Agenda for ITC Conference 2026: The Art of Good Management

ITC’s Annual conference is taking place on Monday 21st of September 2026 at Marylebone Theatre.

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The agenda for the day is as follows:

09:30 – 10:20

Registration

10:30 – 10:40

Opening Address

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Charlotte Jones | Chief Executive of ITC

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Ria Parry | Chair of ITC & Director of The North Wall

10:40 – 11:40

First Panel : Provocations & Perspectives on The Art of Good Management

Deborah Annetts | CEO of the Independent Society of Musicians

Speaking about the challenges of AI in the creative sector, drawing on her extensive work campaigning for creators’ rights and research into the impact of generative AI.

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Raidene Carter | Artistic Director and Joint CEO of Artsadmin

Speaking on the challenges of perfectionism, professionalism and performance at work – and what this means for how we work and lead.

Raidene Carter and Cath Longman-Jones with be presenting together.

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Cath Longman-Jones | Chief Operating Officer and Joint CEO of Artsadmin

Also exploring the challenges of perfectionism, professionalism and performance at work, and considering how our expectations of ourselves and others can affect the way we work.

Raidene Carter and Cath Longman-Jones with be presenting together.

Lucy Pilkington | Chair of Selina Thompson Ltd & CEO and Creative Director of Milk and Honey Media

Speaking about the role of the board as an employer and what boards need to consider in their responsibilities towards staff.

Jenny Sealey OBE | Artistic Director of Graeae

Speaking about and sharing her real-world experience of Access to Work, and what it means to make access a practical part of working life.

11:40 – 12:00

Break

12:00 – 13:00

Second Panel : Managing & Championing Neurodiversity

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Michelle Smith (Chair) | Executive Director at Stan’s Cafe

Elise Davison | Artistic Director at Taking Flight Theatre

Nathaniel Hawley MSc | Neurodiversity Consultant and Founder of Divergent Thinking

Helen Musgrove MSc | Business Psychologist & Head of Consulting and Training at Genius Within CIC

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:30

Third Panel: Dispute Resolution

Charlotte Jones (Chair) | Chief Executive of ITC

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Adam Adnyana | Assistant General Secretary at Equity UK

Caroline Hemmington | Assistant Secretary at Bectu

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Nadia Ruiz | Legal & Industrial Relations Manager at ITC

14:40 – 15:40

First Breakout

Attendees will be able to participate in one of the following breakout session

Session One: Ensuring Anti Racism in the Workplace

Led By

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Keisha Thompson FRSA | Programme Manager for The Legacies of Enslavement Programme, Freelance Cultural Literacy Consultancy

Session Two: Avoiding Disputes and Managing Difficult Conversations

Led By

Robin Somerville | Barrister, Mediator and Workplace Investigator at The Chambers of Robin Somerville Ltd

Session Three: Communicating Well – A Coaching Leader Approach

Led By

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Nicola Ellwood MSc FMAC | Master Coach, Owner and Director at Welcome to your Best Ltd Chair of the Board of Trustees for Zest Theatre

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Session Four: The Rise of the Far Right – Caring for your Workforce in this Context

Led by

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Anna Herrmann | Joint Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive at Clean Break

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Carolyn ML Forsyth | Executive Director and Joint CEO at Talawa

Session Four: Understanding Neurodiversity

Led by

Helen Musgrove MSc | Business Psychologist & Head of Consulting and Training at Genius Within CIC

15:40 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 17:00

Second Breakout

Attendees will be able to participate in one of the following breakout session

Session One: Ensuring Anti Racism in the Workplace

Led By

Keisha Thompson FRSA | Programme Manager for The Legacies of Enslavement Programme, Freelance Cultural Literacy Consultancy

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Session Two: Avoiding Disputes and Managing Difficult Conversations

Led By

Robin Somerville | Barrister, Mediator and Workplace Investigator at The Chambers of Robin Somerville Ltd

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Session Three: Communicating Well – A Coaching Leader Approach

Led By

Nicola Ellwood MSc FMAC | Master Coach, Owner and Director at Welcome to your Best Ltd Chair of the Board of Trustees for Zest Theatre

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Session Four: Understanding Neurodiversity

Led by

Nathaniel Hawley MSc | Neurodiversity Consultant and Founder of Divergent Thinking

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17:00 – 19:00

Drinks Receptions & Networking

19:00

End of Day

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