The 14^th edition of the World Sport for All Conference will have a greater emphasis on interactive knowledge-sharing and the exchange of best practices. A revised format has been introduced, in which discussions and presentations will be conducted through a variety of different forms including: workshops; panel discussions; poster sessions; and plenary and parallel sessions.

These discussions and presentations will focus thematically on the practical implementation of Sport for All programmes and activities, as well as academic studies into the cultural importance and health benefits of physical activity. In particular, discussions will be based around the following topics:

1. Follow-up of the 2010 World Conference on Sport for All;

2. Health and social benefits of physical activity;

3. Programmes and policies: the practical and theoretical foundations of Sport for All;

4. Development and promotion of Sport for All, in particular the roles of different stakeholders; and

5. Future directions.

A new component introduced into the programme this year is the opportunity for participants to hear case study presentations in which presenters will share their secrets as to the successful implementation of Sport for All programmes. The Conference will also provide participants with the opportunity to meet the experts and leaders of the global Sport for All movement, with specific times set aside for networking and communication.

Note: The schedule is subject to changes.

Plenary Session 1: Follow-up of the 2010 Conference

•Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Jr, IOC Member, Spain

•Sarah LEWIS, Secretary General of the International Ski Federation (FIS), Switzerland

•Marije DIPPEL, Director of International Affairs, Nederlands Olympisch Comité*Nederlandse Sport Federatie (NOC*NSF), Netherlands

Plenary Session 2: Programmes and Policies

• Jingmin LIU, Deputy Mayor of Beijing, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Olympic City Development Association (BODA), People’s Republic of China

•Rita SUBOWO, IOC Member, President of the Komite Olimpiade Indonesia, Indonesia

•Cornel MARCULESCU, Executive Director of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), Switzerland

Plenary Session 3: Development and Promotion

•Patrick BAUMANN, IOC Member, Secretary General of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Switzerland

•Lili LI, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Sport, People’s Republic of China

•Keith MILLS, Deputy Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG), Chairman of the International Inspiration Foundation, Great Britain

Plenary Session 4: Health and Social Benefits

•Arne LJUNGQVIST, IOC Member, Chairman of the IOC Medical Commission, Sweden

• Ye TIAN, Director of the China Institute of Sport Science (CISS), General Administration of Sport of China, People’s Republic of China

•Timothy ARMSTRONG, Coordinator of Surveillance and Population-based Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, World Health Organization

Plenary Session 5 – Panel discussion: Future Directions

•Wilfried LEMKE, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Advisor on Sport for Development and Peace

•Hein VERBRUGGEN, President of SportAccord, IOC Honorary Member, Switzerland

•Guoyong LIU, Deputy Director of Sport for All Department, General Administration of Sports of China, People’s Republic of China

•Timothy ARMSTRONG, Coordinator of Surveillance and Population-based Prevention Unit, Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, World Health Organization

•Stuart BIDDLE, Professor of Exercise and Sport Psychology, Loughborough University, Great Britain

•Christophe DUBI, IOC Sports Director, Switzerland

Panel Discussion: Cooperation in the Global Sport for All Community

•Shlomit NIR TOOR, Member of the IOC Sport for All Commission, Israel

•Paul TERGAT, Paul Tergat Foundation, Kenya

•Hai REN, Professor of Beijing Sport University (BSU), People’s Republic of China

•Victor MATSUDO, Scientific Director, Centre of Studies of the Physical Fitness Research Laboratory (CELAFISCS), Brazil