Less Than A Month Remains Until the Inaugural Beyond Sport UK Forum
May 31, 2019
With less than a month to go until the inaugural Beyond Sport UK Forum in partnership with Sport England, senior leaders from across the UK are lining up to take a fresh look at sport as a driver for both social good and business success. Only 50 tickets remain for the event - secure your place today.
The Forum, which will take place on 25 June at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, will be attended by over 250 decision makers from across the UK encompassing Brands, National Governing Bodies, International Sports Federations, Organising Committees, NGOs, Local Authorities, Agencies, Community Leaders, Government and Funders.
World class speakers already confirmed include Tim Hollingsworth - Sport England, Ann Rosenberg - SAP Next-Gen, and David Grevemberg - Commonwealth Games Federation.
Additional speakers include: Annie Panter - UK Sport, Ira Frankel - EverFi, Katy Roberts - GB Hockey, Matt Mead - Chelsea FC Foundation and Nick Keller - Beyond Sport, who will share insights on a broad range of themes exploring purpose’s steadily increasing relevance to business, unique cross sector partnerships and using sport to solve the UK’s most pressing social challenges.
The interactive programme will focus on crucial issues the UK is facing where sport has been proven to help and where it can be applied. The Forum will deal with themes that are top of mind in the UK today including: migrant cohesion, youth justice, employment, education, knife crime, mental health and well-being and more.
The first ever Beyond Sport UK Forum will highlight in particular the ways that sport can impact Social & Community Development – one of the five positive outcomes of sport outlined in the government’s Sporting Futures strategy.
The Forum will showcase the best examples of sport creating positive sustainable social change across cities and local communities in the UK and around the world. Finally, it will explore how unique and unexpected partnerships across the public, third and corporate sectors are a driving force for such change.
Just some of the prominent organisations already scheduled to attend include: British Council, Unilever, Chivas Brothers, British Olympic Foundation, the NBA, British Rowing, Special Olympics, Street League, The Royal Foundation, Public Health England, PwC, City Football Group, Autodesk, The ECB, Comic Relief, ukactive, Rugby League World Cup 2021, England Athletics, EY, Football Foundation, Fuse, GB Hockey, GoodGym, HSBC, International Paralympic Committee, London Sport, Manchester City Council, National Literacy Trust, Populous, Premiership Rugby, RFU, Sport and Recreation Alliance, UNICEF, W Series and Youth Sport Trust.
There are less than 50 tickets remaining to the first-ever event. Click here to secure your spot.
Beyond Sport UK is made possible by Headline Partners Beyond Sport and Sport England, Official Partners The Football Association, Mayor of London and UK Sport, Official Sponsor Everfi and Development Partner The Sport for Development Coalition.