ll uncover new perspectives—from educators using AI to personalise learning, creating accessible and inclusive experiences for students and how to best equip learners with the skills needed for tomorrow’s careers. Through impactful keynotes to hands-on sessions, you’ll be inspired to reflect on what it means to be a learner and how the right tools and frame of mind can help enrich experiences.
From educators and institutional leaders to workforce professionals, this is your chance to gain fresh insights from your community to help shape what it means to learn.
Be part of the conversation as we shape what’s next and continue to always explore, always evolve and always learn.
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Where?
Collins Square Event Centre
Level 5, Tower 2/727 Collins St, Docklands VIC 3008, Australia
15+
Expert Speakers
10+
Engaging Sessions
Agenda
May 18, 2026
Day 1
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Collins Square - Foyer
Welcome Networking Reception
Join your fellow attendees at our Networking Reception. Mingle with fellow attendees and speakers for meaningful conversations and spontaneous connections. Whether you’re diving deeper or simply enjoying good company, this is your chance to unwind, engage, and get excited for what’s ahead.
May 19, 2026
Day 2
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Registration & Refreshments
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speaker:
- Tony Maguire, Regional Director, ANZ, D2L
9:10 am - 9:20 am
Welcome to Country
9:20 am - 10:00 am
Keynote Presentation
TBD
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Podium Change
10:05 am - 10:50 am
Panel Discussion | Personalised, Flexible and Future-Ready: Always Learning
Learners today expect more than content delivery — they want experiences that are flexible, personalised, and meaningful to their future. In this panel, higher education leaders from across Asia will share how they’re reimagining learning with AI, blended and HyFlex models, and competency-based pathways like micro-credentials. Together, we’ll explore how data-driven personalisation, inclusive design, and thoughtful change management can spark learner motivation, improve satisfaction, and better connect course content to career readiness. With practical examples from Brightspace, panellists will highlight how institutions and organisations are creating dynamic, accessible, and joyful learning environments that foster growth.
10:50 am - 11:15 am
Morning Coffee Break
11:15 am - 11:45 am
Track 1 : Education
D2L Product Deep Dive | Accelerating Innovation in Higher Education
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
Discover how D2L Brightspace is accelerating innovation in higher education through AI-powered workflows, consistent evaluation tools, and engaging in flexible learning experiences while helping institutions save time, drive retention, and support lifelong learning at scale.
Track 2 : Associations
Customer Breakout Session #1
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Room change
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Track 1 : Education
Customer Breakout Session #1
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
Track 2 : Associations
Customer Breakout Session #2
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
12:20 pm - 1:05 pm
Lunch and Networking
1:05 pm - 1:25 pm
Partner Symposium
1:25 pm - 1:55 pm
Track 1 : Education
Customer Breakout Session #2
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
Track 2 : Associations
D2L Product Deep Dive | Advancing Member Engagement for Associations
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
Discover how D2L Brightspace is helping associations accelerate innovation through AI-powered workflows, streamlined content delivery, and engaging, flexible learning experiences. Learn how associations are saving time, increasing member engagement, and delivering scalable, high-impact professional development that supports lifelong learning.
1:55 pm - 2:00 pm
Room Change
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Track 1 : Education
Customer Breakout Session #3
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
Track 2 : Associations
Customer Breakout Session #3
Speaker:
- TBD
Location: TBD
2:30 pm - 2:35 pm
Room Change
2:35 pm - 3:05 pm
Supercharging H5P with AI
What if you could create deeply rich, highly engaging, interactive learning content in a fraction of the time without sacrificing quality or creativity?!
In this high-energy session, discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the way educators, instructional designers, and content creators use H5P. You’ll learn how to dramatically speed up content production so you can focus on what matters most: learning outcomes and learner engagement. You’ll leave this session inspired and ready to build H5P content 5x faster.
3:05 pm - 3:45 pm
Afternoon Coffee Break
3:45 pm - 4:25 pm
Designing Purposeful AI for Learning | How to Build Intentional, Equitable and Effective AI Strategy
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in education, institutions face a critical question: how do we design and deploy AI in ways that genuinely enhance learning while remaining aligned with academic values? This session explores what it means to move beyond experimentation toward purposeful, principled AI strategies. We will also explore how D2L is building its own AI strategy to support these goals—focusing on responsible innovation, transparency and tools designed to empower educators while keeping human learning at the centre.
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm
Podium Change
4:30 pm - 4:55 pm
Fireside Chat
4:55 pm - 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks + Observations of the Day
Speaker:
- Tony Maguire, Regional Director, ANZ, D2L