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, investable and impactful future for sport and physical activity.

• Where current investment is flowing and where the most significant gaps remain.

• Why the sector must evolve beyond fragile grant dependency.

• What a stronger, more resilient funding future could look like.

• How organisations can begin positioning themselves for the next phase of opportunity.

• 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 strategic partners.

• What decision-makers outside the sector 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.

• Why workforce quality is an investment issue, not simply an operational issue.

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

• What partners, funders and investors expect from credible organisations.

• 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.

• How can stronger evidence unlock wider support and better opportunities?

Masterclass presentations offer structured, in-depth sessions that connect delegates with the tools, products, and expertise needed to implement the policies and strategies discussed throughout the event.

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 sector's economic future? 

• Why facilities and active infrastructure remain central to participation and growth.

• How place, participation and local economic value connect.

• Why retrofit, renewal and smarter use of existing assets now matter more than ever.

• What makes local infrastructure projects more attractive to funders and partners?

• Why higher and further education should be seen as an investment 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?

• How education providers can become stronger partners in local investment and delivery.

• 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.