Our Team
Meet the Executive Education team at the School of Business and Law.
The School of Business and Law’s Executive Education Team delivers transformative experiences for professionals in many sectors and at all levels. These can help you progress within or across jobs. Drawing on disciplines across the University and working with industry-relevant experts, the Team delivers a range of programs in modes that will accommodate most. Don’t delay! Advance your personal or professional skills today through one of the workshops or short courses.
Nickey Ludkins
Nickey is the Manager of Executive Education in the School of Business and Law and Faculty Advisor for Enactus ECU. She is dedicated to helping individuals and organisations enhance their knowledge and skills to drive meaningful outcomes for their professional growth, industries, and society as a whole.
With a strong commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and social justice, Nickey holds a Master of Science in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. She actively champions sustainable practices across industries and professional networks, fostering positive change through education and engagement.
Nickey’s diverse career spans environmental consulting, multicultural research, teaching, and small business management. She has represented ECU and SBL both nationally and internationally, contributing to accreditation processes, student recruitment, and professional development initiatives.
Joe Connor
Joe is the Executive Education Program Officer in the ECU School of Business and Law. In his role, Joe’s responsibilities include; stakeholder engagement, course scheduling, administration support and assisting course delivery.
In 2023 Joe joined ECU in a fundraising role with the Development & Alumni Relations (DAR) Team before moving into a Senior Centre Officer role which included supporting the DAR Director and day to day management of the office. Prior to joining ECU, Joe spent time working with Australia’s largest mental health and fitness initiative, The Push-Up Challenge, in a role engaging workplaces and communities.
Joe has a passion for elevating and supporting others.
Meet the Executive Education Workshop Facilitators
Our workshops are led by a distinguished team of facilitators who combine academic excellence with real-world industry experience. Whether you’re looking to enhance your leadership, refine your business strategy, or develop specialised skills, our facilitators bring cutting-edge insights, practical expertise, and proven teaching methodologies to every session. Their firsthand knowledge ensures that our workshops are not only theoretically robust but also deeply practical and immediately applicable.
Dr Aglae Hernandez Grande
Aglae aims to make a positive impact on both academia and industry by promoting employee wellbeing and organisational effectiveness through her research and teaching. Aglae hopes to further explore the ways in which organisations can support their employees' wellbeing, as well as contribute to the development of new knowledge in these areas.
Mr Arron Jackson
Arron Jackson joined Edith Cowan University in 2008 as a lecturer in Marketing, Professional Communications, Emotional Intelligence and Employability Skills. His passion to develop and build the leaders of tomorrow has led him to his current role, working with industry to provide the best possible industry learning opportunities for our brightest Business and Law students.
Mr Matthias Kaeser
Matt is an Executive Education course developer and facilitator at ECU. He has written the curricula for and teaches short courses in cyber security for business owners. In combination with his expertise in business consulting, Matt is aiming to raise awareness for security and privacy challenges in cyberspace with a special focus on small and medium sized businesses.
Ms Nickey Ludkins
Nickey is dedicated to helping individuals and organisations enhance their knowledge and skills to drive meaningful outcomes for their professional growth, industries, and society as a whole. Collaborating with academic experts and industry leaders, Nickey designs and delivers high-impact courses and workshops that bridge academic research with real-world business and leadership needs
Dr Ross Yates
Ross is a qualified and credentialed project manager and information systems practitioner, with a specialisation in internet technologies and generative AI systems. He brings experience across a diverse range of sectors and industries. His current focus is on emerging and disruptive AI technologies, and their impact on projects, people, and processes. Ross is actively engaged in research exploring these themes.