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Programme

Thursday
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Registration
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Networking, refreshments and exhibition
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Workshop choices 1
1A Strategic leadership
Caroline Cheale, CEO , Supporting Education Group
Nick Cross, CEO, King's Group Academies
Simon Spry, Chief Executive Officer, The Learning Academies Trust
Richard Taylor, Deputy CEO, Leigh Academies Trust
Lead and inspire your trust with impact as a CEO.

Chaired by: Supporting Education Group
1B Community
Melissa Farnham, CEO, ASDAN
Kerri Edge, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Rivermead Inclusive Trust
Will Jones, Communications & Community Engagement Officer, The Elliot Foundation
Helen Rowland, Chief Executive, Focus-Trust
Engage in positive partnerships with your community.

Chaired by: ASDAN
1C Digital innovation
Julie Carson, Deputy CEO, Woodland Academy Trust
Luke Mulhall, Digital and Data Lead, King's Group Academies
Enhance your digital initiatives and drive outcomes.

Chaired by: ParentPay Group
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Keynote 1
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Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition
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‘Will someone think of the adults’: how to not lose the changing room at a time of reform
Penny Swain, Partnership Development Director, Supporting Education Group
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Workshop choices 2
2A Transformation and impact
Simon Cowley, Executive Director of Education, The White Horse Federation
Paul Butler, Director of School Improvement , Exceed Academies Trust
John Halliwell, Executive Director of Primary, STEP Academy Trust
Overcome challenges and benefit your whole school community.

Chaired by: Careers and Enterprise Company
2B Financial strategy
Philip Cranwell, Chief Transformation Officer, Compass Eko Trust
Louise Mitchell, CFO, Maritime Academy trust
Drive efficiencies as a successful CFO.

Chaired by: ION
2C Wellbeing
Sarah Morgan, People Experience Consultant, Zurich
Lisa Marriott, Chief People Officer, Embark Federation
Helen Williams , Trust Lead for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and English as an Additional Language , Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust
Deborah Bunn, Deputy Director of Education , Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust
Nurture wellbeing across your trust.

Chaired by: Zurich
2D Environmental impact
Max Chapman, Partner, Ingleton Wood
Jenn Plews OBE, Trust Leader - Chief Executive, Northern Star Academies Trust
Georgina Webber, Green Curriculum & Sustainability Lead, The Elliot Foundation
Reduce your trust's carbon footprint and shape a sustainable future.

Chaired by: Ingleton Wood
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Lunch, networking, and exhibition
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Workshop choices 3
3A Staff development
Catherine Hulme, Owner and Director, Leadership Edge - Coaching in Schools
Robert Coles, Deputy CEO, Education South West
Lynsey Holzer, CEO, Active Learning Trust
Andrea Wright, Head of Learning and Development , REAch2 Academy Trust
What makes an effective whole-staff development programme?

Chaired by: Leadership Edge
3B SEND
Liz Murray, SEND Director, Supporting Education Group
Christine Franklin, Director of Safeguarding and Inclusion, Academy Transformation Trust
Andrew Morris, CEO , Severn Bridges Multi-Academy Trust
Lucy Holloway, Director of Education, Wave Multi Academy Trust
Helen Casson, Deputy CEO, Wave Multi Academy Trust
Support all students within your culture.
Chaired by: Supporting Education Group
3C EDI
Hannah Gillott, Director of Schools, stylus
Yamina Bibi FCCT, Education Project Specialist, Chiltern Learning Trust
Sufian Sadiq, Chief Talent and Transformation Officer , Chiltern Learning Trust
Gemma Hathaway, Assistant Headteacher, Inspire Education Trust
Miz Mann, Regional Director & Executive Headteacher, STEP Academy Trust
Champion diversity, equity and inclusion across your trust.

Chaired by: Hannah Gillott, stylus
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Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition
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Under the bonnet
Adrian Rogers, CEO, Chiltern Learning Trust
Yamina Bibi FCCT, Education Project Specialist, Chiltern Learning Trust
Adam Kohlbeck, Director of Teacher Quality, Chiltern Learning Trust
Sufian Sadiq, Chief Talent and Transformation Officer , Chiltern Learning Trust
Hear from MAT of the year winners 2025: Chiltern Learning Trust