Programme

18 Mar 2027 - 18 Mar 2027

The Lowry Hotel, Manchester

MAT Executive Leadership - Manchester

18 Mar 2027

Thursday

08:30 - 09:00

Registration, exhibition and refreshments

09:00 - 09:10

Chair’s welcome

09:10 - 09:40

MAT-to-MAT collaboration

09:40 - 10:10

The direction of the sector: where will trusts be in 2030?

10:10 - 10:30

Keynote 3

10:30 - 10:40

Questions and answers

10:40 - 11:30

Morning refreshments, networking and exhibition

11:30 - 12:20

Workshop choices one

1A Lessons from leadership

1B Developing commercially: how MATs can optimise commercial opportunities

1C People strategy and professional development

12:20 - 13:00

Workshop choices two

13:00 - 13:45

Lunch, networking and exhibition

13:45 - 14:35

Workshop choices three

3A Establishing SEND resource bases: a MAT journey from vision to sustainable practice

3B Cross trust finance benchmarking

3C Risk appetite and management

14:35 - 14:55

Afternoon refreshments, networking and exhibition

14:55 - 15:25

MATs facing adversity