Speakers
We are proud to have globally leading speakers share best practice and immediately actionable information
Our superb faculty of leading voices who spoke at Sport Positive Virtual Summit 2020
Dr. Paolo Emilio Adami, MD
Medical Manager, Health & Science Department, World Athletics
Ann Marie Aguilar
Senior Vice President; EMEA Region WELL Faculty, IWBI
Sarah Axelrod
Director of Sustainability, Ball Corporation
James Atkins
Founder & Director, Planet Super League
Lewis Blaustein
President, GreenSportsBlog & Ecoathletes
Pete Bradshaw
Head of Sustainability, Manchester City Football Club
Mark Burrows
Chief Operating Officer, The Football Association
Dee Caffari MBE
Record-setting Professional Sailor
Matthew Campelli
Director of Sustainability, Touchline
Giulia Carbone
Deputy Director of the Business and Biodiversity Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Dr. Andrea Collins
Lecturer at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University
Sarah Cooley
Ph.D, Director Of Climate Science, Ocean Conservancy
Charlie Cope
Head of Operations, BBC Sport
Kimberly B. Davis
Executive Vice President, Social Impact, Growth & Legislative Affairs, National Hockey League
Joanna Deagle
Managing Director, Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE)
Julie Duffus
Sustainability Senior Manager, Olympic Movement
Tricia Duffy
Strategic Advisor, BAFTA Albert
Charlie Enright
Skipper, 11th Hour Racing Team
Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
Rachel Fellowes
Wellbeing Chief & Founder, Yoke
Yath Gangakumaran
Director of Strategy and Business Development, Formula 1®
Emma Garnett
Research Fellow, Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership
Patrick Gasser
Head of Football and Social Responsibility (FSR), UEFA
Georgina Grenon
Director of Environmental Excellence, Paris 2024
Jack Groh
Director, National Football League Environmental Program
Susan Groh
Associate Director, National Football League’s Environmental Program
Mary Harvey
CEO, Centre for Sport and Human Rights
Geert Hendriks
Founding Director & Chief Executive Officer, Sport and Sustainability International (SandSI)
Dr Allen Hershkowitz
Environmental Science Advisor, New York Yankees
Elena Hight
Professional Snowboarder | 2x Olympian
Jamie Hooper
Senior Equality and Diversity Manager, Sport England
Kevin Hylton
Professor Emeritus, Equality and Diversity in Sport and Education, Leeds Beckett University
Todd Jacobson
Senior Vice President, Social Responsibility, National Basketball Association
Mie Kajikawa
Social Responsibility Consultant, Chiba Jets Funabashi
Michael Lloyd
Deputy Stadium Manager, Arsenal Football Club
Vince Macolino
Environmental Sustainability Specialist, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Roger McClendon
Executive Director, Green Sports Alliance
Brian McCullough
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
Aileen McManamon
Founder/Managing Partner, 5T Sports Group
Omar Mitchell
VP, Sustainable Infrastructure and Growth Initiatives at the National Hockey League
Sarita Neto
Production Executive, IMG Media Ltd
Dr Sheila N Nguyen
Executive Director, Sports Environment Alliance
Matthew Nicholas
Head of Major Projects and Sustainability, Australian Open
Dave Noble
PR & Communications Director, Bluewater
Madeleine Orr, PhD
Founder and Co-Director, Sport Ecology Group
Hala Ousta
Accessibility & Diversity Manager, FIFA
Reece Pacheco
SVP Ocean Responsibility, World Surf League PURE
Julia Palle
Sustainability Director, Formula E
Hattie Park
Sustainability Manager, Wimbledon
Julien Pierre
Former Professional Rugby Player
Claire Poole
Founder and CEO, Sport Positive Summit
Dan Reading
Head of Sustainability, World Sailing
Alexandra Rickham
Environmental specialist and Paralympic athlete
Katie Rood
New Zealand Football Ferns & Lewes FC
Philip Russell
Assistant Director – Sustainability, The R&A
Dr Russell Seymour
Chief Executive, BASIS
Lucy Shea
Group CEO, Futerra
Jonathan Smith
Executive Director and Founder, GEO Foundation
Oluseyi Smith
Two-time Olympian & Chair, Canadian Olympic Committe (COC) Athletes’ Commission
Sarah Smith
Facilities & Sustainability, Wembley National Stadium and The FA
Steve Smith
Executive Director, Sky Sports Content
Sara Stocker
Sustainability Manager, FIFA
David Stubbs
Independent Sustainability Expert, Sustainability Experts Limited
Helen Taylor
Ambassador, Sustainability in Sport and Forest Green Rovers FC
Dr Susie Tomson
Director of Sustainability, SailGP
Solitaire Townsend
Co-Founder, Futerra
Martin Tull
Deputy Director of Partnerships & Strategy, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Anne-Cécile Turner
Sustainability Director - The Ocean Race
Dale Vince
Chairman. Forest Green Rovers
Norman Vossschulte
Director of Fan Experience, Philadelphia Eagles
James Wilks
Producer and Narrator, The Game Changers
Lindita Xhaferi Salihu
Sectors Engagement Lead, UN Climate Change
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