Confirmed Speakers

Profiles

The MOVE2011 Congress Consortium is pleased to you announce an excerpt of confirmed presenters that will address the congress. The MOVE2011 Congress Consortium has been very privileged to secure the services of some of today's internationally most respected exponents in the field of physical activity, sport and leisure , social change management, camapigning, health, citizenship and related disciplines.

Ms Shellie Pfohl

Executive Director, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, USA

Presentation:Let’s Move! initiative - Solving the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation

Shellie Pfohl was appointed by President Barack Obama in February, 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN). PCFSN is an advisory committee of volunteer citizens who are charged with educating, engaging and empowering all Americans to live an active, healthy lifestyle.

Ms. Pfohl is responsible for developing PCFSN’s vision and strategy, and directing the Council’s daily operations. Ms. Pfohl also leads the Council’s efforts to support First Lady Michelle Obama’s national Let’s Move! initiative aimed at solving the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation.

Ms Chantal Jouanno

French Minister of Sport

Presentation: MOVE2011 Opening address

Ms Margarett Best

Minister of Health Promotion and Sport

Presentation: Prevention versus treatment for health - the case of Ontario, Canada

As member of the Ontario Legislature, she was appointed Minister of Health Promotion after the 2007 election. Her ministry supports a wide range of programs and services that include chronic disease prevention, physical activity, sport participation, injury prevention and mental wellness.

Mr. Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira

Former captain of the national Brazilian football team

Presentation: Athletes for Citisenship: Campaigning for changes in sport policies in Brazil

Retired professional football player for Paris Saint Germaint. Today he's a successful Social Entrepreneur.

Ms Despina Spanou

Principal Adviser for Communication and Stakeholders, Directorate General for Health and Consumer Policy (DG SANCO), European Commission. Chair of the EU Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and of the High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity.

Presentation: Participation in physical activity for health - the European Union and its role

Despina Spanou is Principal Adviser at the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers. She works on communication and stakeholders' relations. In that capacity, she chairs stakeholder fora, including the Platform for action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health and the High Level Group on Nutrition and Physical Activity as well as the Alcohol and Health Forum. She also represents the Directorate General for Health and Consumers at the High Level Forum on the Competitiveness of the Food Chain.

Mr Stefan Szymanski

Professor, Cass Business School, City University London, United Kingdom

Presentation: Who pays for the party? The real money flows in grass-roots sport

Ms Kelly Murumets

President and CEO of ParticipACTION, the national voice of physical activity and sport participation in Canada

Presentation: ParticipACTION - Igniting a national movement for physical activity and sport

ParticipACTION is the national voice of physical activity and sport participation in Canada. ParticipACTION has been an iconic Canadian brand since 1971 and was relaunched under Kelly’s dynamic leadership in 2007.

Ms Lori Sloate

Partnerships and Advocacy, WHO Centre for Health Development, Kobe, Japan

Presentation: Challenges in physical activity, the built environment and public health – sustainable solutions through partnerships

Most recent work includes the WHO campaign 1000 cities, 1000 lives from 2010.

Ms Pilar Alvarez Laso

Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Services, UNESCO, France

Presentation: Instruments, opportunities and constraints in promoting physical activity

Mr Niels Wedderkopp

Professor, Centre for Research in Childhood Health and Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark

Presentation: Reducing diabetes by 50% - Promoting physical activity and health for children and youth through sport in school.

Niels Wedderkopp is working as a professor and researcher at the Spine Centre of Southern Denmark, Institute of Regional Health Research and Center for Research in Childhood Health, Denmark.

Mr Alfred Rütten

Professor, Dr. and CEO, Institute of Sports Science and Sports, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Presentation: Cross sector partnerships for building policy capacities for health Promotion through physical activity among sedentary older People

Mr René Kural

PhD, Associate Professor, Architect M.A.A., Director of Centre for Sports and Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation, Denmark

Presentation: Modernization or discrimination: Why do urban planners only design for boys and young men?

Mr Arnaud Jean

Head of the office for sport and sustainable development, Ministry of Sport, France

Presentation: Promoting partnerships for a sustainable development of sports.

Arnaud Jean worked for many years both with USEP and UFOLEP as a specialist in sustainability in sports. Today, Arnaud Jean works for the French Ministery of Sport implementing sustainability projects at the different levels of sport activities.

Mr Eric Favey

National Secretary General of "La Ligue de l'Enseignement"

Presentation: Society, culture and sport in France.

Eric Favey has a long experience in working with Sport and culture in France with a special focus on educational topics and organisational life.

Ms Miia Malvela

Programme Coordinator, Fit for Life Program, LIKES Research Centre for Sport and Health Sciences, Finland

Presentation: Finnish middle-aged men on the move: The adventures of Joe Finn

Mr Vincent Chaudel

Vice President, Sport et Citoyenneté, France

Presentation: Physical activity and citizenship: A challenge for Europe

Ms Pascale Bourdier

Health Project Manager, USEP, France

Presentation: Pleasure, effort and progress in physical activities for children

Mr Jean-Marc Roirant

Secretary General, La Ligue de l'Enseignement

Presentation: Welcome address on behalf of the organizing partners

Mr Eric Journaux

Political Advisor for the Minister of Sport on the subject of sport and territorial development, France

Presentation: Changing paradigm - Sport for All in France

Mr Denis Masseglia

President, Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français, CNOSF

Presentation: Welcome address

Ms Annika Frahsa

Research Assistant, Institute of Sport Science and Sport, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

Presentation: BIG - movement as an investment for health

Ms Amika Singh

Dr., VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Presentation: Lessons learned from 10 years DOiT: effectiveness, implementation and dissemination issues of school-based obesity prevention

Ms Sabine Menke

Director Youth, Unified Sports® & Research, Special Olympics Europe/Eurasia, Belgium

Presentation: Adapted and inclusive sports training and competition: A new dimension for people with intellectual disability

Ms Paola Palretti

Director Projects for Promotion of Health through Physical Activity, Bologna, Italy

Presentation: Pills of Physical Activity and other health initiatives

Mr Walter Brehm

Vice President, German Gymnastic Federation, Germany

Presentation: Gym World - The New DTB Promotion and Marketing Trademark and Strategy for customized physical activities

Ms Kristina Gawviljuk

Project manager, Streetfootballworld, Germany

Presentation: RESPECT YOUR HEALTH - Euroschools 2012 Official community health education program of the UEFA EURO 2012

Mr Jakub Kalinowski

Chairman of the Board, Volunteers for Sport Foundation, Poland

Presentation: RESPECT YOUR HEALTH - Euroschools 2012 Official community health education program of the UEFA EURO 2012

Ms Sarolta Monspart

Head of Department of Lifestyle, National Health Promotion Institute, Hungary

Presentation: Everytime - Everywhere: Walking for healthier ageing.

Mr Sebastiá Mas

Research assistant and PhD candidate, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, Spain

Presentation: Exercise on prescription from primary healthcare settings: Lessons and perspectives from the Let's Walk programme (Caminem)

MS Martina Mullin

Research and Development Officer, Age and opportunity, Ireland

Presentation: The working title of my presentation is "Go for Life FitLine: Getting Older People Active... By Phone

Mr Alain Calmat

Dr. and President of the Medical Commission, Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français, CNOSF, France

Presentation: Sport within physical activity

Ms Vanessa Chapus

Coordinator, Association pour le Développement du Golf Éducatif (ADGE), France

Presentation: Golf Éducatif - Using golf as a means for citizenship

Mr Toni Llop

Director of Sport Facilities Management, Union Barcelona of Association of Sport, and president of Confederation Europeenne Sport et Santé, Spain

Presentation: Management of sport facilities: using indicators of management and communication to promote physical activity

Mr Josep Salvadó

Director of IT Department, Eurofitness Group, Spain

Presentation: Management of sport facilities: using indicators of management and communication to promote physical activity

Ms Michelle Livingston

Partnership Manager, sportscotland, Scotland

Presentation: Fit for Girls: Engaging girls in physical education, physical activity and sport

Mr Gerry Davenport

President of HSE Community Games

Presentation: Selling of naming rights

Mr Nazih Eldin

Dr. and HSE Health Promotion Manager, Ministry of Health, Ireland

Presentation: Selling of naming rights

Invited Speakers To be confirmed

Mr Orlando Silva de Jesus Junior

Brazilian Minister of Sport