WSA Sustainability in Sport Conference
Join us at the WSA Sustainability in Sport Conference to learn how to make sports more eco-friendly!
Location – The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre, Newport, NP20 1HG
Travel – We are aiming for a minimum of 90% attendees travelling to our event by public transport! We will be contacting all signed-up delegates with more information on the best way to travel to the event, using a travel assistant. This will enable the WSA to offer content-enhanced wayfinding and curated low-carbon door-to-door travel plans that will nudge all delegates towards net-zero travel.
Agenda
09:00: Arrival and coffee
09:30: Host’s welcome (Lauren Jenkins)
09:32 – 09:35: Address from Jack Sargeant MS, Minister for Culture, Skills, and Social Partnership
09:35 – 09:45: Address from Headline Sponsor, Admiral
09:45 – 09:55: Interview with Hector Pardoe OLY
09:55 – 10:40: Protecting our Blue Spaces for Water Sports
Alistair Dickson (CEO Canoe Wales), Catherine Roberts (CEO Welsh Triathlon), James Stuart (CEO, Royal Yachting Association, Wales)
10:40 – 11:25: Sustainable Leadership: Guiding Welsh Sport through Effective Governance
Kelly Davies (Chair, Cymru Football Foundation), Dan Cherry (CEO, Glamorgan CCC), Eve Joseph (Head of Social Impact, British Triathlon)
11:25: Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30: Sustainable Transport Solutions
Natalie Rees (Sustainable Development Manager, Transport for Wales), Chris Thompson (CEO, You. Smart. Thing.), Jon Foley (Executive Board Member, Modeshift)
12:30: Lunch
We will be providing a vegan lunch to align with the event’s core values and to demonstrate a commitment to reducing environmental impact.
There will also be a free five-minute CPR demo provided by St John Ambulance Cymru for those who wish to participate.
13:15 – 14:00: Powering Welsh Sport: The Green Energy Revolution
Aled Lewis (Director, Cymru Football Foundation), Richard Lawrence (Recreation & Health Lead, Bute Energy), Jonathan Morgan (Director, 2buy2 EV Charging Limited)
14:00 – 14:45: Cross-Sector Insights: Harnessing Innovation for Welsh Sport
Fitzroy Hutchinson (Energy & Sustainability Manager, The Celtic Collection), Erin Owain (Senior Associate, Climate Risk & Resilience, Howden), Dr Sarah Gore (Decarbonisation Advisor, Business Wales), Mandy Powell (Co-Founder & CEO, Goodwash)
14:45 – 15:00: Taff Tidy. A project galvanising collective action
Kate Strong (Multi world record holding cyclist, ex-World champion triathlete, climate activist and author)
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