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Education Summit 2023

Wednesday 23 September 2026
Business Design Centre, London

Education Summit 2025

Wednesday 23 September 2026
Business Design Centre, London

2023 Agenda

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08:45
  1. Registration
    30 mins
09:15
  1. Insight into market trends and what can be expected in the coming years
    Skills/FE/HE
    30 mins

    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

09:50
  1. Is there growth in the UK K-12 market?
    Room 3
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

  2. Trends and developments in higher education
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

  3. What is Ofsted likely to focus on moving forward
    Services/Nursery/Property
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

    Speakers
    Lee Owston HMI
    Lee Owston HMI, Deputy director, schools and early education - Ofsted
  4. Break
    20 mins
10:20
  1. Valuing schools in an age of uncertainty
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Morgan Allen
    Morgan Allen, Managing Director - Gerald Eve LLP
    Speakers
    Kieren Cole
    Kieren Cole, Partner - Knight Frank
  2. How to find and transact the right opportunities
    Skills/FE/HE
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Alessia Argentieri
    Alessia Argentieri, Editor - EducationInvestor Global
    Speakers
    Mark Jeynes
    Mark Jeynes, Partner - CIL Management Consultants
    Andrew Frame
    Andrew Frame, Partner - Grant Thornton
  3. What sustainable funding for early years looks like
    Services/Nursery/Property
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Briony Richter
    Briony Richter, Editor - Nursery Management Today
    Speakers
    Elaine Sagar
    Elaine Sagar, Chief executive - The Sunflower Group
    Dane Hardie
    Dane Hardie, Board Member - Claygate Montessori School
  4. Remodelling your school business
    Room 3
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

11:10
  1. ESG and impact: how to align commercial and social goals
    Skills/FE/HE
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Alessia Argentieri
    Alessia Argentieri, Editor - EducationInvestor Global
    Speakers
    Hamish Martin
    Hamish Martin, Partner - LAVA Advisory Partners
  2. Market outlook & implications for investment
    Services/Nursery/Property
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

  3. The current state of the global international schools market – opportunities and challenges
    Room 3
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

    Speakers
    Freddie Cloke
    Freddie Cloke, Head of school development - ISC Research
  4. Blueprints of change: driving social mobility through biophilic sustainable design
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Speakers
    Mark Brown
    Mark Brown, Consultant - TG Escapes
    Richard Dunne
    Richard Dunne, Founder and director - The Harmony Project
12:00
  1. Debt financing
    Skills/FE/HE
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Devansh Gupta
    Devansh Gupta, Director - Baird Global Investment Banking
    Speakers
    Dassos Alexandrou
    Dassos Alexandrou, Director, education sector - Barclays
    Matthew Thomas
    Matthew Thomas, Executive director - Santander Corporate & Investment Banking
    Marc Finer
    Marc Finer, Director, debt advisory - KPMG (UK)
  2. Challenges for leadership and governance
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Richard Heeks
    Richard Heeks, Principal - Odgers Berndtson
    Speakers
    Carl Lygo
    Prof Carl Lygo, Vice chancellor & chief executive - Arden University
    Hamish Laing
    Hamish Laing, Founding partner - Networked
    Kate Holden
    Kate Holden, Partner and board advisor - Burg
  3. Overcoming challenges to the sector: how to tackle the big issues from rising costs to workforce crisis
    Services/Nursery/Property
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Kelly Hill
    Kelly Hill, Founder and chief executive - The Early Years Company
    Speakers
    Iain Colledge
    Iain Colledge, Executive director of operations - Bright Horizons
  4. International expansion
    Room 3
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Speakers
    Clare Hillman
    Clare Hillman, Director of licensing - Wellington College International
    Fiona Rogers
    Dr Fiona Rogers, Deputy CEO and director of professional development & research - Council of British International Schools
12:40
  1. Lunch & Networking
    60 mins
13:40
  1. Value creation: what can investors do to support growing the business?
    Skills/FE/HE
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Alessia Argentieri
    Alessia Argentieri, Editor - EducationInvestor Global
    Speakers
    Rob Burden
    Rob Burden, Partner and head of business services - Clearwater International
    Peter Kisenyi
    Peter Kisenyi, Investment director - Oakley Capital
    Matt Coles
    Matt Coles, Investment Director - Palatine
  2. Operational trends
    Services/Nursery/Property
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Jo Turley
    Jo Turley, Managing director - Ashbourne Day Nurseries
    Speakers
    Claire Sephton
    Claire Sephton, Chief operating officer - The Old Station Nursery Group
    Stuart Graham
    Stuart Graham, Leadership executive - Early Years Education
    Mandy Richardson
    Mandy Richardson, Managing Director - Naturally Learning
  3. Expanding into online learning
    Room 3
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

    Speakers
    Heather Rhodes
    Heather Rhodes, Principal - Harrow School Online
  4. Evolving expectations for student experience, and how private investment is supporting that
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Edward Wild
    Edward Wild, Managing director - Wild Search
    Speakers
    Gary Palmer
    Gary Palmer, Managing director, English language division UK - Oxford International
    John Dalton
    John Dalton, Co-principal - David Game College
14:30
  1. The growing power of the parent in today’s education landscape
    20 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Speakers
    Kristine Scott
    Kristine Scott, Partner - Harrison Clark Rickerbys
    Kate Shand
    Kate Shand, Founder - Enjoy Education
  2. What AI does to investability
    Skills/FE/HE
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Dan Sandhu
    Dan Sandhu, CEO - Education Development Trust
    Speakers
    Daniel Hulme
    Daniel Hulme, CEO - Satalia
  3. Strategic partnerships for successful expansion
    Services/Nursery/Property
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Briony Richter
    Briony Richter, Editor - Nursery Management Today
    Speakers
    John Warren
    John Warren, Early years director - Toddleworld
    Eamonn O'Connor
    Eamonn O'Connor, Commercial director - Toddleworld
  4. The future of independent special education
    Room 3
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

    Speakers
    Amy Creatura
    Amy Creatura, Co-founder & chief education officer - The Hub SEN
15:20
  1. Preparing for the new offer
    Services/Nursery/Property
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Briony Richter
    Briony Richter, Editor - Nursery Management Today
    Speakers
    Courteney Donaldson
    Courteney Donaldson, Managing director, childcare and education - Christie & Co
    June O'Sullivan MBE
    June O'Sullivan MBE, Chief executive - LEYF
  2. VAT on independent school fees
    Room 3
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

    Speakers
    Debbie Jennings
    Debbie Jennings, VAT director - Moore Kingston Smith
  3. International student recruitment
    40 mins

    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chairperson
    Nicola Lutz
    Nicola Lutz, Owner - No Fluff
    Speakers
    Kevin McNally
    Kevin McNally, President - IALC
  4. The importance of evidence in delivering educational and economic impact
    Skills/FE/HE
    20 mins

    PRESENTATION

    Speakers
    Dan Sandhu
    Dan Sandhu, CEO - Education Development Trust
16:00
  1. Alastair Campbell in discussion with Sir Anthony Seldon
    Skills/FE/HE
    45 mins

    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

    Speakers
    Alastair Campbell
    Alastair Campbell, Writer, communicator and strategist

 

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