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08:00 - 09:00 - Registration, refreshments, and networking 

Refreshments served in the Atrium

09:00 - 10:30 Morning Plenary Session I (Guy Whittle Auditorium)

Why Sports 2023

09:00 - Welcome to the Why Sports 2023 Conference (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
Yvonne Harrison, Conference Chair, CEO Women in Football (confirmed)

  • Welcome to the Conference

09:10 - Keynote Presentation (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
The speaker to be confirmed

  • A New Generation of Physical Activity and Exercise

09:30 - Uniting the Movement - The Implementation Plan (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
Nick Pontefract, Chief Strategy Officer, Sport England (confirmed)

  • Uniting the Movement's Strategy, Implementation Plan and Investment Areas Years 2-4

09:50 - A New Vision for A Healthy and Active Britain (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
Kim Leadbeater, Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen (Invited)

  • Presentation topics are to be confirmed

10:10 - Headline Sponsor Presentation - Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
Neil Bland, Managing Director, Leisure Energy Limited (confirmed)

  • Presentation topics are to be confirmed

10:30 -11:00 - Coffee, Refreshments, and Networking

Served in the Atrium

11:00 - Facilities Host speaker  (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
Chief Cultural and Leisure Officers Association (invited)

  • Presentation topics to be confirmed

11:30 - Facilities Case Study Presentation  (Guy whittle Auditorium)
Rachel Fowler, Managing Director, Strategic Leisure (confirmed)

  • What do we mean by an Active Environments.

  • Public Sector context.

  • Transforming existing services and Environments - who and what it takes.

  • Case studies for change.

12:00 Facilities Master Class Presentation (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

11:00 - Leisure Infrastructure Host speaker (Max Rayne Auditorium)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • Presentation topics to be confirmed

11:30 Leisure Infrastructure Case Study (Max Rayne Auditorium)
Alliance Leisure (confirmed)

  • Presentation topics to be confirmed

12:00 Leisure Infrastructure Master Class Presentation (Max Rayne Auditorium)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed 

11:00 -  Leadership and Skills Host speaker (Naim Dangoor Auditorium)
Tara Dillon, CEO, CIMSPA (confirmed)

  • Presentation topics to be confirmed

11:30 Leadership and Skills Case Study Presentation (Naim Dangoor Auditorium)
​The speaker is to be confirmed

  • Presentation topics are to be confirmed

12:00 - Leadership and Skills Master Class Presentation (Naim Dangoor Auditorium)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed 

11:00 - Place / Active Design - Host speaker (Seminar Suite) 
The Design Council (invited)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

11:30 - Place / Active Design Case Study Presentation (Seminar Suite)
David McHendry, Managing Director, Knight Kavanagh and Page (confirmed)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

12:00 - Place / Active Design Master Class Presentation (Seminar Suite)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch and networking

  • Served in the Atrium

14:30 - Children and Young People Host speaker (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
Jack Shakespeare, Director of Research, Policy and Communications, ukactive (confirmed)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

15:00 - Children and Young People Case Study Presentation (Guy Whittle Auditorium)
The Safeguarding Company (confirmed)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

15:30 - Children and Young People Master Class Presentation (Guy Whittle Auditorium) 
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

14:30 - Community Host speaker (Max Rayne Auditorium)
Mark Lawrie, CEO, Street Games (confirmed)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

15:00 - Community Case Study Presentation (Max Rayne Auditorium)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

15:30 - Community Master Class Presentation (Max Rayne Auditorium) 
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

14:30 - Activity Host speaker (Naim Dangoor Auditorium)
Sport England (invited)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

15:00 - Activity Case Study Presentation - Becoming a World Champion at 100 (Naim Dangoor Auditorium) 
Jan Inge Ebbesvik, President for The Road World For Seniors, Motitech (confirmed)

  • Thousands of seniors from countries worldwide compete each year for glory and personal triumphs.

  • How, where and why? Learn about the Road World for Seniors and how it improves the quality of life for older people and people living with dementia.

15:30 - Activity Master - Class Presentation - This Girl Can (Naim Dangoor Auditorium) 
EMD UK (confirmed)

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

14:30 - Active Design Host speaker  (Seminar Suite)
Active Travel England (invited)

  • The Green Infrastructure Framework 

15:00 - Active Design Case Study Presentation (Seminar Suite)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

15:30 - Active Design Master Class Presentation (Seminar Suite)
The speaker is to be confirmed

  • The presentation topics are to be confirmed

16:30 - Conference Closed 
 

  • Thank you for supporting the Why Sports 2023 Conference 

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