We hope you enjoyed our 2024 Annual Conference! Please find your resources below:

Annual Conference Plenary Sessions

Introduction to the Annual Conference - Mark Taylor, Chair, AGBIS

Keynote speaker 1 – Sir Anthony Seldon

AGBIS Update – Richard Harman, Chief Executive, AGBIS

Keynote 2 – Alice Little, Head of Cognitive Neuroscience and Chief of Staff to the CEO, CENTURY Tech

Panel Discussion: Rising to future challenges for Governors, Heads & Bursars
Sue Woodroofe, Chair of HMC; Julie Robinson, ISC CEO; Russell Speirs, RSAcademics; Barney Northover, Partner VWV; Panel chaired by Richard Harman

Keynote speaker 3 – Jim Knight, The Rt Hon Lord Knight of Weymouth

ISI Update - Vanessa Ward, Chief Executive-Chief Inspector, ISI

Breakout Sessions

Session 1

Saxton Bampfylde | Preparing your Board for the future
Speakers: Emma Hattersley, Co-Head, the Schools Practice and a Governor at four schools; Augusta Bunting, Consultant, Board Practice; and Pamela Leonce, Advisor on diversity and governance, Saxton Bampfylde, and CEO of Stowhill Consultancy

Anthony Millard Consulting | "Finders, Keepers!” - Which matters more?
Speaker: Anthony Millard, Founder and Chair, Anthony Millard Consulting

The Schools’ Enterprise Association (SEA) | What the governing body should look for in a school’s commercial or enterprise strategy
Speaker: Dorothy McLaren, CEO, SEA and Founding Director, School Trunk

Harrison Clark Rickerbys | Futureproofing your staffing strategy in the light of economic challenges and the possibility of political change (session repeated for breakout 2)
Speakers: Oliver Daniels, Partner, Education & Charities, HCR; and Rachel Parkin, Partner, Education & Charities, HCR

Session 2

MEB Design Ltd | Matching strategic planning to sustainability in a heritage-rich built environment
Speakers: Mark Eddison, Consultant, MEB Design Ltd; Charles Darby, Director, MED Design Ltd; and Chris Swinburn, Founder & Director, Beyond Carbon Associates

David Woodgate/ Mark Taylor/ Barney Northover | Role of Governance in financial efficiency and business efficiency
Speakers: David Woodgate, CEO, ISBA; Mark Taylor, Chairman, AGBIS; and Barney Northover, Partner, VWV

Stone King | Governance of Risk and how Governors can evidence their breadth of understanding of risk management
Speakers: Helen Tucker, Parter, Head of Independent Schools, Stone King; and Stephen Ravenscroft, Partner, Head of Charity Sector, Stone King