Future Campus will publish a list of the 26 people to watch in Australian higher education in 2026.

Like all popular rankings in the higher education sector, this one has flawed methodology, is unapologetically subjective, and will be nonetheless consumed and create some level of impact.

The methodology is straightforward: The Future Campus team encounter a huge cross-section of the HE community over the course of the year, and we will decide the 26 slots with debate, dispute and possibly a small measure of science - as well as feedback from our HE leadership survey.

This free webinar, hosted by Future Campus's Stephen Matchett and Tim Winkler, will discuss the key issues for the coming year, as well as the movers and shakers who are expected to play a key role in shaping the sector in the coming year.

We will have special guests dropping in for the hour, and the chance for you to question, contradict or contribute in what promises to be an entertaining and insightful lunch hour conversation.

Future Campus is delighted that Workday has agreed to sponsor the feature and webinar. Workday supports HE leaders with its cloud-native, AI-powered end-to-end student management system designed to modernise the student experience and unify data for higher education institutions.

Join us! And did we mention it was free?