Rt Hon Michael Gove MP Secretary of State for Education
Professor Keri Facer Futures Thinking Expert, Manchester Metropolitan University
David Hemery CBE Former Olympic Gold Medallist and Vice Chairman of the British Olympic Association
Richard Gerver Speaker, Author, Broadcaster
Andy Burnham MP Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Peter Downes Past President and Liberal Democrat Councillor
Mark Lehain Campaign Director, Bedford and Kempston Free School
John Fairhurst ASCL President
Brian Lightman ASCL General Secretary
Debate chaired by Mike Baker, Education Broadcaster and Journalist
After dinner speaker (Saturday) John Hegley Performance Poet and Comedian