Over 200 industry leaders across the two-day event will explore which role sustainability can play within sport at a national level, to drive forward responsible economic activity, environmental responsibility and social progress.
Topics include:
- Sustainable venue management: with the launch of a new accreditation system for sports stadiums and facilities
- An international perspective: connecting Britain with the global sport sustainability movement
- The role of sport in sustainable practice: water management, energy use, waste and recycling
- Integrating sustainability considerations at all levels of sport: from athletes to administrator
- The importance of sport in the wider sustainability movement: partnering with business and environment sectors
Speakers include:
- Ben Ainslie, Skipper Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing
- Barbara Slater, Director BBC Sport
- Chris Boardman, Cyclist and Olympian
- Lord Deben, Chairman of the UK’s Independent Committee on Climate Change
- Darren Crossman, Facilities Manager WRU Millennium Stadium
- Michael Lloyd, Deputy Stadium Manager Arsenal
- Dan Reading, Sustainability Programme Manager,World Sailing
- Jeremy Mathieu, Sustainability Advisor BBC and International Manager BAFTA Sustainability
- Russell Seymour, Sustainability Manager Lord’s Cricket Ground and Chairman BASIS
