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The MOVE Congress 2023 promises to be as diverse and exciting as ever before – our final line-up includes 52 speakers from 24 countries across five continents. The Director of the Office of the Spanish High Commissioner Against Child Poverty, Albert Arcarons Feixas, and the Colombian Minster for Sport, Astrid Rodriguez, will join ISCA President Mogens Kirkeby to open the MOVE Congress on Wednesday 15 November. And a few more numbers before the whole ISCA team and our network dive into

MOVE Congress Workshop Friday 17 November 2023: 11.45-13.15 CET Room: Zaragoza (4th floor) Facilitators: Lucy Mills, Ready Sport Global; Markus Schwaiger, Austria Guides; Julia Lisewska, International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) Designed especially for beginners, this interactive and informative peer-to-peer workshop will explore how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can benefit small non-profit organisations, as we put AI to the test on a “real-life” example project that encourages people to move. It promises to be a unique session that combines a keynote from AI and community

MOVE Congress Debate Friday 17 November 2023: 9.45-11.15 CET Room: Zaragoza (4th floor) Moderator: Sjaak Kuil, H20 Esports and Go!Gaming, the Netherlands Panellists: Matthijs Vink, H20 Esports and Go!Gaming; Viktória Anna Kovács, Hungarian Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO); Mads Arnborg Didriksen, Esports consultant at DGI, Denmark; Patrik Katona External Expert at the Hungarian Esports Federation (HUNESZ). Esports are often perceived as individualised and home-based activities, whether this involves the individual player or spectator of elite esports. In between these two images lies

MOVE Congress 2023 Workshop Thursday 16 November 2023: 13.45-15.45 CET Room: Salamanca + Avila (1st floor) Moderator: Elena Marin Yanez, Laureus International; Jakub Kalinowski, V4Sport Foundation. Panellists: Oleksandra Bolyak, UkraineActive; Edelmira Campos Núñez, UNHCR Spain; Ahmad Al-Kharouf, Generations for Peace; Ebrahim Pishtaz, Law and Political Science Graduate, Afghanistan; Perrine Mardiné, Fútbol Más Global. We are living in a world that is changing. Today, around the world, people are on the move. They are fleeing their countries to escape conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations, and

MOVE Congress Track Friday 17 November, 9:45-11:15 (keynote and panel) and 11:45-13:15 (workshop) Room: Burgos + Leon (1st floor) Facilitators: Sophia Schuff and Raúl Dolz Sánchez, Gehl Panellists: Gustav Svanborg Edén, City of Malmö, Sweden; Ibrahim Hourani, GAME Lebanon; Remco Hoekman, Mulier Institute and Radboud University, the Netherlands; Oliver Vanges, Lokale og Anlægsfonden (Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities). This two-part track is aimed at unlocking a deeper understanding of placemaking and its profound impact on the urban environment. Placemaking refers to a collaborative

MOVE Congress Track Friday 17 November, 10:15-11:00 (keynote), 11:45-11:45 (debate) and 13:45-15:45 (workshop) Room: Zaragoza (4th floor plenary session) and Burgos + Leon (1st floor parallel sessions) Facilitator: Caroline Jessop, Clear Meetings Keynote: Karim Abu-Omar, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany Moderator: Daniel Cade, Responsible Sport Panellists: Karim Abu-Omar, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany; Réka Veress, Budapest Sport Service Provider Nonprofit Ltd; Rocio Ruiz-Berdejo, Forever Green, Real Betis Balompié, Spain; Oliver Vanges, Lokale og Anlægsfonden (Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities). Part 1: Keynote Grassroots sport and planetary

MOVE Congress Workshop Friday 17 November, 11:45-13:15 Room: Salamanca + Avila (1st floor) Workshop facilitator: Barbara Brennan, Change Maker, Stigma Disruptor and Mental Health Advocate, Ireland Mental health is a critical aspect of overall wellbeing, and it plays a significant role in our lives. This mental health workshop aims to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and equip participants with valuable tools to promote mental wellbeing.  We will cover mental health from several points of view: an individual’s, workplaces, and also the NGO sector that’s aiming to

MOVE Congress Masterclass Friday 17 November, 9:45 to 11:15 Room: Salamanca + Avila (1st floor) Master: Helen Vost, Youth Sport Trust International Panellists: Laura Lorenzo, Gasol Foundation; Patty Scholten, JOGG; Gregor Starc, University of Ljubljana; Bruno Helman, International Diabetes Federation (IDF). 80% of adolescents worldwide do not meet WHO’s recommendations to be physically active for one hour per day, and the situation is getting worse – having a tremendous impact on their lives. In this masterclass we will explore together the underlying determinants of overweight and

MOVE Congress Masterclass Thursday, 16 November 2023: 13.45 – 15.45  Room: Zaragoza (4th floor) Masters: Fiona Chambers and Nico Lorenzutti, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland Speakers: Kai Tarvainen, Icehearts Finland, Nelli Niemela, Icehearts Mentor, Petteri Lahti, Head of the Sport and Youth Department of the City of Pori, Riikka Heinzmann, School Teacher, all from Finland It takes a gentle, caring touch to break the ice. Especially when it comes to helping kids with special needs. This masterclass will take you on a deep dive into

MOVE Congress Debate Thursday 16 November 2023: 11.45-12.45 CET Room: Salamanca + Avila (1st floor) Moderator: David Given-Sjölander, Founder and Strategic Advisor, GS Consultancy Panellists: Haneen Khatib, Female Leader Sport and Development; Etsuko Yamada, The Japan Sport Council; and Dr Ben Sanders, The International Platform on Sport and Development. How can sport respond in times of crisis? The world faces a range of intersecting crises, including escalating conflict and humanitarian crises, an environmental and climate crisis, a cost-of-living crisis and a range of other local,