Higher Education

Chartered ABS Annual Conference 2026

Each year, more than 300 deans and senior leaders from UK business schools gather in London for the Chartered ABS Annual Conference. It is the sector’s most significant forum for connecting with policymakers, sector influencers, and business leaders to address the strategic issues shaping the future of business and management education. Join senior colleague…

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6Speakers
7Sponsors
0Sessions
13Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Chartered, in alphabetical order.

John Foster
Chief Policy and Campaigns Officer, CBI · CBI
Paul Lindley OBE
Chancellor, University of Reading; Entrepreneur, Founder, Ella's Kitchen · University of Reading / Ella's Kitchen
Phil Smith CBE
Chair, Skills England · Skills England
Professor Mairi Watson
Principal and Vice Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University · Glasgow Caledonian University
Professor Stewart Robinson
Dean, Newcastle University Business School; Chair, Chartered ABS · Newcastle University Business School / Chartered ABS
Professor Xue Zhou
Dean of AI in the College of Business, University of Leicester · University of Leicester

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Certified Management & Business Educator
Cesim
Hardcastle & Associates
QED
Qualification Check
Schoolyear
Small Business Charter
Company intelligence

An audience of 13 companies, parsed from the program.

Thirteen companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
6Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

33% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite117%
  • Founder / Owner117%
  • Manager / Lead117%
  • Other roles350%

Of 6 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier
unspecified7
100% of 7