The 2025 Big Day In – Melbourne event was held at RMIT’s beautiful Capital Theatre on Thursday 22nd May with just under 500 school students from throughout Victoria.

This event was officially opened by Hon Danny Pearson MP (Minister for Economic Growth & Jobs & Minister for Finance) and Professor Karin Verspoor, Executive Dean, School of Computing Technologies, STEM College, RMIT. I was the opening keynote, with the topic What is Your Dream Job. Here is the blurb …

Chances are, you’ll experience a variety of jobs throughout your life & ideally, some of them will be
your dream jobs at different points. Regardless of the shape your future career takes, there are
essential skills crucial for achieving success. Dr. Tim Kitchen, who has held various dream jobs such
as being a teacher, school administrator, university lecturer, author & consultant, currently serves as
Adobe’s Education Specialist for the Asia Pacific region. In this session, he will delve into research
on the most critical skills for thriving & guide you on developing these skills using the free Adobe
applications accessible to all K-12 schools worldwide.

Other speakers included representatives from the following organisations:

• Wisetech Global
• Australian Signals Directorate.
• Westpac Group
• Australian Defence Force
• TIC Group
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Canstar

The primary goal of the Big Day In events across Australia is to inspire high school students to explore IT as a potential career path. In my presentation, I highlighted research from the World Economic Forum and the Future of Jobs Report, which identified key jobs expected to be prevalent in 2030 and the essential skills required for success in the future.

The Big Day In events are managed by the Australian Computer Society Foundation. Find out more here.