School budgets remain below 2009/10 levels in real terms, while staffing costs keep rising — and simply adding more central headcount isn't a sustainable answer. In this fireside Q&A, Daniel Giardiello (Robin) and Luke Mulhall (King's Group Academies) explore how agentic tools are starting to change that equation, freeing up capacity rather than adding it. Luke will share KGA's own journey standardising systems, transforming data and trusting AI with real work, including compliance tracking with Robin — speaking candidly about the caution it takes in a live trust, and what he'd tell another MAT leader starting today.