Andrea has a career spanning 25 years in further education and local government, focusing on inclusive growth, employment, and skills. A qualified teacher and assessor in further education, Andrea has direct frontline experience teaching 14-16, 16-18, and adult learners. Andrea has held various leadership positions, including Head of Apprenticeships, Employment and Skills, and Alternative KS4 provision, and has led a college as Deputy Principal and Principal for an Adult and Community Learning College in Berkshire.

Andrea has directed local skills and employment policy across the work and health agenda and has extensive experience in tackling NEET. Andrea served as Head of Skills for Suffolk County, where she was responsible for leading the County’s NEET Strategy, developing youth employment hubs, and designing and delivering the Work Well Suffolk program. Currently, Andrea leads the Skills and Employment Team at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Andrea specialises in policy and provision for the unemployed, those with SEND, and young people NEET, as well as sector skills development linked to local and regional economic growth.

Steven Lynch MBE is a seasoned strategic leader with over a decade of frontline experience in international trade, public policy, and government affairs. He served as Managing Director of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, where he spent 12 years in Beijing leading UK–China business engagement and strengthening bilateral commercial ties.

Recognised for his outstanding contribution to British business overseas, Steven was awarded an MBE in His Majesty the King’s 2024 New Year Honours List. Upon returning to the UK, he has held a series of influential leadership roles, including Director of the Eastern Powerhouse, Director of Beijing to Britain, and Chairman of the Institute of Directors (IoD) China Group.

Steven holds an MSc in Business Strategy from Warwick Business School and continues to advise across sectors on global market strategy, stakeholder engagement, and international expansion.

Al Kingsley MBE has over 30 years’ experience in the technology sector, predominantly with his work on IT Asset Management, educational and instructional technology and digital safeguarding.

For the last 25 years, Al has been the Group CEO of NetSupport, an international software company developing market-leading software solutions with over 22 million users, designed to support the effective use of instructional technology in classrooms, alongside eSafety technologies to safeguard students online.

He was awarded the honour of “Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)” by His Majesty the King in his 2025 New Year’s Honour’s list for services to education.