Dan Fitzpatrick is a UK-based AI in education keynote speaker who travels to Australia for keynotes and multi-day programmes and delivers live online keynotes timed for Australian audiences. A former teacher and assistant headteacher, Forbes contributor and five-times bestselling author, he has trained more than 150,000 educators in over 30 countries.
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The Australian Framework for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Schools, released by the Australian Government Department of Education in December 2023 after endorsement by the country's education ministers, guides the responsible and ethical use of generative AI in school-based education. It is built on six principles: Teaching and Learning; Human and Social Wellbeing; Transparency; Fairness; Accountability; and Privacy, Security and Safety. States and territories, Catholic education and independent school associations have since been translating it into sector and school-level practice, from assessment integrity to the handling of student data and the choice of approved tools.
Dan's keynotes help leadership teams and whole staff make those decisions: what AI already does in classrooms, what only leaders can decide, and the human capabilities schools need to build on purpose.
Australian Government Department of Education, the Framework
Dan travels to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and South-East Asia for keynotes and multi-day programmes, and delivers live online keynotes timed for your time zone: AEST and AEDT (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), ACST (Adelaide, Darwin) and AWST (Perth).
Dan's Australian stages are booked on request; he is yet to keynote on an Australian stage. His recent stages are in the United States, the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Events where Australian education leaders gather each year include EduTECH Australia in Sydney, the ACEL national conference, state principals' association conferences and sector conferences for Catholic and independent schools.
The keynotes / 04
Four conversations about AI, leadership and the future of learning.
Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing
For: Teachers, support staff and whole-school training days
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
What AI is already changing in your school, and what only you can decide
For: Senior leaders, governors and whole staff
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
Strategy, governance and courage for school leaders in an AI world
For: Heads, trust and district leaders, governors and leadership conferences
Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online
What our children really need when the future won't sit still
For: Education conferences, whole school communities and system leaders
Keynote or conference opener · in person or online
What education leaders say
Dan's keynote woke us up to the urgency of embracing AI in education and challenged us to grab the opportunity with both hands. He certainly has left a lasting impression on our entire education service.
Getting Dan into your school to speak for one hour will transform your teachers' way of thinking. It will be the best PD you do all year.
Dan Fitzpatrick offers a bold and transformative vision for the future of learning in the AI era.
Questions organisers ask
Yes, for keynotes and multi-day programmes, often combined with New Zealand or Singapore dates; travel is agreed as part of the quote.
Yes, live online, timed for AEST, AEDT, ACST or AWST.
Not yet on an Australian stage; recent stages are in the United States, the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
Fees depend on the format (keynote, half-day or full-day), the size and type of audience, whether the session is in person or online, and travel. Schools, trusts and districts are quoted differently from commercial conferences and companies. Choose a budget band on the booking form and you will receive a clear quote.
Every enquiry receives a reply within one working day.
Yes; multi-day programmes across a system, diocese or group of schools are common.
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