Drawing on personal experience of building organisations and managing a £100 million global business, this session examines how AI-powered software can help multi-academy trusts and their academies better manage recruitment agency spend. Designed for trust leaders, finance teams, and budget holders, it explores common misconceptions around agency exploitation and focuses on practical ways technology can improve visibility, strengthen agency relationships, and reduce reliance on master vendors. Attendees will gain insight into how data-driven decision-making supports stronger financial control, aligns with DfE objectives, and enables MATs to move from opinion to evidence when managing recruitment expenditure.