MATPN is a unique, two-day learning and network event which brings together the most inspirational leaders and transformational suppliers in the MATs sector to share cutting-edge insight, knowledge and experience. Our agenda is carefully curated to address the most relevant and emerging challenges in the sector.
MATPN SOUTH SPEAKERS 2025
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John Murphy
Education Leadership Mentor
Adviser and Public Speaker -
Lucy Heller
Chief Executive Officer
Ark Schools -
James Browning
Chief Operating Officer
Lift Schools -
Sir Martyn Oliver
HM Chief Inspector
Ofsted -
Mark Emmerson
Chief Executive Officer
City of London Academies Trust -
Paul Glover
Chief Executive Officer
STEP Academy Trust -
Anna Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Diocese of St Albans Multi Academy Trust -
John Halliwell
Executive Director
STEP Academy Trust -
Louise Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer
Maritime Academy Trust -
Dr Danny Doyle
Chief Executive Officer
Cardinal Newman Catholic Trust -
Lee Miller MBE
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Thinking Schools Academy Trust -
Emma Balchin
Chief Executive Officer
National Governance Association -
Garry Ratcliffe
Chief Executive Officer
Golden Thread Alliance -
Sharon Carlyon
Chief Operating Officer
Inclusive MAT -
Lana Stoyles
Executive Director
NEXUS MAT -
David Harris
Chief Executive Officer
Engage Enrich Excel Academies -
Stephen Morales
Chief Executive Officer
Institute of School Business Leadership -
Stuart Gardner
Chief Executive Officer
Thinking Schools Academy Trust -
Tiffany Beck
Head of Education // Chair of Trustees
PLMR // Maritime Academy Trust -
Dr. Fiona Aubrey-Smith
Founder
PedTech -
Shofiquez Zaman
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Community Schools Trust -
Alex Pethick
Director of Curriculum
Knowledge Schools Trust -
Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope
Dean and Professor of Education
Plymouth Marjon University
MATPN FINANCE SPEAKERS 2025
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Warren Carratt
Chief Executive Officer
The Nexus MAT -
John Hunt
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer & Group Chief Financial Officer
London South East Academies Trust -
James Ray
Chief Operating Officer
Rainbow Education Multi Academy Trust -
Mo Chatra
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Academy Transformation Trust -
Lee Miller MBE
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Thinking Schools Academy Trust -
Karen Burns
Chief Executive Officer
Victorious Academies Trust -
Dave Smith
Director of Procurement and Trust-wide Projects
Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust -
Emma Wigmoore
Chief Executive Officer
The Vine Schools Trust -
Stephen Barrett-Kinsley
Chief Financial Officer
Scholars’ Education Trust -
Sam Finch
Chief Finance and Operating Officer
Education Learning Trust -
Dr Simon Witham
Chief Executive Officer
Venn Academy Trust -
Gavin Davies
Deputy Director for Schools Financial Support and Oversight
Department of Education -
Robert Gasson
Chief Executive
Wave Trust
MATPN SOUTH WEST SPEAKERS 2025
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Dr Robin Bevan
Education Expert and Thinker
Educational Leadership -
Tom Leverage
Chief Executive Officer
Reach South Academy Trust -
Danielle Lewis-Egonu
Chief Executive Officer
Cygnus Academies Trust -
Jeannette Mackinney OBE
Former CEO and Education Consultant
Hales Valley Trust -
Phil Banks
Chief Executive Officer
St Christopher’s Trust -
Donna Tandy
Chief Executive Officer
Palladian -
Jonathan Bishop
Chief Executive Officer
The Cornerstone Academy & Students -
Gary Schlick
Chief Executive Officer
Futura Learning Partnership -
Nick Osbourne
Chief Executive Officer
Maritime Academy Trust -
Will Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Greenshaw Learning Trust -
Neil Blundell
Chief Executive Officer
Cathedral Schools Trust -
Adrian Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Chiltern Learning Trust -
Ben Parnell
Chief Executive Officer
Athena Learning Trust -
Paul Walker
Chief Executive Officer
First Federation Trust -
Simon Spry
Chief Executive Officer
Learning Academies Trust -
Lorna Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer
Primary First Trust -
Rebecca Cox
Chief Executive Officer
Hales Valley Trust -
Nat Parnell
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Westcountry Schools Trust -
Benedicte Yue Vincent
Chief Financial Officer
River Learning Trust -
Lucy Livings
Regional Director for the South West
Department for Education -
James McNeillie
Regional Director South West and West Midlands
Ofsted -
Daniel Bull
Head of Learning Technologies
Leigh Academies Trust
MATPN MIDLANDS SPEAKERS 2025
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Matt Meckin
Chief Executive Officer
Rivers CofE Academy Trust -
Adrian Rogers
Chief Executive Officer
Chiltern Learning Trust -
Matthew Shanks
Chief Executive Officer
Education South West -
Tom O’Reilly
Head of Estates
The Romero Catholic Academy -
Claire Pritchard
Chief Executive Officer
Broadleaf Partnership Trust -
Marcus Cooper
Chief Executive Officer
Spiral Partnership Trust -
Cori Bateman
Chief Executive Officer
Pioneer Learning Trust -
Emma Pritchard
Chief Executive Officer
Black Pear Trust -
Matt Crawford
Chief Executive Officer
Embark Federation -
Jeremy Rowe
Trust Project Lead
The Active Learning Trust -
Rachel Wilkes
Chief Executive Officer
Humber Education Trust -
Lynsey Holzer
Chief Executive Officer
The Active Learning Trust -
Matt McIver
Chief Operating Officer
Cidari Multi Academy Trust -
Andrew Strachan
Deputy Chief Operating Officer
Emmanuel Schools Foundation -
Phil Beecher
Chief Financial Officer
The Active Learning Trust -
Emma Hendry
Chief HR Officer
Exceed Academies Trust -
Alan McKeegan
Executive Director of Education, Secondary
Lydiate Learning Trust -
Dr Martin Bloomfield
Founding Director, Beyond Inclusion Ltd, Lecturer in Digital Ethics
Berlin School of Economics and Law -
Amy Pearce
Executive Director of Training & Learning
Westcountry Schools Trust -
James Nottingham
Keynote Speaker, Author & Education Consultant
The Learning Pit -
Alex Handy
Strategic Lead for Digital Technology
Castle Pheonix Trust -
Lauren Pilgrim
Director of People
Enquire Learning Trust -
Sufian Sadiq
Director of Teaching School and Talent
Chiltern Learning Trust -
Vic Raynor
International Safeguarding Consultant
Raynor Safeguarding -
Julian Scholefield
Chief Executive Officer
Esteem Multi-Academy Trust
MATPN NORTH SPEAKERS 2026
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John Murphy
Education Leadership Mentor
Adviser and Public Speaker -
Harry Paget-Wall Collins
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Gallery Trust -
Jackie Waters-Dewhurst
Chief Executive Officer
Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust -
Jacqueline Bircham
Deputy Chief Executive Officer: Schools, Strategy and Operation
ASSET Education Trust -
Abby Morris
Chief Education Officer Deputy CEO
Core Education Trust -
Tom Leverage
Chief Executive Officer
Reach South Academy Trust -
Pam Hewitt
Chief Operating Officer
Pontefract -
Oliver Burwood
Chief Executive Officer
Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust -
Jonny Uttley
Chief Executive Officer
The Education Alliance -
Louise Lee
Chief Executive Officer
The Howard Partnership Trust -
Warren Carratt
Chief Executive Officer
The Nexus MAT -
Matt Meckin
Chief Executive Officer
Rivers CofE Academy Trust -
Ruth Agnew MBE
Chief Relationships and Engagement Officer
Co-op Academies Trust -
Gavin Booth
Chief Executive Officer
Infinity Academy Trust -
Kerry Inscker
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Shaw Education Trust -
Danielle Lewis-Egonu
Chief Executive Officer
Cygnus Academies Trust -
Susie Babar
Chief People Officer
E-ACT -
Shane Ierston
Chief Executive Officer
The Great Schools Trust -
Mark Mallender
Chief Executive Officer
Djanogly Learning Trust -
Anthony Benedict
Chief Executive Officer
Ambition Community Trust -
Michael McCarthy
Chief Executive Officer
Consilium Academies -
Sir John Townsley
Chief Executive Officer
The GORSE Academies Trust -
Richard Sheriff
Chief Executive Officer
Red Kite Learning Trust -
Dawn Haywood
Chief Executive Officer
Windsor Academy Trust -
Vicky Beer
Regional Director for North West
Department of Education -
Michelle Rosemond
Director of Brand & Marketing
REAch2 Academy Trust -
Joshua Coleman
Chief Executive Officer
East Midlands Academy Trust -
Paul Wheeler
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
East Midlands Academy Trust