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CONVERSATIONS WITH PURPOSE: NATIONAL EDUCATION FUTURES

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Date & Time

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

09:30

Venue

Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford

Wolvercote

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About this event

Join the conversation about the future of education at the National Education Futures event.

Why you should come

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• Hear Andreas Shleicher (OECD) on global education skills.

• Learn from Dina Ghobashy (Microsoft) on education transformation.

• Discuss curriculum with Jenna Crittenden (Chartered College).

Event Highlights

  • 5th Annual FED National Education Summit
  • Thought-provoking panels
  • Shared conversations
  • Strong networking opportunities

Speakers

Ali Durban MBE

Co-Founder of Gesher School

Andreas Shleicher

Director for Education and Skills, OECD

Bogdan Pop

INTEL Skills for Life

Dr Claire Tasker

Executive Headteacher at High Storrs School

Dan Morrow

CEO at Cornwall Education Learning Trust

Dina Ghobashy

Director, Global Education Transformation, Microsoft

Ellie Costello

Author and advocate for students facing barriers to education

Elliot Seller

Head of Connected Home, Innovation and Partnerships, Vodafone

Emily Verow

Chief Executive Officer, Three Spires Trust

Eylan Ezekiel

Edtech leader and Head of Hamilton Brookes, Oxford Brookes

Dr Fran Wilby

Programme Director at Rethinking Assessment

Gavin Govinden

Headteacher at Leo Academy Trust

James Cheater

Director of External Projects at White Rose Education

Jenna Crittenden

The Chartered College of Teaching - Rethinking Curriculum and OECD Creativity programme

Jenni Forde

Maths Hub Lead, Bucks, Berks and Oxon Maths Hub

Lord Jim Knight

Director at Suklaa

Marlon James-Edwards

Manager of Upward Bound UK

Melissa Farnham

CEO at ASDAN

Michael Engelard

CEO of Skillsbuilder Partnership

Dr Nicole Ponsford

Founding CEO at GEC (Global Equality Collective)

Nikki Wakefield

Strategic Hub Lead, Oxfordshire Careers Hub

Professor Patrick Alexander

Professor of Education and Anthropology, Oxford Brookes University

Roberta Thomson

Education Policy and Product Director, Pearson

Sally Burtonshaw

Director of Education Practice at Public First

Shaheen Hassan

Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick University

Shareen Wilkinson

Executive Director of Education for LEO Academy Trust

Tara Jussa

Digital Inclusion Officer at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Organized by: The Foundation for Education Development

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