ISA / ISC Digital Conference 2025

Miles Berry

Miles is Professor of Computing Education at the University of Roehampton, where he runs the secondary PGCE in computing course, teaches on the University's digital media and social science research methods degrees, and is a member of the University's AI working group.   Prior to joining Roehampton, he spent 18 years in four schools, much of the time as an ICT coordinator and most recently as a head teacher.

Over the years he has contributed to a number of computing related projects including England's national curriculum computing programmes of study.   He chairs the National Centre for Computing Education's academic board and the BCS England computing curriculum committee. 

Emma Darcy

Emma Darcy is Director of Technology for Learning at Denbigh High School in Luton, recognised as a UNESCO Digital Strategy Best Practice Case Study.   For ten years she held the same role at Chiltern Learning Trust, culminating in 2024 with the trust winning the MAT Excellence Award for Digital Innovation.   In 2021, Emma joined the BETT Advisory Board and won the Gold Pearson National Teaching Award for Digital Innovator of the Year.    In 2023, Denbigh earned the Edufuturists Award for Secondary School of the Year and Emma received the Global EdTech Award for Most Impactful Senior Member of Staff.   She is now a Trustee for Apps For Good, a Workstream Lead for the A.I. in Education initiative and a member of the Digital Futures Group.

Gary Henderson

Gary has over 25 years in education, as a teacher, senior leader and consultant in the UK and Middle East.    He currently leads technology strategy and the technology services team as Director of IT at Millfield, a large UK Independent School, as well as being vice chair of the ISC Digital Advisory Group, a member of the Digital Futures Group and an Association of Network Managers in Education (ANME) ambassador.   He was named as a finalist in the EduFuturist Network Manager of the Year 2022 and in the Global EdTech Awards 2023, Most Impactful Senior Member of Staff category, plus regularly speaks at conferences in the UK and internationally on subjects such as cyber security for schools, AI, digital citizenship and Technology Strategy.

Lord Jim Knight

Jim Knight works in education, digital technology and as a legislator.

Jim is the Non-Executive Chair of a number of education boards: E-Act Multi Academy Trust, Council of British International Schools, Century-Tech and STEM Learning Ltd.   He also sits on the Pearson Qualifications Committee and provides advice to Nord Anglia Education, the Brookings Institute, GoodNotes, Edwin Group and Everfi.

As a government minister and MP, Jim’s portfolios included rural affairs, schools, digital and employment.    He was a member of Gordon Brown’s Cabinet, before joining the Lords in 2010.    He regularly speaks in the Lords on education and technology policy.   He is a member of the Communications and Digital Committee of the Lords.

Laura Knight

Sapio

Laura Knight, Founder of Sapio Ltd, specialises in digital strategy and innovation. Previously, she served as Director of Digital Learning at Berkhamsted School for over a decade. With two decades of teaching experience across both maintained and independent sectors, Laura excels in strategic technology development for teaching and learning, 1-1 devices, AI, digital skills training, and online safeguarding.

As a disruptive thinker, international keynote speaker, and coach, Laura empowers leaders in schools, universities, and commercial organisations. Leveraging technology, she transforms outcomes, systems, and teams. Leveraging technology, she transforms outcomes, systems, and teams. Her upcoming book, The Little Guide for Teachers on Generative AI, has recently been published by Sage.

Laura contributes to advisory boards, including EDUtech Europe, the Good Future Foundation, and the Independent Schools Council Digital Advisory Group. She also advises international governments, edtech companies, and school groups on digital strategy and educational policy, providing training and insights for associations like the Independent Schools Association, the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association and the Society of Heads. She also works with the highly regarded international consultancy EDT&Partners, providing strategic educational consultancy to clients around the world. 

Mark Steed

Mark Steed has spent the past 23 years leading top UK independent school; and international schools in Dubai and Hong Kong.

Mark now runs Steed Education (steededucation.com), an international educational consultancy committed to supporting school leaders.   Steed Education provides project management services for key strategic initiatives, such as school mergers, opening new campuses and developing digital strategy; as well as undertaking IT and cyber-risk audits and implementation programmes.   As part of this work, he is currently working as the Interim Principal and CEO of Stamford School in Lincolnshire

Mark worked in the UK as a Teacher, Head of Department, and Boarding Housemaster prior to his two senior leaderships roles as Headmaster of Kelly College in Devon; and then as Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group.   He moved aboard in September 2015 to be Director of JESS, Dubai, before moving to Hong Kong in September 2019 to be the Principal and CEO of Kellett School.

Mark has degrees from Cambridge and Nottingham Universities and from Ashridge-Hult Business School where he researched ‘Alternative Business models for Secondary Schooling’.   He has a particular interest in how new technologies can be used in education and chaired the UK Independent Schools Council Digital Strategy Group from 2007 to 2015.   He recently completed the Harvard course on Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age.