A chance to connect with senior leaders from across sport, physical activity, health, education, local government, facilities, investment and the wider active economy before the conference begins.

Policy, Strategy and the 2027 Opportunity Landscape.

• As the sector looks ahead to new funding requirements, changing expectations and increasing pressure to deliver long-term value, this conference will ask what it will take to build a more economically sustainable future for sport and physical activity.

• Overview of current funding sources and where the gaps lie.

• The case for evolving sport from grant dependency to sustainability.

• Why sport and physical activity must be seen as part of the prevention solution.

• How the sector can make a stronger case to health, local government and other strategic partners.

• What other sectors need to see before they commit funding or support?

• Why prevention remains one of the greatest untapped opportunities for future investment.

• How the funding and commissioning landscape is shifting

• Which partnerships and propositions are most likely to attract support?

• What organisations need to do now to become opportunity-ready.

• How delegates can position themselves ahead of 2027.

•  Presentation topics to be confirmed 

Served for all attendees

• Investing In Our Futures. 

• The role of leadership and professional standards in creating economic sustainability.

• How the sector needs to evolve from operational to financial resilience.

• Why evidence matters when building partnerships and attracting investment.

• How the sector can better articulate social value, public value and long-term return.

• What decision-makers outside the sector need to hear.

Presentation topics to be confirmed.

New ideas, practical models and lessons from the field

New ideas, practical models and lessons from the field

• 2-course buffet lunch

Diversifying Income 

• What should still be grant-funded, and what should not.

• How organisations can diversify income and strengthen resilience.

• Where commissioning, earned income, investment and partnership can play a greater role.

• What realistic sustainability looks like in practice.

• How organisations can strengthen their commercial and financial foundations.

• The role of enterprise, blended finance and investment readiness.

• What makes a project or organisation more attractive to funders and investors?

• How leaders can move from ambition to credible delivery.

• Time to stretch the legs! 

• Who should lead the economic future of the sector?

• Why visibility alone does not always lead to increased participation.

• How media and broadcasting could support more meaningful pathways into activity.

• Whether commercial value created around sport can do more for communities and movement.

• What the sector can learn from media, storytelling and audience engagement.

• Why HE and FE should be seen as investors in participation, workforce, facilities and place.

• How education can support stronger local partnerships, healthier communities and more sustainable delivery models.

• What colleges and universities can do to build participation habits that last beyond education.

• Why the sector must reduce its reliance on fragile grant cycles.

• What investors look for in credible, outcomes-driven projects.

• How sport and physical activity can attract more long-term capital.

• What organisations need to do to become investment-ready.

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• Thank you for supporting the Investing In Sports and Physical Activity Conference.