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Gregory Simmons

Director Intelligence, Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)

Gregory Simmons has over 30 years of experience in intelligence, data analytics, and education regulation. As Director of Intelligence at the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), Greg leads strategic and operational intelligence functions, including risk prioritisation, environmental scanning, and the management of complaints and referrals.

Previously, he held senior roles at ASQA including Chief Data Officer and Director of Data, Risk Analytics and Reporting, where he led technical teams in managing regulatory data and identifying strategic risks. His earlier tenure at the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) included leadership of policy, risk assessment, and compliance functions.

Greg’s academic leadership includes roles such as Executive Director, Director and Associate Dean spanning the management of Tertiary Education Providers and roles in Teaching and Research.

He holds an Executive Master of Public Administration from the University of Melbourne (ANZSOG), an MSc in Research, and a BSc in Computer and Mathematical Sciences from Victoria University

Sessions

Day 1

2:30

In Conversation: From widgets to outcomes: Modernising how regulators measure success

  • Moving beyond operational metrics (inspections, complaints, fines) into outcome-based reporting

  • Using data to demonstrate impact (e.g., harm reduction, avoided homelessness, improved consumer protection)

  • How to build performance stories that resonate with ministers, media, and the public

  • How do we tell our story better?

  • How can we navigate enduring threats through preventative action and system level thinking

  • What are some of the other indicators we can name and measure over time, where the scale of the problem and threat change as opposed to elimination

  • Taking intelligence and data and turning it into targeted

Day 2

11:00

From Intelligence to Impact: How ASQA uses strategic, tactical and operational intelligence to take a risk-based regulatory approach

  • Strategic intelligence in practice: Annual environmental scanning to identify sector-wide regulatory risk priorities and inform agency strategy

  • Tactical and operational intelligence integration: Tip-off reports and translating intelligence into prioritization, case selection, and regulatory treatment across the organization

  • Lessons from ASQA’s maturity journey: What worked, what didn’t, and how other regulators can design an intelligence blueprint at different stages of maturity

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