The Smarter Payments in Education Luncheon
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The Smarter Payments in Education Luncheon
The Ortus Club, together with Stripe and Everest Engineering, invites Finance, Payments, and Digital leaders from across Australia's education sector to a roundtable luncheon in Sydney. Over an intimate meal at QT Sydney, you'll join a small group of senior peers for an open, off-the-record conversation about how automation and intelligent payment solutions are reshaping financial operations in education. Expect great food, genuine peer exchange, and a discussion that leaves you with practical ideas to take back to your institution.
The Topic — Automation and Smarter Payments in Education
Educational institutions are under growing pressure to improve efficiency, enhance the student experience, and support growth, all while managing limited resources and rising operational complexity. Automation and intelligent payment solutions offer real opportunities to streamline back-office operations, simplify fee collection, improve financial visibility, and support international expansion. Yet many institutions still grapple with implementation, integration, security, compliance, and organisational readiness.
As payment technologies evolve, the conversation is shifting from simply digitising processes to building more connected, resilient, and scalable financial operations. The challenge for leaders is to balance the benefits of automation with the need to manage risk, meet stakeholder expectations, and prepare for future demand.
This roundtable brings senior leaders together to explore where the real barriers lie, and what institutions should prioritise now to stay ahead.
What's preventing institutions from fully embracing automation and intelligent payment solutions, and how can those barriers be overcome?
How can institutions streamline operations, optimise payment processes, and support growth while strengthening security and compliance?
How will emerging technologies reshape financial operations and payments in education, and what should institutions prioritise today to stay ahead?
The Afternoon
12:00 PM — Arrival of guests
12:30 PM — Welcome by The Ortus Club
12:40 PM — Short address by Stripe and Everest Engineering
12:45 PM — Moderator-led discussion over lunch
1:45 PM — Discussion brought to a close; guests encouraged to continue networking
Who Should Be in the Room
This event is designed for senior leaders at educational institutions focused on modernising their finance and payments operations. Ideal attendees include CFOs, CCOs, CPOs, and VPs, Heads, and Directors of Finance, Revenue, Digital, Growth and Product, along with other senior decision-makers shaping their institution's financial future.
How to Join
Attendance is complimentary and by invitation only. To request a seat, simply reply to your invitation or reach out to The Ortus Club. Once your place is confirmed, you'll receive a calendar invite along with full event details ahead of the day.
The Host
Stripe builds the financial infrastructure that powers businesses of every size, helping organisations simplify payments, automate financial operations, and scale with confidence. Everest Engineering partners with organisations to design and build resilient, scalable technology solutions—bringing deep engineering expertise to the challenge of modernising education finance.
The Speakers
Jack Stevens, Founder and CEO at Edstart
Rose Elhage, Customer Success Account Manager, Education Advocate at Everest
The Organisers
The Ortus Club runs executive knowledge-sharing events worldwide, bringing senior leaders together for curated, off-the-record discussions in a relaxed, peer-to-peer setting.