2024 SW Speakers

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