MATPN Finance 2026

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08:00
  1. Registration Desk
09:00
    • Strategy & Leadership
    • Finance & Sustainability
    Main Room
    What will the next three years mean for MAT finance leadership? In this keynote, Chris Kirk, Directo ...
09:20
    • Finance & Sustainability
    • Outcomes & Impact
    Main Room
    As pupil numbers decline and financial pressures intensify, many trusts are questioning whether trad ...
10:05
  1. Main Room
    Our signature ‘Dragons’ Den’ session provides each solution provider with an opportunity to deliver a 60 second pitch, explaining why they are here and how their services can help tackle some of the sector’s ongoing challenges.
10:45
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    10 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
12:20
    • Strategy & Leadership
    • Finance & Sustainability
    Main Room
    As more MATs explore GAG pooling to address funding inequity and financial pressure, many are discov ...
13:00
  1. Networking lunch
    Networking Area
    An opportunity to connect with your peers and suppliers to talk over the learnings from the event. Lunch is served buffet style and a range of options are available to cater for different dietary requirements.
15:00
  1. Networking and business meetings
    Networking Area
    10 minute meetings with suppliers who are offering solutions most relevant to your challenges. Please check the schedule on the back of your delegate pass for your meeting timings.
16:05
    • Strategy & Leadership
    • Finance & Sustainability
    Main Room
    With rising costs, uncertain funding settlements, and increasing pressure on already stretched budge ...
    • Strategy & Leadership
    • Finance & Sustainability
    Breakout Room 1
    Plenty of schools and trusts are making hard decisions right now.  The difference is whether those d ...
    • Finance & Sustainability
    • Operations & Service Delivery
    Breakout Room 2
    As capital funding pressures continue to grow, MAT leaders are increasingly challenged to make diffi ...
16:30
    • Strategy & Leadership
    • Finance & Sustainability
    • Operations & Service Delivery
    Main Room
    Funding pressure is real — but “there’s not enough money” can become a default narrative that masks ...
17:20
  1. Networking Area