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Samira Sadeghi

Director of Trust Governance, CST
Samira Sadeghi is Director of Trust Governance for CST. Prior to that, she was Head of Governance and Company Secretary at Academies Enterprise Trust, a multi-academy trust with 57 schools, and served as Regional Governance Officer at Ark Schools for four years. Before moving to the UK with her family in 2010, she was a criminal defence attorney and spent 12 years representing clients on California's death row in their post-conviction proceedings.

1 Workshops series two

Panel: The impact of AI on trust strategies

AI has the potential to transform education, but it also feels like the wild west. How should trustees be thinking about the role of AI in their trust strategies? In this panel discussion, we will consider the possibilities as well as the required guardrails to ensure effective and ethical use of AI in trusts. We will also be joined by Rory and Matilda, two pupils from Epsom College and Chertsey High School. They’ll be sharing their experiences and thoughts on AI and its benefits to their learning.

1 Workshops series one

Next-gen board leadership: Looking beyond skills

<span class="TextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">A traditional </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">‘</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">skills audit</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> will no longer suffice to capture the type of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">leadership style </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">required</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> for next-gen governance.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> In this panel discussion, we will explore </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">sense-making, how it </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">impacts</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> decision making and how trusts can both recruit for and develop </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW53301384 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">governance leaders who can lead through complexity.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW53301384 BCX8"> </span>

09:15

1 Main programme

Welcome remarks

10:00

1 Main programme

Stewardship: Evolving our leadership style

<span class="TextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Sam and Andy will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">delve into the concept of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> stewardship as a mindset and leadership style, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">explor</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">ing the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">10</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> proposed shifts in thinking, practice, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">policy</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> and implementation contained in the </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW70054170 BCX8" href="https://cstuk.org.uk/knowledge/discussion-and-policy-papers/flourishing-together/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW70054170 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Flourishing Together</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">and </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW70054170 BCX8" href="https://cstuk.org.uk/knowledge/discussion-and-policy-papers/next-gen-governance/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW70054170 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Next-gen governance</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">paper</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">s</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW70054170 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">.</span></span>

15:55

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Final reflections and close

Final reflections on the conference with the formal close at 16:00.

15:05

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Principles of an effective safeguarding audit: A trust-led approach

CST's Samira Sadeghi will introduce a project to develop practical new support for trust-led safeguarding audits in partnership with our Safeguarding professional community. She'll set out the vision for a framework and principles that can be used in trusts of all sizes to underpin developmental and supportive audits, and how community members can share ideas and experience to help shape them.