Leora Cruddas is CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts – the national organisation and sector body for school trusts in England. She has advised successive governments and sits on several DfE Advisory Bodies.

Stephen has a 20-year career history in operations and finance, working at a senior level in the public and private sectors, both in the UK and abroad.

Dan Morrow is Trust Leader and CEO of Dartmoor MAT, having previously been the Trust Leader and CEO for Woodland Academy Trust. Dan moved into education motivated by a desire to give back. His appointments to date have enabled him to make a difference in a huge variety of schooling and civic contexts.

As a Qualified Accountant and Financial Technology specialist, Will works with established Multi-Academy Trusts to strengthen their financial planning and reporting processes by replacing legacy software with MAT specific, agile tools.

As Head of Education for Bishop Fleming, Pam is extremely passionate about the education sector and leads Bishop Fleming’s advisory work in the academy sector. Pam is a Trustee of The Confederation of Schools Trust.

Bobby is the Deputy CEO and CFO at L.E.A.D. Academy Trust and has been with the Trust since 2013 and leads the business support functions and commercial operations for the Trust. Bobby has a background in leadership roles supporting organisations across the education sector, public sector organisations and regulatory bodies. As well as his role within L.E.A.D, Bobby is also the Network Leader for The East Midlands FD Forum and a trustee at the Learn Academies Trust.