Big Issues Keynote Session 3: Participation and Inclusion - Compare and Contrast Global Strategies

Tracks
Aquatic & Leisure Management | In partnership with RLSSA
Thursday, June 27, 2024
11:05 AM - 12:05 PM

Details

Australia’s Sport Participation Strategy, Play Well – Co-designed to connect the dots between participation providers, policy makers and all levels of government. Key learnings will also be provided on other national strategies around the world to identify how we apply key learnings.


Speaker

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Cameron French
General Manager - Participation
Australian Sports Commission

Play Well - Australia’s Sports Participation Strategy, bringing the industry together to provide a cohesive approach to growing participation through a new agenda

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

Biography

Cameron serves as the Deputy General Manager of Participation at the Australian Sports Commission, where he is tasked with overseeing the organisation's efforts to boost sports participation among Australians. With over 20 years of experience in the sports industry, Cameron has held a variety of executive positions at the local, state, and national levels of the sports system. He brings a wealth of expertise to the table, including a deep understanding of organizational governance and reform, the development and delivery of participation programs, commercial partnerships, facility development, and workforce management. Cameron is passionate about improving the Australian sports system to ensure it is well positioned to deliver on its objectives and meet the needs of all stakeholders in the future.
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Cathy Wong
Vice President - Oceania
TAFISA

Discussing Fiji and their work with global peak body TAFISA to develop strategies to promote Sport for All

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

Biography

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Jim Ellis
Group Manager Play, Active Recreation & Sport
Sport New Zealand

Sport New Zealand has recently released its Participation Strategy 2024-28 – what’s changed and what can we learn?

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Biography

Jim currently leads Sport NZ's work to improve participation rates for children and young people. He has been with Sport NZ for almost 10 years, previously was CEO of Equestrian Sports NZ and has had a long involvement in university sport both in NZ and the UK. He lives in Wellington with his wife Katy - both of his children are at university in Dunedin.

Chair

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Teck Yin Lim
Expert Advisor
Portas Consulting (Singapore)

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