Speakers

The conference has an illustrious list of speakers and participants who will be driving the two day agenda with thought provoking and interesting presentations. In this section, you will be able to view the biographies and speeches of the speakers. It also has a number of well wish messages from those who could not attend.

• Taha Barwary, Minister of Sports and Youth, Kurdistan Regional Government
• Philip Carling, Chair, Sports Council Wales
• Dr Mahfoud Amara, Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Policy and Management at Loughborough University
• Erolld Belegu, President, Kosovo Basketball Federation
• Mihir Bose, BBC, Sports Editor
• Ryan Coombes, Performance Analyst, Team Bath
• Ignasi Donate, Director, Sports Council Catalan
• Sara Hale, Tutor in Sporting Excellence, Team Bath
• Ian Henry, Professor of Leisure Policy and Management, Loughborough University
• Dorothea Hodge, Social Market Foundation
• Dr Ruth Jeanes, Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Youth Sport, Loughborough University
• Huw Jones, Chief Executive, Sports Council Wales
• Dr Tess Kay, Deputy Director, Institute of Youth Sport, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University
• Hakan Kuorak, Vice President, SAMI World Cup
• Anders Levinsen, Managing Director, Cross Cultures Project Association
• Matt Newman, CEO, Welsh Athletics
• Laura McAllister, Professor of Governance, University of Liverpool's School of Management
• Jon Morgan, Executive Director, Disability Sport Wales
• John News, Participation Manager, Sport Northern Ireland
• Bayan Rahman, Kurdish Regional Government High Representative to the UK
• Trevor Smith, National Development Manager, Youth Sport Trust