Laura Knight
Founder and CEO, Sapio Ltd
Laura Knight, Founder and CEO of Sapio Ltd, is a TechWomen100 Award Winner 2025 and an internationally recognised strategist in digital innovation and AI for education. She brings over two decades of teaching and leadership experience across bothmaintained and independent sectors. Laura helps schools, universities, and education organisations to design ambitious, responsible, and human-centred approaches to technology. She serves on advisory boards for The EdTech Evidence Board, Teachmate, the Good Future Foundation, and the Independent Schools Council. Her book, The Little Guide for Teachers on Generative AI (Sage), supports educators to explore purposeful, creative uses of AI in teaching and learning.
Being curious but cautious (AI and new technologies)
1 Workshop series one
How leaders are approaching trust-wide piloting and implementation of AI tools
As trusts move from isolated experimentation towards more structured AI adoption, leaders face growing questions around governance, evaluation and scaling. Guided by the principle of being “curious but cautious”, this session explores how two trusts are approaching AI pilots in practice - from choosing use cases and challenging vendor claims, to building evidence, maintaining accountability and deciding what deserves wider adoption. Through honest reflections on what has worked, what has disappointed, and what they would do differently, delegates will gain practical insight into leading AI implementation responsibly at trust scale.