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Welcome to the MOVE Congress 2019 and thanks to all of our speakers, moderators, participants and Innovation Alley exhibitors for joining our 9th edition in Budapest.

We are 466 people representing organisations on 5 continents and in 58 different countries and I believe you are ALL LIVING the title of this Congress: “Change the Game – It’s your MOVE!”

Many have worked hard to make this MOVE Congress happen and they will, over the coming days, do what THEY can to create the framework for inspiration, motivation and network – ALL FOR YOU!
41 speakers and moderators from 19 countries, and 32 Innovation Alley exhibitors and 18 Innovation Alley presenters are here ready to show you their best practices and ideas for changing the game through grassroots sport and physical activity.

Over the following two days, hundreds of ideas will be walking around you. Global experience within the broad spectrum of MOVING PEOPLE will be right next to you.

Connect and share – that is the most valuable currency here at the MOVE Congress in Budapest.

And a big thank you to our Hungarian partners for the great collaboration in making this event one of our biggest MOVE Congresses yet!”

Mogens Kirkeby, President of the International Sport and Culture Association

Budapest: host city of Move Congress and Capital of Sport in 2019
“As the representative of the host organisation, I would like to welcome you all to Budapest, and more precisely to the MOVE Congress. I’m personally proud to host the MOVE Congress, one of the leading international events aimed at promoting grassroots sport and physical activity. In 2019, Budapest became the European Capital of Sport, therefore much attention has been paid to sports events throughout the year.
The municipality, together with the ministry of sport and numerous sports federations, NGOs, and universities have done so much to organise a wonderful range of events. The same partners have helped us with organising this Congress and this is the time when I have to thank them for this assistance.

I believe that this year’s MOVE Congress will stand out from other conferences: you will experience that this event is not just a marketplace for best practices and scientific findings, but also a celebration of physical activity with lots of active time, fun, and even gags. Because physical activity is not only about being active and healthy, but also about having fun.

Meaningful and interesting experiences are guaranteed by the programme and the presenters, and I hope that our beautiful and exciting capital will be the icing on the cake.”

Gábor Balogh, President of the Hungarian National School, University and Leisure Sport Federation

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"Welcome to the MOVE Congress 2019 and thanks to all of our speakers, moderators, participants and Innovation Alley exhibitors for joining our 9th edition in Budapest. We are 466 people representing organisations on 5 continents and in 58 different countries and I believe you are ALL LIVING the title of this Congress: “Change the Game – It’s your MOVE!” Many have worked hard to make this MOVE Congress happen and they will, over the coming days, do what THEY can to create

Kristina Jasiunaite is the Europe Director of the international NGO World Bicycle Relief (WBR). World Bicycle Relief builds specially-designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles to provide a sustainable solution to the lack of mobility and long distances in rural development regions. The bicycles are distributed to students, healthcare workers and entrepreneurs where the need is greatest. Kristina will speak in our Fundraising track at the MOVE Congress on 18 October and we caught up with her to find out what she

In our day-to-day work in our associations, federations or regular workplaces it's not often we get a chance to rub shoulders with TV stars, decision-makers from the World Health Organisation, UNESCO, the EU Sport Unit, successful campaign managers, former athletes, fitness gurus and TEDx speakers. But at conferences, anything is possible! That's why we are gathering the most high-profile speakers for our MOVE Congress 2019 programme. Who can you meet in Budapest this October? High-level decision makers, health and physical activity advocacy

After being one of the world’s highest profile promoters of healthy lifestyles to kids for the past 20 years, LazyTown Entertainment CEO Magnús Scheving has learned an important difference between ‘exercise’ and ‘movement’ that many adults don’t often recognise. “We don’t need to get kids to exercise,” he says. “I don’t think kids should exercise, they should do everything through a game.” The Icelander, who turned himself into a real-life cartoon superhero and international TV star, will now share his

Silvija Mitevska is the President of TAKT (Together Advancing Common Trust), Skopje’s leading NGO for sport development and gender equality in North Macedonia. She is a paragliding pilot, a passionate advocate for women's empowerment through sport, a part of the Global Sports Mentoring Programme and the chairperson of the Working Group on gender equality in North Macedonia. In addition to being a columnist for a national newspaper, she is an award-winning author and has published two fiction books. Silvija will

Interview with Youth Sport Trust Chief Executive Ali Oliver. “This movement represents everything that we believe in – the right of every child to move and the importance of that in their day-to-day lives.” When Youth Sport Trust Chief Executive Ali Oliver led our Active School Communities plenary session at the MOVE Congress 2017 in Birmingham, she underlined the importance of prioritising physical education and new, innovative ways of getting kids active at school and out of school hours. It is a

With 2 months to go until the MOVE Congress in Budapest, ISCA is delighted to announce that Dr Fiona Bull MBE, from the World Health Organization, will be our first keynote speaker on 17 October and set the scene for one of our strongest conference programmes yet. Following the keynote session, featuring gamification experts Markos Aristides Kern and Rocket Beans TV active storyteller Gino Singh, Dr Bull will lead Track 1 of the MOVE Congress ‘Game-changers connecting physical activity and health’. Kate

If you’ve secured your seat for the 9th MOVE Congress in Budapest, you can literally have the conference at your fingertips with our official app, powered by Whova. Keep up-to-date with the latest additions and updates to our programme, speakers, side events – including our new Innovation Alley exhibitions and presentations – and contact fellow participants before, during and after the event. How? Step 1: To download the app, you first need to register as a MOVE Congress participant. Step 2: Receive your download

Amy Chan Lim-chee is a former elite athlete who is now changing the game for sport for development and women in sport leadership as the Chair of the Hong Kong Elite Athletes Association and Executive Manager of the Racing Development Board of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. She is also our latest confirmed speaker in our track Discovering new perspectives on physical activity promotion among school children on 18 October at the MOVE Congress in Budapest. Chan first enjoyed success in

With the MOVE Congress 2019 just around the corner, I couldn’t be more ready to moderate and present to you the 'Redefining an active lifestyle with MOVEment Spaces' track in Budapest on 17 October. The track has such a great diversity of speakers – including experts in architecture, urban planning, physical activity promotion, placemaking – representing both the civil society and public sectors who are just as ready to share their new ideas, concepts and tools. During the day the MOVE