Relive the third World Athletics Global Running Conference 'Elite athletes as a multiplier of value for the global running industry'.

Held as part of the World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23 on 29-30 September.

 

9:00 Welcome and housekeeping

9:15 Welcome to Riga, Aigars Nords, CEO of the Organising Committee World Athletics Road Running Championships Riga 23

9:25 Opening remarks, Sebastian Coe, World Athletics President

9:40 The Kenyan running ecosystem and culture, with Jackson Tuwei, President, Athletics Kenya

10:05 Elite race strategies: how to build an elite race that matters to your stakeholders, with Tracy Sundlun, World Athletics Road Running Championships San Diego 25; Founder, Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series

10:30 The road ahead: How ASICS Apps and the latest race technologies can help your race thrive, with Pierre Duvelleroy, Founder, Njuko.com 

11:05 Break

11:35 Panel discussion. What elite athletes need. Engineering the best conditions for top performance, with Federica Romano, Elite Race team Rome Marathon; Samantha Hanson, Hawi Management; Davor Savija, Ikaika Sports. Moderated by Chris Robb

12:05 Insights in the Japanese pro running scene, with Tsuyoshi Ugachi, Konica Minolta Pro Running Team, and Takahiro Nishida, Elite Race Coordinator, Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

12:30 Break

World Athletics UPDATES

14:00 Road Races Integrity Programme, with Brett Clothier, Head of the Athletics Integrity Unit

14:25 The new Regulations for Athletes’ Representatives, with Laurent Boquillet, Head of Global Development, World Athletics

14:50 Improving road runners’ safety: action plan from the World Athletics Health and Science department, with Stephane Bermon MD, PhD, Director

15:20 Label Road Races programme, what’s in store for 2024 and beyond, with Alessio Punzi, Head of Running, World Athletics

15:45 Break

16:15 Elite athletes in your race’s digital strategy: how to make the most of it, with Jonny Murch, CEO, Redtorch   

16:40 Panel discussion. A global sport. Connecting elite athletes and recreational runners in emerging running cultures. With various road race organisers. Moderated by Chris Robb

17:05 Successful strategies in building elite athletes’ public profiles. A conversation with Marleen Vink-Rennings, Marketing Manager at Global Sports Communication

17:30 Wrap up and close

 

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Relive the second World Athletics Global Running Conference 'The Next Normal. Re-imagining the World of Running and Mass Participation' incorporating the Mass Participation World Conference.

Held at the Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 December 2022.

 

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