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• Seizing Success 2012: Annual Leadership Conference
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Seizing Success 2012: Annual Leadership Conference programme

Wednesday 13 June

Time	Event
12pm	Registration and exhibition viewing opens
1.15–2.15pm	Sponsor seminars
2.30pm	Welcome address by conference facilitator
2.45pm	Jean Oelwang, Chief Executive, Virgin Unite
3.45pm	Education and the media Vic Goddard, Headteacher, Passmores Academy, featured in Educating Essex, the fly-on-the-wall series filmed in his school Gerard Kelly, Editor, Times Educational Supplement (TES) Lesley Smith, Communications Director, Ark
4.30pm	Refreshments and exhibition viewing
5.30pm	Baroness Sue Campbell, Chair, UK Sport Jason Gardener, Olympic 4x100m champion
6.30pm	Evening buffet reception and exhibition viewing

Thursday 14 June

Time	Event
8–8.45am	Fringe seminars
8–9am	Registration and exhibition viewing
9am	Ben Levin, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Education Leadership and Policy, University of Toronto
10am	Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education
10.45am	Refreshments and exhibition viewing
11.30am–12.30pm	Workshops
11.45am–12.45pm	Mini plenaries Brent Davies – Professor Emeritus, University of Hull Andreas Schleicher – Deputy Director for Education and Special Advisor on education policy to OECD’s Secretary-General Headteachers Tracy Ruddle, Liz Quinn and David Carter
12.30pm	Lunch and exhibition viewing
1.45–2.45pm	Mini plenaries Bob Garneau – Leader of Alberta Ministry of Education's initiative to develop a school leadership framework Ben Walden – Senior Associate, Olivier Mythodrama Charlie Taylor – expert adviser to the Department for Education on behaviour
2–3pm	Workshops
2.45pm	Refreshments and exhibition viewing
3.45pm	Steve Munby, Chief Executive, National College
4.45pm	Ramji Raghavan, Chairman, Agastya International Foundation, India
5.30pm	Day close
7.30–8pm	Pre-dinner reception
8pm	Conference dinner/buffet dinner (optional) After dinner address, Sir Ken Robinson via satellite link

Friday 15 June

Time	Event
8–8.45am	Fringe seminars
8.30–9am	Registration and exhibition viewing
9am	Ben Page, Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI
9.45am	Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Ofsted
10.30am	Refreshments and exhibition viewing
11.30am	Humphrey Walters, expert on leadership management and the business of winning
12.15pm	Final keynote
1.15pm	Conference close and packed lunch

Please note: timings and programme are subject to change