Name: Opening Keynote
Start: 2025-10-15T09:30:00Z
End: 2025-10-15T09:55:00Z
Location: Business Design Centre

09:30 09:55
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Opening Keynote
- Keynote
Sponsored by L.E.K

Speakers

Ashwin Assomull, Partner and head of global education practice - L.E.K. Consulting
10:00 10:40
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EducationInvestor M&A Panel
- EducationInvestor
Chairperson

Ashwin Goel, Partner - L.E.K. Consulting

Speakers

Simon Gluckstein, Managing director - Houlihan Lokey

Andrey Tsitsinskiy, Managing director - Morgan Stanley

Antonia Riera, Managing director - Head of education EMEA - Goldman Sachs
10:45 11:25
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EducationInvestor CEO Panel
- EducationInvestor
Speakers

Chris Kenyon, Chief executive - The Key Group

Colin Hughes, Chief executive - AQA

Liz Tyler, Managing director - OUP Education UK
11:30 11:45
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Independent Schools Stats/Data
- K12/Independent Schools
Speakers

Nikita Rajgopal, Principal - L.E.K. Consulting
11:50 12:30
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Independent Schools M&A Panel
- K12/Independent Schools
Chairperson

Vipul Bhargava, Managing director - Novistra Capital

Speakers

Anita Gleave, Founder and chief executive

Richard Moir, Managing partner - head of operational real estate - Newmark

John Forsyth, Founder & chief executive - Forfar Education
12:35 13:15
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Independent Schools Leaders Panel
- K12/Independent Schools
Chairperson

David Woodgate, Chief executive - Independent Schools' Bursars Association

Speakers

Duncan Murphy, Chair - Moreton Hall

Amit Mehta, Founder and chief executive - Inspired Learning Group

Barney Northover, Partner - VWV
14:30 15:10
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SEND Investment Panel
- SEND
Chairperson

Simon Gluckstein, Managing director - Houlihan Lokey

Speakers

James Bakewell, Partner - Agathos

Mark Perry, Managing director - Nine Points Property

Miriam Carrion Benitez, Partner - VWV

Hannah Kenny, Associate director - Downing
15:15 15:55
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SEND Leaders
- SEND
Speakers

Aatif Hassan, Founder and chairman - Dukes Education and Cavendish Education

David Leatherbarrow, Chief executive - Outcomes First Group

10:00 10:40
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Education Property Investment
- Property
Sponsored by Knight Frank

Chairperson

Emma Cleugh, Partner - Knight Frank

Speakers

Vivienne Howell, Head of healthcare - Civitas Investment Management

Irina Stamate-Rocha, Senior partner - Patron Capital
10:45 11:10
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Education Property Development
- Property
Speakers

Daniel Goodman, Partner - The Harkalm Group
14:10 14:25
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Nursery Stats/Data
- Nursery
Speakers

Maria Palm, Partner - L.E.K. Consulting
14:30 15:10
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Nursery M&A Panel
- Nursery
Chairperson

Kush Birdi, Co-founder and managing partner - Birdi & Co

Speakers

Celine Spencer, Manager - August Equity LLP

Tony Saade, Partner - Graphite Capital

Peter Burdon, Founder and chief executive - Intellego Education
15:15 15:55
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Nursery Leaders Panel
- Nursery
Chairperson

Matt Halsey, UKI & Nordics general manager - Famly

Speakers

Clare Roberts, Co-founder and chief executive - Kids Planet Day Nurseries

Stephen Booty, Chairman - Bright Stars

Jodie Gosling MP, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton

10:00 10:40
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International Education

Sponsored by Al Tamimi & Co

Chairperson

Ivor McGettigan, Partner - Al Tamimi & Company‏

Speakers

Niall Brennan, Founder and chief executive - Artemis Education

Shahram Hashemi, Managing partner - Aldenham Education Group

Pam Mundy, Executive director - Pam Mundy Associates
10:45 11:30
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Dubai’s Education 2033 Vision

Sponsored by Knowledge & Human Development Authority

Chairperson

Jim Knight, The Rt Hon Lord Knight of Weymouth

Speakers

Rebecca Gray, Chief education officer - Taaleem

Ivor McGettigan, Partner - Al Tamimi & Company‏

Faisal Al Marzooqi, Senior project manager for real estate development - Knowledge Fund Establishment, Government of Dubai

Saeed Kharbash, CEO of Policy Research and Programs - Knowledge & Human Development Authority
14:10 14:25
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Skills & Apprenticeships Data/Stats
- Skills & Apprenticeships
Speakers

Ashwin Goel, Partner - L.E.K. Consulting
14:30 15:10
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Skills & Apprenticeships CEO Panel
- Skills & Apprenticeships
Chairperson

Victoria Giles, M&A partner - Grant Thornton

Speakers

Mark Botha, Chief executive - Knovia

James Kelly, Co-founder and chief executive - Corndel
15:15 15:55
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Higher Education

Chairperson

Dan Cohen, Director of business development - MTM Consulting

Speakers

Simon Nelson, Chief executive - QA Higher Education

Rajay Naik, Chief executive - Skilled Education

Vitaly Klopot, Chief innovation and commercial officer - Arden University

12:25 13:00
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EducationInvestor Networking
- EducationInvestor
- Networking
13:00 13:45
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Networking Lunch
- Networking
13:45 14:10
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Nursery Networking
- Nursery
- Networking
14:10 14:50
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Education Property Networking
- Property
- Networking
14:50 15:30
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Skills & Apprenticeships Networking
- Skills & Apprenticeships
- Networking
15:30 16:00
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Independent Schools Networking
- K12/Independent Schools
- Networking
16:00 16:30
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Closing Drinks
- Networking

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