& Sport Coaching for Mental Well-being Conference
13-15 October 2022 | Arnhem, The Netherlands
Hosted by the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation in the Olympic Training Centre Papendal
THE PROGRAMME
Friday, 14 October
08:00
Morning activity
Option 1: walking around Papendal (outside)
Option 2: biking around Papendal (outside)
Option 3: wheelchair basketball clinic (inside)
10:30
Meet up at the coffee corner
11:00 – 11:20
Welcome and introduction
Stefan Bergh, ENGSO President
Commissioner / representative of the EC
The hosts NOC*NSF
European Lotteries
Moderator: Hanan Challouki
Meet the speakers
Stefan Bergh, ENGSO President
Stefan Bergh is the President of the European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation, ENGSO. He has more than 25 years of experience in sport policy, leadership and in the work for the development of grassroots sport.
Since 2016 Mr Bergh is also the Secretary General of the Swedish Sports Confederation. He has a great passion for sports and is especially committed to issues related to international sports development.
Between 1995 and 2015 Stefan Bergh was involved in Executive Committee of the International University Sports Federation, FISU, where he fulfilled the positions of Vice-President and Assessor. His input and advices, most specifically in the fields of development and strategic review, contributed to establishing the federations basis and its relations with its national and continental members.
Between 2011 and 2016, Mr Bergh also served as the Secretary General in the Swedish Cancer Society, Sweden’s largest fund-raising organisation. Mr Bergh has a bachelor in pedagogy from Uppsala University.
European Commission
NOC*NSF
The European Lotteries
Moderator: Hanan Challouki
Hanan Challouki is the founder of Inclusified and an expert on inclusive communication. After graduating in 2015 with a degree in Strategic Communication, she realized there was not much diversity in the creative industry she wanted to enter. Driven by a mission to create a more inclusive world, she became an entrepreneur and created her own vision on marketing and communication in a super diverse society. She has worked with clients such as Brussels Airport, Telenet, KRO-NCRV and BNP Paribas and got listed by Forbes’ 30under30 for her innovative strategies. She’s also the vice president of the Belgian Association of Marketing, a guest lecturer at Odisee Hogeschool and she wrote a book titled Inclusive Communication (Pelckmans, 2021).
11:20 – 12:50
Session 1: Sports4all and The inclusive paradox
Keynote speaker
Kiza Magendane, Writer and Thinker
This how the Netherlands do sports based on data intelligence by NOC*NSF
Speakers:
- Richard Kaper, Manager Sports Participation, NOC*NSF
- Jorn Knops
Round table discussion on the inclusion paradox
Speakers:
- Kiza Magendane, Writer and Thinker
- Richard Kaper, Manager Sports Participation, NOC*NSF
- Fnaan Woldegiorgis, Head inclusion & diversity, Royal Dutch Football Association and Jaap Paulsen, Head of Press Office, Royal Dutch Football Association
- Marijke Fleuren, President, European Hockey Federation
Meet the speakers
Kiza Magendane - writer and policy entrepreneur
Born in Congo, Kiza Magendane is an independent writer and policy entrepreneur based in The Hague. He studied political science in Amsterdam and Antwerp and has a column for the Dutch leading daily NRC Handelsblad. He is the author of Met Nederland in Therapie (2021), a book about the future of citizenship in The Netherlands. His work focuses on power relations, identity, technology, and the position of Africa in the world. He is the founder of Progressief Café, the new independent think tank for progressive ideas in the Netherlands.
Richard Kaper, Manager Sports Participation NOC*NSF
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Fnaan Woldegiorgis, Head inclusion & diversity, Royal Dutch Football Association
As the head of diversity, equity and inclusion Fnaan Woldegiorgis is working on different topics including objective hiring, representation, accessibility, and awareness on inclusion and belonging in the organisation through training and events. Before this she was project coordinator for WorldCoaches, the international social programme at the Dutch FA.
Jaap Paulsen, Head of Press Office, Royal Dutch Football Association
The last four years Jaap Paulsen is head of the press office of the Dutch FA, where they have to deal with a lot of social issues and incidents. He is one of the founders of the OneLove campaign. Earlier he had similar jobs, mainly at media companies.
Marijke Fleuren, President of the European Hockey Federation
Marijke Fleuren is the President of the European Hockey Federation and Executive Board Member of the FIH, after many years being involved in policy making at national and club level. Within the FIH she chairs the ‘Women in Sports’ Committee.
Since 2015 she is a member of the IOC Commission ‘Women in Sport’ and in December 2020 she was appointed as an expert in the Gender Equality in Sport in the High Level Group (HLG) of the European Commission.
In Europe her topics are Good Governance, Diversity and Inclusion with a special attention for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men.
Showing that everybody can make a difference, is one one of her key messages.
13:00
Lunch with a pre organised walking buffet
With an interactive element of mixing and matching different countries by Peet Mercus (NOC*NSF)
14:00 – 15:30
Session 2: Where does Europe stand for inclusive sports?
Latest updates on policy development and relevant results and best practice research presentation on inclusion in sport
Panel discussion
Florencia Van Houdt, Head of the Unit for Sport at the European Commission
Meet the speakers
Florencia Van Houdt
Ms Florencia Van Houdt has been working for the European Commission for the past 25 years. Currently, she is the Head of Sport Unit (in charge of EU Sport Policy). Prior to this position, she worked on EU policies in the field of youth, research, entrepreneurship and maritime affairs. Before joining the Commission, she studied law and European Studies in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium, and worked as a European affairs consultant.
15:30
Coffee break
With an interactive element of mixing and matching different countries by Peet Mercus (NOC*NSF)
16:00 – 18:00
Session 3: Parallel workshops
Workshop 1: Equality in sport
Equality in sport: practices and methodology for making sport inclusive
Moderator: Sallie Barker
Speakers:
- Hristina Hristova, EUSA
Meet the speakers
Sallie Barker, ENGSO EWS Chair
Sallie Barker MBE brings more than 30 years of leadership and equality experience in the sport sector to her role as Chair of ENGSO’s Equality Within Sport Committee. In 1994 she organised the first IWG Conference on Women and Sport and was one of the originators of the Brighton Declaration. She has previously served on the EWS in a number of different roles and has been a member of ENSGO’s Executive Committee.
As well as her equality work, Sallie holds a number of other leadership roles including Chair of British Blind Sport and Finance and Governance Director for World Lacrosse.
For her service to sport, and in particular her leadership in expanding opportunities for women and girls to participate, she was awarded the MBE in 2016 by Her Majesty, The Queen.
Hristina Hristova
Workshop 2: LGBTQI+ in sport
LGBTI guidelines: How to start making your own guidelines to provide access LGBTI group
Speakers:
- Sandra Meeuwsen, Philosopher and former (tri)athlete/coach
- Beau de Leeuw
- Anne Schomöller, ENGSO EWS researcher
- Sarah Townsend, EGLSF Co-President
Meet the speakers
Dr. Sandra Meeuwsen
(1966) is a philosopher and former (tri)athlete / coach, employed in sport management since 1994. She finished her PhD Sept 2020 at Free University of Brussels (VUB), defining the conditions to evolve the modern sports’ full societal potential. Right now, Sandra is the Managing Director of the recently founded ‘Erasmus Center for Sport Integrity and Transition’ at Erasmus School of Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Beau de Leeuw
Anne Schomöller
I am passionate about sports – participating in organised sport activities, watching sports, and research activities in sport. That is why I decided to make sport my job. I am a sports therapist and sports scientist and enjoy working on different topics, such as orthopedics, (mental) wellbeing, equality, grassroots and high-performance sport. With about 10 years experience in coaching artistic gymnastics and my work experience in science, my goal is to find means to implement scientific findings into daily sport practice for everyone.
Sarah Townsend
Sarah Townsend has been on the Board of EGLSF (European Gay & Lesbian Sports Federation) since 2016 and is currently co-president. She sits on the ENGSO Equality Within Sport Committee (EWS) committee, which advises the Executive Committee on equality matters, and was one of the 15 experts of the European Commission High Level Group on Gender Equality in Sport. Sarah has represented the French LGBTQI sporting federation at international level, and is a delegate with the Federation of Gay Games. Sarah enjoys outdoor activities – hiking, open-water swimming, cycling, rowing – and co-founded Activ’Elles04, to promote women’s sport and to offer women living in a rural setting the opportunity to access these activities.
Workshop 3: New ways of attracting young people in sport
New ways of attracting young people in sports by Triple Threat
Moderator: Jamal el Ghannouti, Project leader District Spots at NOC*NSF
Speaker:
- Okrah Donkor, Founder and CEO of a Youth empowerment organisation in Schalkwijk
Discussion-networking session among the participants
Meet the speakers
Okrah Donkor
Founder and CEO of a Youth empowerment organisation in Schalkwijk, a developing area in Haarlem. Triple ThreaT uses community, rolemodels and culture to help youth become self sufficiënt . He started this organisation in 2009 at the age of 19 to inspire the youth of my neighborhood and to stimulate them to do something with their passion. Triple ThreaT turned out to be a great success and years later grew into a full-fledged organization where we reach over 600 participants on a weekly base. In 2013 he also founded the basketball club which has grown from 3 – 25 teams in 8 years including 7 at the highest level in the Netherlands.
Jamal el Ghannouti
Project leader District Spots at NOC*NSF. The District Spots are new sports and meeting places to be developed, with which we want to realize a wide and high-quality offer for young people in a low SES (socio-economic status) neighbourhood. It is the place where everyone feels welcome to meet each other, to sport and exercise and where young people can develop themselves. A spot’s mission is to form a positive environment for young people, giving them the opportunity to sport/exercise and use their full potential. This year’s goal is to develop 22 places to a District Spot in collaboration with our partners. Besides his work Jamal is also an athlete and record international of the Dutch National Futsal Team of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). He wants to be a role model and inspires/motivates youth to sport and to follow their dreams.
18:00
Visit to a good practice in Arnhem
Coach to local sports club Sportschool Formupgrade: dé plek voor fitness in Arnhem
Walking to Lichtenbeek Special School with special sport program
Wheelchair basketbal clinic at Papendal
20:00
Dinner
Saturday, 15 October
9:30 – 11:00
Session 4: Youth in sport
Human Rights and youth in sport
Session led by the participants of the ENGSO Youth’s Human Right Education through Sport event
- Shahzad Nawaz, International Sport Development and Politics
- Rawand Ben Brahim, ENGSO Youth Young Delegate
Meet the speakers
ENGSO Youth
ENGSO Youth is the independent youth body of the European Sports NGO (ENGSO). ENGSO Youth focuses on the youth sport-for-all sector in Europe and represents young Europeans under the age of 35 in sports in more than 30 countries. Since 2002, we have been at the forefront of youth sport advocacy at European level.
Shahzad Nawaz
My name is Shahzad Nawaz, from Pakistan. Pursuing my Masters in International Sport Development and Politics at the German Sport University in Köln. I am passionate about the environment and the power of sport to create dialogue. I have worked for Sport For Development NGOs in Pakistan and have just written my thesis on Women’s Football in Pakistan.
Rawand Ben Brahim
Rawand is an Engso Youth young delegate of social inclusion 2021-2023. She was appointed as the first Ambassador for the Tunisian researchers in Hungary by the Association of Hungarian PhD and DLA Students for 2021-2022, and is currently serving as the Chair of the International Committee.
A human rights advocate, she is pursuing a PhD in human rights and security studies in Corvinus University of Budapest, focusing on the rebuilding process in post conflict zones. She is a writer, manager, and facilitator of Erasmus + and council of Europe projects. She loves trying new sports and firmly believes in the unifying power of sports in empowering people and bringing a positive societal change.
Children and youth sport in Norway
Good practice exchange
Speakers:
Linda Jacobsen, Advisor for the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)
Meet the speakers
Linda Jacobsen
Linda Hamiwe Jacobsen works as an advisor for the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF). Volunteering and working in sports both in Norway and abroad for years, Jacobsen will share the “Norwegian way” and challenge the conference audience to create “Joy of sport for all!
Good practices exchanges: iChoachKids
Good practices exchanges Icoachkids
Speakers:
- Sergio Lara Bercial
- Nicolette van Veldhoven
Meet the speakers
Sergio Lara Bercial
Nicolette van Veldhoven
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11:30 – 12:00
Session 5: EU funding for sport – new program and new step forward
Interactive roundtable
EACEA Erasmus representatives
Jacqueline Kronenburg, manager of public affairs at the Knowledge Centre for Sport & Physical Activity Netherlands
Meet the speakers
Jacqueline Kronenburg
Jacqueline Kronenburg is manager of public affairs at the Knowledge Centre for Sport & Physical Activity Netherlands, which makes knowledge from science, policy and practice available and applicable for professionals. She has recently been elected as a member of the board of directors of TAFISA, the leading international sport for all association. In both roles, she has a keen eye for possibilities to share knowledge about EU sport policy and EU funding for sport for all projects. In the Netherlands, several organisations such as NOC*NSF, the Association for municipalities and sport VSG, and the Ministry for Sport coordinate their efforts to increase the knowledge and of the use of European funding instruments for Dutch sport providers, with the Knowledge Centre as the coordinator and publisher. An e-book and special website, as well as the announcement of the yearly inspiration session Erasmus+ Sport – presented by Jacqueline – will be launched soon.
12:00
Networking groups
12:45
Sum up and closing
Moderator: Hanan Challouki
Hanan Challouki is the founder of Inclusified and an expert on inclusive communication. After graduating in 2015 with a degree in Strategic Communication, she realized there was not much diversity in the creative industry she wanted to enter. Driven by a mission to create a more inclusive world, she became an entrepreneur and created her own vision on marketing and communication in a super diverse society. She has worked with clients such as Brussels Airport, Telenet, KRO-NCRV and BNP Paribas and got listed by Forbes’ 30under30 for her innovative strategies. She’s also the vice president of the Belgian Association of Marketing, a guest lecturer at Odisee Hogeschool and she wrote a book titled Inclusive Communication (Pelckmans, 2021).
Location
Olympic Training Centre Papendal in Arnhem, The Netherlands
How to reach the event venue Olympic Training Centre Papendal
From Amsterdam Schiphol Airport:
Take a train from the Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal train station.
From Arnhem Centraal train station:
Take the bus 105 (Barneveld via Otterlo) or 10 (Spc Papendal) from Arnhem Centraal train station to the Arnhem, Van der Valk/Papendal station.