20th EFDN Making Football Matter Conference Programme unveiled!
We are thrilled to announce the anticipated agenda for our upcoming EFDN Making Football Matter Conference, which will take place in Athens from November 13th to 15th. This year’s conference promises once again to be a dynamic and insightful event that brings together football clubs, leagues, national associations, foundations, and organisations from across Europe to share knowledge, best practices, and innovative ideas for using football as a tool for social change.
Monday, November 13th
12.00 pm Lunch and networking session
01.00 pm Opening League and FA meeting
01.05 pm Welcome by EFDN – Making Football Matter
01.15 pm EFDN & University Utrecht – More than Football – More than Sports Networks
01.30 pm Premier League
02.00 pm Upshot – Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
02.30 pm SPFL Trust – How football can reduce the Diabetes epidemic: Football Fans in Training
03.00 pm Networking Break
03.15 pm English Football League Trust – The growing importance of football club community
organisations in delivering public & private sector CSR partnerships.
03.45 pm Global Reporting Initiative – Kicking Off Change: Unlocking Sustainability through Reporting.
04.15 pm Round tables
05.00 pm Closure League and FA meeting
08:00 pm Welcome Dinner
The conference kicks off with a warm welcome dinner, providing attendees with the opportunity to network and connect with fellow participants from around the continent.
Day 2 Tuesday, November 14th
09:00 am Doors open and networking sessions
09:30 am General Assembly for EFDN Members
10:00 am Welcome conference attendees
10:30 am Official opening EFDN Conference
10:45 am Presentation by AEK Athens FC
11:15 am Welcome through Football Panel
11:45 am KRC Genk – KRC Young Dementia Café
12:00 pm Legia Warsaw – #ReadyToHelp Refugees from Ukraine
12:15 pm FC Samfund – Together on the field
12:30 pm St Johnstone Community Trust – Saints Academy INclusion Through Sport
12:45 pm Union of European Clubs
01.00pm Beyond the Finish Line: ‘All-In and Win’ – A New Era of Inclusive Sports
01:15 pm Lunch
02:15 pm Fingerspitz – Online ESG Marketing
02:45 pm Breakout Sessions
- Global Reporting Initiative: Kicking Off Change: Unlocking Sustainability through Reporting
- STEAM Education by Eduwinkel
- IFK Göteborg: A club for everyone or just a few
- EFDN Welcome through Football – Behind our refugee inclusion project.
03:30 pm Networking coffee break
04:00 pm EFDN Update – Making Football Matter
04:15 pm Breakout Sessions
- EFDN – Building the More than Football Action Weeks together
- Wolves Foundation – Growth & Development of Health & Wellbeing
- International Fair Play Committee
- EFDN All-in and Win – Kicking Barriers, championing LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Sports.
05:00 pm Closing Day 2
07:00 pm Acropolis Museum Tour
08:00 pm EFDN More than Football Award Dinner at the Acropolis Museum
Day 3 Wednesday, November 15th
09:30 am Doors open & networking sessions
09:55 am Kick-off Day 3
10:00 am Women in Football Panel: Breaking the glass ceiling on all levels in Football.
10:45 am Breakout Session
- Premier League: Women and Girls Football
- EFDN Sustainability Projects – Developing Climate Justice driven by the fan and the community
- EFDN Walking Football League
11:30 am Networking coffee Break
12:00 pm Manchester City FC: City in the Community
12:30 pm River Plate Foundation – Una banda de valores
01:00 pm Lunch
02:00 pm Breakout Session
- Chelsea Foundation
- Big Hearts – Maximising Fundraising with Supporters
- EFDN Nature Based Solutions Education in Football – NBS EduWorld
02:45 pm Closing ceremony
03:00 pm Closure EFDN Conference
We look forward to welcoming football organisations from across Europe to this exciting event. Together, we will continue to harness the power of football to make a positive impact on society. Let’s make football matter!
Registering is still possible: check the options here!
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