Conference Programme | HMC Autumn Conference 2024
30 September 2024 - 2 October 2024
Europa Hotel, Belfast
Welcome to the HMC Autumn Conference Programme 2024, ‘Innovation and Impact: Independence for the Wider Good’. See the full HMC Autumn Conference 2024 programme below:
Sunday 29 September 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Between 14.00 - 19.00 |
Fringe Sessions Available
Pre-booking required |
| TBC |
Dinner
TBC
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Monday 30 September 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 11.00 – 14.00 |
Registration Open
Hotel Lobby
|
| 11.00 – 13.00 |
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting
TBC
|
| 12.00 – 12.45 |
IBDP Schools Meeting
|
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Schools in Cathedral Closes Meeting
TBC
|
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Affiliate Member Meeting
TBC
|
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Boarding Schools' Meeting
|
| 12.45 - 13.50 |
Lunch and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|
| 12.45 – 13.50 |
Private drinks and lunch for new members and their partners/spouses
The Penthouse Suite
 Kindly sponsored by
Perry |
| 13.50 – 14.00 |
Move to the Conference Centre for the start of conference proceedings
|
| 14.00 – 14.10 |
Conference Welcome
Speaker: Simon Hyde, General Secretary, HMC Conference Centre
|
| 14.10 - 14.45 |
Chair’s Opening Address
Speaker: Jaideep Barot, HMC Chair 2024-25 and Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School Conference Centre
|
| 14.45 - 16.00 |
Keynote session 1: The fascinating connection between human and synthetic intelligence
Speaker: Shivvy Jervis, Futurist
Conference Centre
 Kindly sponsored by
Castlegate Education |
| 16.00 - 16.30 |
Refreshments and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|
| 17.00 - 17.30 |
Walk to Belfast Cathedral
|
| 17.30 – 18.15 |
Annual Service
The Very Rev Stephen Forde, The Dean of Belfast Belfast Cathedral – The Cathedral Church of St Anne
|
| 19.00 - 22.30 |
Fringe Session Available
|
| Available between 18.00 - 20.30 |
Dinner
A hot buffet supper will be provided at the Europa Hotel; this will be available from 18.30 and will run throughout the evening until 20.30. Conference Centre
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Tuesday 1 October 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 06.30 - 08.45 |
Breakfast
|
| 06.30 - 07.30 TBC |
Fringe Session Available
Pre-booking required |
| 07.30 - 08.30 |
Catholic Mass
|
| 07.30 - 08.30 |
Holy Communion
Reverend Anthony Bewes |
| 09.00 – 09.05 |
Welcome to day two
Speaker: Jaideep Barot, HMC Chair 2024-25 and Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School Conference Centre
|
| 09.05 – 09.45 |
Panel Session 1: Political and economic developments
Speakers: TBC Conference Centre
|
| 09.45 – 10.40 |
Keynote 2: Evidence-based practices to support student flourishing in schools
Speakers: Dr Christina Hinton, Research Associate at the Human Flourishing Program and Founder and CEO of Research Schools International Jim Heal, Director of Practice, Research Schools International Conference Centre
|
| 10.40 – 11.10 |
Refreshments and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|
| 11.10 - 11.55 |
Workshop session 1
|
| 11.55 - 12.05 |
Move to the next session
|
| 12.05 – 13.15 |
Members' only session: Divisional Meetings
|
| 13.15 – 14.15 |
Lunch and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|
| 14.15 – 15.00 |
Workshop Session 2
|
| 15.10 – 16.00 |
Keynote 3: Independent leadership
Speaker: Daisy Christodoulou, Director of Education, No More Marking Daisy will explore some of the different justifications for independent education and look at the ways independent schools can provide leadership and innovation at a system level, particularly in the context of emerging technologies like AI. Conference Centre
|
| 16.00 – 16.30 |
Refreshments and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|
| 16.30 - 18.00 |
Fringe Sessions Available
Pre-booking required |
| 18.00 – 18.30 |
Travel to The Culloden Estate and Spa for the conference dinner
From the Europa Hotel
Kindly sponsored by
Vectare |
| 18.30 - 20.00 |
Drinks reception
The Culloden Estate and Spa
|
| 20.00 - 22.30 |
HMC Autumn Conference Dinner
After Dinner Entertainment from Hal Cruttenden, stand-up comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. The Culloden Estate and Spa
|
| From 22.30 |
Transport back to The Europa Hotel
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Wednesday 2 October 2024
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 06.30 - 08.45 |
Breakfast available at allocated hotel
|
| 07.30 – 08.30 |
Catholic Mass
|
| 07.30 – 08.30 |
Prayer Meeting
Reverend Anthony Bewes |
| 08.45 – 09.00 |
AGM Registration
All members must register upon entry to the Conference Centre Conference Centre
|
| 09.00 – 10.00 |
Members' only session: AGM
Conference Centre
|
| 10.00 – 10.45 |
Panel Session 2: Curriculum and assessment
Conference Centre
|
| 10.45 – 11.15 |
Refreshments and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|
| 11.15 – 12.15 |
Keynote 4: Title TBC
Speaker: Clive Woodward Conference Centre
|
| 12.15 – 12.20 |
Closing Remarks
Speaker: Jaideep Barot, HMC Chair 2024-25 and Headmaster, Bristol Grammar School Conference Centre
|
| 12.20 – 13.30 |
Lunch and Networking
Served among the exhibitors The Library Bar and Rotunda is available for members who wish to have a quiet meeting space for informal networking and discussions. Grand Ballroom
|