Charities’ question time live

What’s working, what’s changing, what’s next?

As part of Humber Business Week 2026, join us for a live charities’ question time bringing together charity CEOs and trustees from across the north and south bank for an open, practical conversation about the realities of leading and governing charities today.

This peer‑led panel event, focusses on lived experience rather than theory. The session will follow a question time‑style format, with each panel guest taking the lead on a key question before opening the discussion up to the panel.

Expect honest insight, shared challenges, different perspectives — and space for audience questions. Whether you’re navigating governance pressures, financial uncertainty, or planning for what comes next, this session is designed to be useful, real and resourceful.

Who should attend

• Charity CEOs and senior leaders
• Trustees, chairs and board members
• Charity operations, finance and governance leads
• Anyone working within or closely alongside the charity sector

What you’ll gain

• Real‑world insight from fellow charity leaders
• Shared learning and practical perspectives
• Ideas you can take back to your board or leadership team

Panel

Rory Clarke is Chair of Hull4Heroes, the armed forces charity, appointed in November 2025. A Sandhurst‑trained officer commissioned in 1982, he served with the UN in Cyprus and in Northern Ireland. He brings lifelong military values and senior business leadership experience to his charitable role.

Nina Stobart is the Founder and Chair of Trustees of Not Home Alone, a volunteer‑led community charity she established in 2016. Based in Northern Lincolnshire, the charity supports people aged 65+ living alone, tackling loneliness through regular events, including its much‑loved Christmas Day Lunch.

Olly Burdett is a marketing and communications professional at Future Humber, helping promote the region nationally and internationally. Alongside this, he is a Trustee of Tigers Trust, Hull City’s charity, supporting programmes that use sport and education to improve lives and opportunities across local communities.

Natasha Barley is CEO of the Sailors’ Children’s Society, leading major growth and transformation since 2023. With a strong charity and education background, she has strengthened fundraising, modernised grant‑making, and introduced new support for children and families in crisis, driven by a passion for social impact.

Katy Duke is CEO of The Deep in Hull, a conservation and education charity and public aquarium. Having spent 31 years in the sector, Katy moved to Hull in 2001 as part of the initial setup team for The Deep. As a marine biologist, she led numerous roles in the curatorial team before taking over as CEO in 2017.