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One of the highlights of day two at EDUtech was seeing Kellie Barnes and Bastien Treptel take the stage in the Connected Schools stream.

Their keynote, "Connecting minds. Building tomorrow", explores a powerful shift already underway across education.

Technology is no longer supporting the classroom. It is the classroom.

From AI-powered learning and real-time collaboration to cloud-connected environments, they showed how schools are already evolving and what that unlocks for teachers and students alike.

But with that evolution comes a new reality.
Every connection becomes a potential vulnerability.
Drawing on real-world incidents across Australia, Bastien challenged the way we think about cyber security in education, shifting the conversation from reactive protection to systems that are designed to be secure from the start.

This is more than technology.
It’s about protecting communities, building trust, and rethinking responsibility in a connected world.

We’re incredibly proud to have leaders like Kellie and Bastien sharing this level of insight on stage.

Today, we take time to reflect and remember.

We honour the courage and sacrifice of those who served, and we hold deep respect for the legacy they leave behind.

Lest we forget.
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