Episode 39: Stephanie Doyle, Founder of The Conference Planners - Designing Conferences That Create Lasting Impact - Around the School Table by Xuno Suite
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Stephanie Doyle discusses the importance of strategic design in conferences for impactful professional learning in education.
In this episode of Around the School Table ( xuno.com.au/podcasts ), host Steve Davis is joined by Stephanie Doyle, Founder of The Conference Planners ( theconferenceplanners.com.au/ ), to explore how thoughtfully designed conferences can become powerful drivers of professional learning, leadership, and collaboration across Australian education. Drawing on her experience working with education networks, government systems, peak bodies, and school leaders, Stephanie shares why successful conferences begin with strategy rather than logistics. Instead of focusing solely on speakers and schedules, she explains how understanding delegate needs, defining clear objectives, and designing purposeful experiences lead to meaningful learning that continues long after the event concludes. Throughout the conversation, Stephanie explains why face-to-face professional learning remains invaluable despite the rapid growth of artificial intelligence and unlimited online information. While technology can provide quick answers, she believes genuine conversations, shared experiences, and collaborative problem-solving create insights that simply cannot be replicated online. As a result, conferences…
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