Ken Deary

Chair & Owner, Right at Home UK

Ken is a Qualified Accountant (FCCA) who, after a successful career with a FTSE Top 30 Company, moved into franchising as a McDonald’s franchisee. As a Multi-Unit McDonald’s Franchisee, Ken won numerous awards for operational excellence including the first McDonald’s Franchisee to win the British Franchise Association Franchisee of the Year. He also won the Golden Arches Award for top 30 McDonald’s Franchisees in the World and is the only person ever to win both BFA Franchisee and Franchisor of the year. Looking for a business that made a difference, Ken sold his McDonald’s stores and purchased a care home. His combination of care and franchising led him to set up Right at Home UK in 2010, now a multi-award-winning homecare franchisor. Ken was CEO up until 2022 when he passed the CEO role to Lucy Campbell and moved to Chair. Right at Home UK has almost 90 offices across the UK (and growing) and is most proud of it’s quality ratings, including over 30% of its offices being rated overall Outstanding.

Dr Trudie Fell

Founder & CEO, BelleVie

Trudie is the CEO and Founder of BelleVie, an innovative home care start-up that has earned multiple awards for its people-powered, tech-enabled, and purpose-driven approach to care. Inspired by the success of Buurtzorg in the Netherlands and agile software development teams in the UK, BelleVie developed their own model of self-managing teams. Their new ways of working have been proven to significantly enhance the experience of both care workers and the individuals they serve. BelleVie is on a mission to reinvent the future of care, with a steadfast commitment to nurturing thriving communities and ensuring that everyone in the care ecosystem is recognised and valued.

Camille Leavold

Managing Director, Abbots Care

For nearly three decades, Camille Leavold, as the CEO of Abbots Care, has focused on improving client well-being, workforce development, and operational efficiency through technology. Her understanding of the sector's challenges and her dedication to innovative solutions have led Abbots Care to deliver quality personalised homecare services. The company has twice achieved an 'Outstanding' rating by CQC since 2019 under her leadership. Camille led on the development of the Abbots Care Wellbeing App, an innovation to empower, support, reward and celebrate the workforce. Her passion for technology extends beyond operational efficiency. It is about enhancing human connections and ensuring that care is compassionate and personalised.

Raina Summerson

Chief Executive Officer, Agincare

Raina is Group Chief Executive Officer of Agincare, which provides a broad range of care and support services spanning 70 locations across England with around 4,000 team members. Raina started working in social care in 1989, initially as a care worker in various local authority, NHS and private settings, before qualifying as a social worker and gaining an MA in Mental Health Studies. Prior to joining Agincare in 2004, she was a Regulatory Inspector with five years’ experience of registering and inspecting care homes and domiciliary care agencies.  Raina and the Agincare team are actively involved in national representation of sector issues and in raising the profile of our social care workforce, as well as with various community projects in Dorset.