Eugene Gilkes is Head of Inclusion for the Oasis family of charities, where he leads a group-wide strategy to embed inclusion as a cultural and organisational priority across 56 schools and more than 6,000 staff and volunteers. He helps to shape systemic structures and practices that strengthen inclusion, leadership, and performance across the trust. Eugene is the creator of the TIDES of CHANGE® framework, which integrates purpose, inclusion, and cultural intelligence to support organisations in building thriving ecosystems. He is working with leaders across Oasis to develop new mechanisms that close the ‘promise to practice’ gap and ensure that no one is left out. Prior to his work in education and organisational performance development, Eugene was an international decathlete and Commonwealth Games medallist. He brings over 35 years of cross-sector leadership experience and contributes regularly to national conversations on inclusion and cultural transformation.